ESO One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build
Welcome to my One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in ESO! A build that is using the Oakensoul Ring Mythic Item to boost its damage and capabilities in order to clear almost every PVE content in The Elder Scrolls Online. This One Bar DPS Build, relies on Nightblade’s strong Class abilities and execute to deal massive damage and is offering a Light Attack Weaving Setup as well as a pure Heavy Attack Setup! More Nightblade Guides and Builds you can read:
- Nightblade Beginner Guide
- Nightblade Builds
- One Bar Stamina Nightblade Solo
- One Bar Magicka Nightblade DPS
- One Bar Magicka Nightblade Solo
Table of Contents
- Build Setup
- Armor Sets
- Skills
- Heavy Attack Setup
- Passive Skills
- Champion Points
- Food and Potions
- Info
- Rotation
- Companion
ESO One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build Setup
The Build’s main Set combo is Arms of Relequen and Aegis Caller. Two powerful DPS Sets that deal massive Damage! Along with the Oakensoul Ring they can boost your DPS significantly. To complete the setup wear one piece from the Slimecraw Monster Set for a nice boost to Critical Chance. Order’s Wrath is a great Crafted Set that allows you to create strong No Trial Gear Setups.
| Piece | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Slimecraw | Light | Divines | Max. Stamina |
| Shoulders | Aegis Caller | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
| Hands | (Perfected)Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
| Legs | (Perfected)Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
| Chest | (Perfected)Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
| Waist | (Perfected)Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
| Feet | (Perfected)Arms of Relequen | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina |
| Necklace | Aegis Caller | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Aegis Caller | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Oakensoul Ring | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| One Hand | Aegis Caller | Dagger | Charged | Fire Damage |
| One Hand | Aegis Caller | Dagger | Charged | Poison |
Armor Sets for One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build
These are the Best Armor Sets you can use with the Stamblade Build and where you can find them.
- Slimecraw: Veteran Wayrest Sewers I, Maj Al-Ragath
- Arms of Relequen: (Veteran) Cloudrest Trial, Summerset
- Aegis Caller: Unhallowed Grave Dungeon
- Oakensoul Ring: Antiquities Reward
- Order’s Wrath: High Isle, Crafted
Skills for One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build
Surprise Attack is a great Nightblade Spammable that deals good damage. Combined with Spectral Arrow from Relentless Focus and the powerful Killer’s Blade execute can help you defeat almost every enemy. Incapacitating Strike deals massive damage and makes enemies more vulnerable to your attacks!
- Debilitate(Cripple): Strong DoT Skill.
- Surprise Attack(Veiled Strike): Main offensive skill, spammable.
- Killer’s Blade(Assassin’s Blade): Powerful execute ability.
- Relentless Focus(Grim Focus): Boosts damage and turns into a deadly Spectral Arrow after five light/heavy attacks.
- Deadly Cloak(Blade Cloak): Strong AOE damage skill. Replace with Siphoning Attacks(Siphoning Strikes) for Solo Gameplay.
- Incapacitating Strike(Death Stroke): Deadly Ultimate.
One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build – Heavy Attack Setup
You can also use the Build as a Heavy Attack DPS! To boost your Heavy Attack damage, wear Sergeant’s Mail and Deadly Strike, along with Slimecraw and the Oakensoul Ring!
| Piece | Set | Type | Trait | Enchantment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Slimecraw | Light | Divines | Max. Stamina/Magicka |
| Shoulders | Sergeant’s Mail | Heavy | Divines | Max. Stamina/Magicka |
| Hands | Deadly Strike | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina/Magicka |
| Legs | Deadly Strike | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina/Magicka |
| Chest | Deadly Strike | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina/Magicka |
| Waist | Deadly Strike | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina/Magicka |
| Feet | Deadly Strike | Medium | Divines | Max. Stamina/Magicka |
| Necklace | Sergeant’s Mail | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Sergeant’s Mail | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Ring | Oakensoul Ring | Jewel | Bloodthirsty | Weapon Damage |
| Staff | Sergeant’s Mail | Lightning | Charged or Precise | Shock Damage |
This is where you can find the appropriate Armor Sets:
- Oakensoul Ring: Antiquities Reward
- Slimecraw: Veteran Wayrest Sewers I, Maj Al-Ragath
- Sergeant’s Mail: Wayrest Sewers 1 & 2 Dungeons
- Deadly Strike: Cyrodiil, Bruma Vendor
Skills for One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build – Heavy Attack Setup
For a Heavy Attack Setup you can replace Surprise Attack with Unstable Wall of Elements or Barbed Trap since there is no need for a Spammable! Replace Deadly Cloak with Dark Shade.
- Debilitate(Cripple): Strong DoT Skill.
- Unstable Wall of Elements(Wall of Elements): Great AOE damage skill.
- Killer’s Blade(Assassin’s Blade): Powerful execute ability.
- Relentless Focus(Grim Focus): Boosts damage and turns into a deadly Spectral Arrow after five light/heavy attacks.
- Dark Shade(Summon Shade): Summons a Shade that assists with Damage and debuffs enemies. Replace with Siphoning Attacks(Siphoning Strikes) for Solo Gameplay.
- Incapacitating Strike(Death Stroke): Deadly Ultimate.
Passive Skills for One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build
Passive skills are always important for every character and can help you maximize the potential of your Stamina Nightblade DPS 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 One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build
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: Deadly Aim, Master-at-Arms, Wrathful Strikes, Exploiter
- Passive: Tireless Discipline, Piercing, Battle Mastery, Mighty, Quick Recovery, Hardy, Elemental Aegis, Preparation, Precision, Blessed, Eldritch Insight
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: Rejuvenation, Boundless Vitality, Fortified, Celerity
- Passive: Sprinter, Hasty, Tireless Guardian, Hero’s Vigor, Mystic Tenacity, Tumbling, Defiance
Food and Potions for One Bar Stamblade DPS Build
Artaeum Takeaway Broth or Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch is the Best Food for the Build while Essence of Stamina or Tri-Stat Potions are the best options as Potions.
Info for One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build
Several important info for the Stamblade DPS Build. What Mundus to use, the best race for the build and how to assign your attribute points.
Attribute Points
All points to Stamina
Mundus Stone
The Thief to boost Critical Chance.
Race
The Best Race for the One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build in ESO is Dark Elf. Orc and Khajiit are nice alternative Races you can use for a DPS focused Build. Any Race with Stamina bonuses can work well though. You can find more about the playable races in my ESO Race Guide!
Vampire or Werewolf
Neither is necessary.
Rotation for One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build
Attack with Debilitate, Deadly Cloak and Surprise Attack. Keep attacking with Surprise Attack as your spammable and re cast the other abilities when necessary. Use Spectral Arrow and Incapacitating Strike when they are ready. When the enemy’s health drops below 25%-30% start using Killer’s Blade as your spammable. Always Light Attack before every skill and action to boost damage!
Rotation for One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build – Heavy Attacks
Summon Dark Shade, attack with Debilitate, Unstable Wall of Elements and assist with Heavy Attacks. Keep attacking with Heavy Attacks, use Spectral Arrow, Incapacitating Strike when they are ready and re cast the other abilities when necessary. When the enemy’s health drops below 25%-30% start using Killer’s Blade.
Best Companion for One Bar Stamina Nightblade DPS Build ESO
If you wish to play Solo with the Build, 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 DPS 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.
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