Is there a class that actually uses melee skills ?

Legate_Lanius · May 2

I like dual-wield and play Arcanist, sadly besides Flail and Bookbeam spam there is nothing in my kit that screams melee.
Hell even the ONE skill widly used is that ugly cloak of dagger which is just a passive aoe from shards.

It's quite underwhelming. Is there a class that has a good looking melee spammable ? I would have gone with Templar but the magic spear or holy abilities aren't really up my alley.

I'm more into fire and dark abilities (one of the reasons why I went with Arcanist, as I like that lovecraftian vibe).

Iriidius · May 2

Dragonknight: A(lmost a)ll dmg skills are meele

Nightblade has good meele spammable and meele ulti(incap and soultheter). It also has many range skills but except for spectral bow you not have to use them and can replace them.

Other classes can use nonclass spammable.

BasP · May 2

I was thinking of the Dragonknight as well considering you said you were into fire abilities. But the Nightblade could be a good fit too, as Iriidius mentioned. They have a pretty good melee execute ability (Killer's Blade), which you might like.

You could perhaps check out the below parse videos to get an idea of how the class skills look.

And with subclassing coming out next month, you could theoretically combine the classes too for something that might fit your preferences. I tested that combination on ESO's PTS and even I managed to do 150K+ DPS with it (though I'm not really good at the game). I expect that some things will get nerfed/changed before subclassing launches though.

Legate_Lanius · May 2

BasP wrote: »

I was thinking of the Dragonknight as well considering you said you were into fire abilities. But the Nightblade could be a good fit too, as Iriidius mentioned. They have a pretty good melee execute ability (Killer's Blade), which you might like.

You could perhaps check out the below parse videos to get an idea of how the class skills look.
Magicka Dragonknight

Stamina Nightblade

And with subclassing coming out next month, you could theoretically combine the classes too for something that might fit your preferences. I tested that combination on ESO's PTS and even I managed to do 150K+ DPS with it (though I'm not really good at the game). I expect that some things will get nerfed/changed before subclassing launches though.

I was wondering about this subclass thingy aswell, I do love my arcanist and the class fantasy but I wish it wasn't pigeonholed into the same rotation. Hopefully subclasses will shake things up a bit.

noblecron · May 3

Templar Aedric spear is a really fun spammable even if it was nerfed

dark_hunterxmg · May 3

Werewolf, my dude.

Legate_Lanius · May 3

dark_hunterxmg wrote: »

Werewolf, my dude.

But they smell like wet dogs and Vampire get so pale they remind me of Skooma and Moonsugar addicts.

SpiritKitten · May 4

My pve nightblade uses the dual wield skill line on frontbar (bow on back). I think it's the most melee-ish class there is.

Stx · May 4

Nightblade has melee abilities in their Assassination line including a spammable and ultimate. Not very flashy but still the most melee looking imo.

Dragon knight ardent flame has melee attacks including the spammable whip.

Templar has the spear jabs spammable, which definitely isn’t for everyone and imo looks goofy after the animation change.

Theignson · May 4

I use melee skills on my DK, stam sorc and NB.

But melee is much weaker than it used to be, eg back when 2h brawlers with wrecking blow were king.

Now the biggest problem with melee is you are at high risk of inadvertently being pulled into a RoA black hole of death.