Currently leveling a toon (L30) DE DK with Light Armor, Destro/Resto as its apparently flavour of the month and I wanted to get an idea what exactly makes this so powerful. I have to admit that going through hordes of mobs isnt really a thing with standard. Can handle up to 8 so far based on mob type. ST Damage is amazeing if you cut animations. Dunno in how far this is based on class choice. I play DE in any TES game so I did never spent a second on thinking about classes

Edit: I am running with Engulfing Flames, Molten Whip, Unstable Flame, Burning Talons, Coagulating Blood, Standard of Might and Stonefist, Unstable Flame, Molten Armaments, Illustrous Healing, Mutagen, Corrosive Armor. I am shortly before reaching L6 with the Mages Guild, this is when I will give Volcanic Rune a shot and maybe level up Mage Light.

Edit one more: There is a set that makes your attacks having a 10% chance to breathe fire, dunno the name right now. I got that one (5 pcs). Any attribute points into health and magicka runes on equip.

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Currently leveling a toon (L30) DE DK with Light Armor, Destro/Resto as its apparently flavour of the month and I wanted to get an idea what exactly makes this so powerful. I have to admit that going through hordes of mobs isnt really a thing with standard. Can handle up to 8 so far based on mob type. ST Damage is amazeing if you cut animations. Dunno in how far this is based on class choice. I play DE in any TES game so I did never spent a second on thinking about classes

Edit: I am running with Engulfing Flames, Molten Whip, Unstable Flame, Burning Talons, Coagulating Blood, Standard of Might and Stonefist, Unstable Flame, Molten Armaments, Illustrous Healing, Mutagen, Corrosive Armor. I am shortly before reaching L6 with the Mages Guild, this is when I will give Volcanic Rune a shot and maybe level up Mage Light.

Edit one more: There is a set that makes your attacks having a 10% chance to breathe fire, dunno the name right now. I got that one (5 pcs). Any attribute points into health and magicka runes on equip.

Hmm well so far my Dunmer is level 7 full light armor and using a flame des staf.

The dmg output seems lower than I exeprienced with my nightblade+destruction staf. Also my defense towards level 6 mobs is quite disappointing they cut through me like I'm a slice of butter.

The DK (fire mage) build that I use struggled through the first dozen levels or so, simply because you don't have the spells and synergies yet. By level 20, there is literally nothing like it as far as feeling powerful

My build through most of the game -
- Elemental Blockade (wall of fire/destroy)
- Fiery breath (DK - don't remember the morphs name)
- Talons (DK - with fire DoT morph)
- Impulse (elemental ring/Destro)
- Rune of fire (volcanic rune)

I used to keep dragon blood up until I got the rune of fire.

Pop the rune.. blasts them up into the air... lay down the wall of fire, fiery breath and talons.. Everything around you is dead at that point... Impuse if you need just a bit more.

Can even easily solo the Public Dungeons in ColdHarbor this way. Don't ask me about Vet levels though. I played this character to V2 before wanting to restart a new character.

I killed off a mid-20s character to roll a DE DK Resto/Destro, 5 Light and 2 Heavy. Once you hit 15 it's like playing in Easy mode. Played Resto up to 15 with the first Destro skill slotted for the free ride.