ESO Stamina Dragonknight Bow DPS PVE Build

Welcome to my Stamina Dragonknight Bow DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in ESO! Venomstrike is a strong Bow only Build that is using a combination of Dragonknight and Bow abilities to deal massive damage in The Elder Scrolls Online. A balanced Bow PVE Build with a mix of Fire and Poison Damage! A few more Dragonknight Builds and Guides you can read are:

• Dragonknight Beginner Guide
• Dragonknight Builds
• Stamina Dragonknight Beginner Build
• Stamina Dragonknight DPS Build
• Stamina Dragonknight 2H DPS Build

Table of Contents

• Build Setup
• Armor Sets
• Skills
• Passive Skills
• Champion Points
• Food and Potions
• Info
• Rotation
• Companion
• Summary

ESO Stamina Dragonknight Bow DPS Build Setup

A strong combo of Armor Sets that will help you clear almost any type of content in ESO! You can use this setup to participate in harder Group content or clear easier Overland content alone! Arms of Relequen and Pillar of Nirn are strong DPS Sets that will help you deal massive damage! For a No Trial Gear Setup, replace Relequen with Order’s Wrath and you can also wear a full Monster Set like Kjalnar’s Nightmare. However the Build is not designed for harder Solo Arenas like the Maelstrom Arena, Vateshran Hollows and Infinite Archive. For this purpose you should use a dedicated Solo PVE Dragonknight Build.

Piece	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Slimecraw/Kjalnar's Nightmare	Light	Divines	Max. Stamina
Shoulders	(Perfected)Arms of Relequen/Kjalnar's Nightmare	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Hands	(Perfected)Arms of Relequen	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Legs	Harpooner's Wading Kilt/(Perfected)Arms of Relequen	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Chest	(Perfected)Arms of Relequen	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Waist	(Perfected)Arms of Relequen	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Feet	(Perfected)Arms of Relequen	Medium	Divines	Max. Stamina
Necklace	Pillar of Nirn	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage
Ring	Pillar of Nirn	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage
Ring	Pillar of Nirn	Jewel	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage
Two Handed Weapon	Pillar of Nirn	Bow	Charged or Precise	Poison
Two Handed Weapon	(Perfected)Thunderous Volley	Bow	Infused	Weapon Damage

Armor Sets for Stamina Dragonknight Bow DPS Build ESO

These are the Best Armor Sets you can use with the Stamina Dragonknight Bow Build for Solo or Group Gameplay and where you can find them.

• Slimecraw: Veteran Wayrest Sewers I, Maj Al-Ragath
• Arms of Relequen: (Veteran) Cloudrest Trial, Summerset
• Pillar of Nirn: Falkreath Hold Dungeon
• Thunderous Volley:(Veteran)Maelstrom Arena
• Harpooner’s Wading Kilt: Antiquities Reward
• Kjalnar’s Nightmare: Vet. Unhallowed Grave, Urgarlag Chief-Bane
• Order’s Wrath: High Isle, Crafted

Skills for Stamina Dragonknight Bow DPS Build

Venomstrike is using a combination of Poison and Fire damage skills to defeat enemies and clear content. Molten Whip is a powerful Spammable that deals great damage. Venomous Claw and Noxious Breath further increase your damage and debuff enemies. Endless Hail, Poison Injection and Acid Spray are a few strong Bow abilities that can assist you in Group or Solo Gameplay.

• Barbed Trap(Trap Beast): Very good DOT damage that also boosts Critical Damage.
• Molten Whip(Lava Whip): Powerful Spammable.
• Venomous Claw(Searing Strike): Great poison DOT and direct damage skill.
• Noxious Breath(Fiery Breath): It debuffs the enemy and deals great poison direct and DOT damage.
• Flames of Oblivion(Inferno): A nice support offensive skill that attacks nearby enemies.
• Flawless Dawnbreaker(Dawnbreaker): Secondary Ultimate.
• Endless Hail(Volley): Great AOE-DOT skill.
• Poison Injection(Poison Arrow): Great DOT damage skill that deals strong poison damage.
• Acid Spray(Arrow Spray): DOT damage skill that deals poison damage.
• Hardened Armor(Spiked Armor): Defensive ability.
• Resolving Vigor(Vigor): Healing ability.
• Standard of Might(Dragonknight Standard): Main Powerful Ultimate.

Passive Skills for Stamina Dragonknight Bow Build ESO

Passive skills are always important for every character and can help you maximize the potential of your Stamina Dragonknight Build. Try to unlock them as fast as possible, so you can become stronger and tackle harder content faster. These are the Passive Skills you should unlock for the Stamina Dragonknight DPS PVE Build.

• All Passive Skills from your Class’ Lines
• All Passive Skills from Weapon Lines you are using
• Passive Skills from Armor Lines you are using
• Passive Abilities from Guild lines(Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, Psijic Order) that affect your skills/Build
• Fighters Guild Passives: Intimidating Presence, Slayer, Banish the Wicked, Skilled Tracker
• Mages Guild Passives: Mage Adept, Everlasting Magic, Magicka Controller, Might of the Guild
• Undaunted Passives
• Your Racial Passives
• Medicinal Use Passive from Alchemy to boost the effectiveness of Potions

Champion Points for Stamina Dragonknight Bow DPS Build

Below you will find the best Champion Points setup for the Build. When allocating Champion points to Slottable and Passive Stars your primary goal is to create paths! Allocate the minimum required points to stars along your path in order to reach your desired Slottable Stars faster. Once you have unlocked all Stars, start allocating more Champion Points to them to fill them out. Focus on Slottable Stars first, then Passive Stars. If you would like to learn more about Champion Points and how they work, you can read my ESO Champion Points Guide.

Warfare

• Slottable Stars: Deadly Aim, Master-at-Arms, Wrathful Strikes, Thaumaturge
• Passive: Tireless Discipline, Piercing, Battle Mastery, Mighty, Quick Recovery, Hardy, Elemental Aegis, Preparation, Precision, Blessed, Eldritch Insight

Craft

• Slottable Stars: Steed’s Blessing, Master Gatherer, Gifted Rider, War Mount
• Passive: Gilded Fingers, Fortune’s Favor, Wanderer, Steadfast Enchantment, Treasure Hunter(slottable, required for path), Rationer, Liquid Efficiency

Fitness

• Slottable Stars: Celerity, Rejuvenation, Boundless Vitality, Fortified
• Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance

Food and Potions for StamDk Bow Build

Artaeum Takeaway Broth is the Best Food for the Build while Essence of Weapon Power is the best option as Potions.

Info for Stamina Dragonknight Bow DPS Build

Several important info for the Dragonknight Bow DPS PVE Build. What Mundus to use, the best race for the build and how to assign your attribute points.

Attribute Points

All points to Stamina.

Mundus Stone

The Thief Mundus to boost Critical Chance.

Race

The Best Race for the Stamina Dragonknight Bow DPS Build in ESO is Dark Elf. Orc and Khajiit are nice alternative Races you can use for a DPS focused Build. Any Race with Stamina bonuses can work well though. You can find more about the playable races in my ESO Race Guide!

Vampire or Werewolf

Neither is necessary.

Rotation for Stamina Dragonknight Bow DPS Build ESO

Drink a potion, activate Flames of Oblivion, Hardened Armor, set your Barbed Trap, attack with Endless Hail, Poison Injection, Acid Spray and switch bars. Continue with Noxious Breath, Venomous Claw, Molten Whip as your spammable. Keep attacking with Molten Whip and re cast the other skills when necessary. Heal with Resolving Vigor if you have to. Use your Ultimates when ready and always Light Attack before every skill or action to boost your damage!

Best Companion for Stamina Dragonknight Bow Build ESO

If you wish to play Solo with the Stamina Dragonknight DPS Build, you can bring along a mighty Companion! Companions in ESO are helpful allies that can assist you in combat. Every Companion can fulfill every role in the game and help you enjoy ESO more by clearing content faster or by simply interacting with them and their charming personality! There are various Builds you can use for every available ESO Companion!

As a DPS focused character my recommendation is to bring along a Tank or Healer Companion! To find out which ESO Companion is the Best in every role you can take a look at my ESO Best Companion Guide! To further maximize the potential of your chosen Companion, you can wear the Telvanni Efficiency Set! A Crafted Set that reduces the cooldown of your Companions abilities, improving their damage and overall effects and assisting you further in combat.

ESO Stamina Dragonknight Bow DPS Build Summary

Venomstrike is a powerful Stamina Dragonknight Bow DPS Build for almost every type of PVE Gameplay in ESO! The Build is using Poison based attacks along with other abilities to deal massive damage and clear content. A sturdy Stamdk Bow Build that can fight from distance or in melee range. The Build can participate in harder group content but also clear easier Solo content with ease. A perfect DPS Build for players that enjoy playing with the Bow as their only weapon in ESO.