The ESO Stamina Dragonknight deals poison and fire damage and can provide stagger to the group through the use of Stone Giant when needed. In this stamdk guide we will cover the following:
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STAMINA DRAGONKNIGHT BUILD / STAM DK – META
- Overview
- Race
- Mundus
- Attributes
- Consumables
- Gear
- Skills
- Rotation
- Passives
- Champion Points
- Parse Time
OVERVIEW
- Race: Dark Elf, Khajiit, Orc or Redguard
- Other acceptable alternatives will perform nearly as well and you can find them on our race guide page here.
- Mundus: Thief
- Attributes:
- Magicka: 0
- Health: 0
- Stamina: 64
- Consumables
- Food: Lava Foot Soup and Saltrice
- Potion: Essence of Weapon Power
GEAR – STAMINA DRAGONKNIGHT
In this section, we will go over starter and end game gear for the Stamina Dragonknight DPS build.
SLOT | SET | WEIGHT | TRAIT | ENCHANTMENT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Head | Zaan’s | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Shoulder | Zaan’s | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Chest | Relequen | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Belt | Relequen | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Shoes | Relequen | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Hands | Relequen | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Pants | Harpooner’s Wading Kilt | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Necklace | Pillar of Nirn | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring 1 | Pillar of Nirn | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring 2 | Pillar of Nirn | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Weapon 1 | Relequen Pillar of Nirn | Dagger Dagger | Nirnhoned Charged | Fire Poison |
Weapon 2 | Pillar of Nirn | Greatsword | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchantment |
- Zaan’s drops in Veteran Scalecaller Peak (Dungeon)
- Kilt for Parsing or Parse situations
- Relequen is a Cloudrest set (Trial)
- Pillar of Nirn drops in Falkreath Hold (dungeon)
- Yes you are wearing one piece Relequen, one piece Nirn on the front bar so you can maintain the 4 piece bonus of both sets at all times. Yes, that means you have 6 pieces of Nirn on in total. Yes this is the optimal loadout this patch 🙂
STARTER GEAR – STAMINA DRAGONKNIGHT
SLOT | SET | WEIGHT | TRAIT | ENCHANTMENT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Head | Stormfist | Light | Divines | Stamina |
Shoulder | Stormfist | Light | Divines | Stamina |
Chest | Orders Wrath | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Belt | Orders Wrath | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Shoes | Orders Wrath | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Hands | Orders Wrath | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Pants | Orders Wrath | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
Necklace | Briarheart | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring 1 | Briarheart | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Ring 2 | Briarheart | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
Weapon 1 | Briarheart | Dagger Dagger | Nirnhoned Charged | Fiery Weapon Poison Weapon |
Weapon 2 | Briarheart | Greatsword | Infused | Weapon Damage Enchantment |
- Stormfist drops in Veteran Tempest Island
- Orders Wrath is crafted
- Briarheart is an overland set found in Wrothgar (delves, world bosses, public dungeons)
SKILL LINEAGE – STAMINA DRAGONKNIGHT
Here we will go over the skill locations for each of the abilities you use on the Stamina Dragonknight DPS. You may also find some optional abilities that I found to be useful sometimes shown here.
SKILL (MORPH) | BASE ABILITY | SKILL TREE |
---|---|---|
Venomous Claw | Searing Strike | Dragonknight > Ardent Flame |
Molten Whip | Lava Whip | Dragonknight > Ardent Flame |
Camouflaged Hunter | Expert Hunter | Guild > Fighters Guild |
Barbed Trap | Trap Beast | Guild > Fighters Guild |
Eruption | Ash Cloud | Dragonknight > Earthen Heart |
Flawless Dawnbreaker | Dawnbreaker | Guild > Figthers Guild |
Stampede | Critical Charge | Weapon > Two Handed |
Noxious Breath | Fiery Breath | Dragonknight > Ardent Flame |
Resolving Vigor | Vigor | Alliance War > Assault |
Flames of Oblivion | Inferno | Dragonknight > Ardent Flame |
Consuming Trap | Soul Trap | World > Soul Magic |
Standard of Might | Dragonknight Standard | Dragonknight > Ardent Flame |
ROTATION – STAMINA DRAGONKNIGHT
Here we will go over the rotation for the stamina dragonknight dps
- Apply Dots
- Any time all dots are ticking use Molten Whip as your spammable. Reapply dots as necessary.
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PASSIVES – STAMINA DRAGONKNIGHT
- CLASS
- All Passives
- WEAPON
- Two Hand: All Passives
- Dual Wield: All Passives
- ARMOR
- Medium Armor: All Passives
- WORLD
- None
- GUILDS
- Fighters Guild: First Four Passives
- Undaunted Guild: All Passives
- Racial: All Passives
- Alchemy: Medicinal Use
CHAMPION POINTS – STAMINA DRAGONKNIGHT
In this section, we will go over how to set up the Stamina Dragonknight DPS champion points in the new CP 2.0 system.
Warfare Tree
CP Level | Perk | Points |
---|---|---|
0-60 | Precision | 20 |
60-210 | Wrathful Strikes (slot) | 50 |
210-270 | Piercing | 20 |
270-420 | Biting Aura (slot) | 50 |
420-570 | Master at Arms (slot) | 50 |
570-720 | Thaumaturge (slot) | 50 |
720-780 | Tireless Disciple | 20 |
780-810 | Quick Recovery | 10 |
810-870 | Preparation | 20 |
870-930 | Battle Mastery | 20 |
930-1020 | Mighty | 30 |
1020-1080 | Battle Mastery | 20 |
1080-1140 | Elemental Aegis | 20 |
1140-1200 | Hardy | 20 |
1200-1230 | Quick Recovery | 10 |
1230-1290 | Blessed | 20 |
1290-1350 | Eldritch Insight | 20 |
1350-1410 | Flawless Ritual | 20 |
1410-1500 | War Mage | 30 |
1500-1560 | Flawless Ritual | 20 |
Fitness Tree
CP Level | Perk | Points |
---|---|---|
0-150 | Boundless Vitality (slot) | 50 |
150-300 | Rejuvenation (slot) | 50 |
300-345 | Tumbling | 15 |
345-375 | Mystic Tenacity | 10 |
375-435 | Heros Vigor | 20 |
435-585 | Bloody Renewal (slot) | 50 |
585-735 | Fortified (slot) | 50 |
735-780 | Tumbling | 15 |
780-840 | Defiance | 20 |
840-864 | Hasty | 8 |
864-924 | Tireless Guardian | 20 |
924-1014 | Fortification | 30 |
1014-1038 | Hasty | 8 |
1038-1098 | Sprinter | 20 |
1098-1188 | Savage Defense | 30 |
1188-1206 | Nimble Protector | 6 |
1206-1266 | Bashing Brutality | 20 |
1266-1386 | Mystic Tenacity | 40 |
1386-1406 | Piercing Gaze | 10 |
1406-1556 | Tempered Soul | 50 |
1556-1616 | Piercing Gaze | 20 |
Craft Tree
CP Level | Perk | Points |
---|---|---|
0-150 | Steed’s Blessing (slot) | 50 |
150-300 | Breakfall | 50 |
300-345 | Wanderer | 15 |
345-375 | Steadfast Enchantment | 10 |
375-465 | Rationer (slot) | 30 |
465-690 | Liquid Efficiency (slot) | 75 |
690-870 | Wanderer | 60 |
870-990 | Steadfast Enchantment | 40 |
990-1140 | Fortune’s Favor | 50 |
1140-1290 | Gilded Fingers | 50 |
1290-1380 | Out of Sight | 30 |
1380-1500 | Fleet phantom | 40 |
1500-1599 | Soul Reservoir | 33 |
1599-1749 | Treasure Hunter (slot) | 50 |
1749-1884 | Inspiration Boost | 45 |
1884-2034 | Meticulous Disassembly | 50 |
2034-2259 | Master Gatherer | 75 |
PARSE TIME
A couple of minor changes that will maximize your parse:
- Replace Carve with Stone Fist or Wrecking Blow
Rotation stays the same! Everything stays the same!