Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Here we have a Stamina Dragonknight Bow/Bow PVE build and Iron Atronach Parse for Scalebreaker.
If you're looking for:
vMA Dagger Rotation: youtu.be/quVnJepA-k0
DW/Bow Rotation: youtu.be/P4yLCpNjGPc
There have been loads of changes across the board for combat in ESO. I would recommend you to read the relevant patch notes.
I am using the Max Stam/Stam Regen food, with 64 points into Stamina for all Stamina Setups in these rotations. This is simply for comparison purposes in this test environment.
The Stamina Dragonknight has an amazing toolkit this patch when it comes to Bow/Bow setups. With so many Poison-type abilities, they have a really easy time proccing the new Combustion passive. This, combined with their World in Ruin passive, which reduces the cost of Stamina Poison abilities by 25%, gives the Stamina Dragonknight incredible sustain. This means they benefit hugely from using these Poison-type abilities: Lethal Arrow, Acid Spray, Poison Injection and Shadow Silk, as well as their own Class DOTS in Venomous Claw and Noxious Breath.
Gear:
5x Relequen Body, 5x Lokkestiiz (1x Sharpened Bow), 2x Maarselok, 1x Master's Bow. (See build screenshot for full details).
CMX Parse - https://i.imgur.com/Rw4aQgF.png
CMX Build Screenshot (Skillbars, Gear, CPs) - https://i.imgur.com/QkDbn6r.png
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Longer backbar rotations are 'less bad' with a Bow/Bow setup because the frontbar stats are not significantly higher than the backbar. So this means you can easily switch around Soul Trap and Barbed Trap, to be the inverse of my bar setup, if you prefer. However, in the end, it still doesn't really matter, you can more or less set up the bars however you want for your own comfort.
This, like other Stamina rotations, will be 10-seconds long because Arrow Barrage, Poison Injection and Consuming Trap are all 10 seconds long. However you can definitely make a case for a 12-second rotation if you use Endless Hail, since Venomous Claw and Noxious Breath are 12-seconds long. Assuming we want a more universal setup, I have opted for the 10-second rotation here.
The minimum backbar rotation is: Arrow Barrage - Poison Injection. You will need to also cast Barbed Trap and Flames of Oblivion slightly sooner than every other rotation; or just every other rotation for simplicity sake.
On the front bar, cast Soul Trap, Venomous Claw and Noxious Breath once per rotation. The rest of the time is spent casting Acid Spray and Lethal Arrow. In this rotation there is no need to cast Acid Spray early, assuming no Asylum Bow.
You'll notice that a lot of these skills require the player to be close to melee (Noxious Breath, Venomous Claw, Barbed Trap, Standard of Might). This is fine, the class should be played primarily in melee if possible (plenty of extra sustain to bash). The advantage of the Bow/Bow setup is that you are still fairly flexible to play at range if and when needed. In fights where Standard of Might isn't suitable, you can simply use Ballista. You could also opt for an Asylum Bow setup and rotation (similar to as shown in the Stamina Necromancer Bow/Bow video) if you want a more permanent ranged solution.
The Trapping Webs synergy isn't as good as it used to be, but it can also be a pretty good skill to use if you want to provide some Synergy support. You might consider casting this skill instead of Soul Trap for example if you have the Soul-Splitting Trap morph, but it is rather delayed damage and actually is quite costly for rotation speed (similar to Arrow Barrage in this way).
For Maarselok, you will need to Bash once every 7 or more seconds to proc its effect.
Proposed Static Rotation:
Start:
Flames of Oblivion (FOO) - Barbed Trap
Arrow Barrage - Poison Injection - Barbed Trap/FOO (alternate it each time, skip it the first time)
Acid Spray - Soul Trap - Venomous Claw - Noxious Breath - Acid Spray - Lethal Arrow
Skip a cast of Acid Spray if you use your ultimate.
Let me know how this setup works for you. Thanks for your time!
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Music provided by HearWeGo (goo.gl/nDS3zR)
Artist: VonnBoyd
Title: What We Hide
Listen on YouTube: youtu.be/6aq7q995OLk
Here we have a Stamina Dragonknight Bow/Bow PVE build and Iron Atronach Parse for Scalebreaker.
If you're looking for:
vMA Dagger Rotation: youtu.be/quVnJepA-k0
DW/Bow Rotation: youtu.be/P4yLCpNjGPc
There have been loads of changes across the board for combat in ESO. I would recommend you to read the relevant patch notes.
I am using the Max Stam/Stam Regen food, with 64 points into Stamina for all Stamina Setups in these rotations. This is simply for comparison purposes in this test environment.
The Stamina Dragonknight has an amazing toolkit this patch when it comes to Bow/Bow setups. With so many Poison-type abilities, they have a really easy time proccing the new Combustion passive. This, combined with their World in Ruin passive, which reduces the cost of Stamina Poison abilities by 25%, gives the Stamina Dragonknight incredible sustain. This means they benefit hugely from using these Poison-type abilities: Lethal Arrow, Acid Spray, Poison Injection and Shadow Silk, as well as their own Class DOTS in Venomous Claw and Noxious Breath.
Gear:
5x Relequen Body, 5x Lokkestiiz (1x Sharpened Bow), 2x Maarselok, 1x Master's Bow. (See build screenshot for full details).
CMX Parse - https://i.imgur.com/Rw4aQgF.png
CMX Build Screenshot (Skillbars, Gear, CPs) - https://i.imgur.com/QkDbn6r.png
---
Longer backbar rotations are 'less bad' with a Bow/Bow setup because the frontbar stats are not significantly higher than the backbar. So this means you can easily switch around Soul Trap and Barbed Trap, to be the inverse of my bar setup, if you prefer. However, in the end, it still doesn't really matter, you can more or less set up the bars however you want for your own comfort.
This, like other Stamina rotations, will be 10-seconds long because Arrow Barrage, Poison Injection and Consuming Trap are all 10 seconds long. However you can definitely make a case for a 12-second rotation if you use Endless Hail, since Venomous Claw and Noxious Breath are 12-seconds long. Assuming we want a more universal setup, I have opted for the 10-second rotation here.
The minimum backbar rotation is: Arrow Barrage - Poison Injection. You will need to also cast Barbed Trap and Flames of Oblivion slightly sooner than every other rotation; or just every other rotation for simplicity sake.
On the front bar, cast Soul Trap, Venomous Claw and Noxious Breath once per rotation. The rest of the time is spent casting Acid Spray and Lethal Arrow. In this rotation there is no need to cast Acid Spray early, assuming no Asylum Bow.
You'll notice that a lot of these skills require the player to be close to melee (Noxious Breath, Venomous Claw, Barbed Trap, Standard of Might). This is fine, the class should be played primarily in melee if possible (plenty of extra sustain to bash). The advantage of the Bow/Bow setup is that you are still fairly flexible to play at range if and when needed. In fights where Standard of Might isn't suitable, you can simply use Ballista. You could also opt for an Asylum Bow setup and rotation (similar to as shown in the Stamina Necromancer Bow/Bow video) if you want a more permanent ranged solution.
The Trapping Webs synergy isn't as good as it used to be, but it can also be a pretty good skill to use if you want to provide some Synergy support. You might consider casting this skill instead of Soul Trap for example if you have the Soul-Splitting Trap morph, but it is rather delayed damage and actually is quite costly for rotation speed (similar to Arrow Barrage in this way).
For Maarselok, you will need to Bash once every 7 or more seconds to proc its effect.
Proposed Static Rotation:
Start:
Flames of Oblivion (FOO) - Barbed Trap
Arrow Barrage - Poison Injection - Barbed Trap/FOO (alternate it each time, skip it the first time)
Acid Spray - Soul Trap - Venomous Claw - Noxious Breath - Acid Spray - Lethal Arrow
Skip a cast of Acid Spray if you use your ultimate.
Let me know how this setup works for you. Thanks for your time!
---
Music provided by HearWeGo (goo.gl/nDS3zR)
Artist: VonnBoyd
Title: What We Hide
Listen on YouTube: youtu.be/6aq7q995OLk
