“Bomb”
Type: Solo Cyrodiil Bomb Build
Table of Contents
Introduction
Welcome to the Magicka Nightblade Build PvP “Bomb” for Elder Scrolls Online. Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO.
The Magicka Nightblade PvP Build „Bomb” is optimized for Cyrodiil. The build is used to blow up stacked groups, for example on flags on an outpost or in a keep. The more people the better! The chances are high that you won’t make it out in time, but that doesn’t matter!
To make this work we are stacking a lot of offensive sets like Balorgh, which is a set that drops in one of the Wolfhunter DLC Dungeons that adds an insane amount of Spell Damage and Spell Penetration to you. The Balorgh proc also boosts your actual Ultimate damage, often people seem to forget that.
The second set is the all famous bomber set Vicious Death which makes people explode once they die, causing a huge chain reaction, especially vicious on stacked enemies! The last set we use is New Moon Acolyte to amp up our Spell Damage even further.
- Bomber Build
- Insane AoE Burst Combo
- Light Armor
- Dual Wield/Resto Staves
- Optimized for Cyrodiil
- Strong vs stacked enemies
Resource Management
As this is a bomb build you really don’t need that much sustain. However, you still should be careful and manage your resources. You can use Siphoning Attacks to increase your resource return, only use this when you really feel like your sustain is too low. In addition, you want to make sure to use the Spell Power potions to give you an additional boost. Choosing a buff food with Magicka Recovery can also help, such as the Clockwork Citrus Filet or Witchmother’s Potent Brew.
- Siphoning Attacks
- Clockwork Citrus Filet (or Witchmother’s Potent Brew)
- Magicka Potions
Cyrodiil Setup
5x Vicious Death, 5x New Moon Acolyte, 2x Balorgh on a High Elf with Solitude Salmon-Millet Sauce food.
Battle Spirit Buff is active in the screenshots.
Gear
- Balorgh: Damage also applies to the Ultimate you activated it with. At 500 Ultimate, you gain 500 Spell Damage and 11500 Spell Penetration.
- We are using Swords because it gives us overall more spell damage compared to a Staff and therefore increases our impact hit.
- War Maiden: You can also use War Maiden instead of New Moon.
Gear | Set | Weight | Trait | Enchantment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chest | New Moon Acolyte | Heavy | Infused | Magicka |
Belt | New Moon Acolyte | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Shoes | New Moon Acolyte | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Pants | New Moon Acolyte | Medium | Infused | Magicka |
Hands | New Moon Acolyte | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Head | Balorgh | Light | Infused | Magicka |
Shoulder | Balorgh | Light | Divine | Magicka |
Necklace | Vicious Death | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
Ring | Vicious Death | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
Ring | Vicious Death | Jewelry | Arcane | Spell Damage |
Weapon 1 DW | Vicious Death | 1H Sword | Nirnhoned | Flame Damage Enchant |
Weapon 1 DW | Vicious Death | 1H Sword | Sharpened | Weapon Damage Enchant |
Weapon 2 | Precise Regeneration | Resto | Infused | Absorb Magic Enchant |
Where can I get the gear?
New Moon Acolyte: Craftable
Vicious Death: Rewards of the Worthy, Guildstore
Balorgh: March of Sacrifices
Precise Regeneration: Maelstrom Arena
Perfected Precise Regeneration: vMaelstrom Arena
Skills
- Concealed Weapon: This ability is here to get increased movement speed while in stealth.
Dual Wield Mainbar | Resto Staff Bar |
---|---|
Slot 1: Concealed Weapon | Slot 1: Radiating Regeneration |
Slot 2: Camouflaged Hunter | Slot 2: Dampen Magic |
Slot 3 Sap Essence | Slot 3: Channeled Acceleration |
Slot 4: Shadowy Disguise | Slot 4: Proximity Detonation |
Slot 5: Inner Light | Slot 5: Shadow Image |
Ultimate: Soul Tether | Ultimate: Light’s Champion |
Champion Points
If you need help distributing your Champion Points, make sure to check out the Champion Points Calculator!
Champion Points [810]
The Ritual
18 Thaumaturge
The Atronach
56 Master-at-Arms, 20 Shattering Blows, 11 Staff Expert
The Apprentice
37 Elemental Expert, 48 Elfborn, 61 Spell Erosion, 19 Blessed
The Shadow
58 Tumbling, 40 Shadow Ward
The Lover
100 Arcanist, 32 Tenacity
The Tower
28 Warlord, 11 Sprinter, 1 Siphoner
The Lord
37 Quick Recovery
The Lady
49 Hardy, 49 Elemental Defender, 37 Thick Skinned
The Steed
34 Ironclad, 64 Resistant
Champion Points [600]
The Ritual
The Atronach
56 Master at Arms, 1 Staff Expert
The Apprentice
37 Elemental Expert, 48 Elfborn, 58 Spell Erosion
The Shadow
32 Tumbling, 32 Shadow Ward
The Lover
100 Arcanist
The Tower
36 Warlord
The Lord
The Lady
42 Hardy, 42 Elemental Defender, 37 Thick Skinned
The Steed
34 Ironclad, 45 Resistant
Champion Points [300]
The Ritual
The Atronach
18 Master at Arms
The Apprentice
27 Elemental Expert, 20 Elfborn, 16 Spell Erosion, 19 Blessed
The Shadow
The Lover
64 Arcanist, 32 Tenacity
The Tower
4 Warlord
The Lord
The Lady
23 Hardy, 23 Elemental Defender
The Steed
31 Ironclad, 23 Resistant
Champion Points 2.0 Setup
Below you can find the Champion Points setup for this build. Work your way from top to bottom of the list depending on how many Champion Points you already have. For more information on Champion Points, please visit the Champion Points Overview Page on ESO-Hub.com.
Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=ef824189-ca1c-4137-be81-c106d7face42
Table Explanation:
- Points Needed: Implies how many Champion Points you will need to make it to that perk.
- Perk: Hoover over it to see what the perk does. For more information click on it to get redirected to ESO-Hub.com
- Points Invested: Amount of points that you have to place in the perk at that time.
Warfare Tree Points Allocation
The Warfare Champion Point tree is by far the most important to increase your damage, damage mitigation and healing.
Points Needed | Perk | Points Used |
---|---|---|
0-120 | Eldritch Insight | 40 |
120-240 | Piercing | 40 |
240-390 | Deadly Aim (Slottable) | 50 |
390-540 | Arcane Supremacy (Slottable) | 50 |
540-570 | Quick Recovery | 10 |
570-690 | Elemental Aegis | 40 |
690-810 | Hardy | 40 |
810-960 | Duelist’s Rebuff (Slottable) | 50 |
960-990 | Precision | 10 |
990-1110 | Blessed | 40 |
1110-1260 | Untamed Aggression (Slottable) | 50 |
1260-1350 | Precision | 30 |
1350-1470 | Tireless Discipline | 40 |
1470-1590 | Flawless Ritual | 40 |
1590-1680 | War Mage | 30 |
1680-1770 | Quick Recovery | 30 |
Fitness Tree Point Allocation
The Fitness Champion Points tree has useful health, recovery and more damage mitigation perks.
Points Needed | Perk | Points Used |
---|---|---|
0-150 | Boundless Vitality (Slottable) | 50 |
150-300 | Rejuvenation (Slottable) | 50 |
300-435 | Tumbling | 45 |
435-465 | Mystic Tenacity | 10 |
465-585 | Hero’s Vigor | 40 |
585-705 | Defiance | 40 |
705-855 | Slippery (Slottable) | 50 |
855-951 | Hasty | 32 |
951-1071 | Tireless Guardian | 40 |
1071-1206 | Savage Defense | 45 |
1206-1341 | Fortification | 45 |
1341-1461 | Sprinter | 40 |
1461-1611 | Expert Evasion (Slottable) | 50 |
1611-1656 | Nimble Protector | 15 |
1656-1776 | Bashing Brutality | 40 |
1776-1866 | Piercing Gaze | 30 |
1866-1986 | Mystic Tenacity | 40 |
1986-2361 | Tempered Soul | 125 |
Craft Tree Points Allocation
The Craft Champion Point tree is almost entirely optional, there is not really anything useful for combat itself. Follow the list or spend points however you want.
Points needed | Perk | Points used |
---|---|---|
0-150 | Steed’s Blessing (Slottable) | 50 |
150-180 | Breakfall | 10 |
180-225 | Wanderer | 15 |
225-255 | Steadfast Enchantment | 10 |
255-345 | Rationer (Slottable) | 30 |
345-570 | Liquid Efficiency (Slottable) | 75 |
570-690 | Breakfall | 40 |
690-870 | Wanderer | 60 |
870-990 | Steadfast Enchantment | 40 |
990-1140 | Fortune’s Favor | 50 |
1140-1290 | Gilded Fingers | 50 |
1290-1380 | Out of Sight | 30 |
1380-1500 | Fleet Phantom | 40 |
1500-1599 | Soul Reservoir | 33 |
1599-1749 | Treasure Hunter (Slottable) | 50 |
1749-1884 | Inspiration Boost | 45 |
Important Info for Magicka Nightblade Bomb Build PvP
Here you can find information about what race, buff-food, potions & poisons you want to use. I also do list all the passives that you need for this setup.
Buff-food
Depending on how trouble you have with sustain, I recommend two different buff foods. If you have sustain issues go with the Clockwork Citrus Filet, if you don’t have sustain issues go with the Solitude Salmon-Millet Soup to gain more max stats..
Solitude Salmon-Millet Sauce (Max Health+Max Magicka)
or
Clockwork Citrus Filet (or Witchmoter’s Potent Brew)
Mundus Stone
We want to stack as much Spell Damage as possible, there The Apprentice Mundus Stone will be best for our choice.
The Apprentice (Increased Spell Damage)
Race
All Magicka based races work for this setup.
Altmer
Darkelf
Breton
Argonian
Khajiit
Potions
You can use various Potions, I recommend running the Spell Power Potions as you get Spell Crit, Spell Damage and Magicka.
Spell-Crit Potions
(Spell-crit, Spell Damage, Magicka)
(Cornflower, Ladys Smock, Water Hyacinth)
Passives
- Assassination: Master Assassin, Executioner, Pressure Points, Hemorrhage
- Shadow: Refreshing Shadows, Shadow Barrier, Dark Vigor, Dark Veil
- Siphoning: Catalyst, Magicka Flood, Soul Siphoner, Transfer
- Dual Wield: Slaughter, Dual Wield Expert, Controlled Fury, Ruffian, Twin Blade and Blunt
- Restoration Staff: Essence Drain, Restoration Expert, Cycle of Life, Absorb, Restoration Master
- Light Armor: Grace, Evocation, Spell Warding, Prodigy, Concentration
- Heavy Armor: Resolve, Constitution, Juggernaut
- Mages Guild: Mage Adept, Everlasting Magic, Magicka Controller, Might of the Guild
- Undaunted: Undaunted Command, Undaunted Mettle
- Vampire: Up to Stage 2
- Psijic Order: Clairvoyance, Spell Orb, Concentrated Barrier, Deliberation
- Assault: Continuous Attack, Reach, Combat Frenzy
- Support: Magicka Aid, Combat Medic, Battle Resurrection
- Alchemy: Medicinal Use
- Racial: All
Attributes
All into Magicka
Vampire
For this build we want to be a Vampire in stage 2 because we want to get the Dark Stalker passive which removes the movement penalty we get in sneak. That way we can pretty much sneak around at normal speed which will make it easier to coordinate our attack and we won’t sneak like a snail.
When we go out of stealth we also benefit from the Strike from the Shadows passive, which boosts our damage even further.
Another option that you have is that we can also make use of the Blood Frenzy ability, to boost our Spell Damage for a short duration even further! But this is tricky and risky to use, therefore it is not included in the base setup, but just food for thought.
Update Log
10.08.2019 Updated Build for the Scalebreaker DLC, Elsweyr Chapter, Magicka Nightblade Build PvP.
27.10.2019 Updated the Build for the DRAGONHOLD DLC, Elsweyr Chapter
11.05.2020 Updated the Build for the GREYMOOR CHAPTER.
18.08.2020 Updated the Build for the STONETHORN DLC, Greymoor Chapter.
26.10.2020 Updated the Build for the MARKARTH DLC, Greymoor Chapter.
Tags: Magicka Nightblade Bomb Build, Magblade Bomber Build, Magicka NB Bomber Build PvP.