Did you make it to where we have to be members for months before we can access some of the builds because it’s not giving the option to select elite squad
I just switched my stamblade to magicka and wow what a difference. Magicka feels so fun and op. Had to get my build under control and this video helped a lot thanks!
This is gonna sound strange and an odd place for a comment like this but I just suddenly had an idea for a new one-handed magic weapon archetype! One handed weapon like a scroll or wand that allows you to pre-cast or load skills at 20% effectiveness but can be charged to restore magicka as a fully charged staff attack would. This would also apply any buffs or debuffs the skill would normally apply to the caster/target, allowing for more skill-based builds and turning spam-ables into primary attacks. Imagine a tome wielding arcanist that can charge up a beam that does 20% normal damage but restores magicka and still applies the snare from its morph. And instead of an active skill line, you could spec into specific foci passives that allow multiple stored charges you can weave into skill rotations or even a stronger 30% damage charge or even outright dealing status effects based on the skill damage that you are using. Idk I’m not a developer but I love the idea of a spam-able skill build and it sucks that mages only have one viable option for pure magicka builds. And ZOS, if you’re listening, this is the perfect opportunity for more cosmetics people would actually pay for bc it’s a fun mechanic. It also builds onto the already-existing scribing system that encourages skill/build-crafting.
I'll believe you saying that Nightblade are OP in solo as they regurlarly hit the top places on my server in all the solo contests, including Infinite Archives. However you should illustrate your build video by showing more difficult content being done. I don't know what that worm boss is, but the Minautor is a simple world boss (losing health to a world boss is kinda showing a wrong example) and the infinite archive footage is only Arc 2. You should use Llothis (Asylum trial) in Vet mode to illustrate boss fight capacities I think (he's easily reachable), and at least Arc 6 to illustrate trash mobs capacities in harder content. Your builds will gain more impact and visibility like that. Just my two cents however, do as you please ^^
Is just a demonstration my colleague, to show that the build works in most content. IF you want harder, test and do it yourself, I'm sure you can manage that.
@@Kallebe6487 I'll point out that it is not how it is supposed to work. If someone claims that a build is "BROKEN" they should provide proofs that it is, which are pretty mid here. Working in "most content" is definitively not a high enough standard to claim a build being "BROKEN". It should not be up to the viewer to demonstrate it. Nor to spent hundreds of thousand of golds in material to craft it just to realize that it's pretty mid. Other content creators work by these standards, illustrating their builds in the right place. It's a rather ideological debate but hey, it should be considered as a path of progression... Or maybe this is not open to healthy criticism...
@@Sadoruroit could be broken just for easier content😅 Hack's builds always were for an "off-meta" solo builds for dungeons and world bosses. Personally for harder content I prefer builds from other people, but for some fun ideas and sets I always watch Hack) But yeah, I get your point and you are somewhat correct
Would it be possible to run the macabre vintage set and mix in some more vampire spells to set the theme more to a vampire skill set? I want to do a vampire focused nightblade but I'm finding it to be tricky.
I am running venomous smite with macabre and stormfist, not sure how that fares to other builds but its pretty cool, plus i still got the fine tweaks to do but that has to wait till my crafting is maxed out
The new update is going to buff scribing abilities so they don't feel like Kirkland brand aren't they? Hopefully the damage increases for the soul spamable.
I've been running a Bloodknight for a while based mostly on this build since I returned when Wrothgar was available in the anniversary events. Knight's Errant and Bahara's curse with the Deep Slash as a main spammable for decent damage AOE cleave that heals me at the same time. But a ton of the build is about the blood magic. It's great fun but i haven't been able to figure out if i want to keep Bahara's set or swap it out... I don't have much of the Briarheart set yet and it's a pain to get those jewelry and weapons.
Non-Mythic build, Would Macabre Vintage, Crimson Twilight, and Earthgore be viable for the Blood Mage in standard play? (world bosses, dungeons, pve story) not looking for Trials or HM runs on this one
Sea Serpent Coil's snare is annoying. I rather be mobile at all times so I can use the build for easier content. Constantly mounting and running between world bosses and mirror incursions, for example. I considered Ring of the Wild Hunt, but it offers nothing of use in combat. Anyone have suggestions on which Mythic to replace Sea Serpent Coil with?
Hello Hack i quit eso more than a year ago because i was burned up with the state of pvp with the new chapter did things get better for pvp or same all?
Come back scribing has completely put a good spanner in the works and actually has helped with balancing issues.. plus we are getting a q4 new pvp system so may as well get prepared for it with meta gear and meta scribing skills
hey HTM, the magblade build looks nice, might try it out when i get gold road. I am feeling that the stam dk I'm using from a different content creator doesn't fit my playstyle with the micro-managing of almost like a bunch of skills. I like duel wielding but i feel the survivability is lackluster and I find myself spamming bloodthirsty a lot similar to the templar jab. I like the poison/disease the dragonknight uses but thinking utilizes fire would make it more dragon like... I want to use something that feels like a dragon was a knight and not being a tank or a mage. any ideas?
Switch from Stam dk to Magdk. Take 2h or duals on the front and fire staff on the back. Use Hexos ward set for huge damage shield on crit hits, some other "fire" Set like burning spellweave or generally other damage set like order's wrath or mother's sorrow. And ilambris, grothdarr or valkin scoria for monster set. You will have a lot of fire skills, a lot of burning and mag morph of venom claw heals you every tick. Other than that switch from flames of oblivion morph to cauterize for huge heals every 5 sec. Together with Hexos you will almost never die. So you will have big fire sword or two small fire swords, a lot of fire skills, and "knightly protection" from Hexos ward
@@wolfbanefist111 fire is more effective also because wall of fire skill deals more damage to burning enemies. But I like Stam dk with deadly set, just a poison assassin theme is also cool
Just replicated this build and found that the max health and max magicka total does not add up at all. Has something changed in the calculation since this build was created?
Okay, so.. after super analyzing every bit of information that I could, I came to the conclusion that the video shows a magicka enchantment on the heavy chestplate while the mythic build shows a health enchantment instead. Is this intentional or a mistake?
Very informative as usual. I have my very first nightblade, however, not working for magica. Let me ask you, Will you be able to make a Poison Nightblade?
is the buff from siphoning attacks really supposed to be active on the frontbar while it is only placed on the backbar? To me this looks like a lucky bug
@@HackTheMinotaur they do but not all of them. Mage light should work on both bars like inferno does. It doesnt. This is why NBs and DKs are the best classes for any content and any role. Because they get insane buffs on both bars when other classes dont.
@@HackTheMinotaur is this update available? Necromancer Grave Lord Shocking Siphon: Increased the damage per tick of this ability and its morphs by ~33% so they are closer to stationary Over Time effects, rather than being treated as "sticky" Over Time effects. Living Death Restoring Tether: Increased the healing per tick of this ability and its morphs by ~14% so they are closer to stationary Over Time effects, rather than being treated as a halfway between stationary and sticky Over Time effects.
Then there would be A shortage of ink. Because different classes need different scribed skills. At this time you can’t have more than one scribed skill per skill line. You can change it with ink but that would be to costly
@@vland9900 pretty similar actually. You can run burning embers instead of swallow soul, eruption instead of twisting path, slot cauterize somewhere for an extra heal. Then use whip or wield soul for a spammable
@@HackTheMinotaur Do you have any Velothi Ur Mage's Amulet builds (or comparable builds) that don't require light attack weaving and animation canceling? Light attack weaving builds hurt my hands. I have physical issues that make light attack weaving physically uncomfortable, but I'm still an avid ESO player.
@@HackTheMinotaur Absolutely I have. Been playing as a heavy attack Magicka sorcerer since High Isle, using Oakensoul, one piece of Slimecraw, Sergeant's Mail, and a flex set. But I'm always looking for other non-light attack weaving builds so I can have alternatives for when I feel like playing something different.
I miss blood mage and stuff with vampire mist as channel. Will be awesome if they keep the port in pvp and channel in pve. All will be happy I'm affraid.
Once again years later just because something works well n ppl haven't found a counter to it yet! Doesn't mean it's broken smh stop with these false titles...
The Non-Mythic Version plus more sets are in the written guide! www.hacktheminotaur.com/builds/eso-magicka-nightblade-solo-group-pve-build-blood-mage
Is it true that you can buy the monster helm from a guild store?
Did you make it to where we have to be members for months before we can access some of the builds because it’s not giving the option to select elite squad
I just switched my stamblade to magicka and wow what a difference. Magicka feels so fun and op. Had to get my build under control and this video helped a lot thanks!
Very helpful video Hack, thank you for helping the community.
Thank you for the help. I was. It having any fun with my nightblade- too squishy. I think I’ll have much more fun with this!
This is gonna sound strange and an odd place for a comment like this but I just suddenly had an idea for a new one-handed magic weapon archetype!
One handed weapon like a scroll or wand that allows you to pre-cast or load skills at 20% effectiveness but can be charged to restore magicka as a fully charged staff attack would. This would also apply any buffs or debuffs the skill would normally apply to the caster/target, allowing for more skill-based builds and turning spam-ables into primary attacks.
Imagine a tome wielding arcanist that can charge up a beam that does 20% normal damage but restores magicka and still applies the snare from its morph.
And instead of an active skill line, you could spec into specific foci passives that allow multiple stored charges you can weave into skill rotations or even a stronger 30% damage charge or even outright dealing status effects based on the skill damage that you are using.
Idk I’m not a developer but I love the idea of a spam-able skill build and it sucks that mages only have one viable option for pure magicka builds.
And ZOS, if you’re listening, this is the perfect opportunity for more cosmetics people would actually pay for bc it’s a fun mechanic. It also builds onto the already-existing scribing system that encourages skill/build-crafting.
I've been running this since the original. Thanks so much for the update!
Nice to see that I am not the only one using briar heart on a magicka nightblade.
great video, very helpful.
I'll believe you saying that Nightblade are OP in solo as they regurlarly hit the top places on my server in all the solo contests, including Infinite Archives. However you should illustrate your build video by showing more difficult content being done. I don't know what that worm boss is, but the Minautor is a simple world boss (losing health to a world boss is kinda showing a wrong example) and the infinite archive footage is only Arc 2. You should use Llothis (Asylum trial) in Vet mode to illustrate boss fight capacities I think (he's easily reachable), and at least Arc 6 to illustrate trash mobs capacities in harder content. Your builds will gain more impact and visibility like that. Just my two cents however, do as you please ^^
Is just a demonstration my colleague, to show that the build works in most content. IF you want harder, test and do it yourself, I'm sure you can manage that.
@@Kallebe6487 I'll point out that it is not how it is supposed to work. If someone claims that a build is "BROKEN" they should provide proofs that it is, which are pretty mid here. Working in "most content" is definitively not a high enough standard to claim a build being "BROKEN". It should not be up to the viewer to demonstrate it. Nor to spent hundreds of thousand of golds in material to craft it just to realize that it's pretty mid. Other content creators work by these standards, illustrating their builds in the right place. It's a rather ideological debate but hey, it should be considered as a path of progression... Or maybe this is not open to healthy criticism...
@@SadoruroGood point
@@Sadoruroit could be broken just for easier content😅 Hack's builds always were for an "off-meta" solo builds for dungeons and world bosses. Personally for harder content I prefer builds from other people, but for some fun ideas and sets I always watch Hack) But yeah, I get your point and you are somewhat correct
My magika nightblade can solo falkreath. His build has some oddities in it though.
Would it be possible to run the macabre vintage set and mix in some more vampire spells to set the theme more to a vampire skill set?
I want to do a vampire focused nightblade but I'm finding it to be tricky.
I am running venomous smite with macabre and stormfist, not sure how that fares to other builds but its pretty cool, plus i still got the fine tweaks to do but that has to wait till my crafting is maxed out
Can you do a vampire sorc build?
The new update is going to buff scribing abilities so they don't feel like Kirkland brand aren't they? Hopefully the damage increases for the soul spamable.
I've been running a Bloodknight for a while based mostly on this build since I returned when Wrothgar was available in the anniversary events.
Knight's Errant and Bahara's curse with the Deep Slash as a main spammable for decent damage AOE cleave that heals me at the same time.
But a ton of the build is about the blood magic.
It's great fun but i haven't been able to figure out if i want to keep Bahara's set or swap it out... I don't have much of the Briarheart set yet and it's a pain to get those jewelry and weapons.
Do you happen to know which scripts give you those options on the magical soul ability? I’m still relatively new to the whole scribing thing 😅
Would be great to see this build in the later rounds of IA.. have you got any footage of that please?
Non-Mythic build, Would Macabre Vintage, Crimson Twilight, and Earthgore be viable for the Blood Mage in standard play? (world bosses, dungeons, pve story) not looking for Trials or HM runs on this one
Sea Serpent Coil's snare is annoying.
I rather be mobile at all times so I can use the build for easier content.
Constantly mounting and running between world bosses and mirror incursions, for example.
I considered Ring of the Wild Hunt, but it offers nothing of use in combat.
Anyone have suggestions on which Mythic to replace Sea Serpent Coil with?
Velothi Ur-Mage for 10% increased damage, penetration and minor force at the cost of 99% less damage with light attacks
Markyn. Easy set and forget while providing both resist and damage
Hello Hack i quit eso more than a year ago because i was burned up with the state of pvp with the new chapter did things get better for pvp or same all?
Come back scribing has completely put a good spanner in the works and actually has helped with balancing issues.. plus we are getting a q4 new pvp system so may as well get prepared for it with meta gear and meta scribing skills
PvP is dead dude just bunch of unkillable tanks worse than it’s ever been 💀
can I swap the Briar Lightning staff for the inferno staff?
I can’t wait to try this out
hey HTM, the magblade build looks nice, might try it out when i get gold road. I am feeling that the stam dk I'm using from a different content creator doesn't fit my playstyle with the micro-managing of almost like a bunch of skills. I like duel wielding but i feel the survivability is lackluster and I find myself spamming bloodthirsty a lot similar to the templar jab. I like the poison/disease the dragonknight uses but thinking utilizes fire would make it more dragon like... I want to use something that feels like a dragon was a knight and not being a tank or a mage. any ideas?
Switch from Stam dk to Magdk. Take 2h or duals on the front and fire staff on the back. Use Hexos ward set for huge damage shield on crit hits, some other "fire" Set like burning spellweave or generally other damage set like order's wrath or mother's sorrow. And ilambris, grothdarr or valkin scoria for monster set. You will have a lot of fire skills, a lot of burning and mag morph of venom claw heals you every tick. Other than that switch from flames of oblivion morph to cauterize for huge heals every 5 sec. Together with Hexos you will almost never die. So you will have big fire sword or two small fire swords, a lot of fire skills, and "knightly protection" from Hexos ward
That's what I've been running and it was pretty comfortable and to the theme
@@MsVector666 i feel fire is more effective over poisom and just kinda sucks there isn't a set like encratis for poisons.
@@wolfbanefist111 fire is more effective also because wall of fire skill deals more damage to burning enemies. But I like Stam dk with deadly set, just a poison assassin theme is also cool
@@MsVector666 do you play on console or pc?
maybe silly request , but can you make a tank build of blood mage
Just replicated this build and found that the max health and max magicka total does not add up at all. Has something changed in the calculation since this build was created?
Okay, so.. after super analyzing every bit of information that I could, I came to the conclusion that the video shows a magicka enchantment on the heavy chestplate while the mythic build shows a health enchantment instead. Is this intentional or a mistake?
Very informative as usual. I have my very first nightblade, however, not working for magica. Let me ask you, Will you be able to make a Poison Nightblade?
Check this out hacktheminotaur.com/builds/eso-stamina-nightblade-pve-one-bar-dps-bow-build-toxic-raider/
How does one get stat numbers on screen like so or is it only on pc asking for a consul
Pc only
would this work well for imperial city telvar farming?
@@drwsy-_o NO 😆
Lol no
@@drwsy-_o how about helllllllllllllnaw.....what are you smoking.
is the buff from siphoning attacks really supposed to be active on the frontbar while it is only placed on the backbar? To me this looks like a lucky bug
It works from both bars
It’s intended. Several skills work like this now
@@HackTheMinotaur they do but not all of them. Mage light should work on both bars like inferno does. It doesnt. This is why NBs and DKs are the best classes for any content and any role. Because they get insane buffs on both bars when other classes dont.
@@HackTheMinotaur is this update available?
Necromancer
Grave Lord
Shocking Siphon: Increased the damage per tick of this ability and its morphs by ~33% so they are closer to stationary Over Time effects, rather than being treated as "sticky" Over Time effects.
Living Death
Restoring Tether: Increased the healing per tick of this ability and its morphs by ~14% so they are closer to stationary Over Time effects, rather than being treated as a halfway between stationary and sticky Over Time effects.
Look at the new description of the skill. It's not a bug
Now does this work in group content
scribing should be account wide.
Then there would be A shortage of ink. Because different classes need different scribed skills. At this time you can’t have more than one scribed skill per skill line. You can change it with ink but that would be to costly
@@na8522 I mean the stuff you unlock, not your actual scribes.
Having to run through that quest line on 10+ alts is insane.
Just have to unlock the table after you unlock all the account wide perks.@MGC-XIII
@@MGC-XIII^
@@ircjesselee what do you mean?
On the character the fashion you are using is it a costume or armor and where can i get it please and thank you
Couldn’t this be done with Dragon knight?
Yes definitely!
@@HackTheMinotaur how would it fare compared to night blade?
@@vland9900 pretty similar actually. You can run burning embers instead of swallow soul, eruption instead of twisting path, slot cauterize somewhere for an extra heal. Then use whip or wield soul for a spammable
@@HackTheMinotaur will it still get the same level or tankiness? Or is that barbarian build better?
Is this a light attack weaving build?
You should as much as possible on Nightblade
@@HackTheMinotaur Do you have any Velothi Ur Mage's Amulet builds (or comparable builds) that don't require light attack weaving and animation canceling? Light attack weaving builds hurt my hands. I have physical issues that make light attack weaving physically uncomfortable, but I'm still an avid ESO player.
@@unclebanana have you tried heavy attack builds?
@@HackTheMinotaur Absolutely I have. Been playing as a heavy attack Magicka sorcerer since High Isle, using Oakensoul, one piece of Slimecraw, Sergeant's Mail, and a flex set. But I'm always looking for other non-light attack weaving builds so I can have alternatives for when I feel like playing something different.
Any 1 bar options?
Check this out hacktheminotaur.com/builds/eso-magicka-nightblade-solo-pve-one-bar-build-siphoner/
¿Really? This build is better than 1 bar, and funniest. 1 Bar is for noobs.
@@Stevenmacher did you seriously just Necro my 2 month old post to call me a noob, get a life and touch some grass.
@@bryanjturner21 1 Bar = Noob. Do you want a powerful Necromancer? Use 2 Bars. I hate the Grass and the lazy ones.
I dont understand. How do i get all these magical features starting from scratch with a new character
what's the dps?
What’s the outfit you’re wearing ?
Is it broken for pve content?
And now ZOS will nerf Nightblade's....
The key is to NEVER say "It's Broken"
please do some warden build :D
No fair: not everyone has the oakensoul ring. Can you do a build without that thing?
This build uses Sea Serpents Coil and the written guide has a no Mythic build
I miss blood mage and stuff with vampire mist as channel. Will be awesome if they keep the port in pvp and channel in pve. All will be happy I'm affraid.
The math is not adding up. 2 5pc sets, a mythic, a 2pc monster set and I heard a 1pc trainee. What am I missing here?
Both 5 pc sets are procs, so they only need to be active on the front bar or back bar, not both. The written guide explains every piece
Lol he just learned how to play multiple proc sets well done hack
@@HackTheMinotaur copy that, ty
Sweet
That gold though....
One bar Templar pls 🙂
Oh boo hoo. You think everything is broken just like everyone else and then the build gets ruined due to everyones crying and complaining to devs.
Chill, it’s just a title
Someone forgot their meds this morning. Feeling a bit more calm now?
Only person crying is you though.. 🤣
Only person crying is you so I mean 🤣 calm down lil bro it ain’t that serious
Take your meds oldie
BRO verry bad build
I don't recommend it at all, I've been playing the game for ten years, it's really bad
Once again years later just because something works well n ppl haven't found a counter to it yet!
Doesn't mean it's broken smh stop with these false titles...