Stamina Nightblade Bow Build PvE DPS for Elder Scrolls Online

“Focus”

Elsweyr Chapter

• Introduction
• Changes from the previous version
• Resource Management
• Trials & Dungeons Setup
  • Gear
  • Skills
  • Champion Points (810, 600, 300)
  • 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.

If you are new to the game I can also highly recommend checking out the Stamina Nightblade Beginner Guide.

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, Perfect Arms of Relequen and Velidreth. 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

Changes from the previous version

This build was added in the Elsweyr Chapter.

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)
• Redguard (if available)

Trials & Dungeons Setup

5x Tzogvin, 5x Relequen, 2x Velidreth, Orc with Artaeum Food

• Unbuffed: Out of Combat
• Buffed: Raid Dummy buffs, Potion and Weapon Damage Enchantment were active

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.

Where can I get the gear?

Tzogvin’s Warband: Frostvault
Perfect Arms of Relequen: Cloudrest
Kra'gh: Fungual Grotto 1
Velidreth: Cradle of Shadows
Twice-Fanged Serpent: Sanctum Ophidia
Vicious Serpent: Aetherian Archive, Sanctum Ophidia, Hel Ra Citadel
Strength of the Automaton: Darkshade Caverns 1 & 2
Bone Pirate's Tatters: Blackheart Haven
Tzogvin's Warband: Frostvault
Stormfist: Tempest Island
Hunding's Rage: Craftable
Night Mother's Gaze: Craftable
Agility: Guildstore
Maelstrom Bow: Maelstrom Arena

Skills

The rotation on a Nightblade is a bit more tricky then usual, as you should make sure to use a dynamic rotation. This is mostly the case because you have abilities like Relentless Focus, Leeching Strikes and Incapacitating Strike that do not really fit into the rotation.