Magicka Dragonknight Build PvE “Valakas” Summerset Chapter

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Changes from the previous version
• Resource Management
• Trials & Dungeons Setup
  • Gear
  • Skills
  • Champion Points
  • Important Info
• Rotation
• Gameplay
• Maelstrom Arena
• Update Log

Introduction

Welcome to the Magicka Dragonknight Build PvE “Valakas” for Elder Scrolls Online. Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO. The “Valakas” build is made for PvE Trials, Dungeons & Maelstrom Arena.

Magicka Dragonknights unleash their maximum damage potential in melee range. This setup is optimized for Elf Bane, Elf Bane is buffing several of our DoTs duration and also Zaans duration, which means our rotation is longer than usual. Having longer DoTs makes it possible to use Lava Whip more often and will therefore result in higher DPS. In addition to Elf Bane, we also run Siroria, if possible try to get the perfect version. Perfect Mantle of Siroria is very strong and has more stats than most other sets. I will also list up a secondary gear setup with Burning Spellweave and Silks of the Sun.

• Good Single target (ST) damage
• Insane melee damage
• High area of effect (AoE) Damage
• Good sustain
• Magicka Shields
• Made for Trials, Dungeons & Maelstrom Arena

Changes from the previous version

With Summerset there have been a lot of changes. Jewelry crafting, Two Handed weapons count as two set bonus now, Light attacks scale differently and so on. Magicka Dragonknight can therefore pull off a very strong combo of certain sets that help with dps.

• Set Combos
  • Elfbane: Now that we can transmute jewelry, we can use 2 heavy armor pieces (Chest and belt for example) and three jewelry (two Arcane traits and one Bloodthirsty trait). Elf Bane is one of the game changers as it increases duration of all fire abilities and Zaan by two seconds, thus increasing the duration of the rotation and give us more time to use our main spammable ability.
  • Siroria: You want the perfect version of this is possible, offers one more extra magicka bonus. Also if you can get stacks high enough you gain permanent 600 Spell damage.
  • Zaan: Last set is Zaan, which does get a 2 seconds increase in duration thanks to Elf Bane and the damage you get from this is crazy!
• Jewelry Trait
  • Bloodthristy: For now we are using 3 Arcane. We might swap to 1 bloodthirsty later on but have to do further tests on that subject.
• Changed Passive
  • Combustion: This now gives 500 Magicka everytime the burning status effect procs, which is basically permanently up on a Dragonknight. It has a five seconds cooldown. This passive was introduced to help with sustain.
• Change to Light and Heavy attacks
  • Light and Heavy attacks now scale differently, previously they were scaling betting with Spell damage, now it should be more or less an equal factor between magicka and spell damage, therefore you will see an increase in Light and Heavy attack damage, making it even more important to weave them correctly.

Resource Management

With the Combustion passive, we get a lot of extra sustain when the burning status effect procs. On top of that we have passives like Battle Roar that restore resources when we activate an ability. Those two things make up most of your resource management already. Also make sure to pick up Spears or Bubbles form the healers to help with sustain. If that is still not enough you can always use Heavy Attacks to restore Magicka, or Witchmothers Brew Drink.

• Combustion passive
• Battle Roar passive
• Heavy Attacks
• Magicka Recovery Glyph (if needed)
• Witchmothers Brew Drink (or Clockwork Citrus Filet)

Trials & Dungeons Setup

Gear

There are several good Sets that you can use, I will list some here:

• Mantle of Siroria
• Perfect Mantle of Siroria
• Moondancer
• Burning Spellweave
• Law of Julianos
• Mechanical Acuity
• Spinner's Garments
• Silks of the Sun

Gear Setup 1

If you do not have Siroria yet replace it with Burning Spellweave.

Gear Setup 2

Where can I get the gear?

Perfect Mantle of Siroria: Cloudrest
Mantle of Siroria: Cloudrest
Zaan: Scalecaller Peak
Elf Bane: Cyrodiil Vendor
Law of Julianos: Craftable
Burning Spellweave: City of Ash 1 & 2
Silks of the Sun: Stonefalls
Valkyn Skoria: City of Ash 2: City of Ash 2
Grothdarr: Vaults of Madness
Maelstrom Inferno Staff: Maelstrom Arena

Skills

• Channeled Acceleration: You can also use this instead of Rearming Trap. Trap is nice because it costs stamina and therefore we can sustain easier.

Fire Staff Mainbar	Fire Staff bar
Slot 1: Burning Embers	Slot 1: Blockade of Fire
Slot 2: Engulfing Flames	Slot 2: Eruption
Slot 3: Flame Lash	Slot 3: Harness Magicka
Slot 4: Rearming Trap/ Channeled Acceleration	Slot 4: Flames of Oblivion
Slot 5: Inner Light	Slot 5: Inner Light
Ultimate: Destro Ultimate	Ultimate: Standard of Might

Championpoints

Championpoints [750 CP]

The Ritual
44 Thaumaturge
The Attronarch
56 Master-at-Arms, 27 Staff Expert
The Apprentice
49 Elemental Expert, 44 Elfborn, 30 Spell Erosion
The Shadow
37 Tumbling, 37 Shadow Ward
The Lover
75 Arcanist, 49 Tenacity
The Tower
52 Warlord
The Lord
The Lady
49 Hardy, 49 Elemental Defender, 48 Thick Skinned
The Steed
81 Ironclad, 23 Spell Shield

Championpoints [300 CP]

Important Info for Magicka Dragonknight Build PvE “Valakas”

Buff-food

Witchmothers Brew (Max Health, Max Magicka, Magicka Recovery)
or
Clockwork Citrus Filet

Mundus Stone

The Apprentice (Increased Spell Damage)

Race

You can also check out my ESO Race Guide if you want to know the passives of each of the recommended races.

Darkelf (Recommended)
Altmer
Breton

Potions

Spell-Crit Potions
(Spell-crit, Spell Damage, Magicka)
(Cornflower, Ladys Smock, Water Hyacinth)

In case you are still unsure on how to mix the ingredients together, you can check out a alchemy simulator here: Alchemy Simulator 

Passives

• Ardent Flame: All passives
• Draconic Power: All passives
• Earthen Heart: All passives
• Destruction Staff: All passives
• Light Armor: All
• Heavy Armor: Juggernaunt Passive
• Vampire (optional): Supernatural Recovery, Undeath, Dark Stalker
• Fighters Guild: Banish the Wicked
• Mages Guild: All
• Undaunted: All
• Racial: All
• Alchemy: Medicinal Use
• Psijic Order: All (only if you use Acceleration)

Rotation

On most fights try to prebuff yourself with Flames of Oblivion before you engage:

 

When you start the rotation, you have to the following:

> Flames of Oblivion > Light Attack > Eruption > Light Attack > Standard of Might > Light Attack > Blockade of Fire > Weapon Swap
> Light Attack > Engulfing Flames > Light Attack > Burning Embers > Light Attack > 6x Lava Whip> Weapon Swap
> Light Attack > Blockade of Fire > Weapon Swap

Once that is done, you can always repeat this rotation:

> Light Attack > 2x Lava Whip > Light Attack > Engulfing Flames > Light Attack > Burning Embers > Light Attack > 2x Lava Whip > Weapon Swap
> Light Attack > Eruption > Light Attack > Flames of Oblivion > Light Attack > Rearming Trap > Light Attack > Blockade of Fire > Weapon Swap
> Light Attack > 2x Lava Whip > Light Attack > Engulfing Flames > Light Attack > Burning Embers > Light Attack > 4x Lava Whip > Weapon Swap
> Light Attack > Blockade of Fire > Weapon Swap
> Restart

Gameplay

Maelstrom Arena with the Magicka Dragonknight Build PvE

Update Log

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