Dual wield swords for extra spell damage, what enchants?

Uberkull · July 2015

We all know dual wielding gives bonus spell damage for casters, but what enchants are players putting on the weapons? Do any work without actually using the weapons to melee?

nk474 · July 2015

It works, don't know why but it does. I'm getting like a 10 percent spell power increase with flame and poison enchants compared to my spellpower with my resto staff equipped.

Slonekb05 · July 2015

uberkull wrote: »

We all know dual wielding gives bonus spell damage for casters, but what enchants are players putting on the weapons? Do any work without actually using the weapons to melee?

Not understanding this, where does it say duel wielding increased spell dmg?

Halke · July 2015

Slonekb05 wrote: »

uberkull wrote: »

We all know dual wielding gives bonus spell damage for casters, but what enchants are players putting on the weapons? Do any work without actually using the weapons to melee?

Not understanding this, where does it say duel wielding increased spell dmg?

It doesn't. Just equip a pair of swords and you will understand. Also, master daggers work too.

lolo_01b16_ESO · July 2015

Just try it. Equip a staff, equip 2 swords of the same quality as the staff and compare your spell damage. It's a result of some changes they did in Update 1.6.

Enchantments only proc on weapon skills and light / heavy attacks. So usually it's not worth enchanting them.

Uberkull · July 2015

Slonekb05 wrote: »

uberkull wrote: »

We all know dual wielding gives bonus spell damage for casters, but what enchants are players putting on the weapons? Do any work without actually using the weapons to melee?

Not understanding this, where does it say duel wielding increased spell dmg?

+300 spell damage
youtube.com/watch?v=klrNfo340hs

Equip staff, check character sheet and look at spell damage. Then equip two swords. Enjoy.

Back on topic of my question. Any enchant on the swords doesn't 'show' a increase in damage. How can you confirm?

Draxys · July 2015

Just do the usual disease dmg for the heal reduction just in case you get close enough to swing at em

Uberkull · July 2015

Draxys wrote: »

Just do the usual disease dmg for the heal reduction just in case you get close enough to swing at em

What about the dmg bubbles? If they get close...hit em and gain a dmg absorbing bubble?

technohic · July 2015

Swords? I thought maces were all the rage right now?

Draxys · July 2015

uberkull wrote: »

Draxys wrote: »

Just do the usual disease dmg for the heal reduction just in case you get close enough to swing at em

What about the dmg bubbles? If they get close...hit em and gain a dmg absorbing bubble?

It's only a 1k shield, not worth it

waterfairy · July 2015

Does this work with any type of dual wield weapons?

Draxys · July 2015

Vigarr wrote: »

Does this work with any type of dual wield weapons?

yep

UrQuan · July 2015

Has anyone tested whether a glyph of weapon damage works to increase your spell damage when used this way? Maybe with weaving in a light attack here and there?

Draxys · July 2015

UrQuan wrote: »

Has anyone tested whether a glyph of weapon damage works to increase your spell damage when used this way? Maybe with weaving in a light attack here and there?

You can try it but I would assume not.

waterfairy · July 2015

@Draxys
Good to know thanks.

Nestor · July 2015

What ever you put on your Daggers, just make sure they are two different Enchants. Or the Off Hand will never proc. Well, there is on DW skill that procs the off hand. But you got to hit something to get them to fire off, either with a regular or skill attack.

My favs are Disease and Poison.