New Player Nightblade PvP Question

Slaycraze

Just got the game a few days ago and excited to Jump in! However I have been unable to because I really can’t figure out this race thing and rather not dish out crowns down the road if I made an early mistake. I was sad to hear that race can effect stats and for someone who is looking forward to PvP this was kind of unfortunate. I normally always play a Dunmer Vampire in ES since I can remember and Magicka Nightblade looks like it will be a blast! However I can’t seem to find what race would be best for this in PvP. I’m really not worried about min/maxing PvE but also don’t want to be gimped in PvP because of some racial passive for that build. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I’m anxious to get started!

josiahva

You arent going to be gimped in PvP regardless of race choice. PvP is not about min/maxing at all. That being said, if you are a magicka build, choose a race with helpful magicka passives(dunmer is very good choice with bonuses to magicka and stam) meaning a kajiit is not a good choice.

casparian

Dunmer Magicka Nightblade vampires can be very good in PVP. You'll be missing out on some small sustain boosts that Breton and Altmer (and Argonian) get, but in return you'll have a higher stamina pool (this matters) and your flame damage will hit slightly harder. You'll be just fine if you choose any race that has magicka bonuses.

Bam_Bam

Spend a couple of months on the no-CP campaign first and get used to playing without CP perks. Then, if you decide to switch to a CP campaign you'll be amazed at your new godlike abilities

Slaycraze

Ok great, thank you for the help! I was looking at Altmer or Dunmer for PvP, but was hoping to go Dark Elf for this type of build unless the Altmer passive were a deal breaker in PvP. Glad to see PvP is not about min/maxing like PvE, really looking forward to jumping into it!

Slaycraze

Great, thank you! Seems you get a little extra in one spot via this race but a little extra in another spot for that race. Really excited to play a Dunmer now!