Which class for Bow build for PvE?

RT_Frank · June 2018

I know, I know DW/bow does better in PvE but with the new sets and set changes I want to see how much worse a bow build exactly is. More importantly, by fighting at range I want to see how much more survivable they are in non-stam friendly content (vAS or vScale for example).

Personally, I've been going back and forth between nightblade and Warden. I've seen crazy nb archers hitting around 50-60k on a dummy, which I can never do but still. On the other hand, alcast's warden archer build intrigues me and can achieve around 40k.

What do you guys think?

Lightspeedflashb14_ESO · June 2018

You can do 30k+ with bow/bow on every class, just read this thread and decide from there what looks good to you.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/381498/everything-needed-to-know-about-bow-bow-in-pve/p1

XxCaLxX · June 2018

I haven’t tried a bow/bow build yet but I imagine warden would be really effective at it.

Narvuntien · June 2018

Stam Warden is best for Bow...

Nightblades strongest ability is surprise attack and its melee while the warden skills are ranged, including the bear.

exiars10 · June 2018

People still parrot that Warden is the best for archer just because Alcast posted build. Nothing against him personally but check this already posted thread:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/381498/everything-needed-to-know-about-bow-bow-in-pve/p1

Highest archer DPS has Nightblade and it was always Nightblade. Never Warden. The end.
Warden is not even second best any more as testing show Sorcerer has higher damage, too.

TL; DR
From the pure DPS perspective NB is the best but is hardest to play, too. Choose what you prefer.

Narvuntien wrote: »

Stam Warden is best for Bow...

Nightblades strongest ability is surprise attack and its melee while the warden skills are ranged, including the bear.

No, Warden is not the best for archer if we talk about highest DPS.
Even before Summerset patch, but especially after it Nightblade and Sorcerer archers have new spammable (if you own Summerset chapter) plus Assassin's Scourge is huge damage dealer for NB archer. And then in execute phase if you can get into melee range, Killer's Blade does insane damage.