‘Wraith’ ESO Nightblade Tank Build

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‘Wraith’ ESO Nightblade Tank Introduction

Welcome to the realm of Tamriel, where danger lurks in every corner and heroes rise to the challenge. Are you ready to unleash the darkness within and become an unstoppable force on the battlefield? Look no further than the Elder Scrolls Online Wraith Nightblade Tank Build.

As a Nightblade, your innate stealth and cunning make you a formidable adversary, but this build takes it a step further by embracing the shadowy aspects of your class to become an impregnable tank. With a focus on damage reduction, enemy debuffs, and ultimate regeneration, you’ll become an unyielding force that can withstand the mightiest of blows while inflicting crippling effects on your foes.

The cornerstone of this build lies in its emphasis on damage reduction. Through a combination of carefully selected gear sets, champion points allocation, and skill choices, you’ll bolster your defenses to astronomical levels. The shadows will become your ally as you evade and shrug off incoming attacks, turning your enemies’ aggression into futile efforts.

But that’s not all. As a Wraith Nightblade, you possess the unique ability to inflict devastating debuffs on your adversaries. With a range of debilitating skills at your disposal, you’ll weaken their attacks, lower their defences, and disrupt their strategies. Your enemies will find themselves helpless and vulnerable before your relentless onslaught.

Ultimate regeneration is another key aspect of this build. Your relentless pursuit of ultimate power fuels your ability to unleash devastating ultimate abilities more frequently. This allows you to control the battlefield with unparalleled force, turning the tide of any encounter in your favor. With each ultimate unleashed, you leave destruction in your wake, solidifying your place as a formidable force to be reckoned with.

So, if you’re seeking a playstyle that combines damage reduction, enemy debuffs, and ultimate regeneration, the Wraith Nightblade Tank build is your path to dominance. Dive into the shadows, harness the power of darkness, and embrace the thrill of becoming an unassailable force on the battlefields of The Elder Scrolls Online. Let the enemies cower before your might!

‘Wraith’ ESO Nightblade Tank Information

Race

Nord
Argonian

Mundus

The Atronach

Attributes

64 Health

Food

Orzorga’s Red Frothgar

Potions

Tri-Stat Potion
Heroism Potion
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Race: Nord is essential for the additional resistance and Ultimate gain as this fits well with the build. Argonian also works well on a Nightblade for the  Catalyst potion passive.

Mundus: This build requires frequent casting of Magicka abilities so The Atronach provides the best utility.

Stats: You can apply your attributes however you like.

Food: Red Frothgar gives a ton of Magicka Recovery which is great for this build.

Potions: This build uses large amount of Magicka so the Minor Heroism/Magicka potions are really good. But if those are too expensive for you then slot Heroic Slash and use Tri-Stat potions.

‘Wraith’ ESO Nightblade Tank Gear

Piece Set Weight Trait Enchantment
Head Nazaray Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Shoulder Nazaray Light Divines Prismatic Defence
Chest Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Hands Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Waist Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Legs Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Feet Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Necklace Drake’s Rush Jewellery Infused Potion Cooldown
Ring Drake’s Rush Jewellery Infused Potion Cooldown
Ring Drake’s Rush Jewellery Infused Potion Cooldown
Main Hand Void Bash / Puncturing Remedy Any 1H Decisive Weakening
Off Hand Void Bash / Puncturing Remedy Shield Divines Prismatic Defence
Main Hand Backup Drake’s Rush Ice Staff Infused Crusher
Piece Set Weight Trait Enchantment
Head Archdruid Devyric / Magma Incarnate Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Shoulder Archdruid Devyric / Spaulder of Ruin Light Divines Prismatic Defence
Chest Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Hands Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Waist Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Legs Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Feet Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Necklace Vestment of Olorime Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Ring Vestment of Olorime Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Ring Vestment of Olorime Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Main Hand Void Bash / Puncturing Remedy Any 1H Defending/Charged Any/Shock
Off Hand Void Bash / Puncturing Remedy Shield Divines Prismatic Defence
Main Hand Backup Vestment of Olorime Ice Staff Infused/Charged Crusher
  • Spaulder of Ruin for adds and Archdruid Devyric for bosses.
  • Powerful Assault in place of Olorime if group already has Major Courage.
  • Void Bash Defending 1H & Ice Staff Charged for add pulls with any enchants & Puncturing Remedy Charged/Shock & Ice Staff Infused/Crusher for bosses.
  • Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery works best generally. Use Harmony Prismatic Cost Reduction if using short cooldown stamina skills.
  • Use Infused Jewellery if you get less than 1 synergy per 20 seconds.
Piece Set Weight Trait Enchantment
Head Tremorscale Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Shoulder Tremorscale Light Divines Prismatic Defence
Chest Turning Tide Heavy Reinforced Prismatic Defence
Hands Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Waist Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Legs Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Feet Turning Tide Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Necklace Saxhleel Champion Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Ring Saxhleel Champion Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Ring Saxhleel Champion Jewellery Harmony Magicka Recovery
Main Hand Puncturing Remedy Any 1H Defending Absorb Stamina
Off Hand Puncturing Remedy Shield Divines Prismatic Defence
Main Hand Backup Saxhleel Champion Ice Staff Infused Crusher
Piece Set Weight Trait Enchantment
Head Magma Incarnate Medium Divines Prismatic Defence
Shoulder Spaulder of Ruin Light Divines Prismatic Defence
Chest Pearlescent Ward Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Hands Pearlescent Ward Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Waist Pearlescent Ward Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Legs Pearlescent Ward Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Feet Pearlescent Ward Heavy Divines Prismatic Defence
Necklace Powerful Assault Jewellery Infused Prismatic Cost Reduction
Ring Powerful Assault Jewellery Infused Prismatic Cost Reduction
Ring Powerful Assault Jewellery Infused Prismatic Cost Reduction
Main Hand Puncturing Remedy Any 1H Charged Shock
Off Hand Puncturing Remedy Shield Divines Prismatic Defence
Main Hand Backup Powerful Assault Ice Staff Infused Crusher

The first set we use is the Void Bash (Vateshran) set. This is vital for adds because the Nightblade is not strong at dealing with add pulls because their only pull skill is Silver Leash which is an expensive Stamina skill so chaining 8 enemies can be very tricky on sustain without Void Bash. When it comes to boss fights you can switch this out for the Master Weapons since they will offer more benefit.

Next, we use Drake’s Rush, and this is a great set that gives about a 4% DPS increase thanks to the Ultimate it provides to both you and the group with Major Heroism. It’s a really simple set to use and it can be slotted on just one bar.

We combine Drake’s with another “bash” set which provide even more DPS and that set is Turning Tide. This set inflicts an AoE debuff onto enemies applying Major Vulnerability which makes enemies receive more damage from your group.

Finally, we use Nazaray since the Nightblade has such huge debuff potential, it makes sense to use this set and extend the duration on all of those debuffs, it activates when using Ultimate, so make sure to cast all debuffs before using the Ultimate.

On add pulls you could use Spaulder of Ruin since Nazaray is a waste on adds, and you’ll want to save your Ultimate for bosses.

Where to Obtain:

Drake’s Rush – Black Drake Villa Dungeon

Turning Tide – Shipwright’s Regret Dungeon

Nazaray – Veteran Shipwright’s Regret Dungeon, Urgarlag Chief-bane.

Void Bash – Vateshran Hollows Arena & Veteran Vateshran Hollows Arena (Perfected)

Puncturing Remedy – Dragonstar Arena & Veteran Dragonstar Arena (Perfected)

Spaulder of Ruin –

  • Aureal Armor Glaze: Stonefalls – Shivering Shrine World Boss
  • Petrified Daedroth Horn: Deadlands – Abomination World Boss
  • Void Alloy Rivets: Any Dremora
  • Void Alloy Lame Plates: Leyawiin Lockboxes
  • Clannfear Leather Strapping: Any Clannfear

‘Wraith’ ESO Nightblade Tank How to Play

Pre Buff – While running between add pulls use Refreshing Path. Use Leeching Strikes, Mirage, and Dark Cloak pre fight.

Add pulls – Once you reach an add pull, put down Elemental Blockade, throw down Razor Caltrops. Position yourself so you’re in good range of all enemies and then use Power Bash to activate Void Bash to pull and debuff all adds. Once they are in, hit Lotus Fan for an AoE Minor Vulnerability also making sure to block an attack and Bash to activate both gear sets, and cast Pulsar a few times until everything is dead, and put down Refreshing Path for the extra heal and recovery.

Bosses – Instigate combat with Frost Clench, Lotus Fan to gap close to the boss. Pierce Armor the boss to debuff, get it into position then place Elemental Blockade, Refreshing Path, debuff boss with Power Extraction and Mass Hysteria then just focus on maintaining Frost Clench every 4 seconds for Minor Brittle, Major and Minor Maim and all other cooldowns when skill timers run out.

Use Ultimate as soon as possible but ideally after you’ve activated all of your enemy debuffs.

Drink potions on cooldown to benefit from the Catalyst Passive.

When possible, Light Attack between each skill to make use of front bar Ultimate Incap, if you don’t do this then replace this Ultimate with Barrier.

‘Wraith’ ESO Nightblade Tank Champion Points

Warfare

Fitness