This is a Dragonknight Magicka DPS build for The Elder Scrolls Online. This build puts out very good melee damage, both single-target and AoE.
The build is updated for Markath. If you have any questions or suggestions about the Dragonknight Magicka DPS build, leave a comment below.
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Dragonknight Magicka Build Basics
Race
- Breton or High Elf (Altmer)
- Dark Elf (Dunmer)
- Khajit
Attributes
All Magicka
Mundus Stone
The Shadow (Increased Spell Critical Damage)
Potions
Essence of Spell Power (Cornflower, Lady’s Smock, Water Hyacinth)

Food
- Artaeum Pickled Fish Bowl
- Witchmother’s Potent Brew
Skills
For this build, we are using Destruction Staff (Fire) on both bars.
Main Bar – Fire Staff:
- Molten Whip
- Burning Embers
- Engulfing Flames
- Mystic Orb
- Spell Symmetry or Inner Light
- Ultimate: Shooting Star
Alternate Bar – Fire Staff:
- Eruption
- Barbed Trap
- Unstable Wall of Elements
- Flames of Oblivion
- Harness Magicka
- Ultimate: Standard of Might
Passive Skills
- Ardent Flame Passives: All
- Draconic Power Passives: All
- Earthen Heart Passives: All
- Destruction Staff Passives: All
- Light Armor Passives: All
- Heavy Armor Passives: Resolve – Constitution – Juggernaut
- Medium Armor Passives: Dexterity – Wind Walker – Improved Sneak – Athletics
- Mages Guild Passives: All
- Fighters Guild Passives: Banish the Wicked
- Undaunted Passives: All
- Racial Passives: All
- Alchemy Passives: Medicinal Use
Champion Points
The first bolded number indicated below is for a
If you need to gain more champion points fast, see our ESO Leveling Guide.
- The Mage Champion Points (Blue)
- The Ritual: 56 (31) Thaumaturge
- The Atronach: 56 (20) Master-At-Arms – 19 (2) Staff Expert
- The Apprentice: 56 (27) Elemental Expert – 56 (20) Elfborn – 27 Spell Erosion
- The Thief Champion Points (Green)
- The Shadow: 47 Shadow Ward – 47 Tumbling
- The Lover: 75 (49) Arcanist – 49 (49) Tenacity
- The Tower: 52 (2) Warlord
- The Warrior Champion Points (Red)
- The Lady: 49 (23) Hardy – 49 (23) Elemental Defender – 48 (23) Thick Skinned
- The Steed: 81 (31) Ironclad – 43 Spellshield
Gear
There is a lot of Magicka gear to choose from. Below is a selection of viable gear, and below that a suggested end-game setup
If you need gold to buy gear for your build, check out our ESO Gold Farming Guide, with tips on how to make tons of ESO gold.
- Perfect False God’s Devotion – Veteran Sunspire
- Perfect Mantle of Siroria – Cloudrest
- Perfect Mantle of Siroria – Cloudrest
- Zaan –
Scalecaller Peak - Spell Strategist – Rewards of the Worthy /
Guildstore - Law of Julianos – Crafted
- Burning Spellweave – City of Ash 1 & 2
- Silks of the Sun – Stonefalls
- Mother’s Sorrow – Deshaan
- Valkyn Skoria – City of Ash 2
- Grothdarr – Vaults of Madness
- The Maelstrom’s Inferno Staff – Maelstrom Arena
Slot | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchant |
Head | Zaan/Grothdarr | Heavy | Divines | Magicka |
Shoulders | Zaan/Grothdarr | Medium | Divines | Magicka |
Chest | Perfected False God’s Devotion | Light | Divines | Magicka |
Gloves | Perfected False God’s Devotion | Light | Divines | Magicka |
Legs | Perfected False God’s Devotion | Light | Divines | Magicka |
Belt | Perfected False God’s Devotion | Light | Divines | Magicka |
Boots | Perfected False God’s Devotion | Light | Divines | Magicka |
Necklace | Mother’s Sorrow | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
Ring | Mother’s Sorrow | Jewelry | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
Main Weapon | Mother’s Sorrow | Fire Staff | Precise | Flame |
Alternate Weapon | Perfected Crushing Wall | Fire Staff | Infused | Weapon Damage |
This Dragonknight Magicka build is continuously updated, leave a comment if you have any questions or suggestions!