DRXHarbinger wrote: »

If you want a gank build or "burst build" just go all spell power and max magika. Relentless focus, Stealth, proxy on, lotus fan, soul harvest, concealed weapon, killer blade spam until they drop. Not much too it. I just use scathing mage, will power, nerenith and maelstrom inferno.

is magblade the most fast paced class as a magicka build dps out there?

also what weapon,armor should i focus leveling to reach 50Lv asap?

what are my options if i go destro/restro?

Note that you will have no where near the burst damage of a Stamblade.
What is lacking is that high damage opener (Bow Heavy Attack => Poison Injection) that stamina build have.

In return, you will have many really cool and useful skills in your arsenal:
-Shadow Image (this thing is the most fun skill to use in PVP!)
-Mass Hysteria (Best CC in game)
-Cloak (you can spam it forever and ever, if build allows it)
-Crippling Grasp (good AOE + Major expedition to you + Root!)
-Merciless Resolve (8% increase damage plus that thing hit's hard!)
-Sap Essence (Major Sorcery + Heal + AOE... use this to finish dodge rollers and to uncloak those pesky nightblades!)
-Piercing Mark (The best anti nightblade tool)
-etc.

Ok stamblade have access to all these skills, but are very limited on how often they can use them.
Learn to use Shadow Image and cloak efficiently and you will be so annoying to fight agains't.

- What gear setup/armor/weapon ( ex. 5light,1heavy,1med dw/restro )

I'm currently rolling with 5 lights and 2 mediums.
The mediums armor provides better passives for my type of sneaky gameplay than Heavy Armor.

- Is it a must to get meteor ( mage guild skill )

No although, Meteor is one of the hardest hitting ultimate in the game...
Meteor + fear = Apocalypse

Still am not using Meteor on this character as I'm too lazy to do Lorebooks run. (Already done it with 2 other characters..)

Clouding Swarm hits hard and fell true to the class style, in my opinion.
Also can't go wrong with Soul Tether.

I always use Soul Harvest on my first bar as Magblade currently lack burst damage, this very cheap ultimate is a must to bring down foes in 1v1 situation.

- Is magnb a 1trickpony?

Nah. Some run tankish self healing build. Some run dot build.
But most often, you will see them as sneaky melee build.

Note: They are somewhat weak right now. Very fun to play. But weak.
Little to no burst and harder to play than other class.

There is nothing that beats the feeling of cloaking right through a Zerg or killing by killing someone down a keep wall and then teleporting back with shadow image.

- Is this the most fast paced magicka class out of the 4 ?

Yes, it's crazy fast.
I recommend to go Vampire.

Vampire + Conceiled Weapon + Double Take...
Is almost like sprinting with major expedition, but in stealth!

That said Sorcerer is probably faster out of stealth. But in stealth, vamp nightblades are the thing.

- DW is our main bar, but if i go destro on backbar.. will i be constantly switching bars for dmg, or 1 bar for dmg, 1 bar for cc/heals/etc

I recommend using Resto staff on back bar.. That healing ward is your main life saver.
When in trouble, cast: Healing Ward => Cloak (then wait for the Healing Ward to fully heal you)

- Race? min/max of current patch, and when the race passive patch hits?

Depends what you want to do.
You can't go wrong with Altmer (Max Magicka & Recovery) or Breton (Max Magicka, Cost reduction AND spell resistance)

I'm running a Bosmer (used to be stamina beforehand..) And honestly, I'm not sure I will change once race change are available. The 10% increase damage when in stealth is great since I'm built for all around sneak.

If I would have to change, I would go with Breton (no hesitation).

sluice wrote: »

DRXHarbinger wrote: »

Don't bother with resto imo. If you get in any trouble just use cripple and stealth and flee.

Tbh just use light, I run 7/7 light pieces. Resto is just for spamming healing ward, if you need to spam it you may as well just drop imo and respawn elsewhere. Magblade are probably the fastest out there, sorcs have good burst but are boring to play, DKs are all about dot's and Templars are op if you like the idea of grouping up and using radiant to melt everyone.

@mechsauc3, I'm not trying to steer you away from playing a magicka nightblade when saying that it's currently weak.
Trust, me when I say it's crazy fun to play in PVP and I don't struggle in most 1v1 as long as I have the upper hand.

I have overall better success with all my other character, no doubt. But if you ask me the most fun I've had in pvp?
Without hesitation: Magicka Nightblade.
#CloakAllDay
#ShadowImageAllDay

this.

i always prefer fun over whats broken of the moth.

the thing that got me hook on magnbs, is that the way they can outplay you, and have control of the fight. ( bwb perspective, only been playing for about a 2weeks as a stam melee class )

my last question.

- What set should i be running as i level 1-40? ( gna grind to 40, then stop to play bwb till im 50, as my learning phase of pvp'in magnb )

Ty!

thankyourat wrote: »

mechsauc3 wrote: »

sluice wrote: »

DRXHarbinger wrote: »

Don't bother with resto imo. If you get in any trouble just use cripple and stealth and flee.

Tbh just use light, I run 7/7 light pieces. Resto is just for spamming healing ward, if you need to spam it you may as well just drop imo and respawn elsewhere. Magblade are probably the fastest out there, sorcs have good burst but are boring to play, DKs are all about dot's and Templars are op if you like the idea of grouping up and using radiant to melt everyone.

@mechsauc3, I'm not trying to steer you away from playing a magicka nightblade when saying that it's currently weak.
Trust, me when I say it's crazy fun to play in PVP and I don't struggle in most 1v1 as long as I have the upper hand.

I have overall better success with all my other character, no doubt. But if you ask me the most fun I've had in pvp?
Without hesitation: Magicka Nightblade.
#CloakAllDay
#ShadowImageAllDay

this.

i always prefer fun over whats broken of the moth.

the thing that got me hook on magnbs, is that the way they can outplay you, and have control of the fight. ( bwb perspective, only been playing for about a 2weeks as a stam melee class )

my last question.

- What set should i be running as i level 1-40? ( gna grind to 40, then stop to play bwb till im 50, as my learning phase of pvp'in magnb )

Ty!

Magblade is very rewarding and is really good at controlling fights. Some of the sets that I've had success with are (5 seducer 4 mangus), (5 kags 5 seducer on back bar) and (5 Julianos 5 lich with crit damage mundus stone) 3 willpower on all. Also magblade has access to alot of movement speed buffs so it's incredibly fast pace. it also has a lot of snares which if you use both of those to your advantage you will literally walk circles around your opponent. Destro/restro works as well but I find I have more burst with dual wield.

How do you run 5 lich and 5 Julianos?

DRXHarbinger wrote: »

thankyourat wrote: »

mechsauc3 wrote: »

sluice wrote: »

DRXHarbinger wrote: »

Don't bother with resto imo. If you get in any trouble just use cripple and stealth and flee.

Tbh just use light, I run 7/7 light pieces. Resto is just for spamming healing ward, if you need to spam it you may as well just drop imo and respawn elsewhere. Magblade are probably the fastest out there, sorcs have good burst but are boring to play, DKs are all about dot's and Templars are op if you like the idea of grouping up and using radiant to melt everyone.

@mechsauc3, I'm not trying to steer you away from playing a magicka nightblade when saying that it's currently weak.
Trust, me when I say it's crazy fun to play in PVP and I don't struggle in most 1v1 as long as I have the upper hand.

I have overall better success with all my other character, no doubt. But if you ask me the most fun I've had in pvp?
Without hesitation: Magicka Nightblade.
#CloakAllDay
#ShadowImageAllDay

this.

i always prefer fun over whats broken of the moth.

the thing that got me hook on magnbs, is that the way they can outplay you, and have control of the fight. ( bwb perspective, only been playing for about a 2weeks as a stam melee class )

my last question.

- What set should i be running as i level 1-40? ( gna grind to 40, then stop to play bwb till im 50, as my learning phase of pvp'in magnb )

Ty!

Magblade is very rewarding and is really good at controlling fights. Some of the sets that I've had success with are (5 seducer 4 mangus), (5 kags 5 seducer on back bar) and (5 Julianos 5 lich with crit damage mundus stone) 3 willpower on all. Also magblade has access to alot of movement speed buffs so it's incredibly fast pace. it also has a lot of snares which if you use both of those to your advantage you will literally walk circles around your opponent. Destro/restro works as well but I find I have more burst with dual wield.

How do you run 5 lich and 5 Julianos?

4 peices of lich on the body. 3 peices of Julianos on the body. 2 Julianos swords. And a lich restro on the back bar. It's pretty good. It's the set I've had the most success with this patch because you can stack your damage really high and still have enough sustain. It hits just as hard as a stam nightblade for the most part if you have a Breton or high elf especially.