JamieAubrey wrote: »

I'm not sure If I want to be Stam or Magic based but the aim is for a PvP build

As the above poster alluded to, you can be successful with any race. However, if you are someone who is looking to min/max to squeeze out every advantage possible (again not something you have to do), you will need to decide whether you want to go stamina or magicka and what role you prefer to play (dps, tank, healer). After you make those decisions, you should pick a race with passives that are beneficial to boosting your primary resource and/or that are helpful to your chosen role.

IMO the best races for Stamina NB in terms of synergies with racial skills and character build are:

1. Khajit
- Improve Stealth radius by (1/2/3) meters. Increases damage done while stealthed by (3/6/9)%.
- Increases experience gain with the Medium Armor skill line by 15%.
- Increases Health regeneration while in combat by (5/10/15)%.
- Increases Critical rating for melee attacks by (1/2/3)%
- Increase damage done by successful Critical Hits by (5/10/15)%

2. Imperial
- Increases experience gain with the One-Handed and Shield skill line by 15%.
- Increases maximum Stamina by (4/7/10)%.
- Melee attacks have a 10% chance to restore 2/4/6 Health
- Increase maximum Health by 4/8/12%

3. Wood Elf
- Increases experience gain with the Bow skill line by 15%.
- Increases Stamina Recovery while in combat by (3/6/9)%.
- Increases Poison and Disease resistance by (7/14/21).
- Increases maximum Stamina by (1/2/3)%.
- Improve Stealth radius by (1/2/3) meters.
- Increases damage done while stealthed by (3/6/9)%.

Alliance of friends is probably the most important though as you can PvP with them - if that's something that interests you.

Heathenpride wrote: »

I highly recommend alchemy so you can make all your own pots, those things are absolutely essential IMO. The crit pots, detection pots and invisibility pots are to die for!

Alchemy is not so much about being able to craft your own pots. You can buy them too (but yeah being independent is very interesting)
What's important about Alchemy is the passive Medicinal Use which increase the potency of the pots you use, not craft.
So even if you plan on buying the pots, you need Alchemy to make your pots usefull.

Some NB magicka abilities get a stealth damage bonus, I believe. I think one of the ultimates get a stealth attack bonus, too.

Khajit and Bosmer get the reduced detection field and the stealth damage bonus.

Khajit gets health regen in combat and weapon crit.

Bosmer gets stamina regen and poison resist.


You'll be going hidden and invisible regularly as a NB, I presume.

SmalltalkJava wrote: »

Does the Argonian bonus from heals increase the heals from NB siphon abilities? I was thinking of a NB magicka argonian.

I would assume it does. It would be an interesting build and could heal yourself pretty well with swallow soul and sap essence. I'd say across the board people believe Argonian to be the weakest class however. Since you don't have any buffs to either stamina or magicka, at end game you may be able to heal yourself well, but may not be able to do elite level damage at the same time.