Magicka DK Skill Bars

CavalierPrime · January 2016

Maybe in this thread we can share our bars for inspiration to each other. Every Magicka DK knows its hard out there for us right now.

Specify whether youre using Destro/Resto/S&S/Dual Wield/etc. Here's my general purpose build that can be used anywhere in Tamriel with a skill swapped here or there situationally.

Destro
Inner Light
Deep Breath
Dragon Fire Scales
Destructve Reach
Force Pulse
Shooting Star

Resto
Inner Light
Healing Ward
Mutagen
Blessing of Restoration
Harness Magicka
Standard of Might

As a Breton, I use Inner Light to further abuse my racial passive. I use potions with Restore Magicka, Spell Damage, and Detection which compensates for not using Entropy or any kind of detection spells. I unlock Magicka Det in about 500k AP so I will probably slot that. I'm not sure what I'm missing. I don't miss Igneous Shields.

For a PvE dungeon, probably swap for two class DoT's on the Resto to ensure good damage rotation. For PvP you can slot your Fossilize or Talons for some control. Im not some master DK, these are just my opinions from playing this toon so much. He's just a lot of fun to play.

Johngo0036 · January 2016

My magicka Dunmer dk is as follows...

Running 4 Pce Trinimacs,
5 Pce Pariah,
2/3 pce Torugs Pact

I use destro and sword and board. I am currently Vr6 and this is only gear till i get to VR16.

Sword and Board
Flame Lash
Inhale
Shielded Assault
Choking Talons
Elusive mist
U - Bat Swarm

Destro Staff(Fire)
Force Pulse
Elemental Ring
Hardened Armour
Igneous shields
Coagulating Blood
U - Take Flight

Currently on PVE with this char and if i were to PVP i would certainly change a load of skills.

CavalierPrime · January 2016

John, do you have trouble with healing? I dabbled with that combo because I liked the idea of a CQB bar and a ranged bar. Not enough heals for my tastes. Invasion into Talons and Power Lash with a Take Flight is so gnarly.

Lariana · January 2016

I have a v16 nord magicka DK who can do a decent bit of damage in dungeons and group content, but is incredibly squishy (can't play her without healers around). I've had to sacrifice a lot of self-sustenance in order to make her even remotely viable for the more difficult vet dungeons.

I'm running 3x Willpower, 5x Julianos, and 3-4x Torug's Pact for now (fingers crossed for a Molag Kena shoulder) with destruction staff and dual wield.

My bars:

Primary - Destro staff - Eruption, Burning Talons, Force Pulse, Molten Armaments, Inner Light, Shooting Star (U)

I like to keep this as the ranged/AoE bar, letting me move around and dodge red circles yet still keep up the damage. I really like Eruption and Talons for mobs because my single target damage by Force Pulse isn't that high. My magicka regen is terrible, so I use Molten Armaments and heavy attacks to compensate.

Secondary - Dual wield - Engulfing Flames, Burning Embers, Molten Whip, Coagulating Blood, Inner light, Standard of Might (U)

I use this mainly with bosses and up-close damage. I rotate through Engulfing Flames, Embers and 7-8 whips to keep up the DoT, and I switch to Molten Armaments when I run out of magicka. Coagulating Blood is my emergency heal.

I've toyed with quite a lot of different skills and occasionally swap out a skill or two depending on the situation, but I've found this setup to work reasonably well in almost any situation (still not the best though).

I shun all those players who tell me I should just be a nord DK tank ...

#DKsneedmorelove

Daveheart · January 2016

Is this for PvP or PvE?

*If PvP it should be moved to the PvP combat section.

Sharee · January 2016

I'm using a survivalist build for my PvP DK: 6 heavy armor 1 light, 1h/shield x2 (5x reactive armor, 4x magnus), willpower jewelry with robust(originally to save budget, but i came to like the extra stamina).

whip, talons, chain, wings, fossilize, meteor
embers, breath, ingeous, coagulating, eruption, standard

He can survive in 1v1 very well(usually ends in either a win or a stalemate). 2v1 is a problem, unless opponents are inexperienced i don't have much chance. The strength of the setup is large scale fights, where i can survive high incoming damage for a limited time, and pluck enemies 1 by 1 from the middle of their zerg, root them, and watch them being blown apart by fellow players. I can also survive enemy blob running over me(as long as they keep moving), and spam them with talons to throw the follow-the-crown routine out of balance. A 'pain in the ass' build, if you want

Mojmir · January 2016

Dual destro
Single bar
Inner light,lash,entropy, touch,molten arms,meteor
Aoe bar
Erupt,ring, green blood,draw essence,symmetry leap
Kags,torug,will power jewels

Johngo0036 · January 2016

CavalierPrime wrote: »

John, do you have trouble with healing? I dabbled with that combo because I liked the idea of a CQB bar and a ranged bar. Not enough heals for my tastes. Invasion into Talons and Power Lash with a Take Flight is so gnarly.

Currently i can solo all content in Wrothgar except daily bosses....

I honestly don't have any healing issues yet..

I do daily boss fights with VR16 Characters and sustain well...

t.s.lane93ub17_ESO · January 2016

I run 5 light julianos, 1m/h skoria and 3 willpower
Pve bars are
Destro: sea of flames, engulfing flames, elemental drain, burning embers, molten whip, standard of might
Resto: sea of flames, volatile armor, structured entropy, deep breath, eruption, take flight

Definitely want to replace skoria but i'm not sure what to use.

willymchilybily · January 2016

In group PvE its pretty generic

DW
1)burning embers,
2)flame lash,
3)engulfing flames
4)inner light,
5)hardened armor/dragons blood/draw essence/ sometimes talons depending

Destro
1) drain magic (i dont mind running it. relying on others for debuff can be a fail)
2) destructive reach (for range/CC-flame lash proc/ extra dot)
3)eruption
4)innerlight
5)reflective scale
U) agressive war horn/shooting star

if i run out of spell damage pots i drop destructive reach and slot entropy ill pop it before a meteor if im running shootingstar

in PvP i often swap things in and out depending what I'm facing and who i'm with

1H+Shield
1)burning embers/draw essence
2)flame lash
3)talons
4)chains / igneous shield
5)reflective scale
u)leap/ banner

Resto
1) rapid regeneration
2) combat prayer/ entropy
3) fossilize
4) purge / siege shield
5) hardened armor
u) shooting star

CavalierPrime · January 2016

Daveheart wrote: »

Is this for PvP or PvE?

*If PvP it should be moved to the PvP combat section.

This is for both. My build in the OP was roughly what I use for pve and pvp because I have the stats and the cp to get the job done in all the non-IC vet dungeons as well as pvp with that exact set up. But I added how newer mag dks can alter it situationally if they need to.

I wear
5 Julianos (5x divines)
3 Willpower (2 Arcane, 1 Healthy, 3 damage glyphs)
1 Molag Kena helm (impenetrable)
1 Nerieneth shoulder (impenetrable)
1 Torugs inferno staff nirnhoned (would like to replace with Maelstrom staves)
1 Torugs resto staff precise

Chadwikid · January 2016

For pvp (that's what I do)...

5 pc kags heavy
4 pc Magnus 2 light armor
2pc Magnus dual wield swords/Magnus resto staff
3 pc willpower jewelry

Dual wield

Fossilize
Deep breathe
Flame lash
Dragon fire scale
Choking talons
Bats

Resto

Structured entropy
Elusive mist
Blessing of restoration
Healing ward
Volatile armor
Ice comet