Builds

NIghtBlade Burst

Bow NightBlade Single/cleave

NightBlade build Single target first bar cleave second bar

Nightblade Archer PVE

1st bar vs mobs. 2nd bar vs boss.

VR dungeon dps

Bar 1 - single target - keep siphoning strikes and inner light on. Keep crippling grasp on the target while using light attacks canceled with funnel health, you must spam this never mind the mana if you get low b/c no siphoning procs use a mana pot. Alternating your 2 siphoning abilities refills your ultimate very rapidly, use it as soon as its ready every time unless the fight calls for a timed ultimate. If you do it right you should be able to use soul assault every 20-30 seconds.

bar 2 - aoe - cast volcano rune followed by sap essence to get the buff then wall of elements. You can switch out sap essence for more damage but i prefer sap to help out healing in a tight spot, spamming that during a boss aoe phase will top your group off nicely if needed. after you use wall you will notice mobs trying to eat your face off, use dark cloak and wait out the duration. This is one of the best CC mechanics a nightblade has, albeit a reckless one, get aggro vanish and watch the mobs stand there with dumb looks on there faces while your group tears them apart. Just try to watch your mana nothing is worse then going to dark cloak and nothing happening and 8 unhappy mobs ready to take advantage =).

Preta; "The Worldly"

If done correctly this build will use no weapons and no class skills
It relies on world skills and guild skills hence the name, as such in does not matter which class you choose to begin your game.
This will be the build I choose to use when I get the game in a week

Shadow Hunter

Focus to most damage in save distance. Fast fight with dredric and hide from enemy.

Nightblade Insane DPS

First bar, resto is single target dps and revolves around keeping dot up and making sure not to run out of magicka, spell power potions restoring magicka helps a lot, but as does a healer using soul siphon on bosses, allows for great dps in light armour due to the insane spell penetration and sell crit, even if impale crits with weapon crit. The 2nd bar is aoe dps and since destruction staff sills scale with weapon power, it makes extract power very deadly since you'll be using it on groups of mobs and not single targets thus should always get atleast 33% to your wep damage added which is an insane amount of extra dps from a destro staff, and better yet the skills crit with spell crit :D obviously equilibrium requires a great healer, so is swappable for other skills which might be of more use, possibly soul siphon from resto for you to use it ad keep your whole teams dps up by doing so. Gear would be full light possibly 2 medium if you really want impale to crit more, as well as spell damage rings and necklace for increased damage, since wep damage is coming from extract power ( 99% extra when it hits 9 targets at rank IV)

DPS/AOE NB restolight build

This build is to achieve a good DPS against single targets and be able to face most of the grouped NPCs in Carglorn or AOE. If you don't like looking like a mage, move on as this is not for you.

You need as much power as you can get (hit softcap now!) and as much power regen you can afford with armor sets, jewelry sets and runes..

Inner light always on, as well as leeching strikes on the second bar.

1st bar:
- Start with Crippling Grasp (keep this up in big mobs, recast as soon as it finishes)
- Funnel + light attack (repeat till you get it down to 30%)
- Impale + light attack (repeat till dead)
If the fight is long and you run out of power, get some with Spell Symmetry.

2nd bar:
It's designed for getting into troubles, so...
- Healing ward and move to the middle of the group
- Sap essence + light/heavy attack (rinse and repeat)
- Mutagen if you are too low on health.

Don't forget to block heavy attacks, avoid red areas and have a good order killing NPCs (healers, sorcerers, nightblades, dragonknights from most to least annoying)

Use Soul Tether as soon as you get it up, as it will increase your DPS and survivability.

Hircine's Hunter

A High DPS Ranger that focuses on killing single targets quickly at range. Will kill most mobs in 3-4 shots. Most times a group of 3-4 mobs will be wiped out within 30 seconds.
How to use:
#1 apply reapers mark on a single target. Target mages first-then rangers-then melee always have reapers mark on your target for self healing! You will get 80% health pre kill.
#2 sneak to within Focused shot range and let sniper fly. Spam target until dead or if target runs after you. Target mage or ranger by spamming venom shot until dead
#3 use Magnum shot on melee targets to keep them off of you. apply reapers mark
#4 when stamina runs out spam Swallow soul for ranged dps and heal.

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