Build for max tank stats (nightblade) 69K Health without Emp Buff

Gyudan · February 2015

All testing was done without ebon set, emperor or war horn (or any other active ability). I'm up for testing with those if you're ready to help beat 70K or higher.

PVE:

PVP:

Gear: (all legendary with legendary health enchants)
5x Twice-Born Star, all heavy, all divines. Mundus : Lord + Tower.
2x Ashen's Grip, all heavy, all divines.
3x Footman Jewelry, Robust, Block cost reduction enchant.
1x Maw of the Infernal VR12 head, heavy, reinforced (no infused/divines available).
1x Valkyn Skoria shoulders, heavy, infused.

Skills: on the active bar:
1. Structured Entropy
2. Dark Shades
3. Swallow Soul
4. Manifestation of Terror
5. Dark Cloak
Ult. Bolstering Darkness

This build was just created in order to maximize stats. It's definitely not a functioning tank build for active PVP or PVE.

Screenshots:

0 CPs, no food, in PVE.

70 CPs, no food, in PVE.

(CPs 24/23/23)

3200 CPs, no food, in PVE.

At this point, I realised that I wasn't testing with food active.

3200 CPs, with food, in PVE.

3200 CPs, no food, in PVP.

3200 CPs, with food, in PVP.

Panda244 · February 2015

This can be a very functioning tank build for both PvE and PvP. Slot Sap Essence, Swallow Soul, Rapid Regen on offbar along with Entropy.

Lose a little bit of HP by using the Malubeth's Scourge Undaunted set. Problem Solved.

Sharee · February 2015

If you want to see the 70 CP/with food stats(etc.), when you reset CP points, the stat bonuses they grant are also reset. Having 3600 unspent CP does not affect the character in any way.

ArconSeptim · February 2015

People stop playing with 3600 CP, be realistic.

Gyudan · February 2015

Panda244 wrote: »

This can be a very functioning tank build for both PvE and PvP. Slot Sap Essence, Swallow Soul, Rapid Regen on offbar along with Entropy.

Lose a little bit of HP by using the Malubeth's Scourge Undaunted set. Problem Solved.

The functioning build would be:

Gear: (all legendary with legendary health enchants)
5x Twice-Born Star, all heavy, all divines. Mundus : Lord + Tower.
3x Footman Jewelry, Robust, Block cost reduction enchant.
2x Footman Gauntlets (divines) and Girdle (exploration).
2x Blood Spawn, all heavy, all divines.

(or Malubeth instead of Blood Spawn depending on personal preference)
Using one piece of medium may even be a good choice.

For skills, I just randomly selected them depending on passives in the OP and I don't really play NB, so I'll just leave those up to you.

Sharee · February 2015

Panda244 wrote: »

This can be a very functioning tank build for both PvE and PvP. Slot Sap Essence, Swallow Soul, Rapid Regen on offbar along with Entropy.

Lose a little bit of HP by using the Malubeth's Scourge Undaunted set. Problem Solved.

A lot of the HP comes from having 5 shadow skills slotted on the quickbar (NB passive increases HP by 3% per, IIRC)

Panda244 · February 2015

Sharee wrote: »

Panda244 wrote: »

This can be a very functioning tank build for both PvE and PvP. Slot Sap Essence, Swallow Soul, Rapid Regen on offbar along with Entropy.

Lose a little bit of HP by using the Malubeth's Scourge Undaunted set. Problem Solved.

A lot of the HP comes from having 5 shadow skills slotted on the quickbar (NB passive increases HP by 3% per, IIRC)

I'm aware

My Nightblade runs 3.9k Health inside Cyrodiil on Live, and is a functioning tank against zergs or small groups, she actually gets easier to kill the less people there are to tank, due to Sap Essence spam...

Gyudan wrote: »

Panda244 wrote: »

This can be a very functioning tank build for both PvE and PvP. Slot Sap Essence, Swallow Soul, Rapid Regen on offbar along with Entropy.

Lose a little bit of HP by using the Malubeth's Scourge Undaunted set. Problem Solved.

The functioning build would be:

Gear: (all legendary with legendary health enchants)
5x Twice-Born Star, all heavy, all divines. Mundus : Lord + Tower.
3x Footman Jewelry, Robust, Block cost reduction enchant.
2x Footman Gauntlets (divines) and Girdle (exploration).
2x Blood Spawn, all heavy, all divines.

(or Malubeth instead of Blood Spawn depending on personal preference)
Using one piece of medium may even be a good choice.

For skills, I just randomly selected them depending on passives in the OP and I don't really play NB, so I'll just leave those up to you.

Definitely Malubeth, it helps you with Sap Spam and the healer, Rapid Regen and Swallow Soul for the yummy HoTs and Structured Entropy for the 8% Health and another HoT. Can also throw in Absorb Magic on your Sword/Board bar for the increased mitigation.

ItsRejectz · February 2015

Gyudan wrote: »

Panda244 wrote: »

This can be a very functioning tank build for both PvE and PvP. Slot Sap Essence, Swallow Soul, Rapid Regen on offbar along with Entropy.

Lose a little bit of HP by using the Malubeth's Scourge Undaunted set. Problem Solved.

The functioning build would be:

Gear: (all legendary with legendary health enchants)
5x Twice-Born Star, all heavy, all divines. Mundus : Lord + Tower.
3x Footman Jewelry, Robust, Block cost reduction enchant.
2x Footman Gauntlets (divines) and Girdle (exploration).
2x Blood Spawn, all heavy, all divines.

(or Malubeth instead of Blood Spawn depending on personal preference)
Using one piece of medium may even be a good choice.

For skills, I just randomly selected them depending on passives in the OP and I don't really play NB, so I'll just leave those up to you.

All though that is definitely more functional, it would be a task managing stam + magika with that build, as it's lacking in regen

TheBucket · February 2015

I shutter to think of a Templar reaching this and smashing blazing shield lol

Panda244 · February 2015

TheBucket wrote: »

I shutter to think of a Templar reaching this and smashing blazing shield lol

Good god almighty.... faints

Gyudan · February 2015

TheBucket wrote: »

I shutter to think of a Templar reaching this and smashing blazing shield lol

*acts natural*

It wasn't my intention at all. I don't even have a VR14 imperial templar ready to wreak havoc, I swear!

Stinkur · February 2015

someone needs to post a mimi of that one orc from Lord of Rings who carries the torch into the black powder spot to blow up the castle wall and make the orc be chanting "blazing shield blazing shield".....

expect a cap soon on Blazing Shield if you can get 70k health and 53% damage explosion to people.... 35k repeatable explosions

Father · February 2015

I made somthing similar using 4 death wind and 2 twilight and 2 ashen grip everything reinforced had 62k hp and 25k armor.
made everything legendary by deconstructing the items u get on template.
5 medium 2 heavy, 1hs and 2h on bar2 . It was really fun. I was just standing in farm with everything attacking and 2 players with 2h sword trying to kill me

with Rally and Vigor it was really fun ^_^.
I didn't even bother getting a mundus active >.>

Lionxoft · February 2015

Stinkur wrote: »

someone needs to post a mimi of that one orc from Lord of Rings who carries the torch into the black powder spot to blow up the castle wall and make the orc be chanting "blazing shield blazing shield".....

expect a cap soon on Blazing Shield if you can get 70k health and 53% damage explosion to people.... 35k repeatable explosions

Blazing shield doesn't work the way you think it does. It's SS is 30% of your max health then it returns 53% of the damage absorbed by the shield. Still powerful but not as powerful as you think it is.

Should also be noted that NB gains significant health bonus % that Templars don't.

Stinkur · February 2015

Lionxoft wrote: »

Stinkur wrote: »

someone needs to post a mimi of that one orc from Lord of Rings who carries the torch into the black powder spot to blow up the castle wall and make the orc be chanting "blazing shield blazing shield".....

expect a cap soon on Blazing Shield if you can get 70k health and 53% damage explosion to people.... 35k repeatable explosions

Blazing shield doesn't work the way you think it does. It's SS is 30% of your max health then it returns 53% of the damage absorbed by the shield. Still powerful but not as powerful as you think it is.

Should also be noted that NB gains significant health bonus % that Templars don't.

oops your right, my thinking off, still, 30% of 70k health and 54% of that is a nice 11,340 pt explosion. Also doesnt it get better the more people in range? So absorbs more and explodes for more based on number of people around?

tplink3r1 · February 2015

Stinkur wrote: »

Lionxoft wrote: »

Stinkur wrote: »

someone needs to post a mimi of that one orc from Lord of Rings who carries the torch into the black powder spot to blow up the castle wall and make the orc be chanting "blazing shield blazing shield".....

expect a cap soon on Blazing Shield if you can get 70k health and 53% damage explosion to people.... 35k repeatable explosions

Blazing shield doesn't work the way you think it does. It's SS is 30% of your max health then it returns 53% of the damage absorbed by the shield. Still powerful but not as powerful as you think it is.

Should also be noted that NB gains significant health bonus % that Templars don't.

oops your right, my thinking off, still, 30% of 70k health and 54% of that is a nice 11,340 pt explosion. Also doesnt it get better the more people in range? So absorbs more and explodes for more based on number of people around?

Yes, you get 4% bonus for every player around you (fixed in PTS).

Mantic0r3 · February 2015

do we really need a discussion about specs with >3k CPs right now? I would think there are more pressing concerns

Xsorus · February 2015

Heh, there are some other extreme builds you can do.

For example, Nord DK can hit 3500+ Health regen per 2 seconds, and Wood Elf Nightblade can break 5k Stamina Regen per 2 seconds.

Iduyenn · February 2015

Great post tank you

So devine (with tbs set) > infused
(If you go for max health)

I know this is an experiment.
But shouldnt we add armor/spellresistance indirectly to the health Pool?
What are your conclusions? Did you eventualy test other traits auswell? How important are traits anyway?

Bashev · February 2015

If you use light belt and medium gloves you can increase your max stamina and magicka with 4% and health with 2% because of the undaunted passives.

Dinsjre · February 2015

PvE:

PvP:

without ebon set, emperor or war horn (or any other active ability)

and not every item is legendary

4x Death's Wind infused
3x Yokeda
3x Unassailable Jewelry with healthy trait
1x Malubeth infused
1x Bogdan infused