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Hello! so i have noticed some awesome guides on here for pve and pvp, but i figured i would toss one up for how i do stuff as well (even though alot of it is the same as most builds). This will be a work in progress over the next few days and and casually updated thread for as long as i play the game, because hey now, min maxing is sweet, and it takes a ton of work, and much respect to @Amstel and @Mashinate and @xBlackroxe and others for their build guides as i share alot of similarities and took a lot of ideas from theirs first, but i am a realist, i dont have the time, or the skill to hit those top numbers in dps. So im going to write a mini-guide for each style that i have played which includes Dps, Tank, and Healer in both pve and pvp. I have completed all past and current end game content with my dps build, tanked all dungeons (including vWGT and vICP), and healed all pre IC patch dungeons and DSA. All gear that i use currently is either craftable, can be purchased, or can be acquired from running non-IC dailys. il start with my opinions on leveling a nightblade.
LEVELING:
It is my opinion and the opinion of most other end game players that it is very important and save alot of time by leveling all skills, armor types, and weapon types while getting up to max level, so you can adjust and change your build and you see fit without having to grind the skills later. To this end i actually started as a stamina build, my attribute points went 2/1 stam/health. i tried to wear 5 pieces of medium 1 light and 1 heavy just to level up each armor type as i played. you want to keep 1 skill from each nightblade tree on your front bar, (this includes the ult) i decided to level dw/bow first. around level 10 i unlocked my first ult, and started to level 2h as well. at level 16 i started using crafted sets. i went with 5 Nights Silence/3-4 Ashen Grip. as skills maxxed, i rotated them out to always maintain 3 weapon skills and 3 class skills at all times. this allowed me to have all my class skills, melee weapon skills, and all the passives leveled to 50 right around level 50/vr1. At vr1 i respecced to magicka. all attribute points went into magicka. My armor choices became 5 Light 1 medium and 1 heavy. I had crafted armor remade every 2 VR levels and it was always 4 Magnus/4 Mara. if you ever plan on tanking i recommend slotting a skill or 2 on your bars from 1h&s as well. mandatory skills leveling for me were: Tornado, snipe, funnel health, cloak (to get out rid of aggro for a moment) concealed weapon, Sap, lotus fan, path, and impale. best ult for solo is easily soul tether. Please feel free to ask questions about leveling if you feel i didnt cover what you need to know.
RACE:
I am Dunmer, i feel this is absolutely the best race for a nightblade for the casual player and the min/maxer magicka build. You can effortlessly switch between magicka and stam builds with ease, gain some extra resist, and our inferno attacks hit the hardest for weaving.it is in my opinion also the best race for magicka nb tank. I PLAY NON VAMP ATM. HOWEVER THIS IS RECENT, THIS BUILD DOES WORK WITH VAMP. I CURED BECAUSE NONE OF THE SKILLS WORK WELL ENOUGH FOR ME ON MY BARS TO JUSTIFY THE REGEN NOW THAT YOU HAVE TO SLOT A SKILL TO GET IT.
DPS:
PVE: I currently am in all gold vr16 armor with gold weapons for dps. I run 5 Pieces of Julianos, 3-4 Pieces of Torug’s, and 3x Willpower. 5 light, 1 Heavy chest, 1 Medium legs. arcane neck, healthy rings, all spell damage enchants. I play with Inferno Staff nirn trait enchanted with poison on the front bar and Dual Wield swords nirn/precise with no enchants on back bar. All armor pieces are Divines and enchanted with Magicka. If i ever get a divines light Kena Shoulder from the chests i will run that, but with my current setup i pull over 20k dps, and for the average/above average player for all practical purposes, i feel like anything over 15k is very respectable for most groups. i dont think grinding for any of the helms is worthwhile unless you want to eek every bit of damage out of your rotation and you have a dedicated group that is all on top of their game. my dedicated group completes everything as long as both dps do over 15k and the tank and healer contribute some as well. i use spell power pots only at the beginning of a boss fight and i buff with Max hp/mp food and use THE THEIF mundus.
Unbuffed:
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Buffed:
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My current bars for dps are setup as follows:
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Bar1: Merciless Resolve, Structured Entropy, Cripple, Funnel Health, Inner Light, ULT- Shooting Star
Bar2: Impale, Siphoning Attacks, Twisting Path, Sap Essence, Inner Light, ULT- Soul Harvest
My rotation usually goes like this:
Mr>pot>shootingstar>ha>entropy>ma>cripple>ma>fh>ma>fh>ma>fh>ma>cripple>ma>fh>ma>fh>ma>fh>ma>Mr proc>(end 1 rotation) ma>Mr>ma>entropy> etc etc etc keep repeating till execute, during execute i use Soul Harvest when its up between implales.
for aoe i us Siphon Attacks, drop path and spam Sap
Again this is nothing new, as pretty much all mageblade pve dps does this or somthing similar.
PVP:
In Pvp i actually run a couple builds that i run on my group size or solo play, but the armor is use is identical to my pve armor and it works VERY well (albeit a little squishy). I buff with tristat regen drinks, vr15 health potions, and THE ATRONACH mundus. my typical is either destro/resto or dw/resto. i typically run destro/resto when im in a group and dw/resto when im playing solo. With the regen numbers you see i can sneak permanently and never drop ANY stam, and my Magicka is rarely below 60%. I have not once needed a pot for stam or magicka with my playstyle.
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Destro/Resto:
The idea behind this is more group orientated, i usually try to play sidelines and pick healers/other nightblades to target, unless i catch someone trying to escape to regen health then anyone is fair game. keep up back bar buffs, weave heavy attacks with funnel, and keep cripple on them to drain stam, at low heath i lotus fan>soul harvest/dawnbreaker and that almost always finishes.
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Bar1: Dark Cloak, Lotus Fan, Cripple, Funnel Health, Mass Hysteria, ULT- Soul Harvest (or Dawnbreaker of Smiting)
Bar1: Blessing of Restoration, Mutagen, Harness Magicka, Double Take, Piercing Mark, ULT- Soul Tether
DW/Resto:
This is my solo loadout, and i wont go into details on how i play it, but its very similar to everyone elses pvp builds that are magicka based, only i dont use ward. if you want a great pvp build to take i recommend my guildmates build which can be found here: http://tamrielfoundry.com/topic/pvp-magic-nb-orsinum/
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Bar1: Dark Cloak, Lotus Fan, Cripple, Concealed Weapon, Mass Hysteria, ULT- Soul Harvest
Bar2: Blessing of Restoration, Shadow Image, Harness Magicka, Double Take, Piercing Mark, ULT- Soul Tether
HEALING:
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TANKING:
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HERE IS A VIDEO OF THE VERY FIRST RUN I DID IN BANISHED CELLS AFTER MY V16 ARMOR WAS MADE AND I STARTED THIS BUILD IN IT CURRENT FORM. YOU WILL NOTICE I USED TO USE SHADES AS A DOT FOR BEGINING OF FIGHTS, THAT IM STILL TESTING, BUT IM CURRENTLY USING THE OTHER MORPH FOR PVP. I HOPE TO HAVE SOME MORE VIDEOS UP SOON WITH MY NOW IMPROVED DPS NUMBERS.
more will be coming later as i get home and get time to post pictures and write over the next few days thanks for your patience.
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