ESO Magicka Nightblade Solo Build

Welcome to my Magicka Nightblade Solo Build for ESO. The Build is utilizing the system of Subclassing, in order to maximize your effectiveness in Solo Gameplay. You can use it to defeat Overworld Bosses, farm Public Dungeons, complete 4-man Dungeons in Normal or Veteran Difficulty and Solo Arenas like Maelstrom Arena, Vateshran Hollows and Infinite Archive! To achieve the best self healing and sustain we combine Nightblade and Templar abilities. More Nightblade Builds and Guides you can read:

• Nightblade Beginner Guide
• Nightblade Builds
• Subclassing Builds

Skills for Magicka Nightblade – Templar Setup

This Subclassing Build is using the following Skill Lines:

• Assassination
• Siphoning
• Aedric Spear

• Puncturing Sweep(Puncturing Strikes): Main offensive skill and spammable.
• Merciless Resolve(Grim Focus): Turns into a deadly Spectral Arrow after five light/heavy attacks that also heals.
• Impale(Assassin’s Blade): Powerful execute ability. You should start using this skill once the enemy’s health drops below 25%-30%.
• Debilitate(Cripple): Strong DoT Skill.
• Warding Contingency: Damage Shield+Gladiator’s Tenacity+Resolve.
• Flawless Dawnbreaker(Dawnbreaker): Secondary Ultimate.
• Elemental Susceptibility(Weakness to Elements) or Elemental Drain(Weakness to Elements): Debuffs enemies with Breach.
• Unstable Wall of Elements(Wall of Elements): Great AOE damage skill.
• Blazing Spear(Spear Shards): AOE damage skill.
• Barbed Trap(Trap Beast): Very good DOT damage that also boosts Critical Damage.
• Siphoning Attacks(Siphoning Strikes): Powerful Sustain ability.
• Incapacitating Strike(Death Stroke): Primary Ultimate.

Rotation

Apply Elemental Susceptibility, place Barbed Trap and attack with Unstable Wall of Elements, Blazing Spear. Switch bars and continue with Spectral Arrow if it is ready(always fire it when it is ready, until execute phase), Debilitate, Puncturing Sweep. Continue attacking with Puncturing Sweep as your spammable and re cast the other skills when necessary. Cast Warding Contingency and trigger its effect with another skill when you want to boost your defense! When the enemy’s Health drops below 25%-30% start executing with Impale. Cast Siphoning Attacks if you need to restore Resources. Use your Ultimates and always Light Attack before every skill to boost your damage.

ESO Magicka Nightblade Solo Build Setup

The Build is using strong Solo Sets to help you defeat alone even the hardest enemy!

Piece	Set	Type	Trait	Enchantment
Head	Slimecraw	Light	Divines	Tri-Stat
Shoulders	Pillar of Nirn	Medium	Divines	Tri-Stat
Hands	Order's Wrath	Light	Divines	Tri-Stat
Legs	Order's Wrath	Light	Divines	Tri-Stat
Chest	Order's Wrath	Heavy	Divines	Tri-Stat
Waist	Order's Wrath	Light	Divines	Tri-Stat
Feet	Order's Wrath	Light	Divines	Tri-Stat
Necklace	Pillar of Nirn	Jewel	Protective	Spell Damage
Ring	Pillar of Nirn	Jewel	Protective	Spell Damage
Ring	Ring of the Pale Order	Jewel	Protective	Spell Damage
One Hand Weapon	Pillar of Nirn	Dagger	Charged	Flame Damage
One Hand Weapon	Pillar of Nirn	Dagger	Charged	Poison
Staff	(Perfected)Crushing Wall	Lightning	Infused	Weapon Damage

Armor Sets for Magicka Nightblade Solo Build

These are the Best Armor Sets you can use with the Magblade Solo Build and where you can find them.

• Slimecraw: Veteran Wayrest Sewers I, Maj Al-Ragath
• Order’s Wrath: High Isle, Crafted
• Pillar of Nirn: Falkreath Hold Dungeon
• Ring of the Pale Order: Antiquities Reward
• Crushing Wall: (Veteran)Maelstrom Arena

Passive Skills for Magicka Nightblade Solo

Passive skills are always important for every character and can help you maximize the potential of your Magicka Nightblade Solo 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
• 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 Solo

Below you will find the best Champion Points setup 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

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

Craft

• Slottable Stars: Steed’s Blessing, Master Gatherer, Gifted Rider, War Mount
• Passive: Gilded Fingers, Fortune’s Favor, Wanderer, Steadfast Enchantment, Treasure Hunter(slottable, required for path), Rationer, Liquid Efficiency

Fitness

• Slottable Stars: Siphoning Spells, Rejuvenation, Boundless Vitality, Fortified
• Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance

Food and Potions for Magicka Nightblade Build

Clockwork Citrus Filet is the Best Food for the Build while Essence of Spell Power or Magicka are the best options as Potions.

Info for Magicka Nightblade Build

Several important info for the Magicka Nightblade Solo 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 Lover for better Penetration.

Race

The Best Race for the Magicka Nightblade Solo Build in ESO is Nord or High Elf. Nord is great for a defensive setup since it provides a boost to Health, Armor and Ultimate Generation. High Elf is good for a more offensive approach with a boost to Damage and Max Magicka. Dark Elf, Khajiit and Breton are nice alternative Races you can use for a Solo 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.

Companion for Magicka Nightblade Solo Build

You can also bring along a mighty Companion in your Solo adventures as a Magicka Nightblade Build! 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 Solo focused character 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.