Nightblade - Two handed weapon: viable or should I change to dual?

Carol · February 2015

Hi, I'm only level 7 but I've been having fun with a two handed axe. I love the heavy hitting and movement etc on this, it just feels good.

However I've just read a guide that suggested if I don't go dual weapon I will lose out on some important stats later on in the game. So I'm asking advice please.. will I be less effective at high level if I stay with two handed axe? If it's important to swap I'd rather do so sooner than later and get the skills unlocked, but I will miss my axe!

Thanks

Fatalyis · February 2015

Carol wrote: »

Hi, I'm only level 7 but I've been having fun with a two handed axe. I love the heavy hitting and movement etc on this, it just feels good.
However I've just read a guide that suggested if I don't go dual weapon I will lose out on some important stats later on in the game. So I'm asking advice please.. will I be less effective at high level if I stay with two handed axe? If it's important to swap I'd rather do so sooner than later and get the skills unlocked, but I will miss my axe!
Thanks

No, you won't be less effective. Stick with what you like.

snowmanflvb14_ESO · March 2015

You will have one nice big attack. I know quite a few NB that like to go that way for pvp.

phreatophile · March 2015

And a conal AOE that generates ultimate.

Darkonflare15 · March 2015

Carol wrote: »

Hi, I'm only level 7 but I've been having fun with a two handed axe. I love the heavy hitting and movement etc on this, it just feels good.
However I've just read a guide that suggested if I don't go dual weapon I will lose out on some important stats later on in the game. So I'm asking advice please.. will I be less effective at high level if I stay with two handed axe? If it's important to swap I'd rather do so sooner than later and get the skills unlocked, but I will miss my axe!
Thanks

It is viable. Most of the assassin skills work very well with 2 hand and since 2 hand has a naturally high weapon damage its pretty good to use with night blade burst moves and with the change coming to power drain in update 6. You can use power drain as a stamina aoe that does damage and boosts your weapon damage along with cleave from the 2 hand weapon you will be wreaking things with it.

Sacadon · March 2015

After unlocking momentum, then checkout DW and see for yourself. I like them both and been playing them on my NB since release and settled on 2H finally (at least for now).