Best Monster Set for Stamina nightblade pve?

kensan62_ESO · September 2017

Anyone know the best monster set I should try for for my stamina nightblade for pve?

ookami007 · September 2017

Best one set piece if Kragh's if you don't have full penetration. Nothing else comes close. For sets, it really depends. If you do more melee, you might try Selene's for the big proc, whereas if you do more bow dots, Velidreth's or Stormfist might be better. I think in Alhqast's one video, he proved Veledreth slightly outperformed Selene's because it procs on ALL damage, not just melee damage (as Selene's does).

Thogard · September 2017

Selene's is still lethal on NBs.

Vapirko · September 2017

Probably velidreth for solo content like vma or kraghs for single target damage on group bosses depending on how much overall penetration you have. Selenes is fine. Honestly it's all coming down to like maybe 1k more dps or less. Unless you're min maxing for speed runs then don't worry. Overall for both single target and aoe damage I'd say velidreth is the best.

Kanar · September 2017

Vapirko wrote: »

Probably velidreth for solo content like vma or kraghs for single target damage on group bosses depending on how much overall penetration you have. Selenes is fine. Honestly it's all coming down to like maybe 1k more dps or less. Unless you're min maxing for speed runs then don't worry. Overall for both single target and aoe damage I'd say velidreth is the best.

A lot less than 1k DPS difference between sets, for the damage proc. The best sets give a bit over 1k DPS, the others give 6-8 hundred DPS. Harder to quantify the 1pc bonus, but veli is hard to beat with both good damage proc (that can hit more than 1 target) and a 1pc bonus of weapon damage. Selene's isn't very good IMO, proccing off just direct damage, nightblades are the only ones who could maximize it's uptime; 1pc bonus isn't the best either.

For single target DPS you're better off not using a 2pc monster bonus.

Asardes · September 2017

Velidreth since you can hit up to 3 targets with the spores. Kra'gh actually misses a lot of times even if you are right on target. Selene procs less, and the max stamina 1p bonus is weaker than the 1p weapon damage from Velidreth.

kensan62_ESO · September 2017

ok thanks guys, at least i know what to experiment with for my play style.

AtraisMachina · September 2017

Krag 2 piece or krag and kena good for solo. Velidreth 2 piece is great when you in stationary fights at pen cap. Also if you have sustain issues or there is not a lot of concussion in your group you can use storm fist. Personally id get all the combos

Vapirko · September 2017

Kanar wrote: »

Vapirko wrote: »

Probably velidreth for solo content like vma or kraghs for single target damage on group bosses depending on how much overall penetration you have. Selenes is fine. Honestly it's all coming down to like maybe 1k more dps or less. Unless you're min maxing for speed runs then don't worry. Overall for both single target and aoe damage I'd say velidreth is the best.

A lot less than 1k DPS difference between sets, for the damage proc. The best sets give a bit over 1k DPS, the others give 6-8 hundred DPS. Harder to quantify the 1pc bonus, but veli is hard to beat with both good damage proc (that can hit more than 1 target) and a 1pc bonus of weapon damage. Selene's isn't very good IMO, proccing off just direct damage, nightblades are the only ones who could maximize it's uptime; 1pc bonus isn't the best either.

For single target DPS you're better off not using a 2pc monster bonus.

Lol dude you basically just reworded what I said. But no it's probably an average of about 1k difference give or take depending on the situation. Considering something like velidreth can boost your overall mob dps. If you're just talking purely single target then yes they're all within a hairs width of each other.

Zerok · September 2017

You cannot go wrong with Velidreth or Kra'gh.

itehache · September 2017

I have Kraghs, Velidreth and Selene. I swap depending on the boss fights, but overall I prefer Kraghs. For PVP I use Selenes though.

Zbigb4life · September 2017

Get rid of the monster sets!!!

Brrrofski · September 2017

To add to the above posts, mephala is nice too, especially in aoe fights.

Really good on DK, but also a good choice or other classes.

agaupig · September 2017

Why only stam dk, stamblades also need heavy attack to restore stamina

Enslaved · September 2017

Asardes wrote: »

Velidreth since you can hit up to 3 targets with the spores. Kra'gh actually misses a lot of times even if you are right on target. Selene procs less, and the max stamina 1p bonus is weaker than the 1p weapon damage from Velidreth.

This.

Brrrofski · September 2017

agaupig wrote: »

Why only stam dk, stamblades also need heavy attack to restore stamina

I was distracted while typing and didn't even type what I meant. Edited now.

Bobby_V_Rockit · September 2017

The MIGHTY CHUDAN!

Asardes · September 2017

Regardless of class you will need a minimum of 2 heavy attacks in your rotation to sustain unless running > 1.5K stamina recovery, which would mean you will drop a large chunk of your potential weapon power, either weapon damage (run Serpent instead of Warrior mundus, or 1-2 recovery glyphs instead of damage) and/or maximum stamina (run Ozorga's Triple Trifle Pockets or Dubious Camoran Throne + some points in health instead of stamina). Either way you will end with lower DPS compared with the situation where you were going with heavy attacks all the way. Weaving heavies on the 2W bar does not slow your rotation much since the wind time for those is just slightly higher than the global cooldown.

So Spawn of Mephala is a valid option for all classes, especially since the effect is guaranteed and does not depend on RNG. Of course the 1.1K stamina bonus is not as strong as the 129 weapon damage but they are pretty close since the former can get a 2-6% multiplier from undaunted mettle, up to 10% from racial bonuses and another 10% from Warhorn while a latter can get 20% from major brutality and another 5% from minor brutality. The difference is the biggest if you are a Khajiit and the smallest if you are Redguard or Imperial.

Apache_Kid · September 2017

Velidreth

DRXHarbinger · September 2017

Stormfist.

Masel · September 2017

TL:DR

Use whatever you want. They all have nice visuals and will reward you with more or less the same damage.

SoLooney · September 2017

kragh if youre not pen capped
velidreth for quick burst and hitting up to 3 other targets
stormfist for aoe and if u want more sustain
some people like spawn of mephala, but it seems meh

slimecraw is nice too but nightblades have access to minor berserk, so youre good there

WhoSlappedThePie · September 2017

It's a tough one. Who knows.

Asardes · September 2017

Slimercraw may be one of the best sets for non-NB characters running solo (ex. VMA) since in group content you should have minor berserk from combat prayer anyway.