Thief: Speed Demon [The Black Sky] - ESO

My thief build geared towards movement speed with continuous sneak/invisibility. For use in the player ran ESO Thief: City of Thieves underground campaign. Join today: https://discord.gg/tmShQxSN3J .

By JHawkk   •  Updated 1 week ago

Setups

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Armor Sets

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Equipped active Skills

Champion Points

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Character

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Race Options

Attributes

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    Magicka
    64
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    Health
    0
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    Stamina
    0
Food, Drinks & Potions
Icon icon Longfin Pasty with Melon Sauce
Fish (1)
Frost Mirriam (1)
Greens (1)
Melon (1)
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Bervez Juice (1)
Ginkgo (1)
Mint (1)
Surilie Grapes (1)
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Crown Tri-Restoration Potion

Passives

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Buffs & Debuffs

Buffs granted from skills, items & potions
Major Brutality icon
Major Brutality
Increases Weapon Damage by 20%
Major Evasion icon
Major Evasion
Reduces damage taken from Area of Effect attacks by 20%
Major Expedition icon
Major Expedition
Increases Movement Speed by 30%
Major Prophecy icon
Major Prophecy
Increases Spell Critical chance by 12%
Major Resolve icon
Major Resolve
Increases Physical Resistance and Spell Resistance by 5948
Major Savagery icon
Major Savagery
Increases Weapon Critical by 12%
Major Sorcery icon
Major Sorcery
Increases Spell Damage by 20%
Minor Endurance icon
Minor Endurance
Increases your Stamina Recovery by 15%
Minor Expedition icon
Minor Expedition
Increases Movement Speed by 15%
Minor Force icon
Minor Force
Increases Critical Damage by 10%
Minor Savagery icon
Minor Savagery
Increases Weapon Critical by 6%

Guide

Build Explaination

My Khajiit Nightblade Vampire build for use in the ESO Thief: City of Thieves year long justice campaign, which pits gang verse gang as we compete for territories across Tamriel.

 

Join the underground campaign: https://discord.gg/tmShQxSN3J

 

Tip: You can get a Darloc Brae's ring with swifty trait already on it from the following quest in Northern Elsweyr Ashen Scar, called “Path of the Hidden Moon”. 

 

Champion Point slotted abilities are in order of importance. Prioritize those slot able passives first.

 

Weapons: Using 1H maces/hammer and 2H maul because of the “Heavy Weapons” passive in the Two Handed tree. Which increases your penetration. We want to stack as much penetration as we can since we have low damage and critical chance.

 

Gear: Using 7 pieces of Divines gear and The Steed Mundus Stone will provide you with an around additional 15% movement speed and 360 Health Recovery (helpful to counter the Vampire debuff)

 

Vampire: Ideal aim for stage 2 vampire to get the "Strike from the Shadows" passive to provide a little extra burst damage on NPCs.


Here is a breakdown of the best in slot skill loadout. 

 

Main Bar - Thief 

  • Slot 1: Concealed Weapon (NB) - While slotted, your Movement Speed while Sneaking or Invisible is increased. Passive is applied while on either bar.
  • Slot 2: Hypnosis (Vamp) - Unblockable 360 stun for 5 seconds.
  • Slot 3: Leeching Strikes (NB) - Flex slot
  • Slot 4: Shadow Cloak (NB) - The bread and butter of Nightblade thief. Become invisible for 3 seconds.
  • Slot 5: Race Against Time (Psijic) - Increases movement speed by 30%, removes and grants immunity to snares and immobilization for 2 seconds. This is your oh no button.
  • Ultimate: Soul Tether (NB) - Mainly slotted of the Magicka flood passive within the Siphoning tree, however, can also provide a stun with healing.

Back Bar - DPS

  • Slot 1: Elusive Mist (Vamp) - Used to dash forward and phase through NPC to prevent boxing you in. Provides additional burst a movement once clear.
  • Slot 2: Carve (2H) - Used for AoE damage and provides a small damage shield.
  • Slot 3: Reverse Slice (2H) - Execute that deals AoE damage to nearby targets. Useful if fighting more than one NPC.
  • Slot 4: Shadow Cloak (NB) - Placed on both bars so no need to swap to stealth away. Become invisible for 3 seconds.
  • Slot 5: Forward Momentum (2H) - Try to keep up at all times. Provide 20% increase to weapon/spell damage and 15% to stamina recovery. Additionally activating removes and grants immunity to snares and immobilization for 4 seconds.
  • Ultimate: Soul Tether (NB) - Mainly slotted of the Magicka flood passive within the Siphoning tree, however, can also provide a stun with healing.

 

JHawkk

JHawkk

Updated 1 week ago