Stealth - Crit?

kongkim · November 2021

Hi there

stealth sneak attack, do that always crit? and is it with all weapons so also staffs and magic attacks?

NeeScrolls · November 2021

kongkim wrote: »

stealth sneak attack, do that always crit? and is it with all weapons so also staffs and magic attacks?

i barely ever play my 'stealth' ALT toon , but i think the following 2 recent forum threads might help you:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/590465/sneak-attack-changes ...and... https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/592086/sneak-attack-damage-questions

Vevvev · November 2021

NeeScrolls wrote: »

kongkim wrote: »

stealth sneak attack, do that always crit? and is it with all weapons so also staffs and magic attacks?

i barely ever play my 'stealth' ALT toon , but i think the following 2 recent forum threads might help you:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/590465/sneak-attack-changes ...and... https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/592086/sneak-attack-damage-questions

Yeah, sneak attacks got broken.... again. It is a guaranteed crit that stuns with extra bonus damage on top if the target is an NPC. What's broken right now is the bonus damage that'd otherwise lead to a disastrously devastating blow against an NPC.

SpiritofESO · November 2021

SpiritofESO · November 2021

DrSlaughtr · November 2021

Are you sure you're critical striking? Occasionally it does bug out and you don't get the crit. That would explain the damage drop.

I'd say 15% of my hits from shadowy don't crit. What I think happens is server lag causes me to think I'm attacking within the 3 seconds but on the server side I'm missing the window. But who knows.