ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight Build

The guide gives skills, champion points, and gear for an ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight Build!

This build has been updated for the Updated 42, the Gold Road Chapter of the Elder Scrolls Online (ESO).

ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight Build

This is the ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight Build and has everything you need to be successful in PvP. A burst ultimate, damage over time effects that melt enemies, and crazy survivability.  Pick this build-up if you want something that plays well offensive, defensive, group, or solo.  This build plays the hybrid style, blending both magicka and stamina skills and weapon choices to give it the most flexibility in the game. 

ESO Stamina Dragonknight PvP Build Features and Mechanics

Below are some of the features found using the ESO Stamina Dragonknight PvP Build in the Elder Scrolls Online:

• Class – Dragonknight
• Weapon One – Dual Wield
• Armor Types: 3 Heavy, 3 Medium, 1 Light
• Monster Helm: Magma Incarnate
• Mythic: Oakensoul Ring
• Race: Nord
• Attributes: 32 Stamina, 32 Health
• Mundus Stone: Warrior

Skills

Skill Set 1 Front Bar

Chains of Devastation (Morph of Fiery Grip | Skill Line : Ardent Flame) – Use it to close the gap between you and your opponent; you’ll get Major Expedition and Major Berserk

Molten Whip (Morph of Lava Whip | Skill Line : Ardent Flame) – Main spammable that can be buffed three times via Ardent Flames abilities.

Cinder Storm (Morph of Ash Cloud | Skill Line : Earthen Heart) – Heal over time, use this in combinaton with your burst heal.

Coagulating Blood (Morph of Dragon Blood | Skill Line : Draconic Power) – This is your burst heal that should be used a lower HP sub 50%.

Noxious Breath (Morph of Fiery Breath | Skill Line : Ardent Flame) – Breathe a poisonous flame onto enemies dealing poison damage and inflicting them with major fracture

Corrosive Armor (Morph of Magma Armor | Skill Line : Earthen Heart) – Insane powerful ultimate that makes you very hard to kill for 12 seconds and 100% spell pen for direct damage attacks. This is what I use most of the time because it’s so good both defensively and offensively.

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)
• Dual Wield (weapon skill line)
• Light Armor
• Medium Armor
• Heavy Armor
• Undaunted
• Alchemy Medicinal
• Race
• Assault Alliance
• Alliance Support
• Vampire (optional stage 3)

Gear 1 – Best in Slot

The gear chart below represents the best gear for the ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight Build:

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	heavy	Basalt-Blooded Warrior	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Magma Incarnate	Well-fitted	Stamina
Chest	heavy	Basalt-Blooded Warrior	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	heavy	Basalt-Blooded Warrior	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Gloves	medium	Tarnished Nightmare	Well-fitted	Stamina
Boots	medium	Tarnished Nightmare	Well-fitted	Stamina
Belt	medium	Tarnished Nightmare	Well-fitted	Stamina
Weapon One	Mace	Basalt-Blooded Warrior	Nirnhoned	Sundered
Secondary	Mace	Basalt-Blooded Warrior	Sharpened	Poison
Necklace		Tarnished Nightmare	Swift	Weapon Damage
Ring 1		Tarnished Nightmare	Swift	Weapon Damage
Ring 2	Mythic	Oakensoul Ring	Infused	Reduced Magicka Cost

Monster Helms and Mythic

Magma Incarnate: obtained from Vet Dread Cellar; requires Waking Flame DLC. Best all around 2pc monster helm for solo or small group.

Oakensoul: obtained through ESO Mythics/antiquities system.  You need 5 items to be able to create the Mythic item. CLICK HERE FOR LEADS. Best all around for buffs, damage, and resource sustain.

Alternatives

• Baron Thirsk = 1pc magicka and stamina recovery
• Chokethorn = 1pc magicka recovery
• Shadowrend = 1pc magicka recovery
• Pale Order = best heals per second solo in the game
• Death Dealer’s Fete = high max stats and requires no effect but in combat
• Markyn Ring of Majesty = set and forget boost to spell damage and armor

Gear Sets

Tarnished Nightmare– Tarnished Nightmare is a dungeon set found in Bedlam Veil. Big AoE damage and applies debuff

Basalt-Blooded Warrior From Infinite Archives, Full up time on major Heroism

FLEX OPTIONS

• Innate Axiom = buffs nearly everything for DK
• Burning Spellweave = great offensive set
• Rallying Cry = great group utility setup
• Order’s Wrath = high damage, healing and big crits
• Mara’s Balm = This set still provides the best overall back bar survivability set.
• Wretched Vitality = great recovery/sustain
• Mark of the Pariah = good for armor keep on body all times
• Buffer of the Swift = awesome damage reduction
• Daedric Trickery = craftable set that gives several major buffs

Gear 2 – Without Mythic

This is for the highest damage loadout possible, flex options below if you don’t have this gear

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	heavy	Roksa the Warped	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	medium	Roksa the Warped	Well-fitted	Stamina
Chest	heavy	Daedric Trickery	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	heavy	Order’s Wrath	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Gloves	medium	Order’s Wrath	Well-fitted	Stamina
Boots	light	Order’s Wrath	Well-fitted	Stamina
Belt	light	Order’s Wrath	Well-fitted	Stamina
Weapon One	Dagger	Daedric Trickery	Charged	Flame
Secondary	Dagger	Daedric Trickery	Charged	Poison
Necklace		Daedric Trickery	Swift	Weapon Damage
Ring 1		Daedric Trickery	Swift	Weapon Damage
Ring 2		Order’s Wrath	Infused	Reduced Magicka Cost

• Roksa the Warped: obtained from Vet Bal Sunnar; Scribes of Fate DLC. Carries your survivability and resource sustain in a two piece set, without Engine Guardian droid.
• Order’s Wrath = 3 trait craftable set in High Isle Zone, High Isle DLC or bought from traders. High damage, healing and big crits.
• Daedric Trickery: craftable, Vanderfell zone, Generates incredible buffs that stack on top of each other, including Major Heroism which is the best for DK.

Gear 3 – No Proc PvP

This setup is made for Cyrodiil Campaigns or IC that doesn’t allow proc sets.

Slot	Type	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	heavy	Order’s Wrath	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	light	Magma Incarnate	Well-fitted	Stamina
Chest	heavy	Order’s Wrath	Reinforced	Prismatic
Legs	heavy	Order’s Wrath	Well-fitted	Prismatic
Gloves	medium	Order’s Wrath	Well-fitted	Stamina
Boots	medium	Order’s Wrath	Well-fitted	Stamina
Belt	light	Willow’s Path	Well-fitted	Stamina
Weapon One	Dagger	Willow’s Path	Nirn	Flame
Weapon Secondary	Dagger	Willow’s Path	Sharpened	Poison
Necklace		Willow’s Path	Swift	Weapon Damage
Ring 1		Oakensoul Ring	Infused	Stamina Recovery
Ring 2		Willow’s Path	Swift	Weapon Damage

• Magma Incarnate: helmet obtained in Veteran dungeon The Dread Cellar, Waking Flame DLC, shoulders bought from Urgarlag Chief-bane the Pledge Master. 1 piece gives stamina and magical recovery helps with sustain.
• Oakensoul: obtained through ESO Mythics/antiquities system. You need 5 objects(leads) to be able to create the Mythic item. Location of the 5 leads (click for details).
• Willow’s Path: 6 trait craftable set (Bangkorai, Reaper’s March, The Rift Zones) or bought from traders. Provides great recovery/sustain and insane with Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch food.
• Order’s Wrath = 3 trait craftable set in High Isle Zone, High Isle DLC or bought from traders. None proc set that amps both our damage and healing if running high critical.

Race

The best racial choice is below:

1. Nord: the most defensive-minded race that can generate ultimate when hit. It causes less damage than others but feeds the ultimate generation.
2. Dark Elf: Gain max magicka, stamina, and weapon and spell damage. All around, it is very good, though it doesn’t have an ultimate generation.
3. Khajiit: This race gets recovery, max stats, and critical damage and healing. Consider the Khajiit the best for burst.

Attributes

Consider splitting your attributes to 32 health and 32 stamina. reach at least 32,000 health inside your PvP context. Adjust if not reaching those numbers.

Mundus Stone

The best mundus stone is Warrior to increase your weapon damage.

Champion Points – ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight Build

Craft	Warfare	Fitness
Steed’s Blessing	Fighting Finesse	Fortified
War Mount	Focused Mending	Pain’s Refuge
Gifted Rider	Master-at-Arms	Celerity
Liquid Efficiency	Ironclad	Sustained by Suffering

Warfare

Below is a step-by-step method for slotting your champion points in the Warfare tree (blue) for the ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight Build.  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.

1. Precision 10
2. Fighting Finesse (slottable) 50
3. Extended might – sub constellation – piercing 10
4. Master-at Arms (slottable) 50
5. Mastered Curation – sub constellation – Blessed 10
6. Focused Mending (slottable) 50
7. Eldritch Insight – 10
8. Staving Death sub-constellation – Quick Recovery 10
9. Staving Death sub-constellation – Ironclad (slottable) 50

This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 250 CP (750 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance. 

1. Precision 10
2. Tireless Discipline 20
3. Eldritch Insight 10
4. Blessed 10
5. Quick Recovery 10
6. Piercing 20
7. Battle Mastery 40
8. Mighty 30
9. Flawless Ritual 40
10. War Mage 30
11. Hardy 20
12. Elemental Aegis 20
13. Preparation 20

This would max out the Warfare tree with all active and passive champion points at 470 spent 1,410 total spent.

Fitness

Below are recommended Fitness Tree Champion Point selections for the ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight Build:

1. Fortified (slottable) 50
2. Sprinter 10
3. Wind Chase sub-constellation – Hasty  8
4. Wind Chaser sub-constellation – Celerity 50 (slottable)
5. Hero’s Vigor 10
6. Survivor’s Spite sub-constellation – Mystic Tenacity 10
7. Survivor’s Spite sub-constellation – Pain’s Refuge 50 (slottable)
8. Survivor’s Spite sub-constellation – Sustain by Suffering (slottable) 50

This would be the bare minimum setup, spending 238 CP (714 total required). The next step is to max out passives, that do not require a slottable but increase performance. 

1. Sprinter 10
2. Hero’s Vigor 10
3. Tumbling 20
4. Defiance 20
5. Hasty 8
6. Tireless Guardian 20
7. Fortification 30
8. Nimble Protector 6
9. Tempered Soul 50
10. Rousing Speed 50
11. Savage Defense 30
12. Bashing Brutality 20

This would max out the fitness tree with all active passive champion points at 512 cp spent 1,536 total spent

Craft

Below are recommended Craft Tree selections for the ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight Build:

1. Steed’s Blessing (slottable) – 50
2. Breakfall 10
3. Wanderer 15
4. Steadfast 10
5. Rationer 10
6. Liquid Efficiency (slottable) 75
7. Treasure hunter 50
8. Master gatherer 15
9. Gifted rider (slottable) 100
10. 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.

1. Steadfast enchantment 40cp
2. Breakfall 40 cp
3. Wanderer 60
4. Fortunes favor 10
5. Friends in low places 25
6. Out of sight 30
7. Fleet of Phatom 40
8. Soul’s Reservoir 33
9. Gilded fingers 50
10. Fortunes favor 40
11. Inspiration boost 45
12. Infamous 30

This would max out the crafting tree with all active passive champion points at 898 cp spent 2,694 total spent

Consumables – ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight Build

The best consumables for the ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight build are Bewitch Sugar Skulls food and Essence of Health tri-stat potions. Bewitched Sugar Skulls give a massive boost to overall stats but sacrifices recovery. If you struggle with recovery, use Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch or cheaper Jewels of Misrule. The essence of health or Tri-static potions is the best to passively give you a flood of resources and tri-recovery with alchemy medicinal use. Immovability potions are also helpful. Below is our recommended food and potion choices:

• Bewitched Sugar Skulls: Increase Max Health by 4620, Max Stamina and Max Magicka by 4250, and Health Recovery by 462 for 2 hours. Ingredients: Scrib Jelly (2), Flour (5), Columbine (2), Bervez Juice (2), Honey (5).
  • Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch (recovery): Increase Max Health by 4312, Health Recovery by 406 and Stamina and Magicka Recovery by 369 (effects are scaled based on your level) Ingredients: Red Meat (1), Tomato (1), White Cap (1), Frost Mirriam (1), Perfect Roe (1).
  • Jewels of Misrule (cheap): Increase Stamina and Magicka Recovery by 357 and Max Health by 3927 for 2 hours. (effects are scaled based on your level) Ingredients: Rose (1), Mint (1), Lotus(1), Columbine (1), Bervez Juice (1)
• Essence of Health (tri-stat): 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.
  • Essecene of Immovability: Restores health and stamina and is immune to knockback effects. Ingredients Namria’s Rot, Columbine, and Mountain Flower.

Build Summary – ESO One Bar PvP Stamina Dragonknight Build

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