The BEST DK Skills! | Dragonknight DPS Guide | Update 37 - Scribes of Fate | ESO

Thanks for watching my Dragonknight DPS Guide for both Magicka and Stamina DKs. This is for PvE purposes though there is a small bit of PvP commentary when applicable. Made for Update 37 Scribes of Fate and should be good for Update 38 Necrom as well.
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TIMESTAMPS
Introduction 0:00
Ardent Flame 0:14
Draconic Power 11:44
Earthen Heart 20:20
Example Skill Bar Setups 27:03
Summary/Wrapping Up 33:18
Outro/Thanks! 34:27
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[@skinnycheeks]

Thanks for watching! Hope this video helps out! You can join the discussion in my Discord server at: discord.gg/F3Zd2ZzJNh

[@elderwiz3165]

Yes please, more of these also for the other classes. Very good info, especially about what morphs to choose. Many thanks!

[@--Viking--]

Great class info🔥and knowledge! Thanks for everything you do and all you bring to ESO keeps me on the right path here and life. 👍

[@skinnycheeks]

Thank you so much

[@ruydecarvalho3927]

100% great format!! Deffo worth doing these for all classes… Interesting content and overall top notch content creator!

[@WhiteoutMonster]

Hey skinny! Just wanted to say it's good to see you again. I left ESO a little over a year ago, I just came back. I am SO happy to see you're still putting out awesome content. So much has changed, when I left melee weapons on mag toons was still rare-ish to see. When it came to DPS you were the idol to copy. Never could fully copy you but not for lack of trying. I'm looking forward to your assistance through this journey again. Thanks!

[@KadeshEU]

Thanks, Skinny. Brilliantly put together & presented. 👍

[@skinnycheeks]

thanks!

[@baryb83]

Detailed and deep analisys of dk skills. Very good and valuable video, thank you! I am waiting for other classes! :D

[@skinnycheeks]

thanks!

[@ozzycojack1975]

More of this would be awesome, thanks for great content

[@ryESO]

Very well put together video as always skinny. Great job!

[@skinnycheeks]

Thanks Ry!

[@JoelCrocker]

Definitely enjoyed this video format. Bring on the guides for other classes! Necro would be great to see.

[@Nazzdreg]

I appreciate this video. Coming back after a few years, so this really helped me get reacquainted a bit.

[@luci4518]

Very helpful! Please make more of these! :D

[@GatitaLindaRawr]

I like this video format! Empowers the viewer to use the whole DK kit appropriately, instead of just following a build set in stone.

[@MsWaterpanda]

Thank you so much for this video, as well as your previous in-depth warden video! I really enjoy the content talking about "why" instead of just "what". I have recommended your website and videos to all new players I known.

[@MsWaterpanda]

I knew*

[@skinnycheeks]

Thanks so much! Glad it has been helpful! ❤️

[@parmenion6298]

Just started playing magDK. I quickly got to 100k+ dps parse but felt that I didn’t really understand the class that well, so was reluctant to use it in difficult content. Your video has really helped me feel more confident about playing magDK. Would like to see more videos like this for other classes.

[@jkroniid3330]

Great vid! I remember when DK wings totally reflected all incoming projectiles it was lit

[@skinnycheeks]

That’s right! Yeah that was pretty cool

[@NierYdrasil]

im brand new to the game, just started tonight. really good guide, thanx!

[@kojpog]

Awesome content as always, thanks!

[@skinnycheeks]

Thanks!

[@sortsnakeksperiment]

Really nice video very infomative.

[@avice9951]

Really informative Vid! Keep up the good work :D

[@skinnycheeks]

thanks!

[@murderycatdoll1380]

Happy Easter Days and thx for the Tipps 🤘🤘

[@skinnycheeks]

happy easter!

[@fenixwakinyan1042]

Oh wow, this is neat. Now I feel lik I need to play a dragonknight, lol. I totally dig the way you edited the video, packed with useful information with a good overview.

[@skinnycheeks]

Thanks Fenix!

[@jimmyr323jr]

Thanks skinny you're the man

[@celidominguez160]

Wings's most iconic use before was that it reflects projectiles and then stuns the enemies that were hit by that reflect. This used to be super useful against ranged magsorcs before throwing crystal frags. Then again, sorcs had a limitless scaling shield that lasted 20sec. They took those off sometime ago.

[@Stratos0317]

My guild told me you were one of the goats so I subbed

[@willardd]

Would definitely love to see similar videos for different classes and even weapon/guild skill lines! I'm already a huge fan of how you do build videos, as they tend to be less rigid than other guides, with more gear and skill varieties presented. I think covering class, weapon and guild skill lines (and perhaps even werewolf/vampire skill lines) outside of the context of a specific build video would really help people such as myself who sometimes want to deviate from the "standard", as it were, get a better understanding of what it takes to put together a good build. Videos such as this would also synergize super well with your previous videos on DPS sets for this reason, imo.

[@Waylannder]

Amazing video! 👍👍

[@skinnycheeks]

Thanks!

[@Nordstrom_08]

Hi skinny! Enjoyed this type of videos 🙂Maybe a templar version next time. I feel like they are left out often. Good job

[@ILooKs33]

For my second active ability I use the Lava Whip morph called Flame Lash III which has all of the same stats but deals 4404 flame damage. Targeting an off balance or immobilized enemy changes this ability into Power Lash, allowing you to lash an enemy at half cost to deal 5177 flame damage and healing you for 5177 health. Though I'm not sure if it deals more damage than Molten Whip IV.

[@ShadowProject01]

Ooh do Warden next. I like this format!

[@mikehazel9991]

I love the magdk awesome power. And I love watching your shows I am a veteran player and playing for over 7 years now but I still learn something new. My opinion but I have to put you in top 3 of all time greatest video makers. Keep up the good work my man.

[@skinnycheeks]

Thank you!

[@bendy1990]

Thanks!

[@skinnycheeks]

wow thank you so much! really appreciate that!

[@alonne1655]

Very useful video ... will we see for other classes as well?

[@Lena_Hansen_Jonsson]

Ya know, DK healers exist too... Granted, our "class raw healing group abilities" are ... well, they are trash, but we bring to the group all same buffs thanks to passives and skills other DK do, plus it is easier to run Stone Giant - clunky as it is - on a healer than tank.

[@RJrules64]

Hey skinny, Im curious how different your setup is for vet dungeon fights - is it more like the trial setup since you need to provide your own sorc/brut? Are there any other major buffs that you make sure your bring? Do you use different sets in order to reach the pen cap? Which ones? Also curious if you run anything different for RND's where all the fights are so short that you don't even have time to get through a rotation.

[@skipperg4436]

Before they nerfed DoT damage and increased DoT duration a pretty cool set-up was to have Elfbane on the back bar. Burning Talons hit like a truck with its duration more than doubled and other DoTs got a very nice damage boost too. Sigh... RIP Elfbane (

[@skinnycheeks]

Yeah would love if elf bane got a little something extra. light armor instead of heavy or something

[@skipperg4436]

@@skinnycheeks I would prefer it increasing DoT duration by another ~2 seconds. Would keep set unique and... ... I already got golden jewelries xD

[@aldenencluna6409]

Nice.

[@tylerlofton1458]

🔥🔥🔥

[@msuphoto]

This is awesome! I just leveled my first dragonknight during the jubilee. For random daily dungeons, would you run ingenious weapons and camo hunter on the backbar?

[@skinnycheeks]

Yeah if you aren’t sure if you are gonna get someone providing the major buffs from igneous then it may be nice to just go ahead and slot it

[@DavidSantos-ix1hu]

I like way of fire with sunderflame,build towards stamina and poison constantly torture my enemies with multiple burn and poison dots its super strong.

[@adolfocanul1]

Please do a deep dive on magblade please

[@frankiesmall895]

Hey skinny love your guides! Would running deep breath as my semi spammable be just as effective as running talons given the change to talons?

[@skinnycheeks]

Thanks! They are fairly close but yeah I think deep breath maybe be slightly better as a semi spam. Talons still better if just using as a 4s DoT

[@kssjoestar1149]

i like the dk and i try a pure firedamage focused build with the dk and the flamebreath set. it kinda works but i am not still finished yet^^. I still dont know wich fits best xD

[@daryl198920]

Everything burns 🔥 😂😂😂😂😂 might aswell be a fighters guild build lol 😂

[@ticky7817]

This is basically my build lol. Love it. Btw what is that axe motif?

[@skinnycheeks]

I think it’s called “iron atronach”

[@ticky7817]

Sweet thx. Bummed I missed that motif. That's amazing

[@remxmbrance5223]

Hey, I was using your dk build on your website to get a base for what I’m doing and I had a question about your cp because it is a little confusing, I was just looking for what 4 you slot for general all around content like a solo build for example I was thinking Fighting Finesse, Deadly Aim, Master at Arms, and Thaum for the extra dot damage since I’m using Maelstrom Inferno and my own Breath, Eruption etc…

[@remxmbrance5223]

Also how you would sustain using Barbed Trap, Venomous Claw, And Whip now that it costs Stam on a magdk

[@youngl1518]

Any other ring you recommend rather then oakensoul ring? Not mythic rings lol?

[@Cotoadriano]

i have a hard time sustaining the stamina skills such as venomous claws/barbed trap/noxious breath as a magdk... any suggestions? running the classic whorl/nirn/zaan setup + witchmother

[@skinnycheeks]

more medium pieces can definitely help with that. but if you need to swap noxious to engulfing, that may help out. also, if you aren't using talons, that helps a ton with stam sustain since you are casting that every 4s so whip is draining less stamina

[@minotaur818]

Hey Skinny, with a stam setup, im honestly struggling with sustaining whip in actual content. What are your thoughts on using double 2 hander with a maelstrom 2 hand and using wrecking as spammable?

[@godfreymassa1814]

What gear is good for Magicka dk ?

[@Gilcroix]

You mentioned that flawless dawnbreaker gives passive damage. That was nerfed back in like 2019. You have to activate it now to get a buff for 14 seconds.

[@skinnycheeks]

correct, though the active buff is 20s not 14s. but I was referring to the +3% weapon/spell dmg for slotting it. this will be found in your fighter's guild passives, the one called "slayer"

[@Gilcroix]

@@skinnycheeks I see , thanks for the reply. 🙂

[@zercherspecialist127]

Can you start doing builds again? A stam DK one

[@sdsallazar]

Is there any graphics mode on PC to look it like that? Mine do not look like have that good and I have a 3080 on max video setting

[@morgothbauglir203]

It's called reshade and there are tutorials on KZbin about how to set it up

[@jayviktor6130]

I stopped playing just before the Breton update. Is any of the new content worth going through?

[@iuppiterr]

The new raid and dungeons are very nice

[@xXTheRealOniXx]

Hey new to Eso which class would be better for pve general? I can’t decide between Stamblade or StamDk

[@skinnycheeks]

both are fine for 99% of the content. but you see DKs a lot more at the really high end currently. but metas change

[@iuppiterr]

​@@skinnycheeks when exalcy the meta will change? Im sick of necros and dks for years :(

[@ShadowProject01]

@@iuppiterr metas are hard to pin down in eso. What’s meta now can and usually does change during patches. Just depends what buffs and nerfs the devs decide to make

[@sygfriedelbekia429]

Hi, I return recently to the game and noticed that my skills was reset, I watch your video and don't understand well.....what weapons I should use with the magica dragonknight? Please can you explain me?

[@Grim67894]

Can DK substitute the whip for another skill?

[@estebandemartino1616]

I main a DK and the 7 mts melee range made for a horrible transition when I started playing my alts. I was time and time again out of range.

[@skinnycheeks]

Next patch they just announced that the 7m range is gonna be standard for all classes!

[@kalinadog7176]

So I'm guessing some stuff has changed? Flames of oblivion now gives passive while slotted on either bar and the flawless dawnbreaker does not give a passive?

[@skinnycheeks]

Flames of oblivion and molten whip passives yes. dawnbreaker hasn’t changed. The passive referenced there is the wpn/spl dmg from the slayer passive in the fighters guild line

[@kalinadog7176]

@@skinnycheeks I see thanks

[@diaperamess]

which mythic do you think is best for stamdk?

[@skinnycheeks]

There isn’t specifically one that is best for stam DK. If you check my newest vid out, there is a section over mythics though and that may give you some ideas on when to use what.

[@jayviktor6130]

I stopped playing ESO. My favorite class was the Magdk, but I could not survive in veteran Vateshran. So infuriating! I don't want to play other classes to beat Vateshran. I want to play my Magdk.

[@Tirigal1]

Well u can easily do that... if u want to i can help u:)

[@motsy15]

Too bad it’s not possible to sustain molten whip

[@Kdogg177]

Hey what skin is that your wearing looks great

[@skinnycheeks]

bloodforge i believe is the name of it

[@Kdogg177]

@@skinnycheeks legend thankyou

[@Flarne285]

Can i play bahsei and Keep mag low

[@skinnycheeks]

Bahsei is tough on DK cause of battle roar but if you can sustain without that passive applied then you could possibly do that

[@stopzyou]

MagDK left the Chat

[@BirdShutterbug]

Please forgive if dumb question - so you don't ever use the dawnbreaker ultimate? It's just slotted for its passive? Also, do you happen to have a video on how to use dawnbreaker effectively with mag DK?

[@mikehazel9991]

Dawnbreaker will be good ultimate before PVP as it has a really nice stun attached to it. But for PVE you want the other more for the extra 300 weapon and spell damage upon cast you never really used that ultimate although if you don't have a standard up and you're getting into execute it is still strong.

[@initmj]

It depends on the situation. Since Standard costs so much, sometimes you'll end up in a situation where you know you would not have time to get enough ultimate before the boss dies or teleports away or anything like that, so it might be worth it to cast Dawnbreaker instead.

[@BirdShutterbug]

Thanks for the replies! I've never heard people talk about using dawnbreaker but yet they still had it slotted. So it was a little confusing. I've accidentally used it at times, instead of doing standard. Doh!

[@initmj]

@@BirdShutterbug Well the main reason to have it slotted even if you don't use it is to passively get you an extra 3% weapon and spell damage on that bar, check the fighter's guild passives.

[@skinnycheeks]

what others have said is pretty much spot on. great for the FG passive, but also nice in a pinch if you know you won't have enough time to build up for another Standard

[@dcub6251]

20:35 great reminder that some of the base game class passives are super outdated. Actually just lazy to begin with. The game design has always been that you have enough skill points accessible to take every class passive, so why not just make the skills last longer and add a more interesting passive? Sadly, I don't have any hope in zos to do anything about it now.

[@anggapratama2052]

how can i get 327 skill points 😅

[@skinnycheeks]

You don’t need that many. That’s just from the pts template

[@alexsuper67]

With or without cronus?

[@skinnycheeks]

Huh?

[@bendove2191]

SKinny you dont like pvp? I dont hear about pvp from your (very good) videos

[@skinnycheeks]

I used to pvp daily but I haven’t for the past few years. Just got a bit bored with it after so much time spent doing it

[@bendove2191]

@@skinnycheeks what content has kept your interest? I had the impression pvp is what keeps many vets going, but maybe you are in vet phase 2 😅

[@skinnycheeks]

@@bendove2191 dungeons / trials / teaching / theorycrafting mostly

[@Umi-Dgaf]

Been trying mag dk for over 3 months and I'm not finding the class fun or enjoyable, the skills just feel off, and just using the whip over and over is kinda eh..... idk. It's just the rotations for me, I've been a magsorc main for hears now and I want to enjoy the mag sort but I'm afraid 20k dps with BIS gear lmfao!

[@jedidotflow]

where the arcanist guide at

[@skinnycheeks]

Soon

[@VegasPanhandlers]

Still got a couple months before the class is released. Might start seeing guides and builds once it's on the PTS though.

[@ryanhurst2958]

First

[@thesovietvorona1007]

777th like!

[@CaptainSkylocke]

I imagine most of the same ones as every other DPS just with like 2 DK abilities instead of a different class. DPS all feel the same in this game.

[@skinnycheeks]

Donald Trump: “wrong!”

[@CaptainSkylocke]

@@skinnycheeks it's true though every DPS build uses mostly the same skills. It's dumb.

[@skinnycheeks]

@@CaptainSkylocke did you even look at the skill bar setups? Lol. They are mostly class skills

[@CaptainSkylocke]

@@skinnycheeks so one build that's different doesn't make me wrong but if this build is as powerful as you say this will be the norm and every DK will be the same. Having a unique setup is a frowned upon concept in this game which is funny for a game sold around the idea of making whatever character you want. It's like oh you wanna make a big Nord warrior. Well you have to use all these skills that don't fit with what you want or sell you won't be viable. Can't even be a straight melee build it's embarrassing.

[@jesseritchie9282]

​@@CaptainSkylocke So to add on about the concept of having unique set-up is something most mmo rpg games tend to cast aside. It's really bad on the Destiny 2 too, but even WoW as well as Ff14 can have the same situation as you are describing. Honestly it comes down in how much sn individual really knows what they want to do on ESO after they get some great understanding to actually play with more than one setup, and just enjoy the game in general. To each their own, and maybe have more options be more viable would be great, but when it comes to live action games it really is gamble on how much s player is willing to take before moving on.

[@iuppiterr]

I hate DKs

[@antihero8603]

Nice.