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The Black Panther – PvP 1v1 Stamina Nightblade

Here’s this one’s build for Aztlan, a Khajiiti Nightblade who aims to bring down unsuspecting prey fast in Cyrodiil. Your feedback is much appreciated!

OBJECTIVE

To maximize burst damage from stealth against single targets in PvP, especially stealthed targets.

In action, this build is deadly against unsuspecting single targets and slaughters stealthers (due to the Sentry Set). It takes advantage of high weapon damage, weapon critical, stealth damage bonuses, and increased stealth detection to get the jump on targets, usually bringing them down in less than five seconds. And if the prey somehow recovers from the onslaught, this one melts into the darkness and waits for another opportunity.

RACE

This one chose to be a khajiit because he likes sneaky cats, but as it turns out, the extra stealth damage, stealth detection radius, and weapon critical bonus are perfect for this build. Bosmer would also be a good choice, or Imperial or Orc for the larger stamina pool.

MUNDUS STONE

The Shadow – Increased critical damage. This is currently a must for any stamina, high crit build. Its power is increased even more by divine traits on all seven armor pieces.

ATTRIBUTE POINTS

Health – 0

Magicka – 0

Stamina – 64

GEAR

Armor

The Sentry (5 medium) – Five pieces provide increased stamina, weapon damage, weapon critical, and “Damage dealt to sneaking targets increased by 20%. Stealth detection radius increased by 50%.” All pieces are divines (providing an additional 7.5% to mundus stone effects) with gold stamina enchantments. This set is available as Rewards for the Worthy in Cyrodiil and can be found relatively cheaply at many vendors. However, pieces with the divines trait are sometimes more expensive and may take time to find. This set comes in Orc style, and although this one would never wear it to a family dinner in Dune, it is warm and cozy in Cyrodiil and Wrothgar.

Night Mother’s Gaze (2 medium) – Two pieces provide increased weapon critical. Both pieces are divines with stamina enchantments.

Weapons

1st bar (dual wield) – Dual daggers, Night Mother’s Gaze, providing increased weapon damage and even more weapon critical. Both daggers have the sharpened trait for increased armor and spell penetration. One has a weapon damage enchantment, the other has a crusher enchantment (decreases enemy armor). Dual daggers increase weapon critical by +5% (Twin Blade and Blunt passive).

2nd bar (bow) – Night Mother’s Gaze, providing increased weapon damage. Sharpened trait with Decrease Health Enchantment.

Jewellery

The Agility set for increased stamina and weapon damage, with weapon damage enchantments on all three pieces. This one has the robust necklace for increased stamina, but he took the healthy rings, which are still insanely expensive but cheaper than the robust version, which is one of the most expensive items in the game (but that’s fine, because a khajiit has to get some additional health from somewhere).

CURRENT STATS (with Cyrodiil buffs and blue food)

Magicka 9052 (591 regen)

Health 25653 (417 regen)

Stamina 30293 (878 regen)

Weapon Damage (dual wield): 3310

Crit (dual wield): 71.9%

Weapon Damage (bow): 2876

Crit (bow): 74.9%

Physical Resistance 12183

Spell Resistance 12346

SKILLS

Bar 1 – Dual Wield

Ability 1 – Surprise Attack

Ability 2 – Steel Tornado (or Dark Cloak)

Ability 3 – Killer’s Blade

Ability 4 – Ambush

Ability 5 – Mass Hysteria

Ultimate – Flawless Dawnbreaker

Bar 2 – Bow

Ability 1 – Silver Shards (or Poison Injection)

Ability 2 – Radiant Magelight (or Bombard or Dark Cloak)

Ability 3 – Dark Cloak (or Resolving Vigor)

Ability 4 – Relentless Focus

Ability 5 – Camouflaged Hunter

Ultimate – Flawless Dawnbreaker

NOTES

In stealth, this one buffs up with Relentless Focus, Camouflaged Hunter, and drinks a Weapon Power potion. Then he opens with a ranged heavy attack and immediately fires 1-2 Silver Shards, which hit harder over a short period of time than Poison Injection. (Thanks to Alcast for this opening.) This is sometimes enough to finish the target, especially if the target was stealthed and/or Camouflaged Hunter procs. If not, this one swaps into dual wield and hits Ambush, Surprise Attack, Killer’s Blade. It is crucial to pounce quickly, before the target recovers from the initial stun. If the target has recovered and is difficult to target or is moving out of melee range, hit Mass Hysteria, Steel Tornado. If he heals too quickly, it’s time to swap back to bow, dodge roll for the Major Expedition buff, and Dark Cloak away.

Radiant Magelight stacks with the increased stealth detection radius given by our racial passive and the Sentry set. You can see your prey, but it can’t see you! However, avoid attacking targets who are running Radiant Magelight themselves, because your stealth damage will be severely reduced.

Some people might wonder why this one does not use a two-handed weapon. Rally is nice, yes? Well, this one thinks 2-handers are for oafs, not sneaky khajiit! But also, consider that the dual wield passive Ruffian grants +15% damage against stunned or disoriented targets. Prey is prey, friends. And of course, Steel Tornado is nice to have against NPCs and in group PvP.