Quick question on how sneak attacks work, and 2H NB mechanics

mlloyb16_ESO

Hey! I'm speccing my NB kind of like Conan the barbarian - medium armor, 2 hander, stealthy af (at least in the REH original books)

And I'm just wondering how sneak attack damage is applied for 2 handers, or if it is even possible, because I ALWAYS lose my "sneak" reticule just before I execute the attacke.

Regardless, I notice that if I successfully pull off a heavy attack from sneak with a two hander, the target will be knocked down despite being spotted right before the animation, but I'm not necessarily convinced that I'm doing extra damage. Furthermore, do I need to do a full power attack from sneak in order to do full sneak damage?

Additionally, if I spec into stampede as well as executioner, will I need to put points into teleport strike and assassin blade (I feel like these essentially do the same thing).

Also, can I pull of a sneak attack (heavy) from shadow power (where u go temp invisi), without having to use strife?

Thanks for the answers,

Sincerely, a noob.

mlloyb16_ESO

Bump for answers.

mutharex

Hope this helps
http://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/1ya8yz/sneak_attack_info/

kaosodin

I have never asked or tried.

But ill say this.

I feel you should be able to take advantage of invisibility for a sneak attack with any weapon.

2 hander just looks awsome, crack there head until the white meet shows

Shunravi

2h vet12 nb here.

The sneak attack bonus will apply wether its a light or heavy attack. The heavy does indeed need to be fully charged to have its full effect. The target reticule will indeed open up just before you land the attack, but the damage still applies. (I hit for 2k on a successful sneak attack)

How you spec your gap closer is entirely up to you though, but it would do you good to look at passives and how these effects work together. Do you want the bonus crit from having the assassination ability on your bar? And the aoe from fan, or the 30% bonus from ambush? (It also has a short disable, which can be used to interrupt, or simply stun.) Or the stamina charge which is a great opener, and is great for rengaging if you need to back off for a sec. (Minimum distance) I personally had a lot of fun using critical rush along with shadow image. It is far from the best combo, but it is fun moving around the battlefield like that.

As for assassins blade and reverse slash, it again comes down to how you want your build. Assassins blades morphs can be greatly benificial for survival. One gives you a %heal on killing an opponent, where the other can be used at range. For rs, executioner is great if you use weapon abilities, as it builds damage as the opponents hp decrease. Reverse slice splashes damage to nearby enimies, which can be verry usefull in a group mob clear. of course, there are more things to take into account when having an ability on your bar. You only have 5 slots and an ultimate, plus a utility quickslot. If you want a skill that's more usefull during the fight I would recommend reverse slash, as it has higher danage, and is honestly just an absolute blast to use. If you want an execute with more utility, but a lower initial damage, use assassins blade. Another thing to consider is that at 20% enemy hp, my rs does 800 dmg and my ab does 1.2k dmg (with crit).

Sneak attacking from shadow cloak does not currently seem to give the full bonus, but it is likely bugged.

Hope this helps!

LariahHunding

I have been doing 1475dmg out of sneak with a 2-handed heavy attack.

Shunravi

gougefub17_ESO wrote: »

I have been doing 1475dmg out of sneak with a 2-handed heavy attack.

What lvl? strike that, lol

LariahHunding

Shunravi wrote: »

gougefub17_ESO wrote: »

I have been doing 1475dmg out of sneak with a 2-handed heavy attack.

What lvl? I do have carnage, so that's a 15% bonus, so that plus other factors.

VR7, level VR7 Purple Greatsword with 32 flame damage. All the medium leather and 2-handed passive traits. fairly low stamina at 1200.