Cloak and Dagger
Table of Contents
- Description
- Armor Sets
- Skills
- Important Passive Skills
- Champion Points
- Consumables
- Info (Attributes-Mundus-Race-Vampire/Werewolf)
- Build Difficulty Rating
- Rotation
- More Nightblade Builds
Description
Cloak and Dagger is a fun Nightblade Thief Build. Its purpose is to make gold from the activity of stealing without being detected.
The Build is designed in such a way that you will never have to kill anyone unless you want to. We have several skills that will help you escape if you are caught stealing.
Although active skills are important for its gameplay, this Thief Build relies mostly on passive skills from Legerdemain, Thieves Guild and Vampire Skill-lines.
For a Gold Farming – Speed Build, you can take a look at Runner.
If you are a new player, you can take a look at my Nightblade Beginner Guide.
If you are looking for a Solo PVE Build for Arenas like the Maelstrom Arena and Vateshran Hollows, take a look at my Magicka Nightblade Solo Build.
You can find more Builds in the Nightblade Builds page.
Armor Sets
The sets we are using, increase our stats and sustain while making it harder for NPC to detect us.
Chokethorn Helmet: We are using a combination of Monster Sets that will increase our Magicka Recovery
Shadowrend Shoulders: We are using a combination of Monster Sets that will increase our Magicka Recovery
Vesture of Darloc Brae: Excellent Thief Set that will help us remain undetected while restoring our resources.
Night Mother’s Embrace: Essential set for our build since it reduces our detection radius when sneaking and the cost of sneak.
Sets Location
Chokethorn Helmet: Veteran Elden Hollow I
Shadowrend Shoulders: Maj Al-Ragath
Vesture of Darloc Brae: Elsweyr, Overland
Night Mother’s Embrace: Deshaan, Overland
Piece | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
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Head | Chokethorn | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Shoulders | Shadowrend | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Hands | Vesture of Darloc Brae | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Legs | Vesture of Darloc Brae | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Chest | Vesture of Darloc Brae | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Waist | Vesture of Darloc Brae | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Feet | Vesture of Darloc Brae | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
Necklace | Night Mother's Embrace | Jewel | Robust | Stamina Recovery |
Ring | Night Mother's Embrace | Jewel | Robust | Stamina Recovery |
Ring | Night Mother's Embrace | Jewel | Robust | Stamina Recovery |
Two Handed Weapon | Night Mother's Embrace | Bow | Defending | Hardening |
One Handed Weapon | Night Mother's Embrace | Dagger | Infused | Absorb Stamina |
One Handed Weapon | Night Mother's Embrace | Dagger | Defending | Poison |
Skills












Front Bar | Back Bar | |
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Skill 1 | Shadowy Disguise | Ambush |
Skill 2 | Refreshing Path | Blood Craze |
Skill 3 | Concealed Weapon | Relentless Focus |
Skill 4 | Mirage | Leeching Strikes |
Skill 5 | Mass Hysteria | Resolving Vigor |
Ultimate Skill | Soul Tether | Incapacitating Strike |
Shadowy Disguise: Our cloak and very important survival skill.
Refreshing Path: We use this skill to move faster when escaping. Can also heal us if we are under attack.
Concealed Weapon: Helps us move faster while sneaking
Mirage: Our defensive buff if we are under attack.
Mass Hysteria: Another defensive skill that can help us escape.
Soul Tether: An additional escape method if necessary.
Ambush: Our gap closer. Use it to teleport to a far away enemy and escape or to fight if you wish.
Blood Craze: An offensive skill that can also heal us.
Relentless Focus: Important self-buff, especially if you decide to go on a rampage!
Leeching Strikes: Our second very important self-buff, essential for our sustain.
Resolving Vigor: Our healing ability.
Incapacitating Strike: Our offensive Ultimate. No need to use if you don’t plan to kill NPC.
Important Passive Skills
Legerdemain: Improved Hiding, Light Fingers, Trafficker. Must be at least level 3 to be truly effective as a Thief.
Vampire: Dark Stalker, Undeath.
Thieves Guild: Haggling, Clemency, Veil of Shadows.
Dark Brotherhood: Blade of Woe but only if you pickpocket a lot. Since NPC can only carry 3 items we can pickpocket from them, we use Blade of Woe to “reset” empty NPC.
Champion Points
Warfare
Slottable Stars: Arcane Supremacy, Endless Endurance, Deadly Aim, Backstabber
Passive: Eldritch Insight, Tireless Discipline, Piercing, Battle Mastery, Mighty, Quick Recovery, Hardy, Elemental Aegis, Preparation, Precision, Blessed,
Craft
Slottable Stars: Infamous, Cutpurse’s Art, Sustaining Shadows, Steed’s Blessing
Passive: Gilded Fingers, Fortune’s Favor, Friends in Low Places(slottable, required for path), Out of Sight, Fleet Phantom, Shadowstrike(slottable, required for path), Wanderer, Steadfast Enchantment
Fitness
Slottable Stars: Strategic Reserve, Rejuvenation, Boundless Vitality, Celerity
Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance
Consumables
We are using Jewels of Misrule as Food and simple Essence of Magicka as Potions.
Info
Attribute Points
19 points to Magicka and 45 to Stamina
Mundus Stone
The Atronach for better Magicka Recovery.
Race
Khajiit
Only option for the build because of their stealth and stealing passives.
Vampire or Werewolf
At least Vampire Stage 1 for the Dark Stalker passive. Vampire Stage 3 if you also want the Undeath Passive.
Build Difficulty Rating – 2
A very fun and easy Thief Build to use. Once you get the most important passives high enough you will only have to use your Shadowy Disguise to remain undetected.
Even if you get caught stealing, the build has plenty of skills to help you escape.
Rotation
Stay in the shadows and steal everything that moves! Very easy gameplay, just be careful of NPC proximity.
If you are caught use one of your many defensive skills to escape.
Mass Hysteria, Soul Tether and Refreshing Path can help you escape without killing anyone!
You will never have to kill anything unless you want to. A fact that is making this build the perfect option for an ESO Pacifist Gameplay.
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