MagBlade PvP Help

grim_tactics

I’ve come back into ESO after a hiatus and have just been messing around on my Sorc which I’ve had since day 1.

However, I finally made myself a MagBlade solely for PvP at the moment but need some build help.

It’s mostly for 1v1 or 1vX at the moment since I don’t really have too many ppl that still play ESO on console.

Any YouTube vids you all suggest or links to good burst builds?

Thanks in advance.

Skander

Tough luck with 1vx as Magicka, man

Checkmath

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/395660/magblade-pvp-setups
this is a link to a thread about actual pvp setups for magblades, a lot to read, but maybe you will get an idea about it.
otherwise you will find plenty of builds on youtube, when you search for "eso pvp magicka nightblade build".
the actual meta is about having a healing staff on the backbar and a destrostaff on the frontbar, but melee magblades with 2h are kind of famous too atm. there are quite a lot of sets around, which are used widely. just checkout the link and youtube builds and you will find, what you are looking for.

grim_tactics

I’ve read those threads and posted in one from February but no responses.

I’m still trying to find a good YouTube vid or something that explains the burst combo and so on.

Again, never played as MagBlade but thought it would be fun. Not as active on the forums as I once was either so any discussions over the last year about the current state of states of MagBlade are unknown to me.

Checkmath

best burst combo for a mageblade is to fire the spectral bow after an incapacitating strike (i know, this is the stamina morph of the ultimate) or after soultether (the morph which stuns and deals damage). if no ultimate is available, then you go with a spectral bow right after a stun from either fire clench or mass hysterie.

Checkmath

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/406880/magnb-solo-battlegrounds-build-gameplay
another thread with build and gameplay video. he stated the build is similar to blobsky's, so maybe check that one out on youtube.

Brutusmax1mus

grim_tactics wrote: »

I’ve read those threads and posted in one from February but no responses.

I’m still trying to find a good YouTube vid or something that explains the burst combo and so on.

Again, never played as MagBlade but thought it would be fun. Not as active on the forums as I once was either so any discussions over the last year about the current state of states of MagBlade are unknown to me.

The burst combo after stacking dots is just incap or soul harvest and assassins will proc. I faught a mag blade yesterday on my templar. Hit me with a 9k harvest and a fricken 14k will proc. Now Ive got 24k spell resistance, minor maim on them, and 4.3k impenetrable.

He hit a 23k proc on some other players that night.
He was running necro i remember, forget the other set but it had to be spinners or another damage set. The pressure was nuts. He told me his shield was 59k.

ShadowMonarch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3GkR4QYouI&t= -2handMeleeMagblade. 5calruuions/5lich/2zaan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxrcGkwSrn4 -Desto/resto. 5warmaiden/5shackle/1kena

You're biggest burst combo for a Magika Nightblade will always be a CC, Ult and/or MercResolve all tied together.
I personally run incap strike over soul harvest as well, the Major Defile is just too needed with all the tanky heal spammers. Half the time I use Incap strike just to stunt their health Sustain.

Remember to also use your cripple before you enter stealth so you can get that speed bonus. The mobility can really throw your enemys off.

Forgot to add that either way melee or ranged you need to learn how to weave or animation cancle your weapon attacks with your abilitys. It is very integral to magika night blade because of how they decided to make Merciless resolve proc. That is why in any good magika nightblades footage you will see them throwing a desto/resto light/slightly charged attack out between every single ability and why you will see any good melee magblade landing a quick light attack with almost every cast. learning how to weave/ani cancel sounds like a task for a new player to learn but trust me its something you pick up on without even realizing your doing it with this class.

If your trying to learn the playstyle from the footage it can be helpful to use youtubes options, via the cog wheel bottom right of the video to slow down the videos speed so you can watch the ani canles/weaves/casts ect to help you learn when to use what and where.

grim_tactics

Thank you!

I appreciate you taking the time to explain that and post some stuff I now know I need to work on.

ShadowMonarch

One thing I forgot to add was every magnb I have ever met plays the class slightly different from each other. Even if they have the same build the playstyle is always a little different. Some players are a bit more reserve and use the mechanics of the class to their fullest while some like me like to be more aggressive and try to front load more damage. In that respect its very unique class. Try out some peoples builds and whatever about the build feels lacking to you just change it up and switch in and out sets till you find what you get comfortable with.

That is the biggest challenge I think you will have, just finding your personal comfort zone with the class.

NyassaV

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WuLVnsW177WKkKcvNuuYA?

Multiple different builds and videos on this channel. I also play on twitch fairly often so you can see a few things first hand and as questions. As a mNB you have very nice healing butt you get screwed a lot because you are magicka and cloak doesn't always work