ESO One Bar Dragonknight Build

This ESO One Bar Dragonknight build melts packs of enemies with its emphasis on AOE fire damage. From overland to Veteran Vateshran Hallows, Solo content and group content. Let’s light it up!


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ONE BAR DRAGONKNIGHT BUILD

If you want to put out a ton of damage on one bar, this build is perfect.

  1. Overview
    • Race
    • Mundus
    • Attributes
    • Consumables
    • Vampire / Werewolf
  2. Gear
  3. Skills
  4. Rotation
  5. Passives
  6. Champion Points
  7. Parse Time

OVERVIEW

  • Race: High Elf, Dark Elf, Khajiit, or Breton
    • Dark elf for for damage or Breton for sustain. Either one is great choice. Find out what other alternatives you can choose on our race guide here.
  • Mundus: Thief
  • Attributes:
    • Magicka: 64
    • Health: 0
    • Stamina: 0
  • Consumables
    • Food:
      • Ghastly Eye Bowl
      • Witchmother’s Potent Brew (if you need more health)
  • Vampire
    • No, not this patch

GEAR – ONE BAR DRAGONKNIGHT BUILD

In this section, we will cover both the starter gear and veteran gear for the solo Magicka Dragonknight DPS build.

SLOTSETWEIGHTTRAITENCHANTMENT
HeadSlimecrawLightDivinesMagicka
ShoulderPillar of NirnMediumDivinesMagicka
ChestWhorl of the DepthsLightDivinesMagicka
BeltWhorl of the DepthsLight Divines Magicka
ShoesWhorl of the DepthsLight Divines Magicka
HandsWhorl of the DepthsLight DivinesMagicka
PantsWhorl of the DepthsLight Divines Magicka
NecklacePillar of NirnJewelryBloodthirstySpell Damage
Ring 1Pillar of NirnJewelry BloodthirstySpell Damage
Ring 2Oakensoul RingJewelry Bloodthirsty Spell Damage
Weapon 1Pillar of NirnDagger
Dagger
Nirnhoned
Precise
Fire Enchant
Poison

  • Slimecraw drops in Wayrest Sewers (dungeon)
  • Whorl of the Depths drops in Dreadsail Reef (trial)
  • Pillar of Nirn drops in Falkreath Hold
  • If you don’t have DLC –
    • Burning Spellweave drops in City of Ash(dungeon)
    • The Order’s Wrath is Crafted
  • Maelstrom drops in the Maelstrom Arena (wrothgar arena)
  • Oakensoul Ring

STARTER GEAR – ONE BAR DRAGONKNIGHT BUILD

SLOTSETWEIGHTTRAITENCHANTMENT
HeadIceheartLightDivinesMagicka
ShoulderIceheartLightDivinesMagicka
ChestOrders WrathLightDivinesMagicka
BeltOrders WrathLight Divines Magicka
ShoesOrders WrathLight Divines Magicka
HandsOrders WrathLight DivinesMagicka
PantsOrders WrathLightDivines Magicka
NecklaceJulianosJewelryBloodthirstySpell Damage
Ring 1JulianosJewelry BloodthirstySpell Damage
Ring 2JulianosJewelry Bloodthirsty Spell Damage
Weapon 1JulianosInferno
Staff
PreciseFire Enchant

  • Iceheart drops in Direfrost Keep (dungeon)
  • Order’s Wrath is Crafted (can be purchased at guild traders)
  • Magnus is Crafted (can be purchased at guild traders)
  • Oakensoul Ring<—-Guide on how to find!

SKILLS – ONE BAR DRAGONKNIGHT BUILD

One Bar Dragonknight

Flames of OblivionMolten WhipEngulfing FlamesBurning EmbersMystic OrbStandard of Might
ESO skills flames of oblivionESO Skills Molten WhipESO Skills Engulfing FlamesESO Skills Burning EmbersESO Skills Mystic OrbESO Skills Standard of Might

Honorable Mentions:
Force Pulse can be a great ranged substitute for Molten Whip if you need a ranged spammable
eso skills force pulse


SKILL LINEAGE – ONE BAR DRAGONKNIGHT BUILD

This section shows the location of each of the skills the One Bar Dragonknight uses.

SKILL (MORPH)BASE ABILITYSKILL TREE
ESO skills flames of oblivion Flames of Oblivion InfernoDragonknight > Ardent Flame
ESO Skills Molten Whip Molten Whipeso skills lava whip Lava WhipDragonknight > Ardent Flame
ESO Skills Engulfing Flames Engulfing FlamesESO Skills Fiery Breath Fiery BreathDragonknight > Ardent Flame
ESO Skills Burning Embers Burning Emberseso skills searing strike Searing StrikeDragonknight > Ardent Flame
ESO Skills Mystic Orb Mystic OrbESO Skills Necrotic Orb Necrotic OrbGuilds > Undaunted
ESO Skills Standard of Might Standard of Might Dragonknight StandardDragonknight > Arden Flame

ROTATION – ONE BAR DRAGONKNIGHT BUILD

This solo Magicka Dragonknight Rotation is dynamic, but don’t let that scare you! Essentially, what we’ve done is put our long-lasting dots on the back bar. We apply them all, then move to the front bar and use our spammable.

Any time all dots are ticking we are using our spammable aka Molten Whip or Elemental
ESO Skills Molten Whip

Swap to back bar to reapply all your dots back there when they start dropping.

In other Words

  • Step 1: Prebuff/debuff with
    Flames of Oblivion
    ESO skills flames of oblivion

  • Step 2: Apply Dots / Buffs
    Elemental Blockade >Barbed Trap > Engulfing Flames > Burning Embers
    > > ESO Skills Mystic Orb

  • Step: 3 Use Spammable until a dot or de/buff needs to be replaced
    ESO Skills Molten Whip
    -Return to Step 2-

PASSIVES – ONE BAR DRAGONKNIGHT BUILD

  • CLASS
    • All passives
  • WEAPON
    • Staff: All Passives
  • ARMOR
    • Light Armor: All Passives
    • Medium Armor: Only if you wear heavy armor
    • Heavy Armor: Only if you wear heavy armor
  • GUILDS
    • Mages Guild: All Passives
    • Undaunted Guild: All Passives
    • Psijic Guild : If you use psijic abilities
    • Fighters Guild: All Passives
  • Racial: All Passives
  • Alchemy: Medicinal Use

CHAMPION POINTS – ONE BAR DRAGONKNIGHT BUILD

In this section, we will cover the solo Magicka Dragonknight champion point setup for CP 2.0.

Warfare Tree

CP LevelPerkPoints
0-60Precision20
60-210Fighting Finesse (slot)50
210-270Piercing20
270-420Deadly Aim (slot)50
420-570Master at Arms(slot)50
570-720Wrathful Strikes(slot)50
720-780Eldritch Insight20
780-810Quick Recovery10
810-870Preparation20
870-930Flawless Ritual20
930-1020War Mage30
1020-1080Flawless Ritual20
1080-1140Elemental Aegis20
1140-1200Hardy20
1200-1230Quick Recovery10
1230-1290Blessed20
1290-1350Tireless Discipline20
1350-1410Battle Mastery20
1410-1500Mighty30
1500-1560Battle Mastery20

Fitness Tree

CP LevelPerkPoints
0-150Boundless Vitality (slot)50
150-300Rejuvenation (slot)50
300-345Tumbling15
345-375Mystic Tenacity10
375-435Heros Vigor20
435-585Siphoning Spells (slot)50
585-735Fortified (slot) 50
735-780Tumbling15
780-840Defiance20
840-864Hasty8
864-924Tireless Guardian20
924-1014Fortification30
1014-1038Hasty8
1038-1098Sprinter20
1098-1188Savage Defense30-
1188-1206Nimble Protector6
1206-1266Bashing Brutality20
1266-1386Mystic Tenacity40
1386-1406Piercing Gaze10
1406-1556Tempered Soul50
1556-1616Piercing Gaze20

Craft Tree

CP LevelPerkPoints
0-150Steed’s Blessing (slot)50
150-300Breakfall50
300-345Wanderer15
345-375Steadfast Enchantment10
375-465Rationer (slot)30
465-690Liquid Efficiency (slot)75
690-870Wanderer60
870-990Steadfast Enchantment40
990-1140Fortune’s Favor50
1140-1290Gilded Fingers50
1290-1380Out of Sight30
1380-1500Fleet phantom40
1500-1599Soul Reservoir33
1599-1749Treasure Hunter (slot)50
1749-1884Inspiration Boost45
1884-2034Meticulous Disassembly50
2034-2259Master Gatherer75

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Skill descriptions are based off of ESO Skillbook, an amazing resource for all things ESO!