Do you feel extra squishy?

HairyFairy

Since launch, I have felt seriously squishy as a nightblade. not only against players, but even against mobs.

What exactly changed, and how can i counter this?

At the moment, and before launch I am using heal ward, and harness magicka as defensive abilities, along with swallow soul. (not mentioning CC abilities)

With those 3, i almost never had a problem, but now I'm dieing to mobs all of the sudden because i'm constantly having to re-apply ward, etc.

Acsvf

A little bit more information might be in order. What's your bar setup? What are you dying to? etc.

seipher09

Are you stamina based or magicka?

Stamina you will need vigor, in the mean time mark target, and killers blade should keep you alive against any mob. For AoE situations power extraction. Single target boss type fights can be tricky at times though

Magicka? Swallow soul and sap essence, if your still struggling then add refreshing path.

Soul tether can also be a very useful ultimate for stun plus a heal while they are stunned.

Junkogen

That's because NBs are squishy all this complaining about NBs has been way overblown. NBs don't have the survivability tools that other classes have and ZOS nerfed our main one so we're left with no alternative but to gank more and be less melee than before.

Anyway, use mass hysteria if you don't have proxy det. Once you get proxy det, PvE is pretty easy especially with multiple mobs the damage increases. As for Stamina, I always found the two-handed weapon skill line to be easy mode. Just use cleave, I think it is, with the damage shield while weaving heavy attacks to regen stamina and everyday questing is pretty easy.

HairyFairy

sorry, by mobs i meant more on the lines of doing portals solo in the sewers, or pulling entire rooms...lol

Yes, I'm magicka, yes i know all of my abilities.

the problem was, that right after the patch i was dieing way too often and wondered, wtf, did i miss something?

anyways, with re-contributing my cp a few times, i've found a good setup, and am now back to normal.

thank you for your input though.

Prabooo

dampen magick and blessing of restoration work wonders

Stannum

HairyFairy wrote: »

Yes, I'm magicka, yes i know all of my abilities.

Go 5 heavy. On groups use siphoning attacks + sap essence spam, use block. On bosses - swallow soul + entropy, use block.