ESO Stamina Nightblade PvP Build The Carnage

ESO Stamina Nightblade PvP Build

Last Updated Blackwood Chapter ESO Update 30

Table of Contents

Relentless Focus (morph of Grim Focus | Assassination skill line): burst damage after 5 light/heavy attack weaving that heals when in range

Rally  (morph of Momentum | Two Handed skill line): burst heal that gives us major brutality weapon buff

Mass Hysteria (morph of Aspect of Terror | Shadow skill line): AoE fear/stun that cannot be blocked, use as escape tool

Surprise Attack (morph of Veiled Strike | Shadow skill line): main single target spammable attack that can stun if attacking from the flank

Shadow Image (morph of Summon Shade | Nightblade/Shadow skill line): high skill cap ability used to escape tricky situations

Shuffle (morph of Evasion | Armor/Medium skill line): major evasion buff and free from movement impairing effects

Shadowy Disguise (morph of Shadow Cloak | Nightblade/Shadow skill line): invisibility, armor buff via passive and guaranteed critical strike after use

Poison Injection (morph of Poison Arrow | Weapon/Bow skill line): DoT that procs massive increased weapon damage from our gear choice Master’s Bow

Beginner Gear Setup

This gear setup is for high resistances, decent sustain and decent damage.  Swap in and out if you feel something is lacking.

Slot	Weight	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	Medium	Bloodspawn	Well-Fitted	Health
Shoulders	Medium	Bloodspawn	Well-Fitted	Stamina
Chest	Heavy	Mark of the Pariah	Reinforced	Health
Legs	Heavy	Mark of the Pariah	Well-Fitted	Health
Gloves	Medium	Shacklebreaker	Impenetrable	Stamina
Boots	Medium	Shacklebreaker	Impenetrable	Stamina
Belt	Medium	Shacklebreaker	Impenetrable	Stamina
Weapon One	2h – Mace	Shacklebreaker	Sharpened	Disease
Weapon Two	Sword	Shacklebreaker	Defending	Escapist Poison’s
Secondary	Shield	Shacklebreaker	Defending	Escapist Poison’s
Necklace		Mark of the Pariah	Robust/Healthy	Stamina Recovery
Ring		Mark of the Pariah	Robust/Healthy	Weapon Damage
Ring		Mark of the Pariah	Robust/Healthy	Weapon Damage

The below setup will make you very sturdy with great resource pool for healing, cleansing and casting buffs.

Bloodspawn: obtained in Veteran Spindleclutch II and shoulder through Maj undaunted keys

• (1 item) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
• (2 items) When you take damage, you have a 6% chance to generate 13 Ultimate and increase your Physical Resistance and Spell Resistance by 3731 for 5 seconds. This effect can occur once every 5 seconds.

WHY: you’re in medium armor so you’ll want extra mitigation when taking damage and high up time on burst/survivability ultimate.  You can swap to massive damage dealer like Balorg for high burst.

Mark of the Pariah: obtained in Overland Wrothgar or through guild traders

• (2 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
• (3 items) Adds 1487 Armor
• (4 items) Adds 1487 Armor
• (5 items) Increases your Physical Resistance and Spell Resistance by up to 10206 based on your missing Health. Current value: 2373

WHY: makes you incredibly tanky and very forgiving if you’re slow to react to incoming damage.

Shacklebreaker: Craftable 6 trait in Vvardenfell Morrowind DLC.

• (2 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
• (3 items) Adds 129 Magicka Recovery
• (4 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage and Spell Damage
• (5 items) Adds 2065 Maximum Stamina, Adds 2065 Maximum Magicka

WHY: large stat pool allows you to spec heavily into health/resource sustain and makes surviving easier.  Though can be flexed out for more damage/healing.

[FLEX Gear] flex in the below sets for more damage if you do not need/care for large stat pool

Heartland Conqueror: Craftable 7 trait Blackwood also tradeable with players

• (2 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage and Spell Damage
• (3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
• (4 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
• (5 items) Increase the effectiveness of your Weapon Traits by 100%. This does not effect Ornate or Intricate traits.

WHY: increases your weapon trait making it a great flexible 5 piece when you want more damage/more survivability all from one set.

Ancient Dragonguard: Craftable 6 trait in Souther-Elsweyr also tradeable with players

• (2 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
• (3 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage and Spell Damage
• (4 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
• (5 items) Adds 300 Weapon Damage and Spell Damage while your Health is above 50%. Adds 3460 Physical Resistance and Spell Resistance while your Health is 50% or less.

WHY: great set for higher damage builds that also flips on defensive mode below 50% paired very well with Pariah.  Swap to this if you really struggle with breaking crowd control of panicky when taking pressure.

 

Advanced Gear Setup

Slot	Weight	Set	Trait	Glyph
Head	Heavy	Gaze of Sithis	Well-Fitted	Prismatic
Shoulders	Medium	Velidreth (WD set)	Well-Fitted	Stamina
Chest	Medium	Ancient Dragonguard	Well-Fitted	Prismatic
Legs	Medium	Ancient Dragonguard	Well-Fitted	Prismatic
Gloves	Medium	Ancient Dragonguard	Impenetrable	Stamina
Boots	Medium	Ancient Dragonguard	Impenetrable	Stamina
Belt	Medium	Ancient Dragonguard	Impenetrable	Stamina
Weapon One	2H mace	Spriggan’s	Sharpened	Disease Glyph
Weapon Two	Bow	Master’s Perfected Bow	Infused	Weapon Damage
Necklace		Spriggan’s	Infused	Weapon Damage
Ring		Spriggan’s	Infused	Weapon Damage
Ring		Spriggan’s	Infused	Weapon Damage

WHY: this gear setup is balanced for sustain, burst damage (without proc sets).

Gaze of Sithis: obtained through ESO Antiquities system, explanation here.

• (1 item) Adds 3276 Maximum Health, Adds 1025 Health Recovery, Adds 4000 Armor, Reduces your Block Mitigation to 0
  • [FLEX] If you can’t or don’t want to get Gaze of Sithis, go with 2 piece Bloodspawn which will make you much tankier and consider making Ancient Dragonguard into heavy not medium for extra survivability

Velidreth: obtained Undaunted pledges system or Monster helm via Cradle of Shadow swap for any weapon damage set

• (1 item) Adds 129 Weapon Damage
  • [flex for more damage less healing] Kra’gh: obtained in Fungal Grotto 1 or shoulder via Undaunted Pledges 1 pc only active for massive physical penetration but can swap out for Weapon Damage monster shoulder for improved healing
  • (1 item) Adds 1487 Physical Penetration

Spriggan’s Thorns: obtained in overland zone Bangkorai or via traders

• (2 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
• (3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
• (4 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage
• (5 items) Adds 3460 Physical Penetration

Ancient Dragonguard: craftable Southern-Elsweyr traits 6 requires DLC Dragonhold

• (2 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
• (3 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage and Spell Damage
• (4 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
• (5 items) Adds 300 Weapon Damage and Spell Damage while your Health is above 50%. Adds 3460 Physical Resistance and Spell Resistance while your Health is 50% or less
  • [FLEX] Hunding’s Rage, cheap alternative that gives you a 5 pc Weapon Damage bonus and doesn’t require a DLC to craft.

Perfected Master’s Bow (Perfected Caustic Arrow): obtained in Veteran Dragonstar Arena

• (2 items) Adds 103 Weapon Damage, Increases your Weapon Damage by 330 against targets affected by your Poison Arrow.