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This guide gives skills, champion points, and gear for an ESO Dragonknight PvP Healer Build!
This build has been updated for the Update 41 patch, Scions of Ithelia for the Elder Scrolls Online.
Why Should You Play the ESO Dragonknight PvP Healer Build?
Welcome to the guide for the ESO Dragonknight PvP Healer Build. Though not usually the first-class players think to reach for when creating PvP healers, the Dragonknight brings its own unique toolkit to the table. It may not be a meta-healing class, but it is super tanky and survivable.
Dragonknight PvP Healer Features and Mechanics
Below are some of the features found using the ESO Dragonknight Pvp Healer Build in the Elder Scrolls Online:
- Class – Dragonknight
- Weapon One – Restoration staff
- Weapon Two – Sword and Board
- Armor Types: 2 Light, 3 Medium, 2 Heavy
- Race: Argonian
- Infection: Vampire Stage 3
- Attributes: 32 Magicka, 32 Health
- Mundus Stone: Ritual
Skills
Bar One: Restoration Staff for Healing
Radiating Regeneration (Morph of Regeneration | Skill Line : Restoration Staff) – Great heal over time that procs various gear sets. Consider this a must to keep at all times.
Igneous Weapons (Morph of Molten Weapons | Skill Line : Earthen Heart) – Keep this buff up on yourself and your allies at all times. Grants Major Brutality and Sorcery to all, with an uptime of 45 seconds.
Cauterize (Morph of Inferno | Skill Line : Ardent Flame) – Just slotting this ability gives you Major Prophecy and Savagery, and casting grants a heal for yourself and an ally.
Energy Orb (Morph of Necrotic Orb | Skill Line : Undaunted) – Main resource sustain synergy for your allies, also provides a strong AoE heal over time. Keep orb active and in proximity of your allies as much as possible.
Combat Prayer (Morph of Blessing of Protection | Skill Line : Restoration Staff) – Great healing buff for all classes.
Life Giver (Morph of Panacea | Skill Line : Restoration Staff) – Insane survivability for you or the group with mobility and low cost.
Bar Two: Sword and Shield for Defensive and burst healing
Weapon Choices
- Restoration Staff
- Ice Staff
- Sword and Shield
Hardened Armor (Morph of Spiked Armor | Skill Line : Draconic Power) – A powerful shield skill the grants Major Resolve, as well as absorbing up to 4k damage for 6 seconds.
Blinding Flare (Morph of Revealing Flare | Skill Line : Support) – This gives us 10% damage reduction and is great counter gank.
Elusive Mist (Morph of Mist Form | Skill Line : Vampire) – Helpful mobility skill. It teleports you on a short distance, giving you an extremely powerful tool.
Fragmented Shield (Morph of Obsidian Shield | Skill Line : Earthen Heart) – Gives you and your group a shield. Grants Major Mending to increase your healing done.
Coagulating Blood (Morph of Dragon Blood | Skill Line : Draconic Power) – Your main spammable burst heal that is based off your missing health. Meaning, if you’re at 75% I wouldn’t cast this because it won’t do much for you. Instead relay on Cauterize for heal over times and this for an “oh crap” spammable when below 50%
Replenishing Barrier (Morph of Barrier | Skill Line : Support) – A must have ultimate for an effective PvP group, this ability protects yourself and nearby group members for up to 11k damage. A must have when storming keeps through a hail of siege fire.
Passives Skills
Consider taking all of the passives in the below skill trees to increase your builds performance without slotting any skills:
- Ardent Flame (class skill line)
- Draconic Power (class skill line)
- Earthen Heart (class skill line)
- Restoration Staff (weapon skill line)
- Sword and Board (weapon skill line)
- Light Armor
- Medium Armor
- Heavy Armor
- Undaunted
- Racial
- Alliance War Support
- Alliance War Assault
- Crafting, Alchemy Medicinal Use
- Infection: Vampire
Gear 1
Small Group Content
Ideally used with a 2-6 player group.
| Slot | Type | Set | Trait | Glyph |
| Head | heavy | Ozezan the Inferno | Divines | Prismatic |
| Shoulders | light | Ozezan the Inferno | Divines | Magicka |
| Chest | heavy | Mara’s Balm | Reinforced | Prismatic |
| Legs | medium | Phoenix Moth Theurge | Reinforced | Prismatic |
| Gloves | medium | Phoenix Moth Theurge | Divines | Magicka |
| Boots | medium | Phoenix Moth Theurge | Divines | Magicka |
| Belt | light | Armor of the Trainee | Divines | Magicka |
| Weapon One | Restoration Staff | Phoenix Moth Theurge | Powered | Weapon Damage |
| Weapon Two | Sword | Mara’s Balm | Powered | Stamina Recovery |
| Secondary | Shield | Mara’s Balm | Sturdy | Health |
| Necklace | Pearls of Ehlnofey | Swift | Magicka Recovery | |
| Ring 1 | Mara’s Balm | Swift | Magicka Recovery | |
| Ring 2 | Mara’s Balm | Swift | Magicka Recovery |
Monster and Mythic
Ozezan the Inferno = monster helm from update 37, Scribes of Fate in Scriverner’s Hall dungeon.
- Why? This provides exceptional defensive capabilities if you run multiple heals over time.
Flex Options
- Earthgore: = gives a burst heal, mini negate and cleanse.
- Engine Guardian: = good resource sustain
- Magma Incarnate = great group utility
- Chokethorn = single target burst heal
- Nightflame = AoE heal
Pearls of Ehlnofey = this mythic requires DLC and Scrying. It provides an unbelievable ultimate generation.
- Why? This mythic provides an unbelievable amount of ultimate generation.
Flex Options:
- Torc of Tonal Constancy = great for resource sustain
- Markyn Ring of Majesty = increases your weapon and spell, adds resistances
Gear sets
Mara’s Balm = Defensive set, Obtained from the Rewards of the Worthy coffers
- WHY? one of the strongest defensive sets in the game even post-nerf in update 37. Additionally, this provides a free cleanse every 30 seconds making you extremely tanky. Swap if you prefer something else in heavy armor.
Phoenix Moth Theurge = buff set, that comes from overland Firesong DLC Galen and Y’ffelon zone or bought from the traders.
- This set provides incredible group utility and helps sustain stamina.
FLEX OPTIONS BUFF SET
- Rallying Cry = great group utility setup
- Gossamer = great buff set major evasion to group
- Sanctuary = ideal when you want raw healing
- Almalexia’s Mercy = incredible HPS if you have high magicka
- Hiti’s Hearth = reduce block and dodge plus a heal
- Buffer of the Swift = awesome damage reduction
FLEX OPTIONS DEFENSIVE SET
- Ironblood = most mitigation possible
- Grace of Gloom = God tier survivability but from healing which scales off max health and major evasion proc
- Mark of the Pariah = good for armor keep on body all times
- Buffer of the Swift = awesome damage reduction
- Wretched Vitality = great resource sustain
- Daedric Trickery = craftable defensive set
Trainee = Comes from base game starter island overland zones or sold at guild traders. This set simply gives you extra stats and is easy to obtain.
Zerging Gear Set-up
This setup sacrifices survivability and assumes you have a larger group.
| Slot | Type | Set | Trait | Glyph |
| Head | medium | Earthgore | Well-fitted | Prismatic |
| Shoulders | light | Earthgore | Well-fitted | Magicka |
| Chest | heavy | Trainee | Reinforced | Prismatic |
| Legs | light | Spell Power Cure | Sturdy | Prismatic |
| Gloves | light | Spell Power Cure | Sturdy | Magicka |
| Boots | medium | Snow Treaders | Sturdy | Magicka |
| Belt | medium | Trainee | Well-fitted | Magicka |
| Weapon One | Restoration Staff | Phoenix Moth Theurge | Powered | Weapon Damage |
| Weapon Two | Sword | Blessing of the Potentates | Powered | Stamina Recovery |
| Secondary | Shield | Blessing of the Potentates | Sturdy | Health |
| Necklace | Spell Power Cure | Swift | Magicka Recovery | |
| Ring 1 | Spell Power Cure | Swift | Magicka Recovery | |
| Ring 2 | Spell Power Cure | Swift | Magicka Recovery |
Monster Helm:
Earthgore: obtained in Bloodroot Forge
- Why? gives a burst heal, mini negate and cleanse.
FLEX OPTIONS
- Engine Guardian: = good resource sustain
- Magma Incarnate = great group utility
- Chokethorn = single target burst heal
Gear Sets:
Phoenix Moth Theurge = this set comes from overland Firesong DLC Galen and Y’ffelon zone or bought from the traders. This set provides incredible group utility and helps sustain stamina.
Spell Power Cure: obtained in white gold tower dungeon.
- WHY? Major courage adds tons of damage and this set is mobile.
FLEX OPTIONS BUFF SET
- Rallying Cry = great group utility setup
- Gossamer = great buff set major evasion to group
- Sanctuary = ideal when you want raw healing
- Almalexia’s Mercy = incredible HPS if you have high magicka
- Hiti’s Hearth = reduce block and dodge plus a heal
- Buffer of the Swift = awesome damage reduction
Mara’s Balm = PvP Rewards of the worthy boxes
- WHY? one of the strongest defensive sets in the game even post-nerf in update 37. Additionally, this provides a free cleanse every 15 seconds making you extremely tanky. Swap if you prefer something else in heavy armor.
FLEX OPTIONS DEFNESIVES
- Ironblood = most mitigation possible
- Grace of Gloom = God tier survivability but from healing which scales off max health and major evasion proc
- Mark of the Pariah = good for armor keep on body all times
- Buffer of the Swift = awesome damage reduction
- Wretched Vitality = great resource sustain
- Daedric Trickery = craftable defensive set
Blessing of the Potentates: Cyrodiil, Vlastarus Elite Gear Vendor
- WHY? great cost reduction after casting combat pray
FLEX OPTION
- Blessing of the Potentates: = great damage reduction set
- Perfected Timeless Blessing = great cost reduction after casting combat pray
- Perfected Grand Rejuvenation = great if using healing springs
- Perfected Precise Regeneration = easy to obtain and boost sustain
No-Proc PvP
Meant for no proc no CP PvP campaigns in Cyrodiil
| Slot | Type | Set | Trait | Glyph |
| Head | heavy | Domihaus | Well-fitted | Prismatic |
| Shoulders | medium | Swarm Mothers | Well-fitted | Magicka |
| Chest | heavy | Mark of the Pariah | Reinforced | Prismatic |
| Legs | heavy | Mark of the Pariah | Well-fitted | Prismatic |
| Gloves | light | Amber Plasm | Sturdy | Magicka |
| Boots | light | Amber Plasm | Sturdy | Magicka |
| Belt | light | Amber Plasm | Sturdy | Magicka |
| Weapon One | Restoration Staff | Amber Plasm | Powered | Spell damage |
| Weapon Two | Sword | Amber Plasm | Powered | Escapist’s Poison IX |
| Secondary | Shield | Amber Plasm | Sturdy | Magicka |
| Necklace | Mark of the Pariah | Swift | Magicka Recovery | |
| Ring 1 | Mark of the Pariah | Triune | Magicka Recovery | |
| Ring 2 | Mark of the Pariah | Swift | Magicka Recovery |
Monster Helm
Domihaus: obtained in Falkreath Hold & Swarm Mother
- Why? massive 1pc bonuses give you huge stat pools.
FLEX OPTION
- Magma Incarnate = for extra recovery
- Earthgore = for increase healing %
Gear Sets:
Mark of the Pariah: obtained in overland Orsinium or bought from traders.
- Why? great mitigation set on at all times that’s very easy to obtain.
Amber Plasm: obtained in Ruins of Mazzatun dungeon Shadows of the Hist DLC.
- Why? Carries your resource sustain in no CP.
Race
The best race choices for the Dragonknight PvP Healer:
- Argonian: God tier tanky making it a perfect fit for being that annoying healer that just won’t die.
- Breton: The best burst magicka sustain race in the game.
Attributes
Consider splitting your attributes into 32 health and 32 magicka. You should reach at least 32,000 health inside your PvP context. Adjust if not reaching those numbers.
Mundus Stone
The Ritual is the best Mundus Stone for PvP Healer Builds because it increases healing effectiveness by 8%.
Champion Points – ESO Dragonknight PvP Healer Build
| Craft | Warfare | Fitness |
| Liquid Efficiency | Ironclad | Boundless Vitality |
| Gifted Rider | Soothing Tide | Bracing Anchor |
| Steed’s Blessing | Rejuvenator | Celerity |
| War Mount | Focused Mending | Pain’s Refuge |
Warfare Constellation Champion Points
Below is a step-by-step method for slotting your champion points in the Warfare tree (blue). We have used the minimum possible to reach 4 slottable selections all maxed out. If you have more CP, consider taking more in the passives for optimal performance.
Below are recommended Warfare Champion Point selections for the ESO Dragonknight PvP Healer:
- Eldritch Insight – 10
- Mastered Curation – sub constellation – Blessed – 10
- Soothing Tide (slottable) 50
- Rejuvenator (slottable) 50
- Focused Mending (slottable) 50
- Staving death – sub con – quick recovery – 10
- Staving death – sub con – ironclad –(slottable) 50
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 230 CP (690 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.
- Precision 20
- Piercing 20
- Tireless discipline 20
- Eldritch insight 10
- Blessed 10
- Quick recovery 20
- Battle mastery 40
- Mighty 30
- Flawless ritual 40
- War mage 30
- Elemental aegis 20
- Hardy 20
- Preparation 20
This would max out the Warfare tree with all active and passive champion points at 530 spent 1,590 total spent.
Fitness Constellation Champion Points
Below are recommended Fitness Champion Point selections for the ESO Dragonknight PvP Healer:
- Boundless Vitality (slottable) 50
- Sprinter – 10
- Wind Chaser – sub constellation – Hasty – 8
- Wind Chaser – sub constellation – Celerity (slottable) – 50
- Tireless Guardian – 10
- Walking Fortress – sub constellation – nimble protector – 3
- Walking Fortress – sub constellation – Bracing Anchor (slottable) – 50
- Hero’s Vigor – 10
- Survivor’s spite – sub constellation – Mystic Tenacity – 10
- Survivor’s spite – sub constellation – Pain’s Refuge (salottable) – 50
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 251 CP (753 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.
- Hero’s vigor 10
- Tumbling 30
- Sprinter 10
- Defiance 20
- Hasty 8
- Tireless guardian 10
- Fortification 30
- Nimble 3
- Mystic tenacity 40
- Tempered soul 50
- Piercing gaze 30
- Savage defense 30
- Bashing brutality 20
This would max out the fitness tree with all active passive champion points at 542 cp spent and 1,626 total spent.
Craft Constellation Champion Points
Below are recommended Craft Champion Point selections for the ESO Dragonknight PvP Healer:
- Steed’s blessing – (slottable) 50
- Breakfall 10
- Wanderer 15
- Steadfast 10
- Rationer 10
- Liquid efficiency (slottable) 75
- Treasure hunter 50
- Master gatherer 15
- Gifted rider (slottable) 100
- War mount (slottable) 120
This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 455CP (1365 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance.
- Steadfast enchantment 40cp
- Breakfall 40 cp
- Wanderer 60
- Fortunes favor 10
- Friends in low places 25
- Out of sight 30
- Fleet of Phantom 40
- Soul’s Reservoir 33
- Gilded fingers 50
- Fortunes favor 40
- Inspiration boost 45
- Infamous 30
This would max out the crafting tree with all active passive champion points at 898 cp spent 2,694 total spent.
Consumables
Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch
Type: Foods
BEST FOR SUSTAIN: Increase Max Health by 4312, Health Recovery by 406 and Stamina and Magicka Recovery by 369 for 2 hours. Ingredients: Frost Mirriam (1), Perfect Roe (1), Red Meat (1), Tomato (1), White Cap (1)
Jewels of Misrule
Type: Foods
CHEAP SUSTAIN OPTION: Increase Stamina and Magicka Recovery by 357 and Max Health by 3927 for 2 hours. These effects are scaled based on your level. Ingredients: Bervez Juice (1), Lotus (1), Mint (1), Rose (1), Columbine (1)
Tri-Restoration Potion or Essence of Health (tri-stat)
Type: Potions
Restore 7329 Health, 6618 Magicka, and 6618 Stamina immediately. Grants Major Fortitude, Major Intellect, and Major Endurance which increase your Health Recovery, Magicka Recovery, and Stamina Recovery by 20% for 31.7 seconds. (effects are scaled based on your level) Ingredients: Bugloss, Columbine, Mountain Flower
Escapist’s Poison IX
Type: Poisons
Immobilizes your target and grants you unstoppable, rendering you immune to control effects for 1.6 seconds. This poison will also break you free of ongoing control effects. Inflects hindrance to your target and grants you major expedition, reducing their movement speed by 40% and increasing your movement speed by 30% for 2.3 seconds. Drains stamina from your target, increasing the cost of their stamina abilities by 10% and restores 238 stamina per second to you for 2.3 seconds. (10s cooldown). Ingredients: Columbine, Namira’s Rot, Wormwood
Build Summary – ESO Dragonknight PvP Healer
Class: Dragonknight
Race: Argonian
Infection: Vampire (Stage 3)
Attributes: 32 Health, 32 Magicka
Mundus Stone: Atronach
Weapon One: Restoration Staff
Weapon Two: Sword and Board
Armor Set 1: Mara’s Balm
Armor Set 2: Phoenix Moth Theurge
Monster Helm: Ozezan the Inferno
Mythic: Pearls of Ehlnofey
Armor Weight: 2 Light, 3 Medium, 2 Heavy
Skill Bar 1
- Radiating Regeneration
- Igneous Weapons
- Cauterize
- Energy Orb
- Combat Prayer
- Life Giver (Ultimate)
Skill Bar 2
- Hardened Armor
- Blinding Flare
- Elusive Mist
- Fragmented Shield
- Coagulating Blood
- Replenishing Barrier (Ultimate)
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