Mag DK PvE Build - Is my old setup still viable?

Thestephenmcraeub17_ESO · May 2018

I've been out of the game for probably 3 or 4 months now, checking in for crafting things very seldom throughout that time. Are there any sets or meta changes (or skill line changes) in the last few patches that would render my current setup obsolete?

Currently running - Altmer magDK, 5 burning spellweave, 4 infallible aether (but it counts as 5 now, I guess) 2 Ilambris, infused inferno front bar, nirnhoned Maelstrom lightning backbar. All traits on armor divines, all gear is gold, 750 CP

And when I left the game (mostly due to technical issues, computer was acting up), nobody wanted Mag DKs in their trial groups. Is there still a slant away from Mag DKs in endgame PvE? I haven't parsed yet since Summerset so I don't know exactly where my DPS is, but I wanted to see if there's anything big I missed for Mag DKs lately. Thanks!

Haquor · May 2018

I ran a similar setup before offbalance was nerfed to enable monsters getting an immunity to it. Which smashed our sustain and dps

You can still run the sets you have and push good numbers with a few changes.

Vma inferno backbar instead of shock. This is due to the increased single target from fire (from dk and destruxtion passives) and the fact you backar shock will not be providing you the plentiful free whips anymore.

Hand in hand with that, cut illambris away since you will be very heavily fire damage without the shock for the additional proc chances. Good options are grothdar/valkyn for aoe and zaan for single tgt.

I was running 4x IA front bar, 5x BSW, 2x Grothdar/zaan, and vma fire backbar and only hitting around 38k consistently solo buffed on a dummy. More in trials.

Now i switched to 2x zaan, 5x elfbane, 5x BSW and within 2 attempts im hitting over 44k consistently.

Significant increase.

Narvuntien · May 2018

Well I don't have DLC so I am running 5x BSW 5x Julianos and 2 Grothdar.

The summerset changes were a much needed buff to MagDK.

Qbiken · May 2018

Aside from the sound you get when the 5 piece IA gets activated, your setup is still viable (for certain content at least). Personally I would run with Skoria or Zaan, but if you run lightning wall on backbar Illambris is decent as well

WatchYourSixx · May 2018

Hey @Haquor are you running two heavy pieces of elf bane? Or jewelry/wep?? If so did you move your standard to front bar to get the increased duration? I'd love to see a rotation video of 44k or anything above 40k for mag DK.

Liofa · May 2018

Here are the 2 videos you want to watch. One for Elf Bane, the other is the build that is probably best for this patch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wyeQDjPFHU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYpLJlg3zR4

Haquor · May 2018

2 heavy 5 light. Chest and legs elfbane with 3 jewellery. BSW is 5 on the front bar with inferno so you can proc it and maintain the buff when you bar swap.

I havent even had time to test any other combos. Ive literally played summerset update enough to transmute elfbane jewellery and test this one setup for magedk.

Looking forward to the weekend.

All this relatively easy to get until i can replace elfbane with new trial gear.

Asardes · May 2018

The IA build is still viable
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/309550/elemental-fury-pve-heavy-attack-dk-build-summerset-ready/

Thestephenmcraeub17_ESO · May 2018

Liofa wrote: »

Here are the 2 videos you want to watch. One for Elf Bane, the other is the build that is probably best for this patch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wyeQDjPFHU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYpLJlg3zR4

I checked those videos, but didn't happen to catch what their numbers were. Does anyone know what's possible with these builds? Historically, I've topped out around 30k, which always seemed kind of low to me. I'd love to be somewhere in the 35-40k range, does anyone have any suggestions for that? Should I switch from altmer to dunmer? Two infernos instead of vMA lightning on the back? Molten whip instead of flame lash?

Thanks!

EDIT: Just went back to the videos, found a link to their parse screenshots at 47 and 48k. That's what I'm talking about. Is it possible to reach these numbers with, say, BSW and Julianos? Then sub out Ilambris for Grothdaar, Skoria, or Zaan?

If I can avoid having to get Elf Bane, that would be great because I don't PvP.