ESO Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build

Easy Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build for ESO! Nightblade is the Class of Stealth and Shadow, that requires good Light Attack Weaving to master. This Pure Class Beginner Build is designed for 160 Champion Points and beyond in order to help you level up but also learn your favorite Class better. When you start getting better gear, you can check dedicated Solo or DPS Nightblade Builds that will help you clear the content you are after. Some more Nightblade Guides and Builds you can check are:

• Nightblade Beginner Guide
• Nightblade Builds
• Stamina Nightblade Beginner Build
• Subclassing Builds

Skills for Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build

This Beginner Build is using the following Skills:

• Swallow Soul(Strife): Spammable.
• Twisting Path(Path of Darkness): Strong AOE-DOT skill.
• Impale(Assassin’s Blade): Powerful Execute ability. You should start using this skill once the enemy’s health drops below 25%-30%.
• Merciless Resolve(Grim Focus): Merciless Resolve can turn into a deadly Spectral Arrow after five light/heavy attacks.
• Barbed Trap(Trap Beast): Additional DOT damage that also boosts Critical Damage.
• Flawless Dawnbreaker(Dawnbreaker): Deals damage but also buffs you actively and passively.
• Elemental Drain(Weakness to Elements): Sustain ability that debuffs enemies.
• Unstable Wall of Elements(Wall of Elements): Great AOE damage skill.
• Harness Magicka(Annulment): Shield ability.
• Siphoning Attacks(Siphoning Strikes): Powerful Sustain ability.
• Dark Shade(Summon Shade): Summons a Shade that assists with Damage and debuffs enemies.
• Soul Harvest(Death Stroke): Primary Ultimate.

Rotation

Apply Elemental Drain, set your Barbed Trap, Summon Dark Shade and attack with Unstable Wall of Elements. Switch bars and continue with Spectral Arrow(if ready), Twisting Path, Swallow Soul as your spammable. Keep attacking with Swallow Soul and re cast the other abilities when necessary. Use Harness Magicka to protect yourself. Once the enemy’s health drops below 25%-30% start executing with Impale. Use Siphoning Attacks if you need to restore Resources and your Ultimates when they are ready. Always Light Attack before every skill and action to boost your damage.

ESO Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build Setup

The Build is using Crafted Sets that you can get easily when you hit c160!

Piece	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Armor of the Seducer/Ilambris	Light/Heavy	Divines	Max. Magicka
Shoulders	Armor of the Seducer/Ilambris	Light/Medium	Divines	Max. Magicka
Hands	Order's Wrath	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Legs	Order's Wrath	Light	Divines	Max.Magicka
Chest	Order's Wrath	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Waist	Order's Wrath	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Feet	Order's Wrath	Light	Divines	Max. Magicka
Necklace	Willpower/Armor of the Seducer	Jewel	Arcane	Magicka Recovery
Ring	Willpower/Armor of the Seducer	Jewel	Arcane	Magicka Recovery
Ring	Armor of the Seducer	Jewel	Arcane	Magicka Recovery
Staff	Armor of the Seducer	Flame	Precise or Charged	Absorb Magicka
Staff	Armor of the Seducer	Flame	Infused	Weapon Damage

Armor Sets for Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build

These are the Best Sets for the Build and where you can find them:

• Order’s Wrath: High Isle, Crafted
• Armor of the Seducer: Grahtwood, Stormhaven, Deshaan – Crafted
• Willpower: Random Daily Dungeon Reward, Imperial City(Imperial City DLC required)
• Ilambris(Use as Head-Shoulders when you farm it): Veteran Crypt of Hearts 1, Glirion the Redbeard

Passive Skills for Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build

Passive skills are always important for every character and can help you maximize the potential of your Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build. Try to unlock them as fast as possible, so you can become stronger and tackle harder content faster. These are the Passive Skills you should unlock for the Build.

• All Passive Skills from your Class’ Lines
• All Passive Skills from Weapon Lines you are using
• Passive Skills from Armor Lines you are using
• Passive Abilities from Guild lines(Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, Psijic Order) that affect your skills/Build
• Fighters Guild Passives: Intimidating Presence, Slayer, Banish the Wicked, Skilled Tracker
• Mages Guild Passives: Mage Adept, Everlasting Magic, Magicka Controller, Might of the Guild
• Undaunted Passives
• Your Racial Passives
• Medicinal Use Passive from Alchemy to boost the effectiveness of Potions

Champion Points for Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build

Below you will find the best Champion Points setup(c160) for the Build. When allocating Champion points to Slottable and Passive Stars your primary goal is to create paths! Allocate the minimum required points to stars along your path in order to reach your desired Slottable Stars faster.

Once you have unlocked all Stars, start allocating more Champion Points to them to fill them out. Focus on Slottable Stars first, then Passive Stars. If you would like to learn more about Champion Points and how they work, you can read my ESO Champion Points Guide.

Warfare

• Eldritch Insight: 10
• Quick Recovery: 10
• Tireless Discipline: 10
• Piercing: 10
• Presicion: 14

Craft

• Gilded Fingers: 18
• Fortune’s Favor: 10
• Wanderer: 15
• Steadfast Enchantment: 10

Fitness

• Sprinter: 10
• Hasty: 8
• Hero’s Vigor: 10
• Siphoning Spells(Slottable): 10
• Rejuvenation(Slottable): 15

Food and Potions for Magblade Beginner Build

Witchmother’s Potent Brew is the Best Food for the Build while Essence of Magicka is the best option as Potions.

Info for Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build

Several important info for the Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build. What Mundus to use, the best race for the build and how to assign your attribute points.

Attribute Points

All points to Magicka.

Mundus Stone

The Thief to boost Critical Chance.

Race

The Best Race for the Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build in ESO is High Elf. Dark Elf, Khajiit and Breton are nice alternative Races you can use for a DPS focused Build. Any Race with Magicka bonuses can work well though. You can find more about the playable races in my ESO Race Guide!

Vampire or Werewolf

Neither is necessary.

Best Companion for Magicka Nightblade Beginner Build ESO

If you need help to clear content alone you can bring along a mighty Companion! Companions in ESO are helpful allies that can assist you in combat. Every Companion can fulfill every role in the game and help you enjoy ESO more by clearing content faster or by simply interacting with them and their charming personality! There are various Builds you can use for every available ESO Companion!

As a Beginner my recommendation is to bring along a Tank or Healer Companion! To find out which ESO Companion is the Best in every role you can take a look at my ESO Best Companion Guide! To further maximize the potential of your chosen Companion, you can wear the Telvanni Efficiency Set! A Crafted Set that reduces the cooldown of your Companions abilities, improving their damage and overall effects and assisting you further in combat.