nightblade can play heavy attacks build ?

Arkew

hello everyone.

After searched a lot on internet and on yt, i seen nobody speaking about a nightblade heavy attacks build.

Do they exist ?

Ippokrates

Yup, just make enemy off-balance and then heavy attacks will have a massive bonus to dmg.

mocap

all HA builds are same:

IA + UI or badget version - Torugs pact, + Zaan. 7-0-0
MA/VMA lightning stave back bar infused, front bar infused
shock damage enchant back bar
fire damage enchant front bar
(DO NOT use +SPD/WPD enchant on back bar for HA builds!)

Jewelry all infused SPD. Mundus Shadow.

Everstorm

mocap wrote: »

all HA builds are same:

IA + UI or badget version - Torugs pact, + Zaan. 7-0-0
MA/VMA lightning stave back bar infused, front bar infused
shock damage enchant back bar
fire damage enchant front bar
(DO NOT use +SPD/WPD enchant on back bar for HA builds!)

Jewelry all infused SPD. Mundus Shadow.

Am I the only one who doesn't know all those abbreviations?

robpr

Everstorm wrote: »

Am I the only one who doesn't know all those abbreviations?

IA - Infallible Aether (Infallible Mage set, but all pieces of gear has "Infallible Aether" in the name for some reason, Craglorn trial)
UI - Undaunted Infiltrator (Arx Corinium, it's a medium set. There is also UU, Undaunted Unweaver from Blackheart Haven that changes condition to proc to "using stamina ability" and it's light)
MA/VMA lightning staff - Maelstrom/Perfected Maelstrom lightning staff
SPD/WPD - spell/weapon damage

Andre_Noir

NB can be very devastating as HA, but almost in melee range.
Noble Duelist's Silks
Undaunted Unweaver
Both all time active, but u still can wear vMA staff backbar and have a slot for mystic.
The trick is that u can get Empower buff from ur kit + Minor Vulnerability on main target AND trigger Unweaver just by using Ambush. Empower also can come from mage guild skills so u can perform like Ambush - HA - Rune/Degeneration - HA - repeat (add wall cast if with vMA staff).
Personally I don't rly like this playstyle but it's actually very effective and almost doesn't required magicka

El_Borracho

Magblade? Stamblade?

Torug's Pact with a stamblade is great, especially if you are running one as a werewolf. UI + IA (as said above) is great for magblade

Joosef_Kivikilpi

And very scary in Cyrodiil. I've been running a Heavy Attack Mageblade for a long time.

Undaunted Unweaver, Undaunted Infiltrator, Zaan, Maelstrom Arena Lightning Staff/Frost Staff for back bar, Undaunted Infiltrator Lightning Staff Front Bar.

Psijic Order Stamina ability, Magelight, Wall of Elements, Ambush, Conceal Weapon (off balance)... So much stuff in the Nightblade kit + the ability to slip back into the shadows and disengage. Then they took away the champion point for +30% heavy Attack dmg, but we're getting back at least 15% when the Chapter drops.

Arkew

farming infallible aether and undaunted set no problem, but for maelstrom arena i'm not confident to myself, i never finished the normal one .

that's why i targetted HA build because i want just a simple build vs average dd build who need Bac +5.

mocap

well, farming UI lightning is not that easy. I have Medusa inferno stave, but never saw UI lightning in Arx Corinium. Easiest way is to farm body IA, then craft Torugs.

And... you know, meta builds are not that hard this days. You just cast 2-3 dots then spam one skill 9000 times xd

El_Borracho

mocap wrote: »

well, farming UI lightning is not that easy. I have Medusa inferno stave, but never saw UI lightning in Arx Corinium. Easiest way is to farm body IA, then craft Torugs.

Best way to farm UI is to type in group chat "LF Medusa neck." UI falls like rain at that point.

ThoughtRaven

I dunno from pvp, but for pve things like UI or UU aren't necessarily the best options. I mean if your HA playstyle is to just literally stack self buffs and HA everything to death, then sure go with pure HA sets.

For a "proper" HA build, where you actually lay down other abilities but use a Heavy Attack Weave in place of a spammable you are better off using mostly more traditional stat focused sets.

IA + MS/Medusa, MS + Medusa, or Siroria + MS/Medusa will net you higher dps.