Redguard : Dual Wield : DK or NB?

A5ko

Hi,

I am waiting with some anticipation the release of ESO on consoles, but am having some troubles deciding on a class.

I don't currently play ESO on the PC, so I have nothing I could use for comparison and must rely solely on what information people can give me. That said, the things I WANT for my build are as follows:

1. Stamina based.
2. Dual Wield
3. High competitive DPS
4. PvE (I don't have much of an interest in PvP)

The main question is what would offer me the best in terms of damage? DK or NB and why? Also, would Redguard be a good choice? I figure either that or Imperial due to the stamina bonuses they both get.

Any suggestions/theory craft would be splendid. Some of the stuff I have read tends to start off well, but then degenerates into a slagging match and goes unfinished.

Ta.

Stannum

NB (power extraction, grim focus, armor debufs, stamina regen)

PS: and it's good idea to go with 2H seconadry

TheSunAlsoRises

for class choice, i'd go NB over DK for DW dps, mainly because NB has passive skills to boost crit and self buffs for damage boost. for race choice, end game, i really don't think there is a race that's heads and shoulders above everyone else. although khajit are heavily promoted due to their 6% crit racial. when it comes to DPS, it's more about your gear and personal skill level than anything else.

A5ko

Thanks so far.

Another question I should have original put is - What weapons would be best when Dual Wielding?

TheSunAlsoRises

i'm a fan of dual swords because each 1h sword you equip gives you 2.5% more weapon damage from the last passive in the dual wield tree. for reference: http://eso-skills.com/skill/ , if you haven't seen this already.

i haven't seen any hard numbers on sword vs. daggers (crit % bonus) vs. mace (armour ignore bonus) though. my v2 wood elf in blue craftable sets (whose names i forget) has somewhere close to 50% crit (this is without the 12% crit you can get from champion points too..) so crit is not an issue and NB also have armour reduction debuffs and tanks' taunt also reduces armour so armour pierce isn't a huge issue either. for these reasons, i favour weapon damage.

Alcast

If you go Dualwield Redguard your best choice TEMPLAR.

Here a build:

http://tamrielfoundry.com/topic/jabsmania-templar-stamina-dd-build-for-update-1-6/

Stannum

A5ko wrote: »

Thanks so far.

Another question I should have original put is - What weapons would be best when Dual Wielding?

Tested on VR10 mobs
averege armored mobs (snakes) s+s<m+m<s+m

TheSunAlsoRises

dancing.in.the.webeb17_ESO wrote: »

A5ko wrote: »

Thanks so far.

Another question I should have original put is - What weapons would be best when Dual Wielding?

Tested on VR10 mobs
averege armored mobs (snakes) s+s<m+m<s+m

so 1h mace + 1h sword does more dps than 2 1h maces which is better than dual 1h swords? where do daggers fall in this test?