Type: Dungeon, Trial, Arena & Overland
Buildname: Valakas
Table of Contents
- Magicka Dragonknight Build Setup
- Resource Management
- Rotation
- AoE Setup
- Maelstrom Arena & Vateshran Hollows
- Outfit Style Showcase
- Related Content
- Update Log
Welcome to the Magicka Dragonknight Build for ESO (Elder Scrolls Online). This build is optimized for group content such as dungeons, trials & arenas and has a very glass-cannon approach. The Magicka Dragonknight DPS build is optimized for maximum damage. The build works best in a group but with some minor adjustments can also be played as a solo setup if necessary.
Magicka Dragonknights unleash their maximum damage potential in melee range with abilities like Molten Whip, Burning Embers, Engulfing Flames. Dragonknights also have useful passives such as World in Ruin, Scaled Armor, Combustion and Battle Roar and plenty more!
The Magicka Dragonknight DPS Build for ESO has 3 different gear setups. Tier 1 with the best gear, Tier 2 with advanced gear and Tier 3 for beginners. If you are a new player I do recommend reading the Magicka Dragonknight Beginners Guide. If you are looking for a solo build then I recommend checking out the Solo Magicka Dragonknight Build.
- Double Destruction Staff Setup
- Amazing Single Target (ST) Damage
- Amazing Area of Effect (AoE) Damage
- Good Sustain
- Easy Survivability due to Magicka Shield
- Optimized for Trials, Dungeons & Arenas
More Dragonknight Builds can be found in the Dragonknight class category.
Magicka Dragonknight Build Setup
Here we are going to take a look at how you can recreate the Magicka Dragonknight Setup for ESO.
5x Perf. Whorl of Depths, 5x Pillar of Nirn, 2x Kjalnar’s Nightmare, 1x Harpooner on a High Elf with Ghastly Eye Bowl buff food.
- Unbuffed: Out of combat, buff food active
- Buffed: Raid Target Dummy buffs, buff food, Spell Power Potion, Weapon Damage Enchantment active.
Gear – Magicka Dragonknight Build
You will find 3 different setups here. Setup 1 is the preferred setup. People who do not have all the gear yet can use Setup 2 which is easier to obtain and beginners can use Setup 3.
- Setup 1 is the primary Gear setup
- Setup 2 is without Trial Gear
- Setup 3 is for Beginners
Gear Setup 1
- You can also wear Whorl of Depths, False God’s Devotion, Siroria, Mother’s Sorrow, and many more sets with this build.
- What happened to Maelstrom Staff? ZOS changed the staff and it doesn’t apply the extra damage on the frontbar anymore.
- Pillar of Nirn automatically procs on any damage when you are on the back bar, it has a 10s cooldown.
Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
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Chest | Perfected Whorl of Depths | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Belt | Perfected Whorl of Depths | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Shoes | Perfected Whorl of Depths | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Pants | Harpooner’s Wading Kilt | Medium | Divine | Magicka |
Hands | Perfected Whorl of Depths | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Head | Kjalnar’s Nightmare | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Shoulder | Kjalnar’s Nightmare | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Necklace | Pillar of Nirn | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
Ring | Pillar of Nirn | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
Ring | Pillar of Nirn | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
Weapon 1 | Perfected Whorl of Depths | Fire | Precise | Fire Enchant |
Weapon 2 | Pillar of Nirn | Fire | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Gear Setup 2
Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
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Chest | Law of Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Belt | Law of Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Shoes | Law of Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Pants | Mother’s Sorrow | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Hands | Mother’s Sorrow | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Head | Random Monster Set | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Shoulder | Random Monster Set | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Necklace | Mother’s Sorrow | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
Ring | Mother’s Sorrow | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
Ring | Mother’s Sorrow | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
Weapon 1 | Law of Julianos | Fire | Precise | Fire Enchant |
Weapon 2 | Law of Julianos | Fire | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Gear Setup 3 Beginner
Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
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Chest | Law of Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Belt | Law of Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Shoes | Law of Julianos | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Pants | Magnus’ Gift | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Hands | Magnus’ Gift | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Head | Magnus’ Gift | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Shoulder | Magnus’ Gift | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Necklace | Willpower | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
Ring | Willpower | Jewelry | Healthy | Spell Damage |
Ring | Willpower | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
Weapon 1 | Law of Julianos | Fire | Precise | Fire Enchant |
Weapon 2 | Law of Julianos | Fire | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Where can I get the gear?
Perfected Whorl of Depths: vDreadsail Reef Trial
Whorl of Depths: nDreadsail Reef Trial
Pillar of Nirn: Falkreath Hold
Kjalnar’s Nightmare: vUnhallowed Grave Dungeon
Mother’s Sorrow: Deshaan, Guildstores
Law of Julianos: Craftable
Willpower: Guildstore
Magnus’ Gift: Craftable
Mechanical Acuity: Craftable
Skills Magicka Dragonknight Build
Fire Staff Mainbar | Fire Staff bar |
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Slot 1: Burning Embers | Slot 1: Unstable Wall of Elements |
Slot 2: Engulfing Flames | Slot 2: Eruption |
Slot 3: Molten Whip | Slot 3: Channeled Acceleration |
Slot 4: Mystic Orb | Slot 4: Harness Magicka |
Slot 5: Inner Light | Slot 5: Flames of Oblivion |
Ultimate: Shooting Star | Ultimate: Standard of Might/ Destro Ultimate |
Skills explanation:
- Burning Embers: Powerful single target damage over time effect.
- Engulfing Flames: Powerful single target and area of effect damage over time effect. Also applies a debuff on the enemy so they take more fire damage.
- Molten Whip: Your spammable (Alternatively you can also use other spammables such as Elemental Weapon or Force Pulse).
- Mystic Orb: Powerful single target and area of effect damage over time effect.
- Inner Light: Passively slotted to gain more max magicka via the skill and the Magicka Controller passive.
- Shooting Star: We use this ultimate for trash packs, deals great AoE damage and also returns ultimate per enemy it.
- Unstable Wall of Elements: Powerful single target and area of effect damage ability. Also procs our back bar enchantment even when we are on the front bar.
- Eruption: Powerful single target and area of effect damage over time effect.
- Channeled Acceleration: Activate this to gain the Minor Force buff (In mobile fights we prefer Channeled Acceleration, in more stationary fights we recommend Barbed Trap).
- Harness Magicka: Your shield that absorbs enemy damage.
- Flames of Oblivion: Powerful single target and area of effect damage over time effect.
- Standard of Might: Your main ultimate, while the banner is active you will take less damage and do more damage.
Champion Points – Magicka Dragonknight Build
Below you can find the Champion Points setup for this build. Work your way from top to bottom in your allocation. For more information on Champion Points, please visit the Champion Points Overview Page on ESO-Hub.com.
Hovering over each perk will give you insights on what it does. Presets are also provided for each of the allocations below.
Click the tab below to open the allocation.
Important Info for Magicka Dragonknight Build PvE
In this section of the Magicka Dragonknight Build we are going to take a look at buff-food, mundus stone, race, potions, passives and attributes. These things are very important for the Magicka Dragonknight Build as they help with damage and sustain.
You can use several good buff foods for this Magicka Nightblade Build in ESO. As a base we are using the Ghastly Eye Bowl if you want the highest max magicka and magicka recovery boost. If you want more health in combination with max magicka and magicka recovery then you could also use Clockwork Citrus Filet or the much cheaper version Witchmother’s Potent Brew. All buff foods and drinks can also be found on the Buff Food and Drink Overview Page.
Ghastly Eye Bowl
(Max Magicka, Magicka Recover)
Clockwork Citrus Filet
(Max Health, Max Magicka, Magicka Recovery)
Witchmother’s Potent Brew
If you can’t afford Clockwork Citrus Filet, then I recommend getting the way cheaper Witchmother’s Potent Brew which has similar effects.
Mundus Stone
The Thief Mundus Stone increases our overall Spell Critical chance by a lot which will result in more overall damage. You can learn more about all the other Mundus Stones on the Mundus Stone Overview Page.
The Thief Mundus Stone (Increased Spell Critical Chance)
Race
Any race with magicka based passives will work with this setup. You can find out more about all the racial passives in the Racial Overview page.
Potions
Spell-Power Potions
(Spell-crit, Spell Damage, Magicka)
(Cornflower, Ladys Smock, Water Hyacinth)
Passives
- Ardent Flame: Combustion, Warmth, Searing Heat, World in Ruin
- Draconic Power: Iron Skin, Burning Heart, Elder Dragon, Scaled Armor
- Earthen Heart: Eternal Mountain, Battle Roar, Mountain’s Blessing, Helping Hands
- Destruction Staff: Tri Focus, Penetrating Magic, Elemental Force, Ancient Knowledge, Destruction Expert
- Light Armor: Grace, Evocation, Spell Warding, Prodigy, Concentration
- Mages Guild: Mage Adept, Everlasting Magic, Magicka Controller, Might of the Guild
- Psijic Order: (Only if you use Channeled Acceleration) Clairvoyance, Spell Orb, Concentrated Barrier, Deliberation
- Undaunted: Undaunted Command, Undaunted Mettle
- Racial: All
- Alchemy: Medicinal Use
Attributes
All into Magicka
Resource Management – Magicka Dragonknight Build
For our Magicka Dragonknight Build we are using a mix of self sustain and sustain through group members such as the healer and thank.
- Battle Roar & Combustion
- Orb Synergy
- Potions
- Heavy Attack
Battle Roar returns resources every time we activate an Ultimate.
Combustion returns Magicka every time we apply the Burning Status effect.
Energy Orb will always be present in a good group. When you get close to the Orb you can activate its synergy to regain resources.
Potions should always be used on cooldown to gain the maximum benefit from them.
Heavy Attacks help you restore Magicka, if you drop low on resources do a few Heavy Attacks between skills to refill your Magicka.
Rotation for the Magicka Dragonknight Build
Here is a quick explanation of what you have to do with all the skills on your bar.
- Your main spammable is Molten Whip.
- Reapply DoTs (damage over time) effects after they run out: Engulfing Flames, Burning Embers, Mystic Orb, Unstable Wall of Elements, Eruption, Flames of Oblivion and Channeled Acceleration.
- Activate Standard of Might Ultimate whenever it is ready. Only use Shooting Star when fighting against many enemies in trash fights.
- Always light attack between each ability.
Area of Effect Setup
Here you can find an optimized AoE setup for the build. There are plenty of other good options available. If you use Bahsei make sure to start the trash fights with half magicka, otherwise Bahsei won’t be really useful.
Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
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Chest | Mechanical Acuity | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Belt | Mechanical Acuity | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Shoes | Mechanical Acuity | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Pants | Perfected Bahsei’s Mania | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Hands | Perfected Bahsei’s Mania | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Head | Slimecraw | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Shoulder | Iceheart | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Necklace | Perfected Bahsei’s Mania | Jewelry | Infused | Spell Damage |
Ring | Perfected Bahsei’s Mania | Jewelry | Infused | Spell Damage |
Ring | Perfected Bahsei’s Mania | Jewelry | Infused | Spell Damage |
Weapon 1 | Mechanical Acuity | Fire | Nirnhoned | Fire Enchant |
Weapon 2 | Mechanical Acuity | Fire | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Skills
Maelstrom Arena & Vateshran Hollows Arena
Please check out the Solo Magicka Dragonknight Build for the Maelstrom and Vateshran Setup. The build here focuses on group setups, therefore the Solo Magicka Dragonknight Build is better suited to face the dangers of the Maelstrom and Vateshran Arena. I also highly recommend reading the full in depth Maelstrom Arena Guide & Vateshran Hollows Arena Guide.
Outfit Style Showcase of the Valakas Dragonknight Build for ESO
Lets take a look at the outfit style of the Magicka Dragonknight PvE Build for ESO. You can find a close up shot, an image from the back and an image of the outfit editor dye station below.
- Abah’s Watch Motif Style: Hat
- Firedrake Motif Style: Pauldrons
- Welkynar Motif Style: Gloves, Breeches, Robe, Sash, Shoes
- Skin: Amber Plasm
- Emote: /juggleflame (used on the banner image)
- Dyes: Void Pitch, Marshnettle Titian, Bloodroot Wine
Slot | Name |
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Head | Abah’s Watch Motif |
Shoulder | Firedrake Pauldrons Motif |
Chest | Welkynar Motif |
Hands | Welkynar Motif |
Waist | Welkynar Motif |
Legs | Welkynar Motif |
Feet | Welkynar Motif |
Weapon | Welkynar Motif |
Skin | Amber Plasm |
Dyes | Void Pitch, Marshnettle Titian, Bloodroot Wine |
Related Content
More Magicka Dragonknight Builds & Guides:
- PVE Magicka Dragonknight Beginner Guide
- PVE Magicka Dragonknight Beginner Build (160CP)
- PVE Solo Magicka Dragonknight Build
- PVE Magicka Dragonknight EXP Grind Build
- PVP Magicka Dragonknight Build
Other Magicka DPS Builds:
- Magicka Arcanist
- Magicka Sorcerer
- Magicka Nightblade
- Magicka Templar
- Magicka Necromancer
- Magicka Warden
Update Log ESO Dragonknight DPS Build
11.08.2019 Updated the Build for the SCALEBREAKER DLC, Elsweyr Chapter, Magicka Dragonknight Build PvE.
20.10.2019 Updated the Build for the Dragonhold DLC.
20.02.2020 Updated the Build for the HARROWSTORM DLC.
24.05.2020 Updated the Build for the GREYMOOR CHAPTER.
22.08.2020 Updated the Build for the STONETHORN DLC, Greymoor Chapter.
30.10.2020 Updated the Build for the MARKARTH DLC, Greymoor Chapter.
05.03.2021 Updated the Build for the FLAMES OF AMBITION DLC, Blackwood Chapter.
27.05.2021 Updated the Build for the BLACKWOOD CHAPTER.
13.08.2021 Updated the Build for the WAKING FLAME DLC, Blackwood Chapter.
02.09.2021 Updated the Champion Point links and added tooltips for the buff food links, WAKING FLAME DLC, Blackwood Chapter.
25.10.2021 Updated the Build for the DEADLANDS DLC, Blackwood Chapter.
10.03.2022 Updated the Build for the ASCENDING TIDE DLC, High Isle Chapter.
31.05.2022 Updated the Build for the HIGH ISLE CHAPTER.
15.08.2022 Updated the Build for the LOST DEPTHS DLC, High Isle Chapter.
28.10.2022 Updated the Build for the FIRESONG DLC, High Isle Chapter.
13.03.2023 Updated the Build for the SCRIBES OF FATE DLC, Necrom Chapter.
01.06.2023 Updated the Build for the ESO NECROM CHAPTER.
27.10.2023 Updated the Build for the Necrom Update 40.
06.03.2024 Updated the Build for the Scions of Ithelia DLC U41, Gold Road Chapter.
Tags: Magicka Dragonknight Build, Magicka DK Build PvE, Mag DK PvE Build.