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Learn how to craft a powerful solo Stamina Nightblade build in Elder Scrolls Online, maximizing critical damage and survivability.
Designed for solo PvE content, this Nightblade build introduces subclassing with a Necromancy skill line to add valuable penetration bonuses and sustain. The build can be used to breeze through regular content like world bosses, dragons, and arenas. It is also capable of soloing veteran dungeons with efficient use of skills and minor level-specific adjustments. Using the build’s setup as a base, players can attempt difficult content without needing a group. With careful skill rotation and resource management, the solo Nightblade build excels in both survivability and delivering consistently high damage.
Elder Scrolls Online: Nightblade-Necromancer Build
- Class – Nightblade
- Weapon One – Nirnhoned Tide-Born Wildstalker Dagger (Poison)
- Weapon Two – Charged Tide-Born Wildstalker Dagger (Absorb Stamina)
- Armor Types – 1 Light, 6 Medium
- Race – Any
- Attributes – 64 Stamina
- Mundus Stone – The Shadow Mundus
Class Skill Lines
- Assassination
- Shadow
- Grave Lord
Subclassing
Nightblade-Necromancer Skills
Nightblade skills deal a majority of the high single-target damage while Necromancer skills buff, add Major Brutality, and summon pets. Surprise Attack is the primary spammable ability to use while stacking Merciless Resolve to 10 before unleashing the spectral arrow. Given below is a basic skill setup that you can alter according to your playstyle and the challenge ahead.
Also Read: ESO Subclass Power Leveling Guide 2025
Primary:
- Surprise Attack
- Killer’s Blade
- Merciless Resolve
- Skeletal Archer
- Shadowy Disguise
- Soul Harvest (Ultimate)
Backup:
- Soul Burst
- Dark Shade
- Elemental Susceptibility
- Elemental Blockade
- Barbed Trap
- Shooting Star (Ultimate)
Attributes
Allocate all 64 attribute points into Stamina to add to the build’s damage output. Since most core abilities scale with Stamina, speccing fully into it is ideal.
Mundus Stone
The Shadow Mundus Stone adds to critical damage, complementing the Nightblade’s high crit potential. For more challenging dungeons, switching to The Lady Mundus increases physical and spell resistance, which provides extra survivability.
Champion Points
Warfare Constellation Champion Points
- Master-at-Arms
- Fighting Finesse
- Deadly Aim
- Wrathful Strikes
Fitness Constellation Champion Points
- Bloody Renewal
- Rejuvenation
- Boundless Vitality
- Fortified
Equipment
| Slot | Type | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Medium | Slimecraw |
| Shoulders | Medium | Ansuul’s Torment |
| Chest | Medium | Ansuul’s Torment |
| Legs | Medium | Ansuul’s Torment |
| Hands | Medium | Ansuul’s Torment |
| Feet | Medium | Ansuul’s Torment |
| Waist | Light | Tide-Born Wildstalker |
| Main Hand | Dagger | Tide-Born Wildstalker |
| Off Hand | Dagger | Tide-Born Wildstalker |
| Backbar Main Hand | Ice Staff | Crushing Wall |
| Necklace | Jewelry | Tide-Born Wildstalker |
| Ring 1 | Jewelry | Tide-Born Wildstalker |
| Ring 2 | Jewelry | Ring of the Pale Order |
Consumables
- Jewels of Misrule
- Essence of Health
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