Stamina Nightblade Bow Build PvE DPS for Elder Scrolls Online

“Focus”

• Introduction
• Resource Management
• Trials & Dungeons Setup
  • Gear
  • Skills
  • Champion Points
  • Important Info (Food, Mundus, Race, Potions, Passives, Attributes)
• Rotation
• Update Log

Introduction

Welcome to the Stamina Nightblade Bow Build PvE “Focus” for Elder Scrolls Online. Make sure to bookmark the link as I will keep updating the build for each new Update of ESO. The Focus build is a stamina focused bow damage dealer build. It is made for endgame content like Trials and Dungeons. You can also find plenty of other Stamina Nightblade content on the website such as:

Other Stamina Nightblade Guides:

• Stamina Nightblade Beginner Guide (Read fist if you are a new player)
• Stamina Nightblade Beginner 160CP Build (Made for new players)
• Stamina Nightblade Dual Wield Build

This build shows you one possible option of a Stamina Nightblade Bow Build. Please make sure to not forget to adjust the build to your needs, this here should funtion as a template. You will also find beginner gear setup here, but our main setup is with Tzogvin’s Warband and Perfected Arms Of Relequen. The build is kind of a ranged melee hybrid. We still use Incapacitating Strike and Killer’s Blade which both need to be used in melee range, but everything else can be used at max range. If you prefer to not go melee at all you can swap these two skills out.

• Nightblade Class
• Medium Armor Build
• Double Bow Setup
• Good Sustain
• Good AoE Damage
• Good Single Target Damage

Resource Management

Nightblades can sustain their rotation easier then other classes, just make sure to keep up Leeching Strikes in your rotation. You also want to make sure that Spears or Orbs are used by your healers to activate the synergy for resources. You can also use Stormfist as a main Monster Set to gain another Stamina Recovery bonus or Vicious Serpent set that gives cost reduction and extra stamina on trash fights.

If you manage to keep up Leeching Strikes in your rotation you will have good sustain. However, most of the times players forget to re-activate Leeching Strikes for a while which means you will loose a lot of sustain over time, so make sure to notice when it finished so you can immediately reapply it. Technically, you could also reapply it before it runs out and you will still get a part of the resources back.

Incapacitating Strike now also gives you resources for just slotting it. That is why we always want to either run it on the backbar or the frontbar. That way we benefit from the extra sustain.

• Leeching Strikes
• Orbs or Spears from Healers
• Heavy Attacks resource return (optional)
• Incapacitating Strike
• Potions
• Vicious Serpent Set (optional)

Trials & Dungeons Setup

Gear

You will find 3 different setups here. Setup 1 is the preferred setup. For people that do not have all the gear yet can use the Setup 2 which is easier to obtain and beginners can use Setup 3.

• Setup 1 is with Trial Gear
• Setup 2 is without Trial Gear
• Setup 3 is for Beginners

There are a lot of good Stamina Sets available, you can find more viable stamina dps sets in this Stamina DPS Sets Article. I also elaborate on specific sets that are often used in this article to give you a bit more insight as to why they are used.

Gear Setup 1

This setup is optimized for Single Target.

Gear	Set	Weight	Trait	Enchantment
Chest	Perfected Arms Of Relequen	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Belt	Perfected Arms Of Relequen	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Shoes	Perfected Arms Of Relequen	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Pants	Perfected Arms Of Relequen	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Hands	Perfected Arms Of Relequen	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Head	Tzogvin’s Warband	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Shoulder	Tzogvin’s Warband	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Necklace	Tzogvin’s Warband	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage
Ring	Tzogvin’s Warband	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage
Ring	Tzogvin’s Warband	Jewelry	Bloodthirsty	Weapon Damage
Weapon 1	Perfected Point-Blank Snipe	Bow	Precise	Damage Health Poisons IX
Weapon 2	Perfected Thunderous Volley	Bow	Infused	Weapon Damage Enchant

Gear Setup 2

Gear	Set	Weight	Trait	Enchantment
Chest	Hunding’s Rage	Medium	Divine	Health
Belt	Hunding’s Rage	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Shoes	Hunding’s Rage	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Pants	Hunding’s Rage	Medium	Divine	Health
Hands	Hunding’s Rage	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Head	Stormfist	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Shoulder	Stormfist	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Necklace	Tzogvin’s Warband	Jewelry	Robust	Weapon Damage
Ring	Tzogvin’s Warband	Jewelry	Robust	Weapon Damage
Ring	Tzogvin’s Warband	Jewelry	Robust	Weapon Damage
Weapon 1	Tzogvin’s Warband	Bow	Precise	Damage Health Poisons IX
Weapon 2	Tzogvin’s Warband	Bow	Infused	Weapon Damage Enchant

Gear Beginner

This gear setup is pretty easy to get, you need to ask a guildmate to craft you Hundings Rage and Night Mothers Gaze. You can buy Agility in Guildstores, if you want really cheap pieces just buy the Healthy Trait ones, then you can actually invest all points into Stamina and you should get to a decent Health level. I also do recommend using Dubious Camoran Throne Drink with this setup to get good sustain.

Gear	Set	Weight	Trait	Enchantment
Chest	Hunding’s Rage	Medium	Divine	Health
Belt	Hunding’s Rage	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Shoes	Hunding’s Rage	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Pants	Night Mother’s Gaze	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Hands	Night Mother’s Gaze	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Head	Night Mother’s Gaze	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Shoulder	Night Mother’s Gaze	Medium	Divine	Stamina
Necklace	Agility	Jewelry	Robust/ Healthy	Stamina Recovery
Ring	Agility	Jewelry	Robust/ Healthy	Weapon Damage
Ring	Agility	Jewelry	Robust	Weapon Damage
Weapon 1	Hunding’s Rage	Bow	Precise	Absorb Stamina Enchant
Weapon 2	Hunding’s Rage	Bow	Infused	Weapon Damage Enchant

Where can I get the gear?

Tzogvin’s Warband: Frostvault
Perfected Arms Of Relequen: vCloudrest
Arms of Relequen: Cloudrest
Perfected Point-Blank Snipe: vVateshran Hollows
Point-Blank Snipe: Vateshran Hollows
Stormfist: vTempest Island
Hunding’s Rage: Craftable
Night Mother’s Gaze: Craftable
Agility: Guildstore
Perfected Thunderous Volley: vMaelstrom Arena
Thunderous Volley: Maelstrom Arena
Caustic Arrow: Dragonstar Arena

Skills

Bow Mainbar	Bow-second bar
Slot 1: Acid Spray	Slot 1: Endless Hail
Slot 2: Leeching Strikes	Slot 2: Shadow Image
Slot 3: Lethal Arrow	Slot 3: Poison Injection
Slot 4: Relentless Focus	Slot 4: Mirage
Slot 5: Killer’s Blade	Slot 5: Resolving Vigor
Ultimate: Incapacitating Strike	Ultimate: Ballista

Champion Points

Below you can find the Champion Points setup for this build. Work your way from top to bottom in your allocation. For more information on Champion Points, please visit the Champion Points Overview Page on ESO-Hub.com.

Hovering over each perk will give you insights on what it does. Presets are also provided for each of the allocations below.

Click the tab below to open the allocation.

180 Champion Points Allocation

180 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=a67ad29d-6a88-4537-bf83-8c166fc33ea5

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

• Tireless Discipline (20)
• Precision (20)
• Quick Recovery (10)
• Preparation (10)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

• Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
• Rejuvenation (10) (Slottable)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

• Steed’s Blessing (35) (Slottable)
• Breakfall (10)
• Wanderer (15)

300 Champion Points Allocation

300 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=b7f844d4-cae0-427f-9f48-8674602958b6

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

• Precision (20)
• Piercing (20)
• Deadly Aim (10) (Slottable)
• Tireless Discipline (20)
• Quick Recovery (10)
• Preparation (20)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

• Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
• Rejuvenation (50) (Slottable)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

• Steed’s Blessing (35) (Slottable)
• Breakfall (10)
• Wanderer (15)
• Steadfast Enchantment (10)
• Rationer (30) (Slottable)

600 Champion Points Allocation

600 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=c21d2407-851f-4d35-b9b3-c55d45f33bba

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

• Precision (20)
• Fighting Finesse (10) (Slottable)
• Piercing (20)
• Deadly Aim (50) (Slottable)
• Master-at-Arms (50) (Slottable)
• Tireless Discipline (20)
• Quick Recovery (10)
• Preparation (20)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

• Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
• Rejuvenation (50) (Slottable)
• Tumbling (15)
• Mystic Tenacity (10)
• Hero’s Vigor (20)
• Bloody Renewal (20) (Slottable)
• Ironclad (35) (Slottable)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

• Steed’s Blessing (50) (Slottable)
• Breakfall (50)
• Wanderer (15)
• Steadfast Enchantment (50)
• Rationer (30) (Slottable)

900 Champion Points Allocation

900 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=9852e8f4-666e-474a-8a9b-84649cb33d25

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

• Precision (20)
• Fighting Finesse (50) (Slottable)
• Piercing (20)
• Deadly Aim (50) (Slottable)
• Master-at-Arms (50) (Slottable)
• Backstabber (50) (Slottable)
• Tireless Discipline (20)
• Quick Recovery (20)
• Preparation (20)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

• Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
• Rejuvenation (50) (Slottable)
• Tumbling (30)
• Mystic Tenacity (10)
• Hero’s Vigor (20)
• Bloody Renewal (50) (Slottable)
• Ironclad (50) (Slottable)
• Defiance (20)
• Hasty (16)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

• Steed’s Blessing (50) (Slottable)
• Breakfall (50)
• Wanderer (45)
• Steadfast Enchantment (50)
• Rationer (30) (Slottable)
• Liquid Efficiency (75) (Slottable)

1230 Champion Points Allocation

1230 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=067fcb74-8428-47ca-83da-bbd0e51895a4

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

• Precision (20)
• Fighting Finesse (50) (Slottable)
• Piercing (20)
• Deadly Aim (50) (Slottable)
• Master-at-Arms (50) (Slottable)
• Backstabber (50) (Slottable)
• Tireless Discipline (20)
• Battle Mastery (40)
• Mighty (30)
• Quick Recovery (20)
• Preparation (20)
• Elemental Aegis (20)
• Hardy (20)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

• Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
• Rejuvenation (50) (Slottable)
• Tumbling (30)
• Mystic Tenacity (10)
• Hero’s Vigor (20)
• Bloody Renewal (50) (Slottable)
• Ironclad (50) (Slottable)
• Defiance (20)
• Hasty (16)
• Tireless Guardian (20)
• Fortification (30)
• Sprinter (20)
• Nimble Protector (6)
• Savage Defense (30)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

• Steed’s Blessing (50) (Slottable)
• Breakfall (50)
• Wanderer (75)
• Steadfast Enchantment (50)
• Rationer (30) (Slottable)
• Liquid Efficiency (75) (Slottable)
• Fortune’s Favor (40)
• Gilded Fingers (40)

1560 Champion Points Allocation

1560 Champion Point Allocation

Preset used for this allocation: https://eso-hub.com/en/champion-points/calculator?preset=acc1ecc7-69fb-4a4f-8578-85fda354bd54

Warfare Tree Points Allocation

• Precision (20)
• Fighting Finesse (50) (Slottable)
• Piercing (20)
• Deadly Aim (50) (Slottable)
• Master-at-Arms (50) (Slottable)
• Backstabber (50) (Slottable)
• Tireless Discipline (20)
• Battle Mastery (40)
• Mighty (30)
• Quick Recovery (20)
• Preparation (20)
• Elemental Aegis (20)
• Hardy (20)
• Blessed (20)
• Eldritch Insight (20)
• Flawless Ritual (40)
• War Mage (30)

Fitness Tree Points Allocation

• Boundless Vitality (50) (Slottable)
• Rejuvenation (50) (Slottable)
• Tumbling (30)
• Mystic Tenacity (10)
• Hero’s Vigor (20)
• Bloody Renewal (50) (Slottable)
• Ironclad (50) (Slottable)
• Defiance (20)
• Hasty (16)
• Tireless Guardian (20)
• Fortification (30)
• Sprinter (20)
• Nimble Protector (6)
• Savage Defense (30)
• Bashing Brutality (20)
• Piercing Gaze (30)
• Tempered Soul (50)

Craft Tree Points Allocation

• Steed’s Blessing (50) (Slottable)
• Breakfall (50)
• Wanderer (75)
• Steadfast Enchantment (50)
• Rationer (30) (Slottable)
• Liquid Efficiency (75) (Slottable)
• Fortune’s Favor (50)
• Gilded Fingers (50)
• Treasure Hunter (50) (Slottable)
• Inspiration Boost (45)

Important Info for Stamina Nightblade Build PvE

Buff-food

We can use the Lava Foot Soup and Saltrice buff food to get a lot of Max Stamina + Stamina Recovery! You can find this buff food fairly cheap in the guild stores.

Mundus Stone

The Thief Mundus Stone increases our overall Weapon Critical Rating which boosts our damage. For more information on Mundus Stones please visit the Mundus Stone Overview Page.

The Thief Mundus Stone (Increased Weapon Critical)

Race

Any race with stamina based perks works for this setup. If you want a complete overview of all races and racial passives, then I recommend checking out the ESO Races Overview page.

Orc
Khajiit
Dark Elf
Nord
Redguard
Wood Elf
Imperial
High Elf

Potions

Weapon Power Potions 
(Weap dmg, Weap Crit, Stamina)
(Blessed Thistle, Dragonthorn, Wormwood)

Poisons

Damage Health Poison
(Damage Poison, Damage Poison)
(Fleshfly Larva, Nightshade, Nirnroot)

Passives

• Assassination: Master Assassin, Executioner, Pressure Points, Hemorrhage
• Shadow: Refreshing Shadows, Shadow Barrier, Dark Vigor, Dark Veil
• Siphoning: Catalyst, Transfer
• Bow: Long Shots, Accuracy, Ranger, Hawk Eye, Hasty Retreat
• Medium Armor: Dexterity, Wind Walker, Improved Sneak, Agility, Athletics
• Fighters Guild: Banish the Wicked
• Undaunted: Undaunted Mettle, Undaunted Command
• Racial: All
• Alchemy: Medicinal Use

Attributes

All points into Stamina

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Rotation

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

Prebuff with: Leeching Strikes and Relentless Focus