Need Serious Help with my DK Build...

powderdtoastman

Hi all,

So, I have had my DK awhile, have been laughed at many times due to my build and that's cool...It was always more of a, if this were me toon, i.e no magicka cause LOL I am not magic "or am I????" :P

I Run 5 Medium/2Heavy I have 1h/Shield and a Bow all my skills are weapon and my stats are evenly split between Stam/Health. So, if anyone can help me I would be MOST Appreciative!

I would like to keep the 1h/shield and either box or 2h for my other weapon, I am cool if I go Heavy Armor, Please help me with my stats and Thanks so much!

Cheers,
Toasty

John_Falstaff

@powderdtoastman , before all else, I wonder if it's PvE or PvP build, what is your focus?

powderdtoastman

Sorry John, that was silly of me, I play almost all PVE!

Thanks for setting me straight! :P

John_Falstaff

@powderdtoastman , no worries; it's not usually a thing that even comes to mind if you play one or the other exclusively, mind takes it as something implied. ^^

Now, if you need most damage, there are plenty StamDK builds around, and you'll find that if you want most damage, you'll be hard pressed to wear medium armor, dual wield front bar and bow back. So if you wanted most damage, start with something resembling cookie-cutter meta and move from there (like builds from Alcast site, just don't be startled by trial gear, look for alternative, beginner setups).

Now if you don't chase most damage and want to keep 1H&S front bar for the sake of your identity... a lot of things can be made to work. There was a thread recently on doing damage with sword+shield, it's unorthodox, but doable, and if you're not against bow backbar, you can do decent damage; not high, but sufficient for a lot of content. (Just don't use Puncture and morphs for damage, and get used to a lot of skepticism in dungeons - some startled pugs may kick you if they'll see sword+shield.)

This is the thread, if it's the latter: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/447126/can-1h-shield-be-good-dps - maybe you'll get some useful tidbits from there.

Spartabunny08

Help with stats, is that all you seek. To answer mag or Stam you're doing damage from Stam so wpn dmg. Are you using any food? Will help your stats. I know how to not have your build laughed at, what level are you? I personally prefer S&B & 2H bow is a solid choice as well. 33000 physical and spell resistance is cap. If your fractured by a major you lose 5280 resistances a minor is like 1300 loss of resistance. If someone builds past the 33000 resistances it is to make sure if minor and major fractures are put on them they will still be at max resistance. This is how that works. The big question is what is your ideal goal for your build to be? I make mine extremely tanky and with two hand wreck everything in PvE. PvP I just adjust my critical resistance and off to PvP. Hope this helps, any questions feel free to ask.