Dragonknight

Build 1: Hybrid Melee

Applicable for: CP Cyrodiil, CP Imperial City & Battlegrounds

Updated for: Gold Road

Character, Buffs & Consumables

Character

Race: Breton
- Alternatives: High Elf, Dark Elf, Nord, Imperial
Attributes: 30 Magicka, 34 Health, 0 Stamina

Buffs

Mundus: The Shadow
Vampire Stage 3

Consumables

Food: Orzoga’s Smoked Bear Haunch
Potions: Magicka+Minor Heroism+Stamina, or regular tristat potions

Stats (Unbuffed)

Note: this gives an estimate of what kind of stats this build ends up with. Small differences can occur due to a different item quality, missing traits etc.

Gear

Gear Slot	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Bloodspawn	Medium	Well-Fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	Bloodspawn	Medium	Well-Fitted	Prismatic
Chest	Mechanical Acuity	Heavy	Reinforced	Prismatic
Hands	Trainee	Medium	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Waist	Rallying Cry	Light	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Legs	Mechanical Acuity	Medium	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Feet	Mechanical Acuity	Medium	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Necklace	Saint & Seducer	–	Infused	Spell Damage
Ring	Rallying Cry	–	Infused	Spell Damage
Ring	Rallying Cry	–	Infused	Magicka Recovery
Weapon 1	Mechanical Acuity	Dual Wield Axes	Nirnhoned & Sharpened	Shock & Absorb Stamina
Weapon 2	Rallying Cry	Ice Staff	Defending	Berserker

Skills

Champion Points

The CP stars for this build are listed from most important (1) to least important (2,3,…). This is in case you don’t have enough CP to get all stars yet.

Warfare
Active Stars Deadly Aim Focused Mending Exploiter Ironclad Passive Stars Battle Mastery Flawless Ritual Eldritch Insight Tireless Discipline War Mage Mighty Piercing Precision Blessed Quick Recovery Hardy Elemental Aegis Preparation

Fitness
Active Stars Sustained by Suffering Pain’s Refuge Survival Instincts Celerity Passive Stars Tumbling Defiance Hero’s Vigor Hasty Sprinter Tireless Guardian Fortification Nimble Protector Piercing Gaze Tempered Soul Savage Defense Bashing Brutality Mystic Tenacity

Craft
Active Stars Steed’s Blessing Gifted Rider War Mount Rationer Passive Stars Breakfall Out of Sight Fleet Phantom Steadfast Enchantment Soul Reservoir Gilded Fingers Fortune’s Favor Inspiration Boost

Important Notes

Wield Soul scripts: Healing, Resource Restore, Major Vitality. Alternative: Coagulating Blood.
Ulfsild’s Contingency scripts: Flame Damage, Warrior’s Opportunity, Intellect/Endurance or Breach. Alternative: Burning Talons or Protective Plate.
Alternative sets that replace Mechanical Acuity or include Daedric Trickery, Burning Spellweave, Stuhn’s Favor, Mara’s Balm and Kynmarcher’s Cruelty

Build 2: No-CP Melee

Applicable for: No-CP Cyrodiil, No-CP Imperial City

This build is provided by: Herbikin. You can see his YouTube channel here

Updated for Update 40

Character, Buffs & Consumables

Character

Race: Dark Elf
- Alternatives: High Elf, Breton, Nord
Attributes: 30 Magicka, 34 Health, 0 Stamina

Buffs

Mundus: The Warrior
Vampire Stage 3

Consumables

Food: Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch
Potions: Stamina + Magicka + Minor Heroism or regular tripots (Stamina + Magicka + Health)

Stats (Buffed)

Note: this gives an estimate of what kind of stats this build ends up with. Small differences can occur due to a different item quality, missing traits etc.

Gear

Gear Slot	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Magma Incarnate	Medium	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Shoulders	Heartland Conqueror	Medium	Well-Fitted	Prismatic
Chest	Ancient Dragonguard	Heavy	Reinforced	Prismatic
Hands	Heartland Conqueror	Medium	Well-Fitted	Prismatic
Waist	Ancient Dragonguard	Light	Well-Fitted	Prismatic
Legs	Ancient Dragonguard	Medium	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Feet	Heartland Conqueror	Medium	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Necklace	Ancient Dragonguard	–	Infused	Weapon Damage
Ring	Markyn Majesty	–	Infused	Reduce Spell Cost
Ring	Ancient Dragonguard	–	Infused	Weapon Damage
Weapon 1	Heartland Conqueror	Dual Wield Swords	Nirn & Charged	Poison & Shock
Weapon 2	Heartland Conqueror	Restoration Staff	Defending	Berserker

Skills

Important Notes

Heartland can be switched out for Rattlecage which gives similar damage and saves one bar slot. However, Heartland gives a little more survivability.

Build 3: Bombing

Applicable for: CP Cyrodiil, CP Imperial City

Updated for Scions of Ithelia

Character, Buffs & Consumables

Character

Race: Orc, High Elf, Khajiit, Dark Elf
Attributes: 0 Magicka, 40 Health, 24 Stamina

Buffs

Mundus: The Warrior
Vampire Stage 3

Consumables

Food: Orzoga’s Smoked Bear Haunch
Potions: Immovability

Stats (Unbuffed)

Note: this gives an estimate of what kind of stats this build ends up with. Small differences can occur due to a different item quality, missing traits etc.

Gear

Gear Slot	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Baron Thirsk	Heavy	Reinforced	Prismatic
Shoulders	Plaguebreak	Medium	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Chest	Plaguebreak	Medium	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Hands	Plaguebreak	Medium	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Waist	Dark Convergence	Light	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Legs	Plaguebreak	Medium	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Feet	Plaguebreak	Medium	Impenetrable	Prismatic
Necklace	Dark Convergence	–	Infused	Weapon Damage
Ring	Malacath’s Band of Brutality	–	Infused	Weapon Damage
Ring	Dark Convergence	–	Infused	Weapon Damage
Weapon 1	Master’s (Perfected)	Greatsword	Nirnhoned	Poison Damage
Weapon 2	Dark Convergence	Ice Staff	Infused	Berserker

Skills

Champion Points

The Mage
Active Stars Biting Aura Master-at-Arms Wrathful Strikes Focused Mending Passive Stars Battle Mastery Flawless Ritual Eldritch Insight Tireless Discipline War Mage Mighty Piercing Precision Blessed Quick Recovery Hardy Elemental Aegis Preparation

The Warrior
Active Stars Sustained by Suffering Pain’s Refuge Survival Instincts Relentlessness Passive Stars Tumbling Defiance Mystic Tenacity Hero’s Vigor Hasty Sprinter Tireless Guardian Fortification Nimble Protector Piercing Gaze Tempered Soul Savage Defense Bashing Brutality

The Thief
Active Stars Steed’s Blessing Gifted Rider War Mount Rationer Passive Stars Breakfall Out of Sight Fleet Phantom Steadfast Enchantment Soul Reservoir Gilded Fingers Fortune’s Favor Inspiration Boost

Important Notes

Combo: keep Rally (and Channeled Acceleration if you have it) up -> Corrosive Armor -> consume Immovability potion while running into the enemy group -> when in the enemy group: light attack + Eruption -> barswap -> Deep Breath -> Brawler 2-3 times

Dragonknight

Build 1: Hybrid Melee

Character

Buffs

Consumables

Stats (Unbuffed)

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Passive Stars

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Build 2: No-CP Melee

Character

Buffs

Consumables

Stats (Buffed)

Build 3: Bombing

Character

Buffs

Consumables

Stats (Unbuffed)

Active Stars

Passive Stars

Active Stars

Passive Stars

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