Welcome to our ESO Dragonknight Skill Guide. In this section, we go over DK skills and morphs. Keep in mind, many of these skills and morph can be changed depending on your play-style.
Table of Contents
Version
- 5/28/2015 – Updating the layout
- 1/28/2015 – Updating with patch 1.6 skills (on PTS)
- 11/25/2014 – Updates table of contents, skills, and showed all morphs (patch 1.5.6)
- 6/30/2014 – Original release
Ardent Flame
Dragonknight Standard
Call down a flaming battle standard that deals X flame damage each second to nearby enemies and afflicts them with Major Defile, which reduces the effectiveness of healing by 40%. While the standard is up, an ally can activate Shackle to deal X flame damage and immobilize enemies in range.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Radius | 8 meters |
Duration | 14 seconds |
Cost | 250 ultimate |
Shifting Standard
Call down a flaming battle standard that deals X flame damage each second to nearby enemies and afflicts them with Major Defile, which reduces the effectiveness of healing by 40%. Call the standard again to move it to a new location. While the standard is up, an ally can activate Shackle to deal X flame damage and immobilize enemies in range.
NEW EFFECT: Standard is cheaper and you can move it to a new location, refreshing its duration.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Radius | 8 meters |
Duration | 17 seconds |
Cost | 200 ultimate |
Standard Of Might
Call down a flaming battle standard that deals X flame damage each second to nearby enemies and afflicts them with Major Defile, which reduces the effectiveness of healing by 40%. The standard also increases your damage by 17% and reduces damage dealt to you by 17%. While the standard is up, an ally can activate Shackle to deal X flame damage and immobilize enemies in range.
NEW EFFECT: Increased damage done and reduced damage taken near standard.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Radius | 8 meters |
Duration | 17 seconds |
Cost | 250 ultimate |
Fiery Grip
Launch a fiery chain to grasp and pull an enemy to you, dealing X flame damage. If the target cannot be moved, the chain pulls you to the target.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 18 meters |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Extended Chains
Launch a fiery chain to grasp and pull an enemy to you, dealing X flame damage. If the target cannot be moved, the chain pulls you to the target.
NEW EFFECT: Has increased range and reduced cost.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 22 meters |
Cost | 3351 Magicka |
Empowering Chains
Launch a fiery chain to grasp and pull an enemy to you, dealing X flame damage and granting you Empower, increasing the damage of your next attack 20%. If the target cannot be moved, the chain pulls you to the target.
NEW EFFECT: Next weapon attack after casting deals additional damage.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 18 meters |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Fiery Breath
Exhale a flaming blast, dealing X flame damage to enemies in front of you and an additional X flame damage over 8 seconds.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Cone |
Range | 10 meters |
Cost | 2394 Magicka |
Burning Breath
Exhale a flaming blast, dealing X flame damage to enemies in front of you and an additional X flame damage over 8 seconds. Also cause major fracture, which reduces enemies’ armor by X.
NEW EFFECT: Ability now scales off Weapon Damage and Max Stamina. Reduces enemy Armor.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Cone |
Range | 10 meters |
Cost | 2394 Stamina |
Engulfing Flames
Exhale a flaming blast, dealing X flame damage to enemies in front of you and an additional X flame damage over 8 seconds. Affected enemies take 7% additional damage from flame attacks.
NEW EFFECT: Target takes increased damage from fire attacks.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Cone |
Range | 10 meters |
Cost | 2394 Magicka |
Lava Whip
Lash an enemy with flame for X damage and set immobile or stunned enemies off balance. You can only set an enemy off balance once every 5 seconds.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 8 meters |
Cost | 2394 Magicka |
Flame Lash
Lash an enemy with flame for X damage and set immobile or stunned enemies off balance. When targeting an off balance enemy, this becomes Power Lash, which deals X Flame Damage and stuns the target for 2 seconds. It also heals you for X. You can only set an enemy off balance once every 5 seconds.
NEW EFFECT: Allows for a life-stealing attack on off balance enemies.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 8 meters |
Cost | 2394 Magicka |
Molten Whip
Lash an enemy with flame for X damage and set immobile or stunned enemies off balance. While slotted, the damage of Ardent Flame abilities is increased by X. You can only set an enemy off balance once every 5 seconds.
NEW EFFECT: While ability is slotted, deal more damage with fire attacks.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 8 meters |
Cost | 2394 Magicka |
Inferno
Activate an aura of flames, granting major prophecy, which increases your spell critical by X. The aura also launches a fireball at the nearest enemy every 6 seconds, dealing X flame damage over 8 seconds.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 15 meters |
Flames of Oblivion
Activate an aura of flames, granting major prophecy, which increases your spell and weapon critical by X. The aura also launches a fireball at the nearest enemy every 6 seconds, dealing X flame damage over 8 seconds. While active, your Max Magicka is reduced by 15%.
NEW EFFECT: Adds Weapon Critical Strike Rating.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 15 meters |
Sea of Flames
Activate an aura of flames, granting major prophecy, increasing your spell critical by X. The aura also launches a fireball at the nearest enemy every 6 seconds, dealing X flame damage over 8 seconds. If a fireball kills an enemy, you have X magicka restored. While active, your Max Magicka is reduced by 15%.
NEW EFFECT: Gain Magicka when you kill enemies.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 15 meters |
Kindling
Increases the damage of flame abilities’ burning effect by (33-66%)
Warmth
Damaging enemies with Ardent Flame abilities also reduces their movement speed by (15-30%) for 4 seconds.
Searing Heat
Increases the damage of Fiery Breath, Searing Strike, and Dragonknight Standard abilities by 3% and the duration by 2 seconds.
World in Flame
Increases the damage of flame-based area of effect abilities by (3-6%).
Draconic Power
Dragon Leap
Launch yourself at an enemy, dealing X physical damage to all enemies in the area and knocking them back.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 20 meters |
Radius | 6.5 meters |
Cost | 125 ultimate |
Ferocious Leap
Launch yourself at an enemy, dealing X physical damage to all enemies in the area and knocking them back. Also absorb 100% of your Max Health in damage over 12 seconds.
NEW EFFECT: Gain a Damage Shield after leaping.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 20 meters |
Radius | 6.5 meters |
Cost | 125 ultimate |
Take Flight
Launch yourself at an enemy, dealing X physical damage to all enemies in the area and knocking them back.
NEW EFFECT: Can jump further, cost less, and deals more damage.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 28 meters |
Radius | 6.5 meters |
Cost | 110 ultimate |
Spiked Armor
Release your inner dragon to gain major resolve and major ward, increasing armor and spell resistance by X for 17 seconds. While active, the armor returns X physical damage to melee attackers.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 17 seconds |
Cost | 2872 Magicka |
Volatile Armor
Release your inner dragon to deal X Magic Damage to nearby enemies over 10 seconds. You also gain major resolve and major ward, increasing armor and spell resistance by X for 17 seconds. While active, the armor returns X physical damage to melee attackers.
NEW EFFECT: Deals area damage on activation.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 17 seconds |
Cost | 2872 Magicka |
Hardened Armor
Release your inner dragon to gain major resolve and major ward, increasing armor and spell resistance by X for 17 seconds. While active, the armor returns 146 Physical Damage to melee attackers and for 2.5 seconds after activation, it absorbs up to 10% of your max health in damage.
NEW EFFECT: Damage shield on activation.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 17 seconds |
Cost | 2872 Magicka |
Dark Talons
Call forth talons from the ground to deal X physical damage and immobilize nearby enemies for 3 seconds. While enemies are held, an ally can active Impale to deal X magic damage.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 6 meters |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Dark Talons
Call forth talons from the ground to deal X physical damage and immobilize nearby enemies for 3 seconds. Talons also afflict enemies with Minor Maim, reducing their damage by 15% for 3 seconds. While enemies are held, an ally can active Impale to deal X magic damage.
NEW EFFECT: Affected enemies deal less damage.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 6 meters |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Burning Talons
Call forth talons from the ground to deal X physical damage and immobilize nearby enemies for 3 seconds. Talons also burn enemies for X Flame Damage over time. While enemies are held, an ally can active Impale to deal X magic damage.
NEW EFFECT: Adds damage over time.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 6 meters |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Dragon Blood
Draw on your draconic blood to heal 30% of missing health and gain major fortitude, increasing health regeneration by 20% for 20 seconds.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 20 seconds |
Cost | 3830 Magicka |
Coagulating Blood
Draw on your draconic blood to heal 30% of missing health. Also grants Major Fortitude and Minor Vitality, increasing Health Regeneration by 20% and healing received by 8% for 20 seconds.
NEW EFFECT: Receive bonus healing while active.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 20 seconds |
Cost | 3830 Magicka |
Green Dragon Blood
Draw on your draconic blood to heal 30% of missing health. Also grants Major Fortitude and Major Endurance, increasing Health Regeneration and Stamina Regeneration by 20% for 20 seconds.
NEW EFFECT: Gain increased stamina recovery.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 20 seconds |
Cost | 3830 Magicka |
Reflective Scale
Flex your scales to reflect up to 4 projectiles over 4 seconds.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 4 seconds |
Cost | 3351 Magicka |
Dragon Fire Scale
Flex your scales to reflect up to 4 projectiles over 4 seconds. The reflected projectiles deal 20% additional damage to the attacker.
NEW EFFECT: Increased damage of reflected attacks.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 4 seconds |
Cost | 3351 Magicka |
Reflective Plate
Flex your scales to reflect up to 4 projectiles over 4 seconds. Also grants Minor Ward, increasing Spell Resistance X for 20 seconds.
NEW EFFECT: Increase spell resistance.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 4 seconds |
Cost | 3351 Magicka |
Inhale
Channel draconic energy to steal X health from up to 3 nearby enemies. After 2.5 seconds, you exhale fire, dealing X magic damage to nearby enemies.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 8 meters |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Deep Breath
Channel draconic energy to steal X health from up to 3 nearby enemies. Nearby enemies casting are interrupted and then stunned and set off balance for 2 seconds. After 2.5 seconds, you exhale fire, dealing X magic damage to nearby enemies.
NEW EFFECT: Adds interrupt and final explosion deals more damage.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 8 meters |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Draw Essence
Channel draconic energy to steal X health from up to 3 nearby enemies. After 2.5 seconds, you exhale fire, dealing X magic damage to nearby enemies and restoring 17% of damage dealt as Magicka.
NEW EFFECT: Restore magicka for reach enemy hit.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 8 meters |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Iron Skin
Block an additional (5-10%) damage.
Burning Heart
Increases healing received by (6-12%) while a draconic power ability is active.
Elder Dragon
Increases health recovery by (2-5%) for each draconic power ability slotted.
Scaled Armor
Increases spell resistance by X.
Earthen Heart
Magma Armor
Ignite the molten lava in your veins to cap incoming damage at 3% of your max health and deal X flame damage to nearby enemies each second for 7.5 seconds.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 7.5 seconds |
Cost | 200 ultimate |
Magma Shell
Ignite the molten lava in your veins to cap incoming damage at 3% of your max health and deal X flame damage to nearby enemies each second for 7.5 seconds. While active, allies can activate Protective Shell as a damage shield for 100% of their max health.
NEW EFFECT: Allies may activate a synergy granting a powerful damage shield.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 7.5 seconds |
Cost | 200 ultimate |
Corrosive Armor
Ignite the molten lava in your veins to cap incoming damage at 3% of your max health and deal X flame damage to nearby enemies each second for 7.5 seconds. While active, your attacks ignore 100% of an enemy’s Armor.
NEW EFFECT: Your attacks ignore armor while active.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 7.5 seconds |
Cost | 200 ultimate |
Stonefist
Slam an enemy with solid rock to deal X physical damage and knock them down for 3 seconds.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 10 meters |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Stone Giant
Slam an enemy with solid rock to deal X physical damage and knock them down for 3 seconds. Also grants Minor Resolve, which increases your armor by X for 15 seconds.
NEW EFFECT: Gain armor after casting.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 10 meters |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Obsidian Shard
Slam an enemy with solid rock to deal X physical damage and knock them down for 3 seconds.
NEW EFFECT: Increased spell range and damage.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 15 meters |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Molten Weapons
Charge your weapons with volcanic power to temporarily increase the damage of your heavy attack by 40%.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 7 seconds |
Cost | 3830 Magicka |
Molten Armaments
Charge your weapons with volcanic power to temporarily increase the damage of your heavy attack by 40%, with damage increased further against low health targets.
NEW EFFECT: Damage bonus is increased against low health targets.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 7 seconds |
Cost | 3830 Magicka |
Igneous Weapons
Charge your weapons with volcanic power to temporarily increase the damage of your heavy attack by 40%. Each heavy attack adds a second to the effect’s duration.
NEW EFFECT: Each heavy attack adds duration to the ability.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Self |
Duration | 7 seconds |
Cost | 3830 Magicka |
Obsidian Shield
Call the earth to your defense, creating a damage shield for you and nearby allies. Absorbs X damage dealt to allies. Shield strength increased by 100% for you.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 12 meters |
Duration | 20 seconds |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Fragmented Shield
Call the earth to your defense, creating a damage shield for you and nearby allies. Absorbs X damage dealt to allies. Shield strength increased by 100% for you. When the effect ends, your shield shatters, causing X Magic Damage to nearby enemies.
NEW EFFECT: Deals damage when effect ends.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 12 meters |
Duration | 20 seconds |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Igneous Shield
Call the earth to your defense, creating a damage shield for you and nearby allies. Absorbs X damage dealt to allies. Shield strength increased by 100% for you. The shield also gives you Major Mending, which boosts the effects of your healing abilities 30% for 7 seconds.
NEW EFFECT: Larger damage shield and casting increases your healing done.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Area |
Radius | 12 meters |
Duration | 20 seconds |
Cost | 3591 Magicka |
Petrify
Encase an enemy in stone, stunning them for 17 seconds and dealing X magicka damage when effect ends. Affected enemies can take X damage before the stun is broken.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 15 meters |
Duration | 17 seconds |
Cost | 3112 Magicka |
Fossilize
Encase an enemy in stone, stunning them for 17 seconds. When the effect ends, enemies take X Magic Damage and remain rooted for 2.5 seconds. Affected enemies can take X damage before the stun is broken.
NEW EFFECT: Roots the enemy after the disorient ends.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 15 meters |
Duration | 17 seconds |
Cost | 3112 Magicka |
Shattering Rocks
Encase an enemy in stone, stunning them for 17 seconds. When the effect ends, the stone shatters, causing X magicka damage to nearby enemies with a 50% chance to set them off balance. Affected enemies can take X damage before the stun is broken.
NEW EFFECT: When effect ends, nearby enemies take damage and have a 50% chance to be set off balance.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Enemy |
Range | 15 meters |
Duration | 17 seconds |
Cost | 3112 Magicka |
Ash Cloud
Summon a scorching cloud of ash as they target location, dealing X flame damage to neary enemies every 0.5 seconds. Also reduces enemy movement speed by 70%.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Ground |
Range | 22 meters |
Radius | 5 meters |
Duration | 12 seconds |
Cost | 4069 Magicka |
Cinder Storm
Summon a scorching cloud of ash as they target location, dealing X flame damage to neary enemies every 0.5 seconds. Also reduces enemy movement speed by 70% for 2.5 seconds even if they leave the area.
NEW EFFECT: Snare persists for longer after leaving the area.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Ground |
Range | 22 meters |
Radius | 5 meters |
Duration | 12 seconds |
Cost | 4069 Magicka |
Eruption
Summon a scorching cloud of ash as they target location, dealing an instant X flame damage to neary enemies every and X Flame Damage more every 0.5 seconds. Also reduces enemy movement speed by 70%.
NEW EFFECT: Deals additional damage on cast.
Cast time | Instant |
Target | Ground |
Range | 22 meters |
Radius | 5 meters |
Duration | 12 seconds |
Cost | 4069 Magicka |
Eternal Mountain
Increased duration of Earthen Heart abilities by (10-20%).
Battle Roar
Activating an ultimate restores health, magicka, and stamina in amount increased by (35-70%) of the ultimate’s cost.
Mountain’s Blessing
Activating an Earthen Heart ability grants 2 additional ultimate and minor brutality to allies within 30m, increasing weapon damage by 5% for (10-20) seconds.
Helping Hands
Activating an earthen heart ability restores (2-5%) stamina.