Magicka Dragonknight Build for ESO

MAGICKA DRAGONKNIGHT BUILD

Writer: @xGAMxHQ
Role: DPS – Support DPS
Patch: Update 44

The Scorch Magicka Dragonknight Build for ESO (The Elder Scrolls Online) is optimized for all players looking for the ultimate build guide on setups for Trials, Dungeons, and Arenas. Whether you’re a beginner, a long-time veteran, or just returning to the game, this page covers everything you need to know, including recommended armor setups, skills, champion points, and many alternatives to meet various needs. Remember to read the entire build and bookmark the page to keep up with updates!

The Magicka Dragonknight specializes in DOT (Damage over Time) and Flame Damage abilities. Dragonknights have three skill lines to aid you in combat:

The Ardent Flame skill line focuses on offensive abilities, most of which are incredibly powerful and essential to this build. Molten Whip is your main single-target damage ability that has its split between Magicka and Stamina, making it very easy to sustain. Molten Whip also grants you a stackable buff called Seething Fury when you use other abilities from this skill line, increasing your Weapon and Spell Damage by 100 per stack, up to 3.

The Draconic Power skill line focuses primarily on defensive abilities; however, Burning Talons is one of the strongest burst DOT abilities that also provides a synergy to a group member that deals additional burst damage to all enemies affected by the talons.

The Earthen Heart skill line has a mixed focus on group support and defensive and healing abilities. Igneous Weapons grants the Major Brutality and Sorcery buffs to the entire group, and each time you cast it, you grant the Minor Brutality buff group-wide for 20 seconds due to the Mountain’s Blessing passive.

The Damage Dealer (DPS) role in ESO is responsible for dealing with the most critical mechanics and enemies in the proper order. You must also learn to position yourself in a way that keeps you out of enemy AOE and cleave abilities, allowing your support roles to do their jobs as well. Your support roles will do their best to group and debuff enemies while buffing and healing you. Failing to do so will most likely lead to you not receiving heals and buffs and could even cause a group wipe.

RECENT UPDATES

OCTOBER 27 / 2024: – UPDATE 44
A Scribing section will be added at a later date!
Trial Setups:
• Damage-Focused:
• Changed the setup to have 1-piece Slimecraw, Arms of Relequen, Runecarver’s Blaze, Harpooner’s Wading Kilt, and Merciless Charge.
• Added set descriptions with alternatives.
• Support-Focused:
• Rearranged the setup to fit the Encratis’s Behemoth Monster Set and Harpooner’s Wading Kilt.
• Added set descriptions with alternatives.
• AOE-Focused:
• Changed the Monster Set from Stormfist to Grothdarr.
• Added set descriptions.
Intermediate Setup:
• Rearranged the gear setup for a more optimized progression.
• Changed Order’s Wrath to Aegis Caller.
• Added Harpooner’s Wading Kilt.
• Added Merciless Charge.
• Added set descriptions with alternatives.
Beginner Setup:
• Rearranged the gear setup for a more optimized progression.
Skills:
• Rearranged the skill setup for a better skill timer lineup.
• Changed Unstable Wall of Elements to Stampede now that the build is using Two-Handed on the back bar.
Alternative Skills:
• Added Deadly Cloak.
• Added Bone surge.
• Added Resolving Vigor.
• Added Anti-Cavalry Caltrops.
• Added Elemental Blockade.
• Removed Harness Magicka.
Tips & Tricks
• Altered the recommended rotation to reflect the changes made to the Skill loadout being changed.

RACE

HIGH ELF

DARK ELF

KHAJIIT

High Elves provide a great blend of offensive stat boosts and self-sustain, increasing your Maximum Magicka by 2,000, Weapon and Spell Damage by 258, and restoring 625 Magicka or Stamina every 6 seconds you activate an ability. The resource it restores is based on whichever is lowest.

Dark Elves excel at hybridized builds, increasing your Maximum Magicka and Stamina by 1,910 and your Weapon and Spell Damage by 258. Even though they don’t provide you with any additional self-sustain, they do have significant resistance to Flame Damage.

Khajiit are another excellent option for hybridized builds, increasing your Maximum Health, Magicka, and Stamina by 915 and your Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery by 90. They also provide a unique passive that increases your Critical Damage by 12%.

Though all races are capable of making good Damage Dealers, the Magicka Dragonknight Build utilizes the High Elf racial passives for the increased Maximum Magicka, Weapon and Spell Damage, and self-sustain. Choose a race that best suits your needs.

ATTRIBUTE POINTS

MAGICKA

HEALTH

STAMINA

All Attribute Points are distributed into Magicka regardless of your choice of race and armor setup, as Health is not critical to the Magicka Dragonknight build.

You should aim to have a Maximum Magicka value that exceeds your Maximum Stamina value. Doing so ensures that you always restore Magicka when you activate the Luminous Shards or Energy Orb synergy provided by your Healers.

TRIAL SETUPS

Below are three Trial Setups for the Magicka Dragonknight Build, each optimized for their respective roles in Trial content.

The Damaged-Focused Setup utilizes Dungeon and Trial sets to maximize your single-target damage output.

The Support-Focused Setup utilizes Dungeon and Trial sets, commonly referred to as a “Support DPS” role with the aim to maintain good uptimes on sets that offer vital group buffs and enemy debuffs that increase overall group damage in exchange for lowering your damage.

The AOE-Focused Setup utilizes Dungeon and Trial sets combined with a unique skill loadout to maximize your AOE damage output.

DAMAGE-FOCUSED

	SET NAME	TRAIT	ENCHANTMENT	WEIGHT/TYPE	ACQUIRED
HEAD	Slimecraw	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Veteran Wayrest Sewers I
SHOULDERS	(Perfected) Arms of Relequen	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	(Veteran) Cloudrest +1
CHEST	(Perfected) Arms of Relequen	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	(Veteran) Cloudrest +1
HANDS	Runecarver’s Blaze	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Light	Scrivener’s Hall
WAIST	Runecarver’s Blaze	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Light	Scrivener’s Hall
LEGS	Harpooner’s Wading Kilt	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Scrying
FEET	(Perfected) Arms of Relequen	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	(Veteran) Cloudrest +1
NECKLACE	Runecarver’s Blaze	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	Scrivener’s Hall
RING	Runecarver’s Blaze	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	Scrivener’s Hall
RING	Runecarver’s Blaze	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	Scrivener’s Hall
FRONT BAR (MAIN HAND)	(Perfected) Arms of Relequen	Nirnhoned	Flame Damage	Dagger	(Veteran) Cloudrest +0
FRONT BAR (OFF-HAND)	(Perfected) Arms of Relequen	Charged	Poison Damage	Dagger	(Veteran) Cloudrest +0
BACK BAR	(Perfected) Merciless Charge	Infused	Weapon/Spell Damage	Greatsword	(Veteran) Maelstrom Arena

Slimecraw increases your Critical Chance by 3.5%, the highest bonus you can get from wearing one piece of a Monster Set.

Arms of Relequen works best in single-target fights as it applies a stacking Damage Over Time (DOT) effect to an enemy for 5 seconds each time you light attack them. It also provides the Minor Slayer buff, increasing your damage dealt to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%. Because this set is only active while on your front bar, you need to light attack at least once every 5 seconds on your front bar to maintain 10 stacks.

Runecarver’s Blaze adds even more damage to your DOT abilities and is currently one of the top DPSing sets on the Dragonknight class. The better you can maintain your DOT ability uptimes, the better this set will perform.

Harpooner’s Wading Kilt is a staple Mythic Item for most DPS builds in ESO. Each time you deal direct damage, you gain 1 stack of Hunter’s Focus for 20 seconds. At 10 stacks, you gain 5% Critical Chance and 10% Critical Damage; however, when you take direct damage, you lose 5 stacks of Hunter’s Focus.
• During fights where you may take a lot of direct damage from enemies, you won’t be able to maintain stacks of Hunter’s Focus. It’s best to adjust your gear setup to an alternative Mythic like Velothi Ur-Mage’s Amulet or a Monster Set such as Zaan.

Merciless Charge activates upon casting Stampede for 18 seconds. It increases your damage done with direct damage abilities by up to 560, depending on how high your Weapon or Spell Damage is. As long as you maintain Stampede’s DOT uptime, you will have no problem keeping this set active.
• Alternatively, you can use Crushing Wall for a more Magicka-focused build; however, you will deal less DPS overall and have more trouble sustaining Magicka.

SUPPORT-FOCUSED

	SET NAME	TRAIT	ENCHANTMENT	WEIGHT/TYPE	ACQUIRED
HEAD	Encratis’s Behemoth	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Veteran Black Drake Villa
SHOULDERS	Encratis’s Behemoth	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Undaunted Enclave
CHEST	Roar of Alkosh	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Maw of Lorkhaj
HANDS	Roar of Alkosh	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Maw of Lorkhaj
WAIST	Z’en’s Redress	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Light	Lair of Maarselok
LEGS	Harpooner’s Wading Kilt	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Scrying
FEET	Roar of Alkosh	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Maw of Lorkhaj
NECKLACE	Roar of Alkosh	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	Maw of Lorkhaj
RING	Z’en’s Redress	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	Lair of Maarselok
RING	Z’en’s Redress	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	Lair of Maarselok
FRONT BAR (MAIN HAND)	Z’en’s Redress	Nirnhoned	Flame Damage	Dagger	Lair of Maarselok
FRONT BAR (OFF-HAND)	Roar of Alkosh	Charged	Poison Damage	Dagger	Maw of Lorkhaj
BACK BAR	Z’en’s Redress	Infused	Weapon/Spell Damage	Inferno Staff	Lair of Maarselok

Encratis’s Behemoth creates a 12m aura around you for 12 seconds that increases enemy Flame Damage taken by 5% while they’re inside it. It also reduces Flame Damage taken by 5% for you and up to 11 of your group members.
• If your group lacks Flame Damage abilities, you can use a strong single-target Monster Set such as Zaan.

Roar of Alkosh sends a shockwave in front of you that reduces the Physical and Spell Resistance of all enemies hit by it up to 6000 for 10 seconds, depending on how high your Weapon or Spell Damage is. It also provides the Minor Slayer buff, increasing your damage dealt to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%. Because this set is only active while on your front bar, you will need to activate synergies on your front bar.

Z’en’s Redress causes your light attacks to apply a stacking debuff to an enemy that increases their damage taken by up to 5% for 20 seconds. To reach the maximum of 5%, you will need at least 5 of your DOT abilities active on them. Because this set is only active while on your back bar, you will need to light attack on your back bar at least every 20 seconds to maintain 5 stacks.

AOE-FOCUSED

The AOE-Focused gear setup utilizes two Inferno Staves to maximum your AOE damage output.

	SET NAME	TRAIT	ENCHANTMENT	WEIGHT/TYPE	ACQUIRED
HEAD	Grothdarr	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Veteran Vaults of Madness
SHOULDERS	Grothdarr	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Undaunted Enclave
CHEST	(Perfected) Sul-Xan’s Torment	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	(Veteran) Rockgrove
HANDS	(Perfected) Sul-Xan’s Torment	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	(Veteran) Rockgrove
WAIST	Burning Spellweave	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Light	City of Ash I and II
LEGS	(Perfected) Sul-Xan’s Torment	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	(Veteran) Rockgrove
FEET	(Perfected) Sul-Xan’s Torment	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	(Veteran) Rockgrove
NECKLACE	Velothi Ur-Mage’s Amulet	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	Scrying
RING	Burning Spellweave	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	City of Ash I and II
RING	Burning Spellweave	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	City of Ash I and II
FRONT BAR	(Perfected) Sul-Xan’s Torment	Precise	Flame Damage	Inferno Staff	(Veteran) Rockgrove
BACK BAR	Burning Spellweave	Infused	Weapon/Spell Damage	Inferno Staff	City of Ash I and II

Grothdarr creates an 8m lava pool around you that deals Flame Damage to all enemies inside it for 5 seconds, making it an excellent option for quickly dealing with AOE fights.

Sul-Xan’s Torment spawns a vengeful soul from an enemy you recently damaged when they die. Touching the soul increases your Critical Chance by 9.8% and Critical Damage by 12%. It also provides the Minor Slayer buff, increasing your damage dealt to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%. Using this set during AOE fights allows you to quickly increase your Critical Chance and Critical Damage without the risk of losing it, as you do when you take direct damage while using the Harpooner’s Wading Kilt Mythic Item.

Burning Spellweave is primarily used to increase your Weapon and Spell Damage by 490 for 8 seconds. Most of your DPS will come from your front bar during a trash pull. Running Burning Spellweave on the back bar only allows you to get the full benefit from the 5-piece bonus while running a Monster Set and a Mythic Item.

Velothi Ur-Mage’s Amulet increases your Offensive Penetration, damage done to Monsters, and grants you Minor Force while equipped; however, it reduces your light attack damage by 99%. You will still need to damage enemies with light attacks to generate Ultimate. While Velothi doesn’t increase your overall damage as much as Harpooner’s Wading Kilt, it’s a fantastic alternative in situations where you may be taking a lot of direct damage.

INTERMEDIATE SETUP

The Intermediate Setup for the Magicka Dragonknight Build is optimized for Damage Dealers that may not be ready for Trial content but want to replace crafted sets. Many Dungeon and Overland sets are easy to collect while effective in early to mid-game content.

If you have a surplus of Transmute Crystals and think you will be using this setup for a while, you could Transmute your jewelry from Arcane to Bloodthirsty and your Main Hand Dagger from Charged to Nirnhoned.

	SET NAME	TRAIT	ENCHANTMENT	WEIGHT/TYPE	ACQUIRED
HEAD	Slimecraw	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Veteran Wayrest Sewers I
SHOULDERS	Aegis Caller	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Unhallowed Grave
CHEST	Aegis Caller	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Unhallowed Grave
HANDS	Burning Spellweave	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Light	City of Ash I and II
WAIST	Burning Spellweave	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Light	City of Ash I and II
LEGS	Harpooner’s Wading Kilt	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Scrying
FEET	Aegis Caller	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Unhallowed Grave
NECKLACE	Burning Spellweave	Bloodthirsty/Arcane	Magical Harm	Jewelry	City of Ash I and II
RING	Burning Spellweave	Bloodthirsty/Arcane	Magical Harm	Jewelry	City of Ash I and II
RING	Burning Spellweave	Bloodthirsty/Arcane	Magical Harm	Jewelry	City of Ash I and II
FRONT BAR (MAIN HAND)	Aegis Caller	Nirnhoned/Charged	Flame Damage	Dagger	Unhallowed Grave
FRONT BAR (OFF-HAND)	Aegis Caller	Charged	Poison Damage	Dagger	Unhallowed Grave
BACK BAR	Merciless Charge	Infused	Weapon/Spell Damage	Greatsword	Maelstrom Arena

Slimecraw increases your Critical Chance by 3.5%, the highest bonus you can get from wearing one piece of a Monster Set.

Aegis Caller is an excellent set for increasing your AOE damage output. It summons an aegis when you deal martial melee damage (Physical, Bleed, Poison, or Disease Damage within 7m) that spins and damages everything within range. If you’re confident in your ability to handle Normal Trial content, you could skip this set and go straight for Arms of Relequen, even the non-Perfected version of the set will deal incredible single-target damage, as the Perfected version isn’t going to make or break this build.

Burning Spellweave is primarily used to increase your Weapon and Spell Damage by 490 for 8 seconds; however, it also applies the Burning status effect to an enemy and increases many of your core combat stats. This set is also used in the AOE-focused setup geared towards mid-late game. If you have the proper DLC or ESO+, you could skip this set and go straight for Runecarver’s Blaze for even more single-target DPS.

BEGINNER SETUP

Your options for beginner gear are typically limited to crafted sets or something cheap in guild stores. The Beginner Setup for the Magicka Dragonknight Build includes only crafted sets and is optimized for freshly created characters and CP160 Damage Dealers looking for an excellent build to start farming more challenging content.

	SET NAME	TRAIT	ENCHANTMENT	WEIGHT/TYPE	ACQUIRED
HEAD	Spell Parasite	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Crafted
SHOULDERS	Order’s Wrath	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Crafted
CHEST	Order’s Wrath	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Crafted
HANDS	Law of Julianos	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Light	Crafted
WAIST	Law of Julianos	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Light	Crafted
LEGS	Spell Parasite	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Crafted
FEET	Order’s Wrath	Divines	Maximum Magicka	Medium	Crafted
NECKLACE	Law of Julianos	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	Crafted
RING	Law of Julianos	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	Crafted
RING	Law of Julianos	Bloodthirsty	Magical Harm	Jewelry	Crafted
FRONT BAR (MAIN HAND)	Order’s Wrath	Charged	Flame Damage	Dagger	Crafted
FRONT BAR (OFF-HAND)	Order’s Wrath	Charged	Poison Damage	Dagger	Crafted
BACK BAR	Order’s Wrath	Infused	Weapon/Spell Damage	Greatsword	Crafted

Spell Parasite increases Weapons and Spell Damage and is equipped until you can obtain a suitable monster set to replace it.

Order’s Wrath significantly increases for Critical Chance and Critical Damage. It’s incredibly helpful during the early stages of building a character since they won’t have access to Barbed Trap yet.

Law of Julianos significantly improves your core combat stats, which will increase self-healing and damage output.

While this configuration is not required, it will provide the most optimal progression path for a beginner DPS.

SKILLS

FRONT BAR

Molten Whip (Morph of Lava Whip | Skill Line: Ardent Flame)

Barbed Trap (Morph of Trap Beast | Skill Line: Fighters Guild)

Igneous Weapons (Morph of Molten Weapons | Skill Line: Earthen Heart)

Burning Talons (Morph of Dark Talons | Skill Line: Draconic Power)

Camouflaged Hunter (Morph of Expert Hunter | Skill Line: Fighters Guild)

Ultimate: Flawless Dawnbreaker (Morph of Dawnbreaker | Skill Line: Fighters Guild)

BACK BAR

Stampede (Morph of Critical Charge | Skill Line: Two Handed)

Venomous Claw (Morph of Searing Strike | Skill Line: Ardent Flame)

Flames of Oblivion (Morph of Inferno | Skill Line: Ardent Flame)

Eruption (Morph of Ash Cloud | Skill Line: Earthen Heart)

Engulfing Flames (Morph of Fiery Breath | Skill Line: Ardent Flame)

Ultimate: Standard of Might (Morph of Dragonknight Standard | Skill Line: Ardent Flame)

ALTERNATIVE SKILLS

DEADLY CLOAK

Skill Line: Dual Wield
Base Skill: Blade Cloak
Deadly Cloak can replace Igneous Weapons if there is another Dragonknight in your group using this skill to increase your damage output.

DEEP BREATH

Skill Line: Draconic Power
Base Skill: Inhale
Deep Breath can replace Barbed Trap during trash fights for more AOE damage or when interrupting enemies is crucial. It also heals you for 100% of the damage dealt.

BONE SURGE

Skill Line: Undaunted
Base Skill: Bone Shield
Bone Shield can replace Venomous Claw if you need a strong damage shield for a specific mechanic.

RESOLVING VIGOR

Skill Line: Assault
Base Skill: Vigor
Resolving Vigor can replace Venomous Claw for a strong HOT that also grants the Minor Resolve buff.

ANTI-CAVALRY CALTROPS

Skill Line: Assault
Base Skill: Caltrops
Anti-Cavalry Caltrops can replace Venomous Claw during trash fights for increased AOE damage output.

ELEMENTAL RAGE

Skill Line: Destruction Staff
Base Skill: Elemental Storm
Elemental Rage can replace Standard of Might when you need a more AOE burst-oriented Ultimate to take down enemies quickly when needed. This Ultimate requires an Destruction Staff to be cast.

PULSAR

Skill Line: Destruction Staff
Base Skill: Impulse
Pulsar can replace Molten Whip during trash fights as your main spammable ability for increased AOE damage. This skill requires a Destruction Staff to be cast.

ELEMENTAL BLOCKADE

Skill Line: Destruction Staff
Base Skill: Wall of Elements
Elemental Blockade can replace Stampede during trash fights for increased AOE damage or if you’re using an Inferno Staff on the back bar instead. This skill requires a Destruction Staff to be cast.

PROXIMITY DETONATION

Skill Line: Assault
Base Skill: Magicka Detonation
Proximity Detonation can replace Engulfing Flames during trash fights for increased AOE damage. Casting this skill 3-5 seconds before initiating combat will give you the best timing for the explosion.

BURNING EMBERS

Skill Line: Ardent Flame
Base Skill: Searing Strike
Burning Embers can replace Venomous Claw if you want this DOT to heal you for 100% of the damage it deals; however, it deals slightly decreased damage.

PASSIVES

Most passives in the skill lines you utilize are worth investing in; however, some are more critical to the build than others.

Below is a complete list of only the most essential passives to the Magicka Dragonknight Build, which should be unlocked first if possible.

ARDENT FLAME

Combustion
Searing Heat
World in Ruin

DRACONIC POWER

Scaled Armor

EARTHEN HEART

All Passives

DUAL WIELD

Dual Wield Expert
Ruffian
Twin Blade and Blunt

TWO HANDED

Forceful
Heavy Weapons
Balanced Blade
Battle Rush

LIGHT ARMOR

Evocation
Prodigy
Concentration

MEDIUM ARMOR

Dexterity
Wind Walker
Agility

FIGHTERS GUILD

Intimidating Presence
Slayer
Banish the Wicked

UNDAUNTED

Undaunted Command
Undaunted Mettle

RACIAL

All Passives

ALCHEMY

Medicinal Use

MUNDUS STONE

THE THIEF

EASTMARCH

ALIK'R DESERT

MALABAL TOR

The Magicka Dragonknight Build uses The Thief Mundus Stone to increase your Critical Chance by 5.5%.

Each piece of Legendary Quality Divines armor increases this value by 9.1%. While wearing 7 pieces of Legendary Quality Divines armor, The Thief Mundus Stone increases your Critical Chance by 9.0%.

CONSUMABLES

FOOD

CLOCKWORK CITRUS FILET

The Clockwork Citrus Filet is a great food option for a blend of Maximum Health and Magicka and Magicka Recovery; however, it’s costly to craft due to the Perfect Roe ingredient. If gold is an issue, you can use Witchmother’s Potent Brew instead for a minimal decrease in stats.

Bonuses:
• Increase Maximum Health by 3326.
• Increase Maximum Magicka by 3080.
• Increase Health Recovery by 406.
• Increase Magicka Recovery by 338.
• Lasts 2 hours.

Ingredients:
• Frost Mirriam (1)
• Lemon (1)
• Perfect Roe (1)
• Red Meat (1)

GHASTLY EYE BOWL

The Ghastly Eye Bowl is the best food to improve your Magicka sustain. It is quite cheap to craft, and the ingredients are easy to find. It can also be purchased from guild stores if you haven’t learned the recipe.

Bonuses:
• Increase Maximum Magicka by ~4592.
• Increase Magicka Recovery by ~357.
• Scales with your level.
• Lasts 2 hours.

Ingredients:
• Bervez Juice (1)
• Lotus (1)
• Mint (1)
• Rose (1)
• Columbine (1)

POTIONS

HEROISM POTIONS

Heroism Potions are the best option for building Ultimate; however, using these potions requires that you gain Major Brutality, Sorcery, Savagery, and Prophecy from sources. Igneous Weapons and Flames of Oblivion provide these buffs.

Bonuses:
• Restore ~7582 Magicka.
• Restore ~7582 Stamina.
• Gain Major Intellect.
• Gain Major Endurance.
• Gain Minor Heroism.
• ~47.6-second duration.

Ingredients:
• Columbine (1)
• Dragon’s Blood (1)
• Dragon Rheum (1)

SPELL POWER POTIONS

Spell Power Potions provide Major Sorcery and Prophecy in situations where you may not have those buffs available through your skills.

Bonuses:
• Restore ~7582 Magicka.
• Gain Major Intellect.
• Gain Major Sorcery.
• Gain Major Prophecy.
• ~47.6-second duration.

Ingredients:
• Corn Flower (1)
• Lady’s Smock (1)
• Namira’s Rot or Water Hyacinth (1)

ESSENCE OF MAGICKA

Essence of Magicka potions should only be used to better sustain your Magicka if you cannot afford to craft Heroism Potions or Spell Power Potions.

Bonuses:
• Restore ~7582 Magicka.
• Gain Major Intellect.
• ~47.6-second duration.

These potions are generic world-dropped potions and are not worth crafting.

CHAMPION POINTS

The Champion Point (CP) system in ESO provides many powerful benefits that allow you to customize and strengthen your build. It is unlocked at Level 50 and maxes out at 3600 points. The CP system has three unique constellations: Craft, Warfare, and Fitness. The Warfare and Fitness constellations each have three subtrees.

• The Craft constellation focuses on crafting, gold gain, movement speed, stealth, and increasing material yields.
• The Warfare constellation focuses on increasing damage, healing, and damage mitigation.
• The Fitness constellation focuses on your core stats, such as Maximum Health and various methods of recovery, and provides many defensive benefits.

The Champion Point allocation below is optimized for the Magicka Dragonknight Build, focusing on increasing the strength of your Direct Damage and Damage over Time abilities, as well as your self-survivability.

Follow the recommended path below while levelling up and spending your Champion Points to see strong progression.

CRAFT

Steed’s Blessing (+50) (Slot 1)
Gilded Fingers (+10)
Fortune’s Favor (+10)
Wanderer (+15)
Steadfast Enchantment (+10)
Rationer (+10) (Slot 2)
Liquid Efficiency (+75) (Slot 3)
Rationer (+20)
Treasure Hunter (+50) (Slot 4)
Master Gatherer (+15)
Gifted Rider (+100) (Replace Slot 4)
Gilded Fingers (+40)
Breakfall (+50)
Steadfast Enchantment (+40)
Soul Reservoir (+33)
Beyond this point, you can continue to unlock passives or more slottable perks based on your preference.

WARFARE

Precision (+10)
Piercing (+10)
Master-at-Arms (+50) (Slot 1)
Deadly Aim (+50) (Slot 2)
Thaumaturge (+50) (Slot 3)

Wrathful Strikes (+50) (Slot 4)

Precision (+10)
Piercing (+10)
Eldritch Insight (+10)
Quick Recovery (+10)
Preparation (+20)
Flawless Ritual (+20)
War Mage (+30)
Battle Mastery (+20)
Mighty (+30)
Flawless Ritual (+20)

Battle Mastery (+20)

Eldritch Insight (+10)
Tireless Disciple (+20)
Elemental Aegis (+20)
Hardy (+20)
Beyond this point, you can continue to unlock passives or more slottable perks based on your preference:
Exploiter (50) can replace Wrathful Strikes to increase your damage dealt to enemies that are Off Balance enemies.

FITNESS

Rejuvenation (+50) (Slot 1)
Boundless Vitality (+50) (Slot 2)
Tumbling (+15)
Mystic Tenacity (+10)
Hero’s Vigor (+20)
Hasty (+8)
Celerity (+50) (Slot 3)
Fortified (+50) (Slot 4)
Tireless Guardian (+10)
Fortification (+30)
Hasty (+8)
Sprinter (+20)
Defiance (+20)
Tumbling (+15)
Beyond this point, you can continue to unlock passives or more slottable perks based on your preference:
Spirit Mastery (50) can replace Fortified to increase your resurrection speed. This is a must-have skill during group content.

TIPS & TRICKS

Below you will find how to begin a Dynamic rotation. This means you activate your skills accordingly depending on the situation and duration of your skills. It yields the best possible DPS and resource management but can be more difficult to master.

LA = Light Attack

Pre-buff with Flames of Oblivion and Igneous Weapons.

Begin combat on your front bar:
Barbed Trap > LA > Burning Talons > Bar Swap >
LA > Stampede > LA > Venomous Claw > LA > Engulfing Flames > LA > Eruption > LA > Standard of Might > Bar Swap >
LA > Molten Whip until your DOT abilities need to be reapplied.

ARCHIVED CHANGES

MAY 06 / 2024: – UPDATE 41 – SCIONS OF ITHELIA
• Added an AOE-Focused armor setup.

APRIL 24 / 2023:
• Build was officially re-released.

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