Magicka Nightblade Build PvP for Elder Scrolls Online

“Leech”

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Resource Management
• Cyrodiil Setup
  • Gear
  • Skills
  • Champion Points (810, 600, 300)
  • Important Info (Food, Mundus, Race, Potions, Passives, Attributes)
• Battlegrounds
• Combos & How to play
• Update Log

Introduction

Welcome to the Magicka Nightblade Build PvP “Leech” for Elder Scrolls Online. Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO. This build is optimized for Cyrodiil and Battlegrounds.

The Magicka Nightblade PvP Build focuses on stealth and high burst damage. Magicka Nightblades have a lot of good combinations that they can use to burst down an enemy. We have two DoTs from Degeneration and Lotus Fan that ticks on the enemy and on top of that Merciless Resolve and Soul Harvest that pretty much can hit the enemy at the same time if you line up your combo properly. This is especially effective if combined with Mass Hysteria fear, like I explain in the combo section of the build.

• Cyrodiil & Battlegrounds
• Light Armor Destro/ Resto Build
• Crazy Burst Combo
• Good Sustain
• Good Damage Mitigation
• Perma-cloaking

Resource Management

We run a Magicka Recovery glyph on two of our jewelry pieces to boost sustain.

Heavy Attacks also restore resources, i recommend doing them on the Restoration Staff bar because you will get a bigger return due to the Cycle of Life passive.

Elemental Drain provides us with a huge damage boost on the enemy and also increase our sustain due to the Minor Magickasteal debuff on the enemy!

Tri-stat potions are the last piece of the puzzle, using them in the right moment will give you plenty of buffs and a big pump in all three resources.

• Magicka Recovery Glyphs
• Heavy Attacks
• Potions
• Elemental Drain

Cyrodiil Setup

Gear

Where can I get the gear?

Crafty Alfiq: Elsweyr Overland, Guildstores
Shacklebreaker: Craftable
Swarm Mother: vSpindleclutch 1, Undaunted Enclave
Domihaus: vFalkreath Hold, Undaunted Enclave

Skills

Champion Points

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.

Fitness Tree Point Allocation

The Fitness Champion Points tree has useful health, recovery and more damage mitigation perks.

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.

Important Info for Magicka Nightblade Build PvP

Buff-food

Clockwork Citrus Filet
(Max Health, Max Magicka, Magicka Recovery)

Mundus Stone

The Apprentice (Increased Spell Damage)

Race

All magicka based races work for this setup, I usually recommend Breton because it makes sustain a lot easier. If you want to know more about races you can also check out my racial guide for ESO that showcases all the benefits of the different races.

Breton
High Elf
Dark Elf
Khajiit
Argonian
Orc

Potions

Make sure to use Tri-Stat Potions with this setup, it provides you with the resources you need.

Tri-Stat Potion
(Health, Stamina, Magicka)
(Bugloss, Columbine, Dragonthorn)

Passives

• Assassination: Master Assassin, Executioner, Pressure Points, Hemorrhage
• Shadow: Refreshing Shadows, Shadow Barrier, Dark Vigor, Dark Veil
• Siphoning: Catalyst, Magicka Flood, Soul Siphoner, Transfer
• Destruction Staff: Tri Focus, Penetrating Magic, Elemental Force, Ancient Knowledge, Destruction Expert
• Restoration Staff: Essence Drain, Restoration Expert, Cycle of Life, Absorb, Restoration Master
• Light Armor: Grace, Evocation, Spell Warding, Prodigy, Concentration
• Mages Guild: Mage Adept, Everlasting Magic, Magicka Controller, Might of the Guild
• Undaunted: Undaunted Command, Undaunted Mettle
• Assault: Continuous Attack, Reach, Combat Frenzy
• Support: Magicka Aid, Combat Medic, Battle Resurrection
• Alchemy: Medicinal Use
• Racial: All

Battlegrounds

In Battlegrounds our sustain will be a bit harder, therefore we are going in on all Magicka Recovery glyphs on the Jewelry.

Where can I get the gear?

Mundus Stone

If you need further extra sustain you also got the option to change to the Atronach Mundus Stone for extra Magicka Recovery.

Combos & How to Play

Damage & Combo

Magicka Nightblades kill their opponents with combos. That means you want to have your DoTs on the enemy, Lotus Fan and Degeneration. Keep the pressure up with Swallow Soul and wait till your Merciless Resolve is ready. The Merciless Resolve bow proc does a lot of damage and can be combined with Soul Harvest. Before you activate it though, use Mass Hysteria so the enemy gets stunned and can not dodge roll or block the hard hitting ability.  That is your main combo, you can also use your back bar Ultimate Shooting Star and then use Mass Hysteria and then Spectral Bow for a lot of burst damage.

Positioning & Cloak

Movement and stealth are very important to Nightblades, make sure to keep using Shadowy Disguise so the enemy can not hit you and you can recover, move around him while you are in stealth, that way he has to also reposition himself and might miss an attack or two.

Healing

Always keep up your defensive abilities, use Rapid Regeneration before you enter stealth, that way you get a huge burst heal to recover and always make sure to keep Harness Magicka up, so you can face tank some of the enemies damage. Activate potions when you drop low on health, the tri stat potion gives 10k health with one button press!

Weaving

The “Weaving Beginner Guide” explains how to weave light attacks between abilities, aka animation canceling.

Update Log