Nightblade PvE DPS Guide Elder Scrolls Online Damage Dealer Builds

Nightblades use shadows and subterfuge; this rogue-type steals power from foes to stay alive and support allies.

PURE-CLASS

Stamina Nightblade (U50)

Assassination + Shadow + Siphoning
2-Bar / Single Target + AoE / Group Content

SUBCLASSING

Pragmatic Fatecarver - Herald of the Tome

Aedric Tome

Assassination + Aedric Spear + Herald of the Tome
2-Bar / Well-Rounded / Solo or Group Content
About a 5% DPS loss from u49 to u50

Beam Machine

Assassination + Dawn’s Wrath + Herald of the Tome
2-Bar / Well-Rounded / Solo or Group Content
About a 5% DPS loss from u49 to u50

One-Bar-Beam

Assassination + Aedric Spear + Herald of the Tome
1-Bar / Well-Rounded / Solo or Group Content
About a 5% DPS loss from u49 to u50

Biting Jabs - Aedric Spear

Aedric Corruption

Assassination + Aedric Spear + Grave Lord
2-Bar / Well-Rounded / Solo or Group Content
About a 1-2% DPS loss from u49 to u50

Frost-Rune Assassin

Assassination + Herald of the Tome + Winter’s Embrace
2-Bar / Single-Target / Group Content
About a 1-2% DPS loss from u49 to u50

Rune-Beast Assassin

Assassination + Herald of the Tome + Animal Companion
2-Bar / Single-Target / Group Content
About a 1-2% DPS loss from u49 to u50

Storm-Rune Assassin

Assassination + Herald of the Tome + Storm Calling
2-Bar / Single-Target / Group Content
About a 1-2% DPS loss from u49 to u50

Sun-Rune Assassin

Assassination + Herald of the Tome + Dawn’s Wrath
2-Bar / Single-Target / Group Content
About a 1-2% DPS loss from u49 to u50

OLDER SETUPS

Magicka Nightblade (U45)

Assassination + Shadow + Siphoning
2-Bar / Well-Rounded / Group Content
Build needs slight tweaks since changes post U45

Stamina Nightblade (U45)

Assassination + Shadow + Siphoning
2-Bar / Well-Rounded / Group Content
Build needs slight tweaks since changes post U45