Nightblade 2H/Bow build help

Bingeee

Hello, I'm a returning stamina nightblade and I haven't played in a long long time.

I'm not fussed about being the best DPS in the world but I want high DPS but good survivability as I solo a lot. I'm currently a 2H and Bow build as Im finding 2handed skills useful to survive like Brawler and Rally. This is my starter build for now with 0 trials complete and 300 champion points.

Race: redguard

Gear, all divine and stamina enchant
Helm: Velidreth,medium
Shoulders: Velidreth,medium
Gloves: mechanical acuity,medium
Chest:mechanical acuity,heavy
Waist:mechanical acuity,medium
Legs:mechanical acuity, medium
Boots: Briarheart,medium
Ring: Briarheart, wep damage enchant
Ring: briarheart, wep damage enchant
Neck: Briarheart, wep damage enchant
Front bar: briarheart greatsword,infused
Back bar: mechanical acuity bow,nirn
Both weps have weapon damage enchants

Skills
Front bar: suprise attack, killer, brawler, rally, relentless focus, flawless dawnbreaker

Back bar: poison injection, endless hail, rearming trap, razor caltrop, leeching strikes, incapacitating strike

Am I playing all wrong with this build? If so does anyone have any tips to make it better? I don't feel I'm trial ready yet and I'm thinking hear from the trials will help me but I'm looking for tips to get me trial ready.

Thanks in advance.

Bingeee

I have also checked various websites and can't find any good 2h nightblade builds

davey1107

The build looks good to me.

I think your next 150ish CPs will make a big difference. You don’t need to get all the way to 750 to feel trial ready, but at 300 you still have ~40% of the benefits to pull out of the tree. I’m looking over Alcast’s 300 config on his stamblade...the most notable thing to me is that you’ve got a ton of defense to still get from the reds. That’s going to help you feel a lot less squishy. For me, 50 in Hardy and Element Defend feels like a tipping point where stamblades suddenly get tankier.

I’m not going to tell you to drop the 2h for dw, because I think 2h can work. But the reason that stamblade builds use dw are:

- the ability to get an extra set piece and go 5/5/2, which is going away in a month. So we may see more 2h builds.

- The dw passives pair better with stamblade play style.

- But mainly, the current meta uses dw skills that provide relatively long lasting DOTs/AOEs that perform a bit better. In trials I think cloak’s aoe mitigation beats brawler’s shield. And ideally in a trial you have support to free up rally’s slot.

exiars10

There is no better guide AFAIK.

Solo 38K - “Execution Machine” Stamina Nightbalde 2H PvE build [Dragon Bones]
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/399131/solo-38k-execution-machine-stamina-nightbalde-2h-pve-build-dragon-bones