The POWER BLADE Build is an easy-to-use Magicka Nightblade Build that focuses on Empowered Heavy Attacks to deal BIG single target and AOE damage! This build will be great for solo content in ESO like Arenas or soloing Dungeons and will play great in groups as well!
Primary Sets
Order’s Wrath is our main damage set on this build, providing lots of Critical Chance, Critical Damage and bonus Critical Healing. This set is great on the Nightblade class!
We’ve combined this with another Heavy Attack set, Noble Duelist, which buffs all of our Heavy Attacks by a Massive amount and is easy to maintain.
My favorite Monster Set on this build for increased damage is the Zaan set.
Several Mythic Items can be used on this build, but mu favorite for solo content is the Ring Of The Pale Order.
Finally, Armor Of The Trainee can also be used for extra Health which is great, especially if playing solo.
Order’s Wrath
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(3 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(4 items) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(5 items) Adds 943 Critical Chance, Increases your Critical Damage and Critical Healing by 8%.
Noble Duelist
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(2 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(3 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(4 items) Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
(5 items) When you deal damage with a Light or Heavy Attack in melee range, you cause your Light and Heavy Attacks to deal an additional 2111 damage for 15 seconds. This effect can occur once every 12 seconds.
Zaan
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(2 items) When you damage a nearby enemy with a Light or Heavy Attack, you have a 33% chance to create a beam of fire that will connect you to your enemy. The beam deals 2010 Flame Damage every 1 second to your enemy for 6 seconds. Every second, this damage increases by 100%. The beam is broken if the enemy moves 8 meters away from you. This effect can occur every 18 seconds.
Ring Of The Pale Order
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) Restore 20% of the damage you deal as Health. This value is decreased by 4% per ally you are grouped with. You cannot be healed by anyone but yourself.
Armor Of The Trainee
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) Adds 1454 Maximum Health
(2 items) Adds 1454 Maximum Magicka
(3 items) Adds 1454 Maximum Stamina
Alternate Sets
Any set that provides Critical Chance, Weapon and Spell Damage or other offensive stats can be used on this build to provide higher DPS including Trials Sets. A more defensive Monster Set option worth considering is Iceheart for the extra damage shield.
Iceheart
LVL 50 – CP 160
SET BONUS
(1 item) Adds 657 Critical Chance
(2 items) When you deal Critical Damage, you have a 20% chance to gain a damage shield that absorbs 5000 damage for 6 seconds. While the damage shield holds, you deal 500 Frost Damage to all enemies within 5 meters of you every 1 second. This effect can occur once every 6 seconds.
Ring Of The Pale Order Lead Locations
Getting your own Ring Of The Pale Order is easier than you might think! Check out our full Ring Of The Pale Order Guide for ALL Lead Locations!
Basic Gear Setup
| Weapon/Armor | Set | Trait | Weight | Glyph |
| Primary Weapon | Order’s Wrath Lightning Staff | Precise | NA | Shock |
| Backup Weapon | Order’s Wrath Inferno Staff | Infused | NA | Weapon/Spell Damage |
| Head | Zaan | Divines | Heavy | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Zaan | Divines | Medium | Magicka |
| Chest | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Waist | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Gloves | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Legs | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Feet | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Necklace | Order’s Wrath | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 1 | Order’s Wrath | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 2 | Order’s Wrath | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
Advanced Gear Setup
| Weapon/Armor | Set | Trait | Weight | Glyph |
| Primary Weapon | Order’s Wrath Lightning Staff | Precise | NA | Shock |
| Backup Weapon | Noble Duelist Inferno Staff | Infused | NA | Weapon/Spell Damage |
| Head | Zaan | Divines | Medium | Magicka |
| Shoulder | Zaan | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Chest | Armor Of The Trainee | Divines | Heavy | Magicka |
| Waist | Order’s Wrath | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Gloves | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Legs | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Feet | Noble Duelist | Divines | Light | Magicka |
| Necklace | Order’s Wrath | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 1 | Order’s Wrath | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
| Ring 2 | Ring Of The Pale Order | Bloodthirsty | NA | Spell Damage |
Consumables, Race, Mundus
Race
My favorite Race for this build is High Elf, thanks to the extra Damage and reduced Damage Taken while channeling Heavy Attacks. For more details on all ESO Races and passive bonuses be sure to check out our Full ESO Race Guide.
Mundus
The Thief
Increases the Critical Strike rating by 1333
With 7 Divines armor pieces
Increases the Critical Strike rating by 2167
Food/Drink Buff
Bewitched Sugar Skulls
Increase Max Health by 4620, Max Stamina and Magicka by 4250, and Health Recovery by 462 for 2 hours.
These effects are scaled based on your level.
Potions
Spell Power Potions
Skills
Main Weapon: DESTRUCTION STAFF – Click on a Skill Name to learn more
Back Up Weapon: DESTRUCTION STAFF – Click on a Skill Name to learn more
- Elemental Blockade
- Twisting Path
- Channeled Acceleration
- Elemental Drain
- Dampen Magic
- ULT: Elemental Rage or Soul Tether
Skills Discussion & Rotation
Buff with Channeled Acceleration and Merciless Resolve, then cast:
Elemental Blockade -> Twisting Path -> Bar Swap
Ambush -> Swallow Soul -> Heavy Attack x 3 -> Spectral Bow -> Bar Swap
Notes
Try to light attack between each skill cast to build up stacks of Merciless Resolve.
Passive Skills
Class Passives
- Master Assassin
- Executioner
- Pressure Points
- Hemorrhage
- Refreshing Shadows
- Shadow Barrier
- Dark Vigor
- Dark Veil
- Catalyst
- Magicka Flood
- Soul Siphoner
- Transfer
Weapon Passives
Armor Passives
Guild Passives
Racial
Other
Companions
If you like playing Solo, this build can benefit greatly from using Companions! While any Companion set up can be helpful, a Companion that can buff our heavy attacks as well as provide additional shielding will be best for this build. I recommend Bastian Hallix for Companion on this build with the set up below. More information on Companions Builds and Skills can be found in our detailed Companion Guides section.
Recommended Gear
- All Light Armor – Quickened Trait
- Restoration Staff
Recommended Skills
- 1. Basalt Barrier
- 2. Searing Weapons
- 3. Skeletal Aegis
- 4. Starfall
- 5. Vanish
- 6 ULT. Unleashed Rage
Additional Skills
The skills below may also be helpful in other situations.
The AMPLIFIER Build is a fantastic build for Bastian Hallix, one of the new Companions available to ESO players starting in the Blackwood Chapter. This build utilizes multiple buffs in order to amplify your own damage and defense potential. This build has tons of utility and will help you progress through many different forms of content!
Champion Points
Below you will find the recommended Active and Passive Champion Point Stars for this build, broken down into 300, 600, 900, and 1200 CP ranges.
For more information on Champion Points click on a Star name below or browse our detailed Champion Points Guides.
Constellation Descriptions:
Craft
The Green Craft Constellation is focused on crafting and utility-centered upgrades.
Warfare
The Blue Warfare Constellation focuses primarily on increasing player damage, healing and defenses
Fitness
The Red Fitness Constellation is focused on character survival and sustain.
– 300 Champion Points –
GREEN
BLUE
RED
– 600 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 10 Fortune’s Favor
- 15 Wanderer
- 50 Steadfast Enchantment
- 20 Rationer (Slot)
BLUE
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Fortified (Slot)
- 20 Sprinter
- 16 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
- 50 Siphoning Spells (Slot)
– 900 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 10 Fortune’s Favor
- 60 Wanderer
- 50 Steadfast Enchantment
- 30 Rationer (Slot)
- 50 Breakfall
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Weapons Expert (Slot)
- 50 Deadly Aim (Slot)
- 50 Fighting Finesse (Slot)
- 50 Thaumaturge (Slot)
- 20 Eldritch Insight
- 10 Quick Recovery
- 20 Preparation
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Fortified (Slot)
- 20 Sprinter
- 16 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
- 50 Siphoning Spells (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
- 30 Tumbling
- 20 Defiance
– 1200 Champion Points –
GREEN
- 50 Steed’s Blessing (Slot)
- 50 Gilded Fingers
- 20 Fortune’s Favor
- 75 Wanderer
- 50 Steadfast Enchantment
- 30 Rationer (Slot)
- 50 Breakfall
- 75 Liquid Efficiency (Slot)
BLUE
- 20 Precision
- 20 Piercing
- 50 Weapons Expert (Slot)
- 50 Deadly Aim (Slot)
- 50 Fighting Finesse (Slot)
- 50 Thaumaturge (Slot)
- 20 Eldritch Insight
- 20 Quick Recovery
- 20 Preparation
- 20 Hardy
- 20 Elemental Aegis
- 40 Flawless Ritual
- 30 Mighty
RED
- 50 Boundless Vitality (Slot)
- 50 Rejuvenation (Slot)
- 20 Sprinter
- 16 Hasty
- 20 Hero’s Vigor
- 10 Shield Master
- 50 Bastion (Slot)
- 50 Bloody Renewal (Slot)
- 30 Tumbling
- 20 Defiance
- 30 Fortification
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