Magicka DKs for DPS in PvE

tinythinker · January 2016

Haven't tried it in 15 months or so. Does it work OK atm? Any suggestions for skills/rotations?

thanks.

PBpsy · January 2016

They still work alright but I don't think the have been fun to play since 1.5. I prefer stam.
Gear is standard magicka stuff for any magicka build. 5Julianos, 2Nerieneth or Kena or 2 Torug's ,3 willpower, Nirn Fire destro.
Molten Whip+heavy weaves with the usual DOTs.

tangy.citrus · January 2016

This is what Magicka DK's are doing now

Anzriel · January 2016

For group PvE magicka DK are monsters. They have a harder time than NB/Sorc in VMSA but in trials they're probably top tier. Stamina DK is really good too I hear, but I know little about stam DK in pve.

Stannum · January 2016

elemental ring
sea of flames
eruption
engulfing flames
deep breath
shifting standard

molten whip
sea of flames
burning embers
strucrured entropy
elemental drain
shooting star

Anzriel · January 2016

dancing.in.the.webeb17_ESO wrote: »

elemental ring
sea of flames
eruption
engulfing flames
deep breath
shifting standard

molten whip
sea of flames
burning embers
strucrured entropy
elemental drain
shooting star

For pure/mostly single target fights I've heard (but not tested personally) that trap beast's buff to crit damage is a nice swap out for elemental ring. Are people using shifting standard rather than standard of might now?

That being said Tangy's link is a solid one to follow.

Stannum · January 2016

Anzriel wrote: »

dancing.in.the.webeb17_ESO wrote: »

elemental ring
sea of flames
eruption
engulfing flames
deep breath
shifting standard

molten whip
sea of flames
burning embers
strucrured entropy
elemental drain
shooting star

For pure/mostly single target fights I've heard (but not tested personally) that trap beast's buff to crit damage is a nice swap out for elemental ring. Are people using shifting standard rather than standard of might now?

That being said Tangy's link is a solid one to follow.

1st bar mostly AoE (destro) for 1 target only engulfing flames for fire dmg buff and sometimes eruption
2nd mostly 1target (destro or DW, if DW you have better dps output but have to replace elemental drain with another skill).

Main ulti = shooting star, shifting standart only in pretty rare situations when you have large number of high HP mobs, like in vWGT or smth alike (use it for large area and for it can be casted twice with right timing).

americansteel · January 2016

tangy.citrus wrote: »

This is what Magicka DK's are doing now

4200 spell damage. how?

elium85 · January 2016

Kena Proc.

americansteel · January 2016

elium85 wrote: »

Kena Proc.

how high can i get my spell up on my v14 DK?

elium85 · January 2016

Well, once you hit 16, Julianos, Willpower w/Spell Damage enchants, Kena, and a vMA Inferno staff.

At 14, it's not worth putting a ton of gold/mats/trophies into gear.

americansteel · January 2016

elium85 wrote: »

Well, once you hit 16, Julianos, Willpower w/Spell Damage enchants, Kena, and a vMA Inferno staff.

At 14, it's not worth putting a ton of gold/mats/trophies into gear.

i trashed julianos for magnus on my temp. no recovery. buffed the highest i got was 4450 on my flame lash, can i get that around 7k?

elium85 · January 2016

Well, what's your Magicka/Spell Damage? Also, how many CP do you have in Elemental Expert?

americansteel · January 2016

elium85 wrote: »

Well, what's your Magicka/Spell Damage? Also, how many CP do you have in Elemental Expert?

i have 260 like most in elemental. spell was 1800 unbuffed at V14 24k magic i think,

elium85 · January 2016

OK! You should be able to then once you get a BiS Legendary VR16 gearing.

KILLu4aCORONA · January 2016

To even say Magicka DK dps is dead is purely absurd. I run a Dunmer DK and I can easily throw more deeps than a majority of the player base. The fire mage DK is alive and well, and other than a Kena geared sorc, it's my choice of dps when I look to put a group together.

americansteel · January 2016

KILLu4aCORONA wrote: »

To even say Magicka DK dps is dead is purely absurd. I run a Dunmer DK and I can easily throw more deeps than a majority of the player base. The fire mage DK is alive and well, and other than a Kena geared sorc, it's my choice of dps when I look to put a group together.

what are you running? im nord. not monster sets.

KILLu4aCORONA · January 2016

what are you running? im nord. not monster sets.[/quote]

I recently switched from a build based purely around DOT damage to maximize Valkyn Skoria procs. The nerfs to the set have truly ruined it as a great DPS set. Currently I'm getting a lot of success out of this setup.
-Race- Dunmer
5 piece Julianos-all divines-all light
1 piece Molag Kena-medium divines
1 piece Torug's-divines-heavy
Torug's inferno staff-Nirnhoned-prismatic enchants on both staffs
3 piece Willpower jewelry-all arcane-spell dmg enchants on all
Max Magicka enchants on all gear
My max magicka is a bit over 34,000, this puts my health at a shade under 20k
My mundus is the thief. Along with Inner Light, this puts my spell crit at right around 68%. Unbuffed spell damage is 2600 exactly. Buffed, it's right around 3200. That number, plus the spell crit, provides a massive amount of damage being thrown around.

Alcast · January 2016

americansteel wrote: »

KILLu4aCORONA wrote: »

To even say Magicka DK dps is dead is purely absurd. I run a Dunmer DK and I can easily throw more deeps than a majority of the player base. The fire mage DK is alive and well, and other than a Kena geared sorc, it's my choice of dps when I look to put a group together.

what are you running? im nord. not monster sets.

Reroll, Nord and Argonians are the most useless Races in this game. If you want to Min/Max then you need a appropriate Race.

americansteel · January 2016

Alcast wrote: »

americansteel wrote: »

KILLu4aCORONA wrote: »

To even say Magicka DK dps is dead is purely absurd. I run a Dunmer DK and I can easily throw more deeps than a majority of the player base. The fire mage DK is alive and well, and other than a Kena geared sorc, it's my choice of dps when I look to put a group together.

what are you running? im nord. not monster sets.

Reroll, Nord and Argonians are the most useless Races in this game. If you want to Min/Max then you need a appropriate Race.

its what i had to work with.

dehlert · January 2016

I noticed Magicka dks have some issues being squishy... at least in my case... what are good ways to keep yourself safe while doing movesets? Currently using the whips and chains build when I'm not tanking

Islyn · January 2016

KILLu4aCORONA wrote: »

I recently switched from a build based purely around DOT damage to maximize Valkyn Skoria procs. The nerfs to the set have truly ruined it as a great DPS set. Currently I'm getting a lot of success out of this setup.
-Race- Dunmer
5 piece Julianos-all divines-all light
1 piece Molag Kena-medium divines
1 piece Torug's-divines-heavy
Torug's inferno staff-Nirnhoned-prismatic enchants on both staffs
3 piece Willpower jewelry-all arcane-spell dmg enchants on all
Max Magicka enchants on all gear
My max magicka is a bit over 34,000, this puts my health at a shade under 20k
My mundus is the thief. Along with Inner Light, this puts my spell crit at right around 68%. Unbuffed spell damage is 2600 exactly. Buffed, it's right around 3200. That number, plus the spell crit, provides a massive amount of damage being thrown around.

I have same (even enchants are the same but I have a spare poison fire staff for the DOT if not daedra/undead).

Oh but in that gear my mana is 39914 and 2828 spell damag eunbuffed, but my stone is apprentice - crit 48.3
regen is 808 (looks SO LOW because my main is a templar healer lol)

Maybe I switch to thief...

Anyway, could you share your skills/rotation? I'm trying lots of different things at the moment - and would love to hear your thoughts.