nightblade and physical attacks

barbarian340 · July 2015

are nightblade magicka powers like ambush considered physical attacks?

Strider_Roshin · July 2015

I'm wondering that myself because I'm a stamina Nightblade and ambush, surprise attack and death stroke all say magicka damage. I wish ZOS will give us some clarification about this.

ScruffyWhiskers · July 2015

Ambush, Surprise Attack both scale off stamina and use weapon power and weapon crit. They do physical damage as well as far as I know and use physical resistance and armor penetration. I think it's probably a tool tip error but I could be wrong. I play a magicka nb myself.

dday3six · July 2015

On PS4 both Ambush and Surprise Attack are tooltipped as Physical damage, and increase with points spent in Mighty. However the Major Fracture error is there, because it will apply outside of stealth.

Lethal_Instinct · July 2015

Only some nightblade abilities will scale off stamina/weapon dmg and be considered physical attacks when you morph them. Ambush, surprise attack and Killer's Blade are some I am aware of.

I play a stamina nightblade and use those three in addition to dual-wield abilities. I have some magicka-based abilities to dump my magicka like blur and cloak where scaling off magicka is not necessary because they give you a set % buff to dodge and invisibility.

F7sus4 · July 2015

1) Read the tooltips carefully.
2) Think twice.
3) Oh, look! There's no need to ask anymore.

timborggrenlarsenb16_ESO · July 2015

I quess all you need to fucus on is its:

Stanima or magicka pool,
Weapons base damge
Physical resistance and armor penetration
Weapons power and crit %

barbarian340 · July 2015

F7sus4 wrote: »

1) Read the tooltips carefully.
2) Think twice.
3) Oh, look! There's no need to ask anymore.

im sorry

Ashtaris · July 2015

You are good barbarian340. Smart people ask for advice to help their gameplay. Others like F7sus4 just think they know it all