mag dk help

Syiccal

hi all, I'm thinking off making a mag dk, can anyone advise on a pvp set up please, solo/small group

Banana

Im no expert so go here
https://alcasthq.com/eso-magicka-dragonknight-burst-build-pvp/

Taleof2Cities

My Magicka DK runs Silks of the Sun, Elf Bane, and Zaan ... (advice from a fellow guildie combined with my own desire to take advantage of the DK’s burning effects and skills).

The Sun 1H weapon wouldn’t drop for me in the Stonefalls Public Dungeon ... but fortunately they are common in guild stores. The Inferno Staff is a quest reward.

Syiccal

silks of the sun and innate axiom are very similar but wouldn't axiom be better due to buffing heals also

Hotdog_23

BSW, Impregnable Armor and Grothdarr.

Protossyder

5 heavy, 1 medium, 1 light (5 impen, 2 sturdy): Shacklebreaker, sun/bsw (1h+shield on frontbar, healing staff on backbar), Valkyn/Zaan/Bloodspawn

Witchmother's Potent Brew, atronach mundus, tri pots/immovability pots

frontbar (1h (berserker glyph)+ shield):
flamelash - burning embers - Coagulating blood - engulfing flames - FoO - Ferocios leap

backbar (healing staff (magicka absorb glyph))
Degeneration - Volatile armor - Ward Ally - Fossilize - Reflective Plate - Live Giver/Meteor

I just use pve cp, maybe I should change that.
You can't go wrong with Shacklebreaker

Haquor

I personally like 5x shackle, 5x spinner and use bloodspawn primarily or valkyn as my head piece.

Sword and board front. Ice staff backbar.

5 heavy 2 light. 3 sturdy the rest impen. Nirn sword, defending staff.

Very survivable and good damage sustain.

Reefo

after 3 weeks of trying to find a viable build for mag dk,

this is what i ended up being comfortable on

CP- https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Special:EsoBuildData?id=100319

No-CP = https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Special:EsoBuildData?id=88331

2x bloodspawn
5x pariah
5x lich back bar
2x will power back bar

dark elf vampire built on devouring swarm with increased frequency being more bursty situations and more ultimate.
the resistances go well above cap when low and counters fracture and breach, spell resist being high offsets greater fire damage damage taken in the presence of penetration from light armor.

i use light armor because 8% cost reduction (seducer)
10% spell crit (mothers sorrow)
5k penetration (spinner's)

heavy armor yeah you get more stam, but we got bloodspawn so thats better,
the 8% healing is average next to 10% chance to crit heal
and 25% increased heavy attack, maybe if it wasn't dual SnB

volatile -> flames of oblivion -> burning talons -> devouring swarm (bar swap) draw essence -> fossilize -> whip whip