High DPS Dragonknight build

clwinters · January 2018

Are there any guides or mods that can help me fix my character so I have a higher DPS. I'm Level 50 Nord with over 500 champion points but only 1500 DPS. Takes forever to go thru dungeons, and forget trials or arenas. Any help would be appreciated.

Road2insanity777 · January 2018

Are you running a stam or magicka build?

WillhelmBlack · January 2018

1.5k dps? Are you light attacking everything or do you mean 15k?

clwinters · January 2018

Don't know anything about builds and DPS is 1.5K

SASQUATCH0 · January 2018

Whose mans is this ?

TheNightflame · January 2018

First I'd look at your skills, are they mostly magika cost or stamina cost? Then the weapons you're using, destruction staff or physical weapons? If you're using stamina abilities and physical weapons, look at your attributes, are all(or nearly all) of your attributes into stamina? If not, put them there!

. If you're using magika abilities and destruction staffs, are your attribute points in magika? If not, put them there! Then, I'd look at your skills. Are all of them skills that deal one big piece of damage? That's not what we want. You want to have some skills that deal damage over time ("X amount of damage each second for Y seconds") and some skills that deal one piece of damage. When you're fighting, you want to use all your damage over time skills, then your one big piece of damage skill repeatedly until your damage overtime skills run out (don't worry about light attack weaving or a rotation yet). Then re use your damage over time skills, and repeat the above^. If you're too low on resources, after you apply your damage over time skills, use heavy attacks instead of your one chunk of damage skill. This help isn't too specific (need more info to tailor it to you) but should be enough for you to get started with

Banana · January 2018

Alcasthq.com a good place to start

Haquor · January 2018

I concur with @Banana

If you know very little about builds then alcast provides a good range of good performing builds for all classes. You can modify from there.

As far as DK goes...

If you prefer staff and spells:
https://alcasthq.com/eso-magicka-dragonknight-build-pve/

If you prefer daggers/1 hand weapons and bows:
https://alcasthq.com/eso-stamina-dragonknight-build-pve/

Morgul667 · January 2018

Choose stamina (weapon skills + few class morph) or magicka (destruction staff + class skills)

And stick with it

Put all your attributes in it (stamina or magicka)

Check skills used by alcast

clwinters · January 2018

Been working on a new build so I'll try all your suggestions especially alcast.
Thanks

clwinters · January 2018

Have a DK stamina build per alcast but dps is still low, around 4000.Is there something I'm missing or just need more time to build up? Also is there an addon to help with DPS calculations?

Danksta · January 2018

clwinters wrote: »

Have a DK stamina build per alcast but dps is still low, around 4000.Is there something I'm missing or just need more time to build up? Also is there an addon to help with DPS calculations?

If your DPS is only 4k then there's a lot wrong with what you are doing.

Are you wearing set gear? Is it enchanted?

Do you have proper traits on your gear and weapons?

Do you have a proper mundus stone?

Do you have all the passive skills that would benefit your build?

Is your gear of at least purple quality?

Are your Champion Points assigned properly?

Are you attacking the dummy until it's dead?

Are you able to post a video showcasing you build and rotation? I think that's the best way we can help you.

Oreyn_Bearclaw · January 2018

clwinters wrote: »

Have a DK stamina build per alcast but dps is still low, around 4000.Is there something I'm missing or just need more time to build up? Also is there an addon to help with DPS calculations?

How are you getting to that 4000 number? Is that a dummy parse? are you using an addon? Are you sure you are not just looking at a weapon damage number or a tooltip? A well built character that simply tapes down their heavy attack button can break 4k DPS. That number is so low that I am wondering if you might not actually be talking about damage per second.

RABIDxWOLVERINE · January 2018

Listen to @Oreyn_Bearclaw and @danksta advice they helped me get my DPS on my Stam Dk from around 15k to over 30k. I'm willing to bet your biggest problem is rotation at least that was my biggest issue. If I were you I would lay out my build and let them look it over and maybe they can discover what you are doing wrong. You have taken the first step which is the hardest in asking for help. Try screenshotting your character screen then let us know what sets you are running with what traits and what skills you are using and how you are using them (rotation). Gear sets are a big part of the build but even with an optimized build a poor rotation can bring it crashing down.

Good luck with your build like I said these guys will really improve your game if you are willing to listen.

pteam · January 2018

this is a troll post and so many people falling right into the trap lol

clwinters · January 2018

What is a troll post?

RABIDxWOLVERINE · January 2018

clwinters wrote: »

What is a troll post?

Hes saying that you are just acting like your DPS is low to see what people say I guess. That you are trolling which if you are that's fine but if you aren't and you need legitimate help then there are plenty of skilled players that will help you.

If you need legitimate help the best way to start would be to list your sets that you are using with traits, what quality of gear, what food/drink you are using, what race you are playing, what mundus stone you are using, how your attributes are allocated, what skills you are using on which bar and what your rotation looks like.

For instance on my Stam DK

Race: Imperial
Attributes: 59 Stamina, 5 Health
Gear;
Helm: Velidreth, medium, divines w/ Stam glyph
Shoulders: Velidreth, medium, divines w/ stam glyph
Chest: Night Mothers Gaze(NMG), heavy, divines w/ stam glyph
Arms: NMG, medium, divines w/ stam glyph
Belt: Vicious Ophidian(VO), medium, Divines w/ stam glyph
Legs: NMG, medium, divines w/ stam glyph
Boots: VO, medium w/stam glyph
Neck: VO w/ weapon damage glyph
Ring 1: VO w/ weapon damage glyph
Ring 2: VO w/ weapon damage glyph
Front bar weapons;
DW1: NMG Axe nirnhoned, w/weapon damage glyph
DW2: NMG dagger infused w/ disease damage glyph
Back bar weapon;
Bow: nirnhoned w/ poison damage glyph

Quality all gold besides jewelry which is blue

Food: braised rabbit

Front bar skills;
1.venomous Claws
2. deadly cloak
3. noxious breath
4. rending slashes
5. vigor
U. Flawless Dawnbreaker

Back Bar skills;
1. endless hail
2. caltrops
3. poison injection
4. molten armaments
5. rearming trap
U. Standard of Might

Rotation: > = Light Attack, >> = Heavy Attack, BS = Bar swap

noxious breath >> Venom claws >> deadly cloak >> rending slashes BS > endless hail > rearming trap > poison inject > caltrops BS repeat

Now this is just an example to get you started I'm at work so its probably not 100% accurate but you get the picture. I'm trying to go off memory and mine doesn't serve me particularly well lol.

Lay out your build like this and people can examine what you may be doing wrong. Gear is only 30-35% of the build the rest comes down to how well you can execute your rotation IMO. I'm not an expert but I'm a decent player. Like I previously said with the help of @Oreyn_Bearclaw I was able to double my DPS just by putting what my build set up looks like and they examined it told me where I was going wrong and now I'm working on just constantly improving my ability to produce and reproduce the best rotation I can. As I get better at that I see a constant improvement in my DPS.

Oreyn_Bearclaw · January 2018

RABIDxWOLVERINE wrote: »

clwinters wrote: »

What is a troll post?

Hes saying that you are just acting like your DPS is low to see what people say I guess. That you are trolling which if you are that's fine but if you aren't and you need legitimate help then there are plenty of skilled players that will help you.

If you need legitimate help the best way to start would be to list your sets that you are using with traits, what quality of gear, what food/drink you are using, what race you are playing, what mundus stone you are using, how your attributes are allocated, what skills you are using on which bar and what your rotation looks like.

For instance on my Stam DK

Race: Imperial
Attributes: 59 Stamina, 5 Health
Gear;
Helm: Velidreth, medium, divines w/ Stam glyph
Shoulders: Velidreth, medium, divines w/ stam glyph
Chest: Night Mothers Gaze(NMG), heavy, divines w/ stam glyph
Arms: NMG, medium, divines w/ stam glyph
Belt: Vicious Ophidian(VO), medium, Divines w/ stam glyph
Legs: NMG, medium, divines w/ stam glyph
Boots: VO, medium w/stam glyph
Neck: VO w/ weapon damage glyph
Ring 1: VO w/ weapon damage glyph
Ring 2: VO w/ weapon damage glyph
Front bar weapons;
DW1: NMG Axe nirnhoned, w/weapon damage glyph
DW2: NMG dagger infused w/ disease damage glyph
Back bar weapon;
Bow: nirnhoned w/ poison damage glyph

Quality all gold besides jewelry which is blue

Food: braised rabbit

Front bar skills;
1.venomous Claws
2. deadly cloak
3. noxious breath
4. rending slashes
5. vigor
U. Flawless Dawnbreaker

Back Bar skills;
1. endless hail
2. caltrops
3. poison injection
4. molten armaments
5. rearming trap
U. Standard of Might

Rotation: > = Light Attack, >> = Heavy Attack, BS = Bar swap

noxious breath >> Venom claws >> deadly cloak >> rending slashes BS > endless hail > rearming trap > poison inject > caltrops BS repeat

Now this is just an example to get you started I'm at work so its probably not 100% accurate but you get the picture. I'm trying to go off memory and mine doesn't serve me particularly well lol.

Lay out your build like this and people can examine what you may be doing wrong. Gear is only 30-35% of the build the rest comes down to how well you can execute your rotation IMO. I'm not an expert but I'm a decent player. Like I previously said with the help of @Oreyn_Bearclaw I was able to double my DPS just by putting what my build set up looks like and they examined it told me where I was going wrong and now I'm working on just constantly improving my ability to produce and reproduce the best rotation I can. As I get better at that I see a constant improvement in my DPS.

@RABIDxWOLVERINE

Man you have gone from pulling 15k DPS to conducting stam DK mater classes. Dont need me.

Also, if this is a troll post, lame...

xb1LL_mr_sir_LL · January 2018

only way to get dps this low is to be a really low level with no cp light attacks only.

kringled_1 · January 2018

It's easy to get only 4k dps as stamina. Use primarily heavy gear, with set bonuses favoring survivability, or no set bonus at all. Use sword and shield, or some of the bow skills, or class skills that scale off magicka. Weapon quality blue.

clwinters · January 2018

I started playing ESO as I would any other role playing game. But as I got into group dungeons I found I was getting my ass kicked. And forget arenas, impossible to go thru. I was a DK, nord with heavy equipment, high health, legendary dual wield swords and legendary flame staff. Now I'm trying stamina build, medium armor, daggers and bow per Alcast as recommended, I seem to do OK with the bow but I'm still building up my armor level. I'm not trolling, I legitimately needed help with my character. Most of what is being said is Greek to me so it takes me a while to catch on, new to Online play. Usually play solo. I appreciate the help I've given but don't care for being criticized for being a "noobie".

Crom_CCCXVI · January 2018

It sounds like you just want to go to Youtube and copy someone elses build..... to be honest.

What are you asking people to do for you? Most people who are really good don't just copy a build, they figure out how they want to play and find a build that suits them

heavy armor, Nord, high health- why would you ever think that would be great at DPS?
furthurmore, do you want Burst DPS, do you want Sustain DPS, do you want range, do you want melee, how much defense do you want, will that defense be sheilds, dodging, blocking, resistence based?... no one class is the best at everything.

RABIDxWOLVERINE · January 2018

@Oreyn_Bearclaw Yea I appreciate all your help man you really improved my game to where I am now comfortably and easily finishing vet dungeons even with randoms and my trials ability is improving to where I'm at the point of trying to do vet trials. Now if I only had the time needed lol. But like I said if not for you and a few others I think I would still be slugging along. Before I always thought end game content was out of my reach but now I'm confident that I can do the harder content and do it well enough. So Thank you! Now I'm just trying to pay it forward and help anyone I can whether its someone on the forums or someone in my guild. If I can pass the knowledge that you passed me I think the community will be better because of it. If we cant help each other than the community will die and the game we all love will follow suit.

@clwinters I don't think anyone is calling you a "noobie" some people are just a$$holes, if you really need help post what you are using, how you are using it and people will help you. I started like you not really understanding the complexity of mmorpg and with a little time and advice that you take serious you can improve. It will take work but in the long run its worth it.

If you are just trying to troll then that is lame but if you seriously need help then we need info. We cant fix your build or your issues with your build if we don't see what you are doing. Lay your build out kinda like I did and add anything you might think is important once that is determined to be good or bad we can figure out where we need to go next. Most ppl don't care to help but you have to put forth the effort of giving us the info we need and you really have to want to improve. Its not going to happen over night, you wont have an epiphany and everything click it takes time and practice.

Ragnarock41 · January 2018

maybe stop light attacking?