Need Some Advice On Vamp NB Magicka Build (Post TU / PTS)

Zershar_Vemod · February 2015

Hello,

After seeing abilities like Ambush and Killer's Blade go stamina in the next update (on PTS), I have been having a harder time in the effectiveness of my killing.

[For the record, I am going to consider myself a solo PvE'er for the time being (thanks to my university workload I do not have as much free time as I used to...) who will occasionally group up every now and then]. I use a Duel Wield and Staff setup.

I allocate virtually all of my attributes to magicka (on live server), and I wear 5/5 Song of Lamae, 4/5 (or 3/5 when using a staff) Magnus's Gift, and 3/5 Vestments of the Warlock set. I currently use all heavy armor due to the fact that I am mainly solo and as far as the live server goes, I have no issues with soloing world bosses, public dungeons, delves, dark anchors, etc. (also because the other designs for light / medium make my eyes bleed imho)

For my primary bar I use duel wielding and Ambush, Swallow Soul, Killer's Blade, Invigorating Drain, Rapid Strikes, and Bat Swarm as Ult.

My secondary bar (which I have invested in both Resto and Destruction) has:

- Resto: Healing Springs, Degeneration (or Silver Shards pending on situation) Rapid Regeneration, Crippling Grasp, Ring of Preservation

- Destruction: Destructive Clench and Elemental Ring replace Resto abilities

- Ult is Soul Tether

My primary bar is my main concern (due to ambush / killer's blade as I have mentioned). Should I simply sacrifice magicka from my attributes and split it between magicka and stamina and keep my current build or does anyone else have a better idea on what to replace those two abilities with which would still cause high dps (if not higher :P )?

Thank you in advance for helpful posts.

Shader_Shibes · February 2015

Go either or, 1.6 from what i have read will totally destroy hybrid builds.

Personally my vr14 nb will be heavy on stamina come 1.6.

Zershar_Vemod · February 2015

Shader_Shibes wrote: »

Go either or, 1.6 from what i have read will totally destroy hybrid builds.

Personally my vr14 nb will be heavy on stamina come 1.6.

Hmm, thanks for the advice; I'm currently 30%+ towards VR14.

That was my fear when I was trying to test out my current build on the PTS and it was getting me nowhere. Which sucks because on live I just kill mobs left and right with ambush + heavy attack + killer's blade.

I mainly use magicka, so I might sadly need to abandon ambush and killer's blade it seems. No idea what to use to replace those abilities but retain the effectiveness they gave my NB.

Then again, I'm not sure if I should abandon magicka and roll stamina build (which then I'll need new sets / a new playstyle entirely compared to what I do now). I really see no reason why they needed to turn those abilities into stamina...makes no sense.

Was able to "play the way I want" until now.

At this point when I'm on PTS I'm just standing around looking at abilities and feeling like my main is completely useless now..

If anyone else has other good magicka or stamina dps builds that seem to work well on 1.6 testing, I'd appreciate some listings (though truth be told, I'd rather stay magicka, but I'd still appreciate to see from other points of view

).

deepseamk20b14_ESO · February 2015

Though hybrid builds will be dead, so to speak, there is always room for utility. You could easily stick with the skills you have and go stamina based. Use the magicka for utility. I mean, what else would you use the magicka for? Might as well have a magicka dump. Make sure it's an ability that either buffs or debuffs since an offensive skill probably will do little damage if you go stamina and full medium gear.

Personally I will stick with my NB magicka build because I still feel stamina is gimped by the simple fact so many things rely on the stamina pool. Of course I need to change a few skills around since over half of my offensive skills are going to be stamina now, I tested my magicka build on PTS and it's still really nasty. I also play mainly PvP. My PvE build won't change at all since it's magicka ranged based.

Zershar_Vemod · February 2015

Thanks for the feedback as well.