DK PVE

Snowy_Wyndra_Karn · April 2023

Apologies if this has been brought up before.

After playing ESO for 7 years I have finally made a Stam DK and honestly.... loving, loving, loving it!!!

However, if I were to make a one bar build and had to choose between Noxious Breath and Inhale, which would be the correct choice?

Thank you for your time.

kadar · April 2023

What's the context? For pure damage done, breath is better. Inhale and it's morphs can be great in PVP or for soloing groups of mobs.

Hotdog_23 · April 2023

I like Noxious Breath for "Afflicts enemies with Major Breach, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948". Unless you are needing the heal from inhale or it's morph.

On my one bar magic build, I use both skills. Use the Deep breath morph for "Any enemy hit that is casting is interrupted, set Off Balance, and stunned for 2 seconds". Really like the interrupted part of the skill. Saves a bash and stamina. Plus does good damage in a group of adds.

Also use burning embers over Venomous Claw for the heal portion" last 20 seconds you heal for 100% of the damage done with this ability". Cauterize morph of Inferno morph is my main heal but since you are stam based and the magic dump maybe too much for your build, vigor maybe a better option.

This leaves two skills left for main damage, one spammable and execute or another DOT damage skills. Which would depend on your weapon of choice.

Granted, this is mostly for solo play, but I honestly run it everywhere I go in the game. Sometimes you group with a great healer and need to change a few skills, but in my experience they are as rare as good tanks.

Know you are stamina based and I know I give you a lot of my magic-based build, but my stamDK is a 2-bar build and you stated one bar build. Hope this helps.

Stay safe

Zodiarkslayer · April 2023

Inhale is quite inconsistent when it comes to healing. I'd never use it.

I would always use Cinder Storm on a StamDK. OneBar, TwoBar, doesn't matter. Over 3k heals per second plus easy and consistent minor brutality proc beats everything.
Major Breach on Noxious Breath is also a necessity in SOLO play.

For me the best SOLO Oakensoul setup for a StamDK is DualWield Maces with Pillar of Nirn, Order's Wrath and one piece Slimecraw. With Cinder Storm, Venomous Claw, Noxious Breath, Bloodthirst, Flames of Oblivion and Standard of Might.