Magicka
0
Health
0
Stamina
64
Mundus
The Thief

Lava Foot Soup-And-Saltrice
Essence of Weapon Power

Introduction

This is a build update to the previous Stamina Nightblade DPS build for The Elder Scrolls Online, again by Inquisitor Mordrak who showcases the best possible damage setup one could do on the Raid Dummies and on actual Trial bosses whenever possible as a Stamblade.  

This written guide along with the accompanying video guide will not only go over how to perform your DPS rotation as a Stamina Nightblade in an optimal setting but also go over alternative setups for different scenarios such as Trial trash, Dungeons, Solo instances and Arenas.

Recommended race for this build is Dunmer / Dark Elf.

Recommended Mundus Stone is The Thief.

Recommended Potions to use for this build will be Essence of Weapon Power.

Recommended foods to use for this build will vary such as Lava Foot Soup-and-Saltrice (parsing) or any bi-stat food (Health + Stamina) for content that requires you to do so. You can also do Artaeum Takeaway Broth or Dubious Camoran Throne if need be depending on your sustain!  

The best race will be Dark Elf. Behind Dunmer is Orc (~0,8% difference in damage). Khajiit closes the top 3 (~1.5% difference), but in Solo content, Arenas and Dungeons, the Khajiit will be a good choice, since it will be difficult to reach the Critical Damage cap, which gives the main passive ability of the race.

But remember, this difference is relative to the maximum results of the class and if you are a beginner or an average player, then feel free to choose a race for aesthetic reasons.


Alternative Setups

Below are the optimal setups for all content with various alternatives.

But remember that there is a unique setup for each boss, so if you want the maximum result, use ESOLogs where you can see builds for any boss in both strong and average groups.

Single Target Setup

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Replace Arms of Relequen set with Whorl of the Depths (3 jewelry + weapons because it's light set) or with Coral Riptide and Carve skill with Anti-Cavalry Caltrops if you can't hit the target for ~30 seconds and more or if you need more cleave damage.

Replace Kjalnar's Nightmare set with Stormfist if there is already a damage dealer with K'jalnar or you need more cleave damage.

Replace Merciless Charge with Crushing Wall or Thunderous Volley for a little more comfort and AOE radius. All types of the Maelstrom weapons are almost the same in damage.

Single Target with Cleave

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Replace Mora's Whispers and Slimecraw sets with Stormfist / Prior Thierric if all targets are in a tight stack.

Replace Coral Riptide set with Whorl of the Depths (3 jewelry + weapons because it's a Light Armor set) if you have a more static fight and all targets are in a tight stack.

Trash Setup

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Replace Proximity Detonation skill with Channeled Acceleration if your group does not support the Elemental Catalyst set or Minor Brittle debuff.

Dungeon Setup

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Replace Camouflaged Hunter skill with Concealed Weapon to get its passive effect and Vigor with Anti-Cavalry Caltrops if your group has healer.   

Solo and Arena Setup

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Power Extraction skill is a very good area spammable now which also gives Minor Courage and Major Brutality buffs by 30 sec. With Camouflaged Hunter skill you can drink Tri-stat potions for a comfortable magicka sustain too, because we use a lot of magic skills.

You can easily use daggers here but the staff gives more comfort. Especially at Maelstrom Arena.


Combat Metrics

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