ESO Magicka Nightblade PVP Build

Welcome to my Magicka Nightblade PVP Build for ESO! Lifestealer is a deadly Build that relies on stealth and burst damage to destroy enemies. The build puts emphasis on healing, survivability and striking from the Shadows! It is basically a group oriented semi-gank hybrid Build, designed for Battlegrounds and Open World PVP in The Elder Scrolls Online. Your goal with Lifestealer is to remain undetected, build up your Ultimate and strike with everything you have in order to finish your target fast or support your group. More Nightblade Guides and Builds you can read:

• Nightblade Beginner Guide
• Nightblade Builds
• Stamina Nightblade PVP Build
• Magicka Nightblade Gank PVP Build

Table of Contents

• Build Setup
• Armor Sets
• Skills
• Passive Skills
• Champion Points
• Food and Potions
• Poison
• Info
• Rotation
• Summary

ESO Magicka Nightblade PVP Build Setup

The Build is designed to deal massive Burst damage but also heal yourself and your group! Although not a brawler, Lifestealer can survive against tougher enemies and get the kills with its abilities! The Build is utilizing the Gaze of Sithis Mythic Set, a superb Defensive item that makes it easier to survive and deliver your damage! Rallying Cry is another amazing defensive set that boosts the damage and critical resistance of you and your party when you critically heal. One piece of Balorgh offers a nice boost to damage while Heartland Conqueror further boosts your Weapon Traits. Armor of the Trainee completes the setup.

Piece	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Gaze of Sithis	Heavy	Impenetrable/Infused	Multi-Effect ( Tri-Stat )
Shoulders	Balorgh	Light	Impenetrable	Max. Magicka
Hands	Armor of the Trainee	Light	Impenetrable	Max. Magicka
Legs	Armor of the Trainee	Light	Impenetrable/Infused	Multi-Effect ( Tri-Stat )
Chest	Heartland Conqueror	Medium	Impenetrable/Infused	Multi-Effect ( Tri-Stat )
Waist	Heartland Conqueror	Light	Impenetrable	Max. Magicka
Feet	Heartland Conqueror	Light	Impenetrable	Max. Magicka
Necklace	Rallying Cry	Jewel	Infused	Spell Damage
Ring	Rallying Cry	Jewel	Infused	Spell Damage
Ring	Rallying Cry	Jewel	Infused	Spell Damage
Staff	Heartland Conqueror	Flame	Sharpened or Charged	Escapist's Poison IX
Staff	Rallying Cry	Restoration	Defending	Drain Health Poison IX

Armor Sets for Magicka Nightblade PVP Build ESO

These are the Best Armor Sets you can use with the Build. The Sets will help you maximize your damage potential and survivability!

• Gaze of Sithis: Antiquities Reward
• Balorgh: Veteran March of Sacrifices, Urgarlag Chief-Bane
• Armor of the Trainee: Starter zones, Overland(Khenarthi’s Roost, Stros M’kai, Betnikh, Bleakrock Isle, Bal Foyen)
• Heartland Conqueror: Blackwood, Crafted
• Rallying Cry: Rewards for the Worthy

Best Skills for Magicka Nightblade PVP Build ESO

The following skills will help you remain undetected and strike the right moment to get the kill! They will also help you keep your group and yourself alive! Lifestealer relies on stealth to work efficiently, which makes Shadowy Disguise a very important skill for the Build. Concealed Weapon and Impale can deal massive damage and execute enemies. Mass hysteria offers valuable Crowd Control that can help you escape. Warding Contingency is a great support Scribing Ability, that boosts defense and buffs you. If you do not have access to Scribing, you can use Channeled Acceleration from the Psijic Order line.

• Shadowy Disguise(Shadow Cloak): Cloak and very important survival skill.
• Concealed Weapon(Veiled Strike): Deals massive damage, buffs you and debuffs enemies.
• Impale(Assassin’s Blade): Execute ability. Use it to finish low health enemies.
• Merciless Resolve(Grim Focus): Hits hard with a Spectral Arrow after five light/heavy attacks.
• Piercing Mark(Mark Target): Marks and Debuffs enemies.
• Soul Harvest(Death Stroke): Primary Ultimate. Start your attack with this skill.
• Mass Hysteria(Aspect of Terror): Fear and Crowd Control ability.
• Radiating Regeneration(Regeneration): Strong Heal.
• Phantasmal Escape(Blur): Buffs you and removes snares.
• Siphoning Attacks(Siphoning Strikes): Powerful Sustain ability.
• Warding Contingency: Damage Shield+Gladiator’s Tenacity+Force
• Light’s Champion(Panacea): Defensive Ultimate. Massive heal and a boost to Critical Damage.

Passive Skills for Magicka Nightblade PVP Build ESO

Passive skills are always important for every character and can help you maximize the potential of your Magicka Nightblade PVP Build. Try to unlock them as fast as possible, so you can become stronger faster. These are the Passive Skills you should unlock for the Magicka Nightblade 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
• Mages Guild Passives: Mage Adept, Everlasting Magic, Magicka Controller, Might of the Guild
• Undaunted Passives
• Vampire Passives: Dark Stalker, Strike from the Shadows, Undeath
• Your Racial Passives
• Medicinal Use Passive from Alchemy to boost the effectiveness of Potions

Champion Points for Magicka Nightblade PVP Build ESO

Below you will find the best Champion Points setup for the Build. Champion Points are disabled in Battlegrounds but will affect your Build in the CP enabled Cyrodiil or Imperial City zones. 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

• Slottable: Deadly Aim, Master-at-Arms, Wrathful Strikes, Ironclad
• Passive: Eldritch Insight, Piercing, Flawless Ritual, War Mage, Quick Recovery, Hardy, Elemental Aegis, Preparation, Precision, Blessed, Tireless Discipline

Craft

• Slottable: Sustaining Shadows, Steed’s Blessing, Gifted Rider, War Mount
• Passive: Out of Sight, Gilded Fingers, Fortune’s Favor, Wanderer, Steadfast Enchantment, Rationer, Liquid Efficiency

Fitness

• Slottable: Boundless Vitality, Rejuvenation, Juggernaut, Fortified
• Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance, Piercing Gaze

Food and Potions for Magblade PVP Build

Clockwork Citrus Filet is the Best Food for the Build while Essence of Immovability(Magicka Version) is the best option as Potions.

Poisons for Magblade PVP Build ESO

Escapist’s Poison IX and Drain Health Poison IX are the Best Poisons for the Build. For the best Potions and Poisons Recipes you can take a look at my Alchemy Guide!

Info for Magicka Nightblade PVP Build

Several important info for the Magblade PVP 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 Atronach to boost your Magicka Recovery.

Race

The Best Race for the Magicka Nightblade PVP Build in ESO is High Elf. Dark Elf, Breton, Khajiit and Argonian are decent alternatives. 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

Vampire Stage 1 or 2 for the Dark Stalker, Strike from the Shadows and Undeath passives.

Best Rotation for Magicka Nightblade PVP Build ESO

Buff yourself with Phantasmal Escape and wait cloaked for the right moment to strike. Use Shadowy Disguise to remain cloaked. Pick a target, debuff them with Piercing Mark, cast Warding Contingency and start your attack with Soul Harvest. Continue with Concealed Weapon and finish your target with Impale and Spectral Arrow. Heal yourself and your group with Radiating Regeneration. Fear enemies with Mass Hysteria to finish them or escape. Use Siphoning Attacks if you need to restore Resources, Light’s Champion to heal yourself and your team but to also boost your Critical Damage. Always Light Attack before every skill.

ESO Magicka Nightblade PVP Build Summary

Lifestealer is a powerful Magicka Nightblade PVP Build that can assist your party with kills and heals in ESO! The Build relies on stealth to remain undetected and strike at the right moment. The Nightblade is a powerful Stealth Class in ESO that can hit hard in PVP Gameplay. With Lifestealer you can focus more on offense or support, which allows you to pursue your favorite PVP play style. While not a brawler, the Build can hold its ground and get the kills! A unique Hybrid Magblade PVP Build, designed primarily for Battlegrounds, that you can also use in Open World Group versus Group fights!

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