ESO Builds: One-Bar Magicka Dragonknight DPS – Scribes of Fate

Are you a MagDK preparing for the upcoming Scribes of Fate DLC dungeons? If so, Plitzzy's guide will be helpful, as the guide shows you a solid one-bar Magicka Dragonknight DPS build for group content of The Elder Scrolls Online. 

 

This build is optimized for group content (high DPS), so the gear shown is BiS (Best in Slot). But alternatives are available. Note that if you play Stamina and hybrid builds, you might have Penetration issues, depending on your group composition.

 

Lastly, please use this build as a template because different situations require different builds, skills, or gear.

 

 

Build Stats

 

Maximum Magicka: 32479

Maximum Health: 18678

Maximum Stamina: 15007

 

Magicka Recovery: 1562

Health Recovery: 459

Stamina Recovery: 767

 

Spell Damage: 5294

Spell Critical: 51.3%

Spell Penetration: 4456

 

Weapon Damage: 4621

Weapon Critical: 51.3%

Physical Penetration: 4456

 

Spell Resistance: 19551

Critical Resistance: 1320

Physical Resistance: 16647

 

Attributes: 64 points to Magicka

Mundus: The Thief

Race: Dark Elf/High Elf

Food: Clockwork Citrus Filet. Witchmother's Potent Brew is a good alternative. If you are parsing or need more sustain, you can use Ghastly Eye Bowl.

Potions: Essence of Magicka. You can also choose Essence of Health in case you need to recover your off-stat. The Essence of Health can act as pseudo heal. Regardless of whichever you choose, make sure you put three points in the Medicinal Use passive (Alchemy Skill Line) that increases the duration of the potions you consume.

Skill Setup

Burning Talons is a DoT for the Z'en's Redress 

Molten Whip is your spammable.

Engulfing Flames is another DoT and increases the flame damage of your allies.

Venomous Claw is another strong DoT that also procs Z'en's Redress.

Barbed Trap is slotted because it's a strong DoT and has a huge chance to proc Hemorrhaging, which also counts as a DoT.

Standard of Might is your Ultimate skill. 

 

Either Burning Talons or Venomous Claw can be the skill to swap if you need a flexible slot. Stone Giant is helpful for a 12-player group, so you can swap out Molten Whip for Stone Giant. However, you probably won't be able to sustain it, so it is recommended to swap out all your ESO glyphs for Stamina and convert the whole build to Stamina and use Stamina food.

 

Gear Setup

 

 

If you don't need Z'en's Redress or Roar of Alkosh, you can use one of the gear sets listed below:

 

•    Coral Riptide

•    Arms of Relequen

•    Pillar of Nirn

•    Tzogvin's Warband

•    Whorl of the Depths

•    Aegis Caller

•    Venomous Smite

•    Berserking Warrior 

•    Back-Alley Gourmand

•    Mantle of Siroria

•    Order's Wrath

•    Hunding's Rage

 

Note that Berserking Warrior is Heavy armor. Back-Alley Gourmand, Mantle of Siroria, and Whorl of the Depths are Light armor, so it may or may not work with your build. 

Champion Points

 

Warfare

Exploiter (Slot)

Deadly Aim (Slot)

Thaumaturge (Slot)

Wrathful Strikes (Slot)

 

If you don't have access to off-balance or need more Crit damage, you can replace Exploiter with Fight Fitness or Backstabber.

 

Fitness

Celerity (Slot)

Siphoning Spells (Slot)

Rejuvenation (Slot)

Boundless Vitality (Slot)

 

If you need Fortified, you can remove Siphoning Spells or Celerity.

 

Rotation

Keep up your three DoTs – Venomous Claw, Engulfing Flames, and Barbed Trap dynamically, which means just recast them when they fall off. Burning Talons is going to be kept up every fourth skill. Lastly, Molten Whip is your spammable. Feel free to drop Standard of Might when it is ready.

 

That is the one-bar Magicka Dragonknight DPS build for ESO group content. If you like Plitzzy's content, please don't forget to subscribe to his channel for more helpful content related to The Elder Scrolls Online.

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