What are some good builds for PvP DK's?

xXTruMonstaXx · January 2016

I'm starting to get into the PvP campaign and want to try and build a strong DK to contribute to the fight. Any good suggestions? Right now my main is one-handed and shield, while my secondary is resto.

MaxwellC · January 2016

@xXTruMonstaXx
Well I'll assume that you're a Magicka DK (Hopefully you are).

I'd say 5 piece Julianos for that spell dmg/crit and 2 piece willows for extra magicka regen 1 piece molag kena shoulder med or heavy (for undaunted passives).
You'll need those 3 will power rings with max magicka on it and probably 2 spell damage 1 magicka regen so you can keep that high.

lava whip + fossilize/talons are your friend and don't forget dragon fire scale. draw essence (inhale morph) is your 1 v x side chick so you'll use that ability when encountering a fight with more than 1 person or a NB. 1 v x wise too you'll definitely want eruption but I forget if thats physical now if it is then go to cinder storm.

for strong heals I'd recommend having igenous shield as that'll boost your healing to yourself by 30% and if you use coag blood you'll be amazing. Don't forget burning embers so you'll get more heals too. Keep in mind you'll wanna reset burning embers each time it finishes giving you back heals and for 1 h + shield invasion is your best buddy you knew since 1st grade so keep that on too.

Hope that helps!

MaxwellC · January 2016

I Should also say if you have a high regen on magicka let's say without food 1200+ I'd put a magicka reduction on your ring instead of recovery unless you wanna put 46 CP into "Magician" that'll give you 10% reduction on your abilities so it'll be easier to use too.

Forestd16b14_ESO · January 2016

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Just here to read all the comments from NBs about stamina DKs and how OP they are and need nerfed.

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leepalmer95 · January 2016

If your a magicka dk the only build you can make is one that just annoys people with talons.

Angus · January 2016

MaxwellCrystal wrote: »

@xXTruMonstaXx
Well I'll assume that you're a Magicka DK (Hopefully you are).

I'd say 5 piece Julianos for that spell dmg/crit and 2 piece willows for extra magicka regen 1 piece molag kena shoulder med or heavy (for undaunted passives).
You'll need those 3 will power rings with max magicka on it and probably 2 spell damage 1 magicka regen so you can keep that high.

lava whip + fossilize/talons are your friend and don't forget dragon fire scale. draw essence (inhale morph) is your 1 v x side chick so you'll use that ability when encountering a fight with more than 1 person or a NB. 1 v x wise too you'll definitely want eruption but I forget if thats physical now if it is then go to cinder storm.

for strong heals I'd recommend having igenous shield as that'll boost your healing to yourself by 30% and if you use coag blood you'll be amazing. Don't forget burning embers so you'll get more heals too. Keep in mind you'll wanna reset burning embers each time it finishes giving you back heals and for 1 h + shield invasion is your best buddy you knew since 1st grade so keep that on too.

Hope that helps!

Good advice - but I'd also suggest that you don't make a magicka DK until you would consider yourself an advanced PvPer. They're pretty nerfed right now, and quite frustrating to play unless you're a real diehard.

Stam DK on the other hand is pretty damn fun right now in PvP. Those builds would usually look something like medium armor, sword and shield, two handed.... But there's a lot of options.

Chadwikid · January 2016

I've found that kagneracs is a better magicka set for a dk than julianos. I've run both. Also 1200 magicka regen is WAY to low for anything in pvp hence the kags over julianos. The 70 some odd spell damage you lose is negligible on your tooltip and the regen is worth more. You can get away with around 1500 regen if your in light armor.

Eruption is total trash in pvp. It literally does ZERO dog after the applying the battle spirit buff, resistances, and champion point passives. It's a dot so it is affected by the hardy(?) champion point passive. For this reason, and also the fact that dots are so easily purged, that burning embers is also useless in pvp. Your better off with another utility skill.

Igneous is good to run if you'd like. I personally don't. I don't like having to go through 2 steps for a heal. Sometimes you just don't have the time. Unfortunately due to battle spirit dragon blood is also useless so your stuck with blessing of restoration and healing ward. I run them both cuz if your around any other players there is a chance that you won't get your ward in which case your stuck without a heal. Blessing is your direct heal in such instances and also gives you minor resolve and ward.

If you want a gap closer than invasion is absolutely the way to go. However it will stress your stamina heavily if not used wisely and you also can use it at close range as it has a minimum distance. I find that everyone else uses a gap closer so I don't bother with one. They will close on me and I can fossilize whip whip whip.

All that said listen to Angus. Unless your a decently skilled pvper AND you have a significant amount of champion points DO NOT role a magicka dk. You will never want to pvp again after about the first 15 mins. It is currently bottom of the food chain unless in skilled capable hands and even then it is out matched by just about every other class. Hopefully the upcoming class rebalance will bring back some of our former glory.