Basic craftable stamina nightblade for trials
Stamina nightblade build using crafted sets and a vanilla monster mask.
Best race: Dunmer. Orc, Khajiit (slightly less damage), and even Wood Elf will also work. 64 points into stamina.
Food - for parsing, Lava Foot Soup-And-Saltrice. In content, you can use Braised Rabbit with Spring Vegetables for more HP and slightly higher damage.
Potions - Essence of Weapon Power or Alliance Battle Draught (stamina regen, weapon crit, weapon power).
| Part | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Selene | Light | Divines | Stamina |
| Shoulders | Selene | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Chest | Medium | Divines | Stamina | |
| Hands | Claw of the Forest Wraith | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Waist | Claw of the Forest Wraith | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Legs | Claw of the Forest Wraith | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Feet | Claw of the Forest Wraith | Medium | Divines | Stamina |
| Necklace | Diamond's Victory | - | Bloodthirsty | Weapon and Spell Damage |
| Ring 1 | Diamond's Victory | - | Bloodthirsty | Weapon and Spell Damage |
| Ring 2 | Diamond's Victory | - | Bloodthirsty | Weapon and Spell Damage |
| Main hand | Diamond's Victory | Dagger | Charged | Flame |
| Off-hand | Diamond's Victory | Dagger | Charged | Poison |
| Back bar | Diamond's Victory | 2H Sword | Infused | Weapon and Spell Damage |
Opening:
Cast Dark Shade and Deadly Cloak, approach the target and throw Barbed Trap. Then use the ultimate Incapacitating Strike, and if charged with 5 stacks, Merciless Resolve, followed by Stampede, Twisting Path, Сarve, and Debilitate.
Rotation:
Nightblade damage is very sensitive to missing light attacks. Therefore, if you're still learning to play the class, it's better to slow down a bit and ensure you perform a light attack before each skill.
Since one of the sets is Diamond's Victory, we need to proc Merciless Resolve every 5-6 skills, which will activate the buff for melee attacks. Until the execute phase, maintain all DoTs, activate Merciless Resolve every 5-6 skills, and when all DoTs are active, spam Surprise Attack.
Also, be careful with potions. If you already have 60+ ultimate points, hold off on using a potion and drink it after using your ultimate.
Priority of DoTs - Carve(don't let the stacks drop), Deadly Cloak, Stampede, Twisting Path, Barbed Trap, Dark Shade, Debilitate. For convenience, I arrange the DoTs in order of importance from left to right on the bar, making it easier to track which to activate.
Execute:
After the boss's HP drops below 40%, the execute phase begins in this rotation. Here, instead of Surprise Attack, start using Killer's Blade. Continue activating Merciless Resolve on cooldown. If magicka drops to a low level, prioritize it among all magicka DoTs.
Around 25%, I cast Dark Shade and Debilitate one last time; their uptime doesn't need to be maintained further.
After 10%, don't refresh anything except Merciless Resolve, and if Stampede drops off, refresh it too.
Weaving: Before each skill, remember to cast a light attack. It should look like this - LA + Skill - one-second pause - LA + Skill - one-second pause. Important! The skill cancels the light attack animation, not the other way around.