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Build Advice?

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smausage
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Right now I play mainly as a NB. The build I had was kind of all over the place -- Points scattered in health, stamina, and magicka seemingly randomly. The damage I was doing was pretty awful. I reset the stats, and put every single point into magicka (since all of the skills I used were magicka based), and crafted a new set of light armor (It was medium armor before). I don't think the damage changed at all.

I was using dual daggers, the best that I could craft (dealing, if I recall correctly, around 550 damage (Level 30 daggers)). They did also have enchantments on them.

I do have all the passive skill that I can unlocked. I'm just going to start over now. I just started playing again after nearly a year, so I don't even remember the story behind what's happening in the area anyways...

Any suggestions? With the magicka build I just mentioned, it still took around 4-5 skills to actually kill a normal enemy. What was I doing wrong?
  • psychotic13
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    What level are you?

    What abilites are you using?

    Are you using sets on your armor?
  • smausage
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    I'm level 31

    I'm using Teleport Strike, Assassins Blade, Strife, Veiled Strike, and Drain Essence.

    I have no clue what that is.
    Edited by smausage on July 9, 2016 9:36PM
  • psychotic13
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    As a Magicka build you could always try using a Destro staff, although a lot of people do go dual weild.

    With Sap Essence it gives you a 20% boost to your damage for like 20seconds? make sure you always hit them with that first.

    If you find you run out of Magicka a lot use the skill siphoning strikes, it's great for keeping your resources up.

    You could also use the mundus stone to get more damage, if you google that you'll find all the locations of the stones.

    With your jewlery make sure that has a spell damage enchant on also, you gain a lot of damage for your jewlery enchants

    If you search 'eso sets' on Google, it will bring up a huge list of the games armor sets, as a Magicka build you want light armor so look at them ones, for example:

    A Set of 'Magnus Gift' gives the following (at max level)

    (2 items) Adds 967 Max Magicka
    (3 items) Adds 129 Magicka Recovery
    (4 items) Adds 129 Spell Damage
    (5 items) 8% Chance to negate the Magicka cost of a spell.

    You can craft your own sets if you have researched the required amount, or they can be dropped from enemies.

  • BlackSparrow
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    I recently came back after two years, which was from before the soft caps were taken away. I had to respec my NB and farm to level up some skills and morphs I'd never used before. I went Stamina, though, not Magicka, so I can't give you specific advice on Magicka NB builds.

    The best advice I can give you is to plan ahead. Look up the class abilities and their morphs... the wiki here is pretty good: http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Nightblade Know your own playstyle, and adjust accordingly.

    And be aware that a lot of NB skills have a morph that changes it to a stamina skill, so if you morph it in that direction, it will be a lot weaker for you.

    Also what are you using on your second bar? Have you considered picking up a staff as a secondary weapon to help take advantage of your high magicka?
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    Nephikah the Houseless, dunmer assassin: "I suppose I could use the break. I have a lot of business holdings now that need management."
    Swum-Many-Waters, elderly argonian healer: "I think that I would enjoy writing a memoir."
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    Peregrine Huntress, bosmer hunter: "Who is forcing me to stay inside, and where can I find them?"
    Lorenyawe, altmer mechanist: "And why would I want to go outside in the first place? Too much to be done in the workshop."
    Lorelai Magpie, breton master thief: "I'd go nuts. Lucky for me, I have a little experience sneaking out!"
    Rasheda the Burning Heart, redguard knight: "I would continue my training to keep my skills sharp."
    Hex-Eye Azabi, khajiit daedric priestess: "I suppose it would be lucky, then, that I built a shrine to Mephala in my backyard."
    Yngva Stormhammer, nord bandit (reformed...ish): "I hate being inside even when I'm not forced to be. GET. ME. OUT."
    Madam Argentia, vampire dunmer aristocrat: "I suppose it would be more of the same. I have a rather... contentious relationship with the sun."
    Mazie gra-Bolga, orc scout: "Uh... I'd have to house train my bear..."
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    Shimmerbeam, blind altmer psijic: "Provided that I am confined to Artaeum, I do not think I will want for things to occupy my time."
    Shauna Blackfire, redguard necromancer: "Sounds like paradise. I hate people."
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  • smausage
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    As far as I'm aware, there's nothing on the second one, actually. I did at one point before I quit use the second one, which was my PvP bar, which, of course was focused on PvP. I don't think I could ever manage to have a second weapon type in this game, I already have trouble picking which 5 skills to use. :/
    Edited by smausage on July 9, 2016 10:20PM
  • BlackSparrow
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    Then you should do what my NB does: carry a second pair of dual-wielding weapons. That way, you aren't limited to 5 skills... you're limited to 10. I highly recommend taking advantage of your second bar... I have one bar set up for stealth and single-target damage, and the second bar for self-heals and creating an AoE zone of spinning death. :)

    Using all ten slots really helps you stay versatile, which is definitely a must in this game. That way, even if your damage output isn't there yet, you have other tricks to throw at your enemies.
    Edited by BlackSparrow on July 9, 2016 10:41PM
    Living vicariously through my characters.

    My Girls:
    "If you were trapped in your house for, say, a year, how would you pass the time?"

    Nephikah the Houseless, dunmer assassin: "I suppose I could use the break. I have a lot of business holdings now that need management."
    Swum-Many-Waters, elderly argonian healer: "I think that I would enjoy writing a memoir."
    Silh'ki, khajiit warrior-chef: "Would this one be able to go outside, to the nearby river? It's hard to fish without water!"
    Peregrine Huntress, bosmer hunter: "Who is forcing me to stay inside, and where can I find them?"
    Lorenyawe, altmer mechanist: "And why would I want to go outside in the first place? Too much to be done in the workshop."
    Lorelai Magpie, breton master thief: "I'd go nuts. Lucky for me, I have a little experience sneaking out!"
    Rasheda the Burning Heart, redguard knight: "I would continue my training to keep my skills sharp."
    Hex-Eye Azabi, khajiit daedric priestess: "I suppose it would be lucky, then, that I built a shrine to Mephala in my backyard."
    Yngva Stormhammer, nord bandit (reformed...ish): "I hate being inside even when I'm not forced to be. GET. ME. OUT."
    Madam Argentia, vampire dunmer aristocrat: "I suppose it would be more of the same. I have a rather... contentious relationship with the sun."
    Mazie gra-Bolga, orc scout: "Uh... I'd have to house train my bear..."
    Felicia the Wanderer, imperial witch-for-hire: "What Lorelai said."
    Calico Jaka-dra, retired khajiit pirate: "This one would like a rest from her grand adventures. Her jewel shop runs out of stock!"
    Shimmerbeam, blind altmer psijic: "Provided that I am confined to Artaeum, I do not think I will want for things to occupy my time."
    Shauna Blackfire, redguard necromancer: "Sounds like paradise. I hate people."
    Kirniel the Undying, cursed bosmer warrior: "I would feel useless, not being able to fight."
    Echoes-from-Dragons, argonian who thinks she's a dragon: "All the better to count my hoard!"

    (Signature idea shamelessly stolen from Abeille.)
  • psychotic13
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    I use my back bar as a defensive bar, that way you can switch to it and use healing ward ect and switch back to carry on dealing damage
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