Guide – Page 2 – The Elder Scrolls Online Dragonknight Guide

Race for the ESO DragonKnight Tanking/DPS

Posted on January 9, 2014 by D. Cobb

The info below is a bit out of date as it refers to the beta. If you happen to be looking for an up-to-date reference for your Dragonknight, I suggest this eso guide . It includes some killer advice on leveling up, builds, skill rotation, and gold farming.

Each race in The Elder Scrolls Online will have racial passive bonuses, Ultimate abilities and EXP bonuses that may be important when creating your character. While we don’t know every bonus of each of the races yet, we do know the bonuses for four of the races. The bonuses themselves are quite varied and not necessarily groundbreaking, but when maximizing your dragonknight abilities, any bit often helps.

Note: The Elder Scrolls Online is still in beta, the below racial bonus information is subject to change.

If you are planning to create a Dragonknight, the following races have these bonuses that will help out a Dragonknight the most:

Khajiit

Khajiit

Robust (Passive): Increased health regeneration during battle.
Carnage (Passive): Increased critical rating for melee attacks by 10 and damage done by successful critical hits by 5%.

Argonian

Argonian

Argonian Resistance (Passive): +26 to poison and disease resist.
Quick to Mend (Passive): Increased incoming heals from all sources.
Histskin (Ultimate): Increased Health regeneration for a short period.

Nord

Nord

Battle Cry (Ultimate): Battle shout that inspires you and your allies, increasing damage dealt.
Two-Handed Weapon Expertise (Passive): Increases skill EXP for this skill line.
Robust (Passive): Increased health regeneration during battle.
Resist Frost (Passive): Increased resistance to cold damage.
Rugged (Passive): Increased natural Armor rating.

Dark Elf

dark elf

Ancestral Guardian (Ultimate): Allows the Dark Elf to summon a guardian shade that will protect him/her for a limited time.
Ambidexterity (Passive): Increased skill EXP for the dual wield skill line.
Dynamic (Passive): Increased maximum Magicka and Stamina.
Resist Flame: Increased resistance to Fire damage.

As you can see, the Khajiit and Dark Elf bonuses apply more toward DPS Dragonknights. The Dark Elf bonuses, especially, are geared toward dual wielding. The Nord and Argonian bonuses are geared more toward tanking Dragonknights. The Nord bonuses are especially solid for Dragonknights who choose to use a two-handed sword.

As recommended in elderscrollslevelingguide.com, when it comes to choosing the best race for a Dragonknight who wishes to pursue tanking for their leveling in teso, based on this information alone, it looks like the Argonian bonuses or Nord bonuses may come out on top. The extra bonus to healing received as an Argonian may be extremely important when it comes to endgame, but the increased armor rating of a Nord may easily make up for it.

For DPS Dragoknights, it will depend on the type of weapon you want to specialize in. For two-handed DK, Nord is still extremely strong. For dual-wielders, both Khajiit and Dark Elf have some nice bonuses. The Carnage bonus for Khajiit may be extremely powerful.

The info above is a bit out of date as it refers to the beta. If you happen to be looking for an up-to-date reference for your Dragonknight, I suggest this walkthrough . It includes some killer advice on leveling up, builds, skill rotation, and gold farming.

Guide and Recommended Skills for the Dragon Knight Tanking Build

Posted on December 23, 2013 by D. Cobb

The Dragonknight class in The Elder Scrolls Online will be one that mainly concentrates on melee DPS as well as tanking. They will most likely be the main tanking elder scrolls online class of the game due to the skills they have available. They also utilize a solid number of abilities that have magical effects.

heavy armor in eso

Dragonknight tanks will want to focus primarily on the Draconic Power skill line, which where is where the majority of their tanking abilities and passives will be. Active abilities such as Spike Armor, Inhale and Reflective Scales will be vital for reflecting damage and preventing damage. Dragon Blood is the Dragonknight’s self-heal and heal-over-time ability that will also be vital.

The Dragonknight gains access to some extremely important tanking passives in the same skill line. Iron Skin increases block while Burning Heart boosts the amount of healing you receive. Elder Dragon increases health regeneration and Scaled Armor increases spell resistance. All of this will most likely be mandatory for endgame tanking. The Draconic Power ultimate ability is called Dragon Leap and is a leap attack that deals massive area-of-effect damage as well as performs a knockback. This will be a great way to open combat.

As far as other Dragonknight abilities go, the Ardent Flame skill line as well as the Earthen Heart skill line both have some interesting options. Fiery Reach, which is in the Ardent Flame tree, will most likely be vital for tanks as it can be used to pull an enemy directly toward you. Other Ardent Flame abilities include damage-over-time effects and area-of-effect attacks. These may be useful if you’re looking to go the route of a tank that can also deal serious damage.

In the Earthen Heart skill line, Dragonknights can choose earth-based attacks and buffs that serve a more supportive nature. Obsidian Shield is a damage absorption shield that looks like it may be particularly useful for tanks. Ash Cloud can also be used to cause enemies to miss more frequently, which will be useful. The Earthen Heart ultimate, which is called Magma Armor, will also be useful as it will lower the amount of incoming damage significantly.

Since the Dragonknight can be built offensive or defensive, tanks will be able to choose which direction to go in based on their favored playstyle. Once we know how difficult endgame encounters will be in TESO we can begin to speculate as to which builds will be the most prominent.

ESO DK Skill Paths and Special Abilities Explained

Posted on September 23, 2013 by D. Cobb

The Elder Scrolls Online may not be out until later this year. However, we have the low down on the four playable classes that will be available to you. One of these classes is the fearsome Dragonknight.

Dragonknight skill paths and abilities

The Dragonknight has four special abilities at his disposal:

Slam– Stuns the enemy and cancels any action the enemy was taking. This ability costs stamina, keeping the class from being able to spam this move.
Fiery Reach– Creates a fiery chain that drags the enemy towards the caster. This power is mainly used to start a melee fight with an enemy that isn’t quite in range.
Spike Armor– Covers the caster in spikes. This ability increases damage resistance and will return some damage taken.
Dragon Armor– The Dragonknight’s ultimate ability, the caster is engulfed in flames. Enemies near the Knight will catch fire and take massive damage over time.

Given the skills of the Dragonknight, one can see that he is a very versatile character. He has great crowd control abilities and can dish out decent damage to an entire group of enemies. You can also focus on his abilities as a Tank and make him a very hard character to kill. With Spike Armor, you take less damage and dish out some damage in return, making the Dragonknight one of the best Tanks in the game. You can also focus on his melee attacks. With Fiery Reach, as a gap closer, you can draw enemies in and tear them apart with your melee combos. This combination will, absolutely, demolish enemy mages that are out of reach.

There are three unique Skill Paths that the Dragonknight can take:

Ardent Flame- This is an offensive skill tree that focuses on dealing massive fire damage to enemies.
Earthen Heart- This tree helps the Knight keep enemies at bay and protect allies.
Draconic Power- This tree is all about making your Knight a bit Tankier by increases overall defenses while still dishing out decent damage to enemies.

Overall, the Dragonknight is a very exciting class, due mainly to its versatility. It is a class that can be played effectively no matter what Skill Trees you decide to take.

Player versus Player features for Elder Scrolls Online.

Posted on August 23, 2013 by D. Cobb

PvP in the Elder Scrolls Online has achieved what very few games on the market haven’t. Giving its PvP meaning. The content bundled together when engaged in ESO’s Open World PvP will give you a feeling of accomplishment, instead of a force feeling of entering an arena with no goal in site. Even allowing your character to complete quests when coming across the various towns, keeps this game widely open and not constricted.

Upon reaching level 10 in ESO is when you will be able to participate in Player versus Player. Here, is where you will be assigned to a Campaign, where you will do battle against the other factions to hold control over Cyrodiil. These campaigns will allow players playing Elder Scrolls Online, regardless of where the air, to receive bonuses. By participating in these campaigns, you will receive a form of PvP currency called Alliance Points which is different from the elder scrolls online gold. These will be used to purchase better equipment for your character, such as weapons and armor or the ability to partake in a new campaigns. You can also use them to purchase skills only useable in Open World PvP, or the acquiring of various siege weaponry.

eso pvp

Whether it is claiming a required Keep, or hunting one of the factions two Elder Scrolls for its bonus, you will need strategy and force to accomplish your task and prevail in PvP. Once the defenses are left to ruin, you will be able to claim that Keep and its surroundings as your own. What is broken must be fixed, and your walls, doors, and guards will need to be kept in good condition from the resources surrounding the keep.

Your Alliance will be up to your chosen race. Once your Alliance has control of the right amount of land, whomever has performed the best within the war will achieve what is crown jewel in ESO, the ability to become Emperor. If your character is the one who is placed upon the Ruby Throne, you will acquire an entirely new skill set, aiding your allies in war with skills to hastening various productions of items, as well as receiving Voice of the Emperor commands. Which will most likely differ from the Imperial racial power in the single player games.

The mixture of these features will bring the feeling of true war to the game, making each battle lengthy and historic, and giving the player an Elder Scrolls feel that will do the properties legacy justice.

Dragonknight – the Tanking Class in the Elder Scrolls Online

Posted on July 23, 2013 by D. Cobb

You’ve tried the casters. You’ve tried the dedicated rangers. They were fun, but neither of them really clicked in that certain special way. You like the action. You’re a melee man. Not only are you not afraid to take the hits for your team, instead you thrive on it. Surrounded on all sides by all manner of fiendish creatures or staring down a nigh undefeatable monster of legend and smiling in anticipation all the while, you are the Dragonknight. The Dragonknight possesses three lines of magic he can choose to master: Ardent Flame, Draconic Power and Earthen Heart.

Consisting entirely of fire-based damage and single-target control abilities, the Ardent Flame line turns the Dragonknight into a walking firestorm. Skills like Inferno, Fiery Breath and Dragonknight Standard allow the Dragonknight to apply burning damage over time to large groups of foes at once, while Fiery Reach, Lava Whip and the Warmth passive make it extremely difficult for his foes to escape the kitchen when they can’t handle the heat. However the drawbacks in the Ardent Flame line are twofold: a marked lack of defensive bonuses present in both Draconic Power and Earthen Heart, and zero healing abilities. For an Ardent Flame Dragonknight, the name of the game is Kill or Be Killed.

Rather than damage, Draconic Power focuses on healing and personal defense which is good for PvE rather than PvP. Dark Talons and Dragon Leap offer opportunities to get in close and hold enemies. Spike Armor, Reflective Scales and Inhale deal some extra damage but only as a secondary effect to buffing up defense or topping off some health. For those interested in a Draconic Power Dragonknight, the Argonian would seem to be the logical choice, given the synergies between its natural healing and the focus on health and defense in the Draconic Power line.

Ardent Flame has damage. Draconic Power has self-support. But if group support is more your focus, then look no further than the Earthen Heart line. With two party buffs in Molten Weapons and Obsidian Shield and a plethora of crowd-control abilities like Magma Armor, Stonefist, Petrify and Ash Cloud, the Earthen Heart line specializes in raising up the Dragonknight’s party and locking down his enemies.

For anyone considering a career in stomping faces or shirking off blows, the Dragonknight presents singularly unique utility in the number of roles he is able to effectively fulfill. I personally believe that this should be the most powerful class in the Elder Scrolls Online.

dragonknight skills

Recommended Race For Play In Elder Scrolls Online: DragonKnight

Posted on June 29, 2013 by D. Cobb

If I were to be asked what race to play in Elder Scrolls Online: Dragonknight today in the here and now, I would definitely recommend the Khajiit.

For one thing, they are naturally a stealthy and agile race, which can definitely come in handy during a battle or if you are just trying to lift something off of someone or from somewhere. Which can also make them the right beast for assassin work.

Also their ability to refine moon sugar into skooma ,which when consumed in large drinkable amounts, can cause your character to run extremely fast. This seems like nothing but a great benefit to me especially since the Khajiit can function relatively more normal under skooma’s influence than other races can.

I also love how overall they prefer to use their own built-in weapons , aka their claws, rather than other weapons which they tend to despise. This is a great benefit seeing as with a built-in weapon, you are always carrying it with you no matter what! Another great built-in ability that they have developed that is perfect for being stealthy is night vision. This is a great asset to be able to see your enemy coming when they can’t see you.

According to eso guide, another thing to use to your advantage is the many varied appearances and abilities that a Khajiit can have depending on the phase of the moon when it (the Khajiit) was born. This can be an advantage in a group of Khajiit seeing as some of them will be stronger than others or the ability to be faster than others. Teamwork would need to be applied here to make the most of these differences.

In my opinion if you want to have an obvious advantage over the other races in the game then you would pick to play as a Khajiit. The choice just seems that simple to me.

How Does Class System Work in the Elder Scrolls Online?

Posted on February 14, 2013 by D. Cobb

The Elder Scrolls Online, the latest addition of the Elder Scrolls series, is trying to innovate a new class system that may change the MMO world ever. Refer to the game director, Matt Firor, weapons, gears, armors, and so on will not limit to a specific class anymore. It means that both Dragonknight and Sorcerer can suit up a heavy armor and shield alike.

Player could be able to dress up their beloved characters to whatever they want. This method of thinking tears apart the idea of traditional MMO severely. Moreover, ESO allows player to level up any kinds of weapons to gain both new skills and efficiency. Of cause, weapon skills will be changed based on a weapon holding in player hands.

With this new class system, there is no specific role for each class like previous MMORPGs. TESO offers players with a freedom of their choices to create a character of their owns. Spending a lot of points in increasing health bar will turn a character into a tanker even it is a sorcerer. In summary, gameplay in the Elder Scrolls Online is in accordance with player decision in adding skill points.