“Nightblades are adventurers and opportunists with a gift for getting in and out of trouble. Relying variously on stealth, blades and speed, Nightblades thrive on conflict and misfortune, trusting to their luck and cunning to survive.
— Game Description
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Nightblade
The Nightblade is a powerful 'assassin' class in the ESO which utilizes stealth, cunning and powerful siphoning magic to defeat their foes. The Nightblade, while not an extremely versatile class, fills the roll of DPS very well through its three skill trees; Assassination(DPS), Shadow(STEALTH) and Siphoning(DPS/CC).
Nightblade Skills[]
The three skill trees of the Nightblade are:
- Assassination, a set of skills relating to dealing heavy burst DPS
- Shadow, a set of skills relating to staying hidden and stealthy
- Siphoning, a set of skills relating to applying DoT's and CC's on enemies.
Assassination[]
The Assassination skill line mainly focuses on dealing high burst DPS, or Damage Per Second, with skills that help you to quickly incapacitate your enemy, without letting them touch you.
Passive Skills[]
| Image | Skill Name | Skill Type | Level | Rank | Description |
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Passive | 8 |  |
Deal 5% more damage while crouched or invisible. Successful sneak attacks stun for longer. | |
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Successful crouched attacks stun for a longer duration. | ||||
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Passive | 14 | |
Killing an enemy with an Assassination ability restores 12 Magicka over 6 seconds. | |
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Killing an enemy with an Assassination ability restores 24 Magicka over 6 seconds. | ||||
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Passive | 22 | |
Increases the Nightblade's critical strike chance by by 1.5% for every Assassination ability on their current hotbar. | |
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Increases the Nightblade's critical strike chance by by 3% for every Assassination ability on their current hotbar. | ||||
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Passive | 39 | |
Increases the Nightblade's bonus critical strike damage by 5% for each Assassination ability on their current hotbar. | |
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Increases the Nightblade's bonus critical strike damage by 10% for each Assassination ability on their current hotbar. |
Active Skills[]
| Image | Skill Name | Skill Type | Level | Morphes into / Skill Descriptions | Skill Cost | |
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Active | 1 | Deals moderate damage with a large damage multiplier when used against low health enemies. | 25 Magicka | ||
| Heals you when ability kills a target. Heals player for 15 – 18% Max Health when killing an opponent with this ability. | ||||||
| Ability may be used at range. Range: 15 – 18 meters. | ||||||
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Active | 4 | Teleport directly to your target, dealing damage and stunning them for a short duration. | 53 Magicka | ||
| Deals AoE damage and snares enemies. Unleashes a fan of knives for 7 – 10 Magic Damage to all nearby enemies. Affected enemies are snared 60 – 70% for 6 seconds and bleed for 12 Physical Damage. | ||||||
| Your next attack against enemy deals extra damage. Next attack on target deals 30 – 36% additional damage. | ||||||
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Active | 20 | A medium duration self buff that gives attackers a percentage based miss chance when attacking the Nightblade. | 49 Magicka | ||
| Misses have a chance of setting attacker off balance, for 3 – 6 seconds. | ||||||
| Miss chance increased on activation. Miss chance increased by an additional +15% for 2 – 3.5 seconds. | ||||||
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Active | 30 | Place a mark on a high-health target; while marked you deal extra damage to the target. Killing the marked target will heal the Nightblade. | 70 Magicka | ||
| Reduced cost and you can see target if they stealth or go invisible. Cost: 53 – 49 Magicka. | ||||||
| Gain damage bonus and a bigger heal when killing marked target. Killing a marked target restores player's health by 60% and increasing Weapon Power by 12 – 15 and Spell Power by 12 – 15, for 30 seconds. | ||||||
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Active | 42 | Increases the attack speed of normal and power attacks for a moderate duration. | 49 Magicka | ||
| Adds stamina regeneration. Recovers a total of Stamina. | ||||||
| Your weapon attacks immobilize enemies. Every 10th weapon attack immobilizes enemy for 2 seconds. | ||||||
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Ultimate | 12 | Deals damage to your target, and reduces their incoming healing. The damage dealt is increased by your Ultimate pool. | 50 Ultimate | ||
| Stuns if the caster has lower health than target. Stuns for 3 – 4.5 seconds if caster has lower Health than target. | ||||||
| While slotted you gain more Ultimate from kills. Passively increases Ultimate recharge from successful kills while slotted. | ||||||
Shadow[]
The Shadow skill line is all about being stealthy, surprising your enemies, and gaining the upper hand, through under-handed methods.
Passive Skills[]
| Image | Skill Name | Skill Type | Level | Rank | Description |
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Passive | 8 | |
Activating a Shadow ability increases stamina regeneration by 15% for 6s. | |
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Activating a Shadow ability increases stamina regeneration by 30% for 6s. | ||||
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Passive | 14 | |
Increases armor and spell resistance by 17 for 4s when coming out of stealth or invisibility. | |
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Increases armor and spell resistance by 35 for 4s when coming out of stealth or invisibility. | ||||
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Passive | 22 | |
Increase max Health by 2% per slotted Shadow ability slotted. | |
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Increase max Health by 4% per slotted Shadow ability slotted. | ||||
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Passive | 39 | |
Increase duration of Shadow abilities by 8%. | |
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Increase duration of Shadow abilities by 15%. |
Active Skills[]
| Image | Skill Name | Skill Type | Level | Morphes into / Skill Descriptions | Skill Cost | |
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Active | 1 | Gain invisibility for a short duration. | 56 Magicka | ||
| While invisible, you gain increased critical strike rating | ||||||
| Removes one DoT effect | ||||||
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Active | 4 | Deals increased damage and stun enemies. Requires Stealth. | 35 Magicka | ||
| Reduces armor by 40% for 12s | ||||||
| Adds stealth movement speed while slotted | ||||||
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Active | 20 | Deals damage in a path in front of you, increases your movement speed along that path. | 53 Magicka | ||
| Larger conal AoE | ||||||
| Very minor heal per second for caster | ||||||
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Active | 30 | Nearby enemies are afflicted with Fear. | 60 Magicka | ||
| Snares and reduces affected target's power for 3s after fear ends | ||||||
| Sets a fear trap, target cap removed | ||||||
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Active | 42 | Summons a shade which attacks and debuffs your enemies causing them to deal less damage. | 35 Magicka | ||
| Splits your shade into 2, each dealing less damage | ||||||
| Activating again teleports player to shade | ||||||
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Ultimate | 12 | An AoE snare that renders the Nightblade invisibile. Attacking an enemy removes the invisibility for a short time. Allies can activate the Slip Away synergy, also gaining invisibility. | 200 Ultimate | ||
| Adds a heal to the synergy | ||||||
| Deals damage every 0.5s for duration | ||||||
Siphoning[]
The Siphoning skill line is one focused on DoTs, and cripples. Instead of doing the maximum amount of burst damage quickly, siphoning is based on self-heals and crowd-control.
Passive Skills[]
| Image | Skill Name | Skill Type | Level | Rank | Description |
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Passive | 8 | |
Increase potion effectiveness by 10%. | |
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Increase potion effectiveness by 20%. | ||||
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Passive | 14 | |
Increase maximum magicka by 4% when you have a Siphoning ability slotted. | |
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Increase maximum magicka by 8% when you have a Siphoning ability slotted. | ||||
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Passive | 22 | |
Increases healing taken by Siphoning abilities by 8%. | |
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Increases healing taken by Siphoning abilities by 15%. | ||||
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Passive | 39 | |
Gain 1 Ultimate when dealing damage with a Siphoning ability. | |
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Gain 2 Ultimate when dealing damage with a Siphoning ability. |
Active Skills[]
| Image | Skill Name | Skill Type | Level | Morphes into / Skill Descriptions | Skill Cost | |
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Active | 1 | Places a DoT on your target which also heals you for the duration. | 35 Magicka | ||
| Also heals two nearby allies for 30% of the damage inflicted, every 2s for 10s | ||||||
| Player also receives 7% more healing from all sources while ability is slotted | ||||||
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Active | 4 | Stuns and DoTs an enemy for a long duration, but the effect is broken by any other damage. | 42 Magicka | ||
| DoT effect remains even if the stun effect ends | ||||||
| Does magic damage to nearby enemies as well | ||||||
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Active | 20 | Places a DoT on an enemy which gradually decreases its movement speed, transferring an equal speed bonus to the Nightblade | 42 Magicka | ||
| On impact does a little extra damage and immobilizes for 1.5s | ||||||
| Reduces target's attack speed, scales with level | ||||||
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Active | 30 | Sacrifice a portion of your own weapon damage in to restore a portion of your Magicka and Stamina with every hit. | None | ||
| Basic attacks heal you for 2% max health | ||||||
| Abilities also have a 10% chance to restore 15% stamina and magicka | ||||||
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Active | 42 | Debuff the attack power of nearby enemies, transferring a portion of that power to the Nightblade for each affected enemy. | 46 Magicka | ||
| Target cap increased to 9, weapon damage increased | ||||||
| Damage removed, heals based on targets hit | ||||||
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Ultimate | 12 | Deals PBAoE (Point-blank AreaOfEffect) damage and stuns nearby enemies. Initiates the Leeching Strike synergy. | 150 Ultimate | ||
| Closest enemy is tethered to you, taking magic damage while near | ||||||
| Siphon your health into nearby allies | ||||||
Sources[]
- Tamriel Foundry - Description and list of Nightblade skills