Magicka DK Questions

Mhylton44142

Running a magicka based dunmner DK; solo PvE; 2 light; 2 medium; 3 heavy. Curerntly at level 10. Haven't decided what 2nd weapon bar will have yet. Not too worried about armor passives at the moment, just focusing on leveling up the skill lines and being able to get into melee range without being too squishy. Later on, I will be changing this to 5-1-1 focusing on light armor once i start worrying about the passives for magicka regen-so far hasn't been an issue. Here are my questions:

1) best weapon choice for a magicka character? I was thinking of going dual wield sharpened swords (for spell damage bonus) with fire enchantments, been using a destro staff-not to impressed with it but going ot compare it with the swords later today

2) best mundus stone for a magicka DPS character

KostasDragonborn

Yes to dual wield swords. Mundus depends on where you are lacking. I run Atronach for regen. End game PVP I use 1 hand sword and shield and resto bar with 5H1L1M. For PVE 5L1H1M dual wield & resto.

Ishammael

1. As you level use all of the weapons in order to increase their rank. You will want all of the options anyway.
2. This is a very nuanced question that depends on your CP, gear, and other factors. As you level, pick what you like -- you can always change it in the future.

At the end of the day, don't worry about your gear, mundus, weapon, anything. Get to max level while experimenting with the skills and learning how they work. Then come back and ask about gearing.

Johngo0036

your second question regarding mundus will all depend on what you feel is missing and is the easiest thing to change,

Take one of the mundus's that affect magicka and test it,
Take another and test it till you find the right mix for you.

Morozov

magDK here at heart, but im stam now until ZOS shows us some love. I would get sword and board, DW, Destro and resto staff leveled by the time you reach max lvl. This will get you pretty much all the weapon choices ready for your PVP or PVE endgame.

DW = spell damage bonus from equipping x2 of whatever and another gear slot. x2 Swords would be your best bet for a magDK
SnB = damage mitigation, gap closer, and another gear slot in PVP
destro = PVE dps
resto = solo/PVP magicka regen and healing

mundus is going to be either atro, apprentice or mage depending on your setup when you get there, kinda too early to be specific at lvl 10.

word of advice for leveling abilities. don't read all the books you find in bookshelves till you are 40+ in your abilities. its a nice boost to find a book when the leveling gets longer later down the road.

Dexter411

I do not recommend dualwield(2x swords), from my experience even with 30k magicka i am running out of it so quickly(and around 900 magicka regen)
destro-resto, in my opinion is the best combo
If you will feel squishy(and you will ;p ) take Ferocious Leap, dragon leap morhp(very cheep ult, gives massive bubble and deals ok dmg) and pop spiked armor.
In some of the dungeons and trials, if you will run those, you will need some range dps(and thats where destro staff comes in handy)

Mhylton44142

Morozov wrote: »

I would get sword and board, SnB = damage mitigation, gap closer, and another gear slot in PVP
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This is going to sound like a total noob question, but how does SnB provide damage mitigation? I haven't played with that weapon line at all and know nothing about it. I know the gap closer is shield charge skill and its morph. But other than that, what are the essntial skills and passives from the SnB? Thanks for your help.