Stamina Dragonknight DPS Build | 166k DPS | ESO Guide

• Magma Fist - a spammable which applies a stack of Heat Shock for 7 seconds which increases enemies' damage taken by 66, stacking up to 3 times. If your enemy was already at maximum stacks of Heat Shock it'll instead cause next cast of Magma Fist to do 66% more damage, up to once every 6 seconds
• Molten Whip - a spammable which in this build we'll use only as a spender. It gains a stack of Seething Fury whenever you use another Dragonknight ability. Seething Fury lasts 10 seconds, increases your damage done by 5% and increases damage of your next Molten Whip by 33% per stack, stacking up to 3 times. The damage done buff does not disappear when you use the empowered whip.
• Searing Claw - deals direct damage and applies a 10 second DoT which deals 10% more damage every 2 seconds. The initial hit is guaranteed to proc Burning status effect.
• Disintegrating Dragonfire - deals direct damage in a cone in front of you and applies a 10 second DoT to all enemies hit and debuffs them with Major Breach , reducing their armor by 5948. This is your AoE spammable.
• Soul of Flame - interrupts enemies around you, restores 15% missing Stamina and Magicka every 2 seconds over 4 seconds (ticks 3 times) and deals damage in an AoE at the end
• Flawless Dawnbreaker - an ultimate we'll keep slotted to activate the Slayer and Banish the Wicked passives which increase Weapon and Spell Damage by 3% and generate Ultimate on kills. You can also use it towards the end of the fight if it's obvious you won't get enough Ultimate for another Standard of Might
• Shatterspike Mantle - applies a 20 second DoT to enemies around you and grants you a buff which adds 100 damage to all of your damage ticks. Also gives you Major Resolve
• Incinerate - an ability which releases a fiery wave around you on cast and then every 5 seconds for 15 seconds. It has increased base chance to proc Burning status effect. Having it slotted passively grants you Major Savagery and Major Prophecy .
• Barbed Trap - a DoT that applies the Hemorrhaging status effect at the start and grants Minor Force , increasing your Critical Damage by 10%.
• Stampede - a gap closer which leaves a ground DoT under your target which will constantly proc your Weapon Damage enchantment and increase your Direct Damage done thanks to Merciless Charge set
• Igneous Weapons - a 60 second buff which grants Major Brutality and Major Sorcery to you and your entire group, and causes your Light Attacks to deal additional damage up to once every 2 seconds.
• Standard of Might - an ultimate which calls down a standard that gives everyone in it 300 Weapon and Spell Damage and 10% damage reduction, and gives you an additional 300 Weapon and Spell Damage and 15% damage reduction on top of that. With Shattered Paths Signet , you shouldn't be spending your Ultimate. It can still be useful near the end of a fight or when your group needs damage mitigation. You can spend it when using Huntsman's Warmask though

If you need to slot something situational, replace Barbed Trap first, then Searing Claw in AoE fights or Disintegrating Dragonfire in single target fights.

• Burning Embers - the other morph of Searing Claw . It deals less damage but heals you for a decent amount on cast and then continues to heal you whenever it ticks. Use it if you need more healing. A 0.8% DPS loss compared to Searing Claw .
• Shifting Standard - the other morph of Standard of Might . Use it with Huntsman's Warmask if your team already has enough Dragonknights using Standard of Might. A 1.3% DPS gain compared to Standard of Might .
• Resolving Vigor - a self-heal you'll need for some fights.
• Chains of Devastation - a gap closer which can be useful in fights where you have to move around a lot.
• Burning Talons - a good AoE ability for trash packs which immobilizes enemies and deals damage over time
• Carve - can replace Barbed Trap in AoE fights if you use Velothi Ur-Mage's Amulet .
• Whirling Blades - an execute spammable for trash packs. It costs Stamina but you only have to switch to it when enemies are low, so it's possible to sustain it
• Elemental Blockade - a replacement for Stampede whenever you're using a Destruction Staff instead of a Greatsword on your backbar. It's much easier to sustain than Stampede and until you obtain the Merciless Charge set they're both similar in strength, which makes Elemental Blockade better.
• Elemental Rage - the best ultimate for trash packs
• Spell Symmetry - converts Health into Magicka. The trash setup has lots of Magicka skills so this helps you sustain them

Pre-buff

These abilities can be pre-cast before entering combat

• Shatterspike Mantle
• Incinerate
• Igneous Weapons
• Soul of Flame