How to tweak NB to be able to solo most stuff with these things in mind?

Tapio75 · December 2020

Hello...

I have a problem of sorts... First of all, i have strick lines which between i can work with because the character is who she is...

She need to..

-Be Dunmer
-Be Nightblaade
-wield only bow on both bars
-be vampire

These are the things that must be.

One SET requirement i have is also Vampireś kiss set 5 pieces. That has to be on her also. Other set is free to choose from craftables or something i can buy from guild vendors.

Other than that, i would like to be able tosolo at least normal dungeons and many world bosses which obviously needs tanking stuff BUT i am impatient, so there has to be sufficient damage as well so that i dont get bored while i slowly kill some boss for hour or two

I also currently have about 600 CP to work with.

I do also enjoy playing with others, but this is sorts of a challenge for myself to be able to better handle myself on combat and see what i can do but there is an RP aspect also which defines those parameters i laid down there... I cant enjoy the game if the character itselff has no life of its own or a story of its own.

So within these parameters, what can be done? Im not obviousy looking for easiest route.

ElCapitanAmericano · December 2020

This is doable.

Run Mechanical Acuity or Vicious Ophidian for your other set. Double Maelstrom bows. No monster..

Resolving Vigor for self heals.

For AOE trash: Prebuff with Dark Shade and Leaching Strikes. Lay down Arrow Barrage and Razor Caltrops for AOE dot. Use Silver Leash to group enemies inside of your Arrow Barrage & Caltrops AOE. Once everything is grouped, hit the pack with Soul Splitting Trap and Power Extraction. Repeat until dead. Fearless Dawnbreaker for AOE, but highly optional.

For bosses: add Barbed Trap, Surprise Attack, Relentless Focus, and Killer's Blade to your damage over time rotation as appropriate. Rapid Fire for single target ultimate if you're kiting. If you can time roll dodge / blocks then Incapacitating Strike.

FrancisCrawford · December 2020

On my vampire bow/bow stamblade, I've just started to use the other morph of Silver Shards as a solo spammable. Snipe and the Psijic spammable can each be a little hard to get off, and the Fighter's Guild one has the virtue of being AoE anyway.

I'm also planning on incorporate Ring of the Pale Order, but that includes going with two single-barred sets as well as a monster one.

Pattceht · December 2020

ElCapitanAmericano wrote: »

This is doable.

Run Mechanical Acuity or Vicious Ophidian for your other set. Double Maelstrom bows. No monster..

Resolving Vigor for self heals.

For AOE trash: Prebuff with Dark Shade and Leaching Strikes. Lay down Arrow Barrage and Razor Caltrops for AOE dot. Use Silver Leash to group enemies inside of your Arrow Barrage & Caltrops AOE. Once everything is grouped, hit the pack with Soul Splitting Trap and Power Extraction. Repeat until dead. Fearless Dawnbreaker for AOE, but highly optional.

For bosses: add Barbed Trap, Surprise Attack, Relentless Focus, and Killer's Blade to your damage over time rotation as appropriate. Rapid Fire for single target ultimate if you're kiting. If you can time roll dodge / blocks then Incapacitating Strike.

Almost everything he says is good but why not put master bow on back bar with weapon damage enchant, once you cast arrow barrage with maelstrom bow that buff stays so its kind of pointless to have it on 2 bars right?

Also he didn't arrow spray, the poison morph is very good against groups.

Then for sets I'd recommend Briarhearts again you could put this on one of your bars and then you could also wear monster set. Briarhearts has extra crit and its 5 set bonus is when you crit you heal and get extra weapon damage, you drop arrow barrage over a boss make sure, leeching strikes is up and your LA and HA heal enough that you don't need a dedicated heal, if you're playing well, wouldn't really recommend that until you have a good understanding of how to play.

Tapio75 · December 2020

Thanks for all the input this far people

Many good pointers i will use when i plan that character..

One thing i was also wondering at one poin was, that could i accomplish this by just using NB7Vampire abilities, but while all that is okay while i do quest content, i doubt the lack of good AoE on those skill lines could work on dungeons... There is nothing as good as volley or arrow spray on those lines i think.. Once i used twisting path and if memory serves, there was lotus fan too or was it AoE at all? It has been years since i last used these. My nightblades have always been a single target characters after all.

Regardin armor... I assume we are using heavy armor here? Or could i go with medium or with 5 heavy and 2 ligh OR medium..? My Necro can do at least base game dungeons (Which is not much) with just light armor and my Warden can do almost anything i wish to do with all medium armor, but tthese aare complete different classes and weapons as well.

Keep em coming

Jaimeh · December 2020

I second vicious ophidian, and if you are using any vampire skills that cost health and not mind sacrificing a monster set, then ring of the pale order might be nice too.

Tapio75 · December 2020

How would you distribute Magicka/Health/Stamina atributes?