Magicka Nightblade PVP
Table of Contents
- Description
- Armor Sets
- Skills
- Passive Skills
- Champion Points
- Consumables
- Info (Attributes-Mundus-Race-Vampire/Werewolf)
- Build Difficulty Rating
- Rotation
- More Nightblade Builds
Description
Lifestealer is a deadly Magicka Nightblade PVP Build that relies on stealth and burst damage to destroy your enemies.
The build puts emphasis on survivability and striking at the right moment. Your goal with Lifestealer is to remain undetected, build up your Ultimate and strike with everything you have to finish your target.
Lifestealer is balanced around Battlegrounds and the no-CP Cyrodiil Campaigns with many tools to kill targets and survive/escape.
The Armor Sets we are using also increase our survivability and help with burst damage.
For a different approach to Magicka Nightblade PVP take a look at Terror.
If you are a new player, you can take a look at my Nightblade Beginner Guide.
You can find more Builds in the Nightblade Builds page.
Armor Sets
Zaan as Monster Set. A strong DPS Monster Set that fits well with our burst damage gameplay.
Caluurion’s Legacy: Powerful proc set that boosts our Burst Damage.
Spinner’s Garments: An excellent Magicka offensive Armor Set that increases our total Magicka and boosts our damage.
Engine Guardian and Shacklebreaker are nice alternatives for a more defensive build.
Sets Location
Zaan: Veteran Scalecaller Peak, Urgarlag Chief-Bane’s chest
Caluurion’s Legacy: Fang Lair Dungeon
Spinner’s Garments: Malabal Tor, Overland
Engine Guardian: Veteran Darkshade Caverns II, Maj Al-Ragath
Shacklebreaker: Vvardenfell, Crafted
Piece | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Head | Zaan | Heavy | Impenetrable | Multi-Effect ( Tri-Stat ) |
Shoulders | Zaan | Medium | Impenetrable | Max. Magicka |
Hands | Caluurion's Legacy | Light | Impenetrable | Max. Magicka |
Legs | Caluurion's Legacy | Light | Impenetrable | Multi-Effect ( Tri-Stat ) |
Chest | Caluurion's Legacy | Light | Impenetrable | Multi-Effect ( Tri-Stat ) |
Waist | Caluurion's Legacy | Light | Impenetrable | Max. Magicka |
Feet | Caluurion's Legacy | Light | Impenetrable | Max. Magicka |
Necklace | Spinners Garments | Jewel | Infused | Spell Damage |
Ring | Spinners Garments | Jewel | Infused/Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
Ring | Spinners Garments | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Spell Damage |
Staff | Spinners Garments | Flame | Sharpened | Escapist's Poison IX |
Staff | Spinners Garments | Restoration | Defending | Drain Health Poison IX |
Skills












Front Bar | Back Bar | |
---|---|---|
Skill 1 | Lotus Fan | Shadowy Disguise |
Skill 2 | Crippling Grasp | Radiating Regeneration |
Skill 3 | Impale | Phantasmal Escape |
Skill 4 | Merciless Resolve | Siphoning Attacks |
Skill 5 | Inner Light | Shadow Image |
Ultimate Skill | Shooting Star | Light's Champion |
Lotus Fan: Gap closer that also applies Minor Vulnerability.
Crippling Grasp: Deals good damage, has a strong DOT effect and immobilizes the enemy.
Impale: Our execute ability. Great to finish low health enemies.
Merciless Resolve: Use it to boost Damage but also to hit hard with the Assassin’s Will skill after five light/heavy attacks.
Inner Light: Slotted for the passives.
Shooting Star: Our offensive Ultimate. Use it to finish low health enemies or to apply its flame DOT to a group of enemies.
Shadowy Disguise: Our cloak and very important survival skill.
Radiating Regeneration: Essential for our survival.
Phantasmal Escape: Mainly used to remove snares and gain immunity to these effects.
Siphoning Attacks: Most important skill for our sustain.
Shadow Image: We use this skill for its Minor Main debuff and as an escape method.
Light’s Champion: Our defensive Ultimate. Massive heal and a boost to our Critical Damage.
Passive Skills
- 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
- 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
Warfare
Slottable: Deadly Aim, Master-at-Arms, Wrathful Strikes, Ironclad/Duelist’s Rebuff
Passive: Eldritch Insight, Piercing, Flawless Ritual, War Mage, Quick Recovery, Hardy, Elemental Aegis, Preparation, Precision, Blessed, Tireless Discipline
Craft
Slottable: Rationer, Liquid Efficiency, Sustaining Shadows, Steed’s Blessing
Passive: Out of Sight, Fleet Phantom, Gilded Fingers, Fortune’s Favor, Wanderer, Steadfast Enchantment
Fitness
Slottable: Strategic Reserve, Rejuvenation, Juggernaut, Fortified
Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance, Piercing Gaze
Consumables
We are using Clockwork Citrus Filet/Witchmother’s Potent Brew as food and Essence of Immovability as Potions.
Escapist’s Poison IX and Drain Health Poison IX as Poisons.
Info
Attribute Points
All points to Magicka.
Mundus Stone
The Apprentice for the best Spell Damage possible.
Race
High Elf – Dark Elf – Breton
Vampire or Werewolf
Vampire Stage 2 or 3 for the Dark Stalker, Strike from the Shadows and Undeath passives.
Build Difficulty Rating – 4
Lifestealer is a deadly Magicka Nightblade PVP Build that shines when used properly but can be hard to master.
The build is relying on stealth to survive and burst damage to destroy enemies fast. Lifestealer is not a brawler.
Your goal should be to build up Ultimate, procc Assassin’s Will and hit with everything you have at the right moment.
Magicka management will be tight most of the time so as soon as you strike, hide in the shadows to get back resources.
The build requires practice but is a lot of fun when you know what you are doing.
Rotation
Lifestealer’s gameplay is pretty straightforward. Buff yourself with Merciless Resolve, Siphoning Attacks, Phantasmal Escape and wait cloaked for the right moment to strike.
Pick a target, set Shadow Image and start your attack with Heavy Attack+Crippling Grasp, close the distance with Lotus Fan and finish your target with Impale and Assassin’s Will from Merciless Resolve.
Impale is an excellent skill to finish low health enemies.
Use Shadowy Disguise and Shadow Image to escape. Heal yourself and your group with Radiating Regeneration.
Use your Ultimates when ready, appropriately.
Shooting Star to boost your burst damage or Light’s Champion to heal yourself and your team but also to boost your Critical Damage.
Always Light Attack before every skill with Merciless Resolve active to proc Assassin’s Will.
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Spellblade – Melee Magicka Nightblade PVE Build
Brawler – Stamina Nightblade PVE Build
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Elusive Warrior – Stamina Nightblade PVP Build
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