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Seeking Bosmer Stamblade build advice

Albino_Dunmer
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I'm aware Khajiit and Redguards are preferred races here but I'm not too keen on playing a cat and I already have a Redguard StamDK in the works.

I have a few questions.

I'm currently running 5 piece Spriggan, 5 piece HR with divine traits and sharpened. Is this two piece set worth taking to gold? I'm fairly certain Spriggan is worth it, but I'm not sure about HR vs NMG or some other set. I have TBS but I hear that it is pretty much pointless to Gold that set. I like HR for PvP and PvE. I have an impen and divines set for HR and Spriggan so it's pretty easy to switch out. Would HR+Spriggan be a happy middle ground for both endgame PvP and PvE, at least until I can compete for VO sets and MA daggers and the like? Or is there another set that'd be easy to obtain that'd be be worth swapping out Spriggan or HR? Would stacking NMG and Spriggan even be worthwhile in Vet dungeons? I know it isn't ideal for Trials as usually only one person needs to run it to apply the debuff.

As far as monster sets, I have bloodspawn arm cops and a Stormfist mask for extra stam recovery as my monster set luck has been pretty abysmal. Stam management is always a concern to some degree but Bosmer recovery and Siphoning Strikes manages the vast majority of that for me anyways, plus the occasional Stam pot.

My shoulders and helmet are not ideal as Kragh's shoulders won't drop (60 damn keys later) and the helmet drops as light or heavy and prosperous, training or reinforced traits every damn time. Neither will Kena's or Velidreth drop from chests, but I've only pumped about 10 keys into their respective chests. Neither can I really run Vet CoS or Vet WGT apparently as I'm too low at CP 240 to be much help unless I get 3 solid high CP players to carry me and I hear even then it's a major PitA. Personally, I haven't attempted them because either I get the boot in PuGs immediately or no one is willing to give those vets a shot with a CP 240 DPS in zone chat. I don't really blame them either if it's as much of a PitA as they say. So, suffice to say, shoulder and helmet slots are a work in progress. But I'm always interested in other monster sets even if they aren't BiS. Selene's has caught my eye, but again, shoulders won't drop.

Other question. Is it worth throwing Kuta lvl weapon damage glyphs on purple Spriggan jewelry? I see gold jewelry in zone chat and guild stores but I assume that's from someplace I'm not familiar with yet like Vet trials or something from high level Cyrodiil content. My wep damage is currently at 2700 but I have one gold weapon (HR sword) and only two rekuta lvl wep damage glyphs on my jewelry.

Oh and simply because I see almost no one running it but it looks great, is the sword dancer set worth farming for from the Blessed Crucible? My primary source of DPS is Steel Tornado, Rending Slash and Rapid Strikes with a Bow Bar supplying dots and buffs so I'm not sure if a gain to dual wield and a loss to Bow damage would be a net gain or net loss.
  • Ghettokid
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    Be orc
  • Stannum
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    As for pvp i use such gank build on my redguard think these also can feet any stamblade

    5 Viper (jewellry+2H+1armor) 5 Clever alchemist (4 piece armor+2H)+ 1 Kena+ 1Velidreth. 5med+heavy torso + light belt. Mundus - warrior.

    Main bar SA-hunter-hysteria-ambus-shadow disg == onslaught
    buff bar silver leash- mag light- rell focus - syphoning attacks - double take == WW

    put buff and use pot from stealth then switch and gank
    Edited by Stannum on January 14, 2017 5:16PM
  • Narvuntien
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    I am trying to work this out for myself.
    I hate dungeons so I have no dungeon gear. i.e no viper no monster. Without a monster helm I have no reason to use dual wield.

    I am a cheap skate/fairly new player so...
    Gear: Spriggans and Archer's mind (medium), all divines. Kragh's shoulders.
    Spriggans Sharpend Battle axe. (350g unque drop from a WB) and Spriggans Precise Bow.

    Shadow stone.

    I have been practicing the melee gank rotations

    2H- Ambush, Shadow, Suprise, killer blade, Rally, Incap strike.

    But my lag is making it nearly impossible.. i always double tap my skills. :/.

    I am thinking of replacing that killer blade with something else... Apperently Mass hysteria is good but I don't have the skill points free to try it and my mana pool is really small. I consider reletless focus or reaper's mark there also.

    There appears to be two options for the Bow bar.
    There is only two Bow abilities I want to use poison injection and focused aim. This is also where I slot vigor. So that is three slots taken.

    I can use Rearming trap and camo Hunter for some bonus damage from the fighters guild passives. Is camo hunter really bad now?
    or I can slot my buffs here. Reletless focus and reapers mark.

    I am trying to work out what skills set ups are best.

    Telling me that i need a set of viper and selenes helm and shoulders and I should be doing 30-40K in one hit all the time like my PVP guild did when i asked for help isn't at all helpful :/
  • Redn3ck
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    Narvuntien wrote: »
    I am trying to work this out for myself.
    I hate dungeons so I have no dungeon gear. i.e no viper no monster. Without a monster helm I have no reason to use dual wield.

    I am a cheap skate/fairly new player so...
    Gear: Spriggans and Archer's mind (medium), all divines. Kragh's shoulders.
    Spriggans Sharpend Battle axe. (350g unque drop from a WB) and Spriggans Precise Bow.

    Shadow stone.

    I have been practicing the melee gank rotations

    2H- Ambush, Shadow, Suprise, killer blade, Rally, Incap strike.

    But my lag is making it nearly impossible.. i always double tap my skills. :/.

    I am thinking of replacing that killer blade with something else... Apperently Mass hysteria is good but I don't have the skill points free to try it and my mana pool is really small. I consider reletless focus or reaper's mark there also.

    There appears to be two options for the Bow bar.
    There is only two Bow abilities I want to use poison injection and focused aim. This is also where I slot vigor. So that is three slots taken.

    I can use Rearming trap and camo Hunter for some bonus damage from the fighters guild passives. Is camo hunter really bad now?
    or I can slot my buffs here. Reletless focus and reapers mark.

    I am trying to work out what skills set ups are best.

    Telling me that i need a set of viper and selenes helm and shoulders and I should be doing 30-40K in one hit all the time like my PVP guild did when i asked for help isn't at all helpful :/


    Killer's Blade is situational...I prefer it over the 2H execute. I'm able to get enemies down under 25% health QUICKLY to proc the bonus damage from KIller's Blade, and I like the mana return from the skill since i use mage light, cloak and a couple other mana skills on my bar. With a small mana pool, you might try the mana/stam recovery food...its great way you understand how to avoid damage...since i'll bring you down to roughly 20k health.
    I'd take Poison Injection off your bar, it will honestly so down your burst. Free's up a slot, which you'll need for surviving.
    You'd dont need a proc monster set like selene/velidreath....but you DO need a 5 piece proc set to gank IMHO. Viper or Red mountain is a must.
  • Narvuntien
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    I bought "way of fire" today, that procs of weapon abilities so twice the chance half the damage of red mountain *shrug*

    Fire bow and fire mace (both sharpened), jewellery and Girdle. I needed to keep 5 medium for the 12% weapon damage buff.

    Switched Ambush with Critical rush for 2h, so I can proc it.
    Ambush is great but rush isn't much worse especially with Shadow stone.

    Poison injection to me is "cast arrow" It is basically me firing a bow since the actually firing of the bow is soooo slow. Also it procs Fire and can do so repeatedly.

    I tried it out and it seems skills and pretty close to irrelvent because its all a laggy mess I can't really do anything with precision so perhaps that means cutting killers blade... although I was actually pulling off solo kills on non-tanks which is nice. The tanks fossilised and killed me.

    By survivbility you mean Shuffle.. yeah I think that really needs to be there I'll move things around a bit.

    Reletless focus really confuses me I rarely get to actually attack at any point in a fight (again laggy mess) I can't charge it let alone use it, but it seems to be in every build I see.
    Edited by Narvuntien on January 15, 2017 6:14PM
  • Johngo0036
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    @Narvuntien - ok.. so here goes,

    armour sets do play a big role especially when viper is a guaranteed 7k proc, velidreth is also another 6 - 7k proc and is very good. i have also slotted shadowwalker on my back bar for regen. I will not bother you with that now,

    i use a 2H and bow setup, like you,

    2H
    Surprise attack
    Relentless Focus
    Mass hysteria
    Ambush
    Rally
    U - Incapacitating Strike

    Bow
    Poison Injection
    Mark Target/focussed aim
    Shuffle
    Vigor
    Cloak
    U - Soul Assault/Dawnbreaker of smiting

    My biggest issue with the build is my lag, i run at around 260 - 400 latency in cyrodiil and this gets me killed more often than anything else.

    I also have a build using markman and archers mind and she also does well, slightly different gameplay though.

    Hope this helps.
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  • kylewwefan
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    Make your weapons sharpened and legendary gold. Use 2 daggers/ bow. Use potions often, they generate ultimate for NightBlade. Use ultimate soon as it's ready. Hundings or NMG are both good, and weapons can be recycled easily into other builds.
  • psychotic13
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    I have an odd build for my stamblade, it works surprisingly well.

    I'm Bosmer
    x5 Automaton
    x5 Fasallas Guille
    x2 Tremorscale

    Using SnB/2h, reverberating bash and Fasallas really screws the enemy up and they don't know why they can't heal
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