Companion: Sharp-as-Night - ESO

All available skills and mechanics for the Sharp-as-Night companion in ESO. Everything you need to know about Sharp-as-Night.

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Who is Sharp-as-Night

Short profile of Sharp-as-Night

Sharp-as-Night is a Male Warden.

Sharp-as-Night is more than a shadowy mercenary with a lost history—he’s learning loyalty and camaraderie by your side. Summon this battle-hardened survivalist whenever you need someone who always watches your back.

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How to unlock Sharp-as-Night

Where can you find Sharp-as-Night

To recruit Sharp-as-Night, you must complete his personal quest. Travel to the Telvanni Peninsula (just east of the Morrowind zone) and approach the Necrom city entrance. Before stepping inside, turn left—there you’ll find Sharp-as-Night waiting to begin his story.

Sharp-as-Night Rapport

Actions that Sharp-as-Night likes and dislikes

Positive Rapport Actions

Points Action Cooldown
500 Returning Between a Rock and a Whetstone, Dim and Distant Pasts, and Light the Way to Freedom companion quests
125 Returning Daily Boss quest offered by Ordinator Nelyn in Necrom 1 day
125 Completing an Ashlander daily quest offered by Huntmaster Sorim-Nakar or Numani-Rasi in Vvardenfell. Only one or the other, not both. 1 day
10 Obtain monster trophy 10 minutes
10 Visiting the Hist tree sapling in Ebonheart, Hatching Pools or Haj Uxith. 10 minutes
10 Talking to M'aiq the Liar
5 Eat a meal 1 hour
5 Craft a poison 1 hour
5 / 1 Find Treasure Map Chest
5 / 1 Find Heavy Sack
5 / 1 Catch a rare fish (green or better) 1 hour
1 Kill a Ghost 5 minutes
1 Kill a Fabricant or Dwarven Construct 5 minutes
1 Repair Gear (Can be done at a merchant as well as repair kit) 1 day
1 Recharge Weapon with Soul Gem
1 Travel via Wayshrine
1 Using soul gem to resurrect someone
1 Go fishing 10 minutes
1 Harvest plant-based material 1 hour

Negative Rapport Actions

Points Action Cooldown
-10 Pay a Bounty to a guard
-5 Destroy Item or multiple Items of the same type at once in Inventory worth over 20 gold 5 minutes
-5 Pickpocket a beggar, laborer, or fisher
-1 Let your gear break
-1 Use an outfitting station (Rapport decreases even if the outfit is not changed)

Sharp-as-Night Keepsake

Sharp-as-Night´s keepsake & companion buff
Companion Keepsakes
Sharp's Handmade Fishing Lure Icon icon Sharp's Handmade Fishing Lure Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
A nightwood fishing lure in the shape of a minnow, decorated with a black feather. The illusion enchantment activates with bait and water, enticing fish with writhing flashes of color. Permanently grants the passive "Sharp's Patience" to the bearer.
Acquired by completing the achievement "Darkest Before the Dawn."
Completing Sharp-as-Night´s meta achievement Darkest Before the Dawn will rewards the player with the collectible Sharp's Handmade Fishing Lure, granting the buff Sharp's Patience
Sharp's Patience
Fish bite at an increased rate and have a higher chance of being trophy fish. Note that this does not reduce your chance to hook special items.

Sharp-as-Night´s Skills

Sharp-as-Night´s unique class skills & generic companion skills

Class Skill Lines

Sharp-as-Night has access to unique skills via his class Warden

Beasts of the Hunt

Beasts of the Hunt
Swoop Icon icon Swoop Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Cast time: 0.15 second
Target: Enemy
Maximum range: 28 meters
Effect
Companion commands a cliff racer to dive bomb an enemy, dealing 4212 Magic Damage. If they are more than 7 meters away from the target, they set them Off Balance for 7 seconds.
Beasts of the Hunt
Infest Icon icon Infest Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Cast time: 0.4 second
Target: Enemy
Duration: 8 seconds
Maximum range: 28 meters
Effect
Companion provokes a cloud of fetcherflies to swarm an enemy, dealing 6315 Magic Damage over 8 seconds. The fetcherflies rip through the enemy's flesh, afflicting them with Minor Vulnerability for the duration, increasing their damage taken by 5%.
Beasts of the Hunt
Char Icon icon Char Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cooldown: 16 seconds
Cast time: 0.5 second
Target: Area
Radius: 20 meters
Effect
Companion unearths a group of fiery shalk that attack dealing 2106 Magic Damage to enemies in front of them. After the shalk complete their attack, they burrow underground for 3 seconds and resurface again, dealing 2106 Magic Damage to enemies in front of them.
Beasts of the Hunt
Gore Icon icon Gore Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cost: 200 Ultimate
Cast time: 0.1 second
Target: Enemy
Maximum range: 28 meters
Effect
Companion provokes a spectral kagouti to charge and toss the enemy for 12636 Physical Damage, stunning them for 3 seconds. This ability deals 150% more damage to enemies below 25% Health.

Verdant Growth

Verdant Growth
Fungal Forage Icon icon Fungal Forage Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Cast time: 0.4 second
Target: Area
Radius: 20 meters
Effect
Companion musters a cluster of mushrooms, healing you and your allies for 4338 Health. Heals for 50% more on allies that are within 8 meters of Companion. Used when Companion or an ally is below 75% Health.
Verdant Growth
Petals of the Hunter Icon icon Petals of the Hunter Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cooldown: 16 seconds
Cast time: 0.5 second
Target: Area
Duration: 8 seconds
Radius: 28 meters
Effect
Companion calls on the essence of a carnivorous bloom, causing their Light Attacks to restore 1808 Health to themselves or up to 2 nearby allies for 8 seconds.
Verdant Growth
Perennial Bloom Icon icon Perennial Bloom Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Cast time: 0.4 second
Target: Area
Duration: 8 seconds
Radius: 8 meters
Effect
Companion summons a field of blooming flowers, healing you and nearby allies for 867 Health every 2 seconds over 8 seconds. Used when Companion or an ally is below 75% Health.

Winter's Bite

Winter's Bite
Sleetmail Icon icon Sleetmail Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cooldown: 8 seconds
Cast time: 0.2 second
Target: Area
Duration: 6 seconds
Radius: 12 meters
Effect
Companion conjures ice armor for themselves and nearby grouped allies. Companion reduces their Damage Taken by 20% for 6 seconds. Allies gain Major Resolve, increasing Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948 for 6 seconds.
Winter's Bite
Cold Snap Icon icon Cold Snap Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Cast time: 0.633 second
Target: Area
Duration: 8 seconds
Radius: 10 meters
Effect
Companion encircles themselves with ice shards to skewer enemies in the area, immobilizing them for 3 seconds and dealing 1025 Frost Damage every 2 seconds for 8 seconds. Damage done is based on Companion's Max Health.
Winter's Bite
Snow Squall Icon icon Snow Squall Tooltips by ESO-Hub.com
Cooldown: 16 seconds
Cast time: 0.466 second
Target: Self
Duration: 8 seconds
Effect
Companion envelops themselves in winter winds, instantly healing for 5279 Health and an additional 1319 Health every 2 seconds over 8 seconds. This ability scales off their Max Health. Used when Companion is below 75% Health.

Weapon Skill Lines

Weapon lines level through combat experience when the companion uses that weapon type.

Armor Skill Lines

Armor lines level by wearing five or more pieces of the same armor weight—only one armor line can advance at a time.

Guild Skill Lines

Level by completing solo daily quests (100 XP each, 100 XP per level, max level 10). Not available to companions: Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood.

Images of Sharp-as-Night

Sharp-As-Night is a companion that is unlocked in the Necrom Chapter in the Necrom zone. 

Location of Sharp-As-Night Companion in the Necrom zone:

Sharp-As-Night Rapport

Information regarding Sharp-As-Night rapport taken from BerylBones thread here.

Disapproval Rapport:

  • -1 outfit station 
  • -1 gear breaks 
  • -5 pickpocket beggar 
  • -5 Destroying an item with a sell value
  • -10 pay a bounty to guard

Approval Rapport:

  • +1 Harvest material
  • +1 Go fising
  • +1 Resurrect someone with a soul gem
  • +1 Travel using a wayshrine
  • +1 Recharge your weapon enchant
  • +1 Repair your gear
  • +1 Kill a Fabricant or Dwarven Construrct
  • +1 Kill a ghost
  • +5 Catch a rare fish (once per hour +5, after that +1)
  • +5 Find a heavy sack (once per hour +5, after that +1)
  • +5 Find a treasure map chest
  • +5 Craft poison
  • +5 Eat buff food
  • +10 Talk to M'aiq the Liar
  • +10 Visit a Hist tree
  • +10 Find a monster trophy
  • +125 Complete an Ashlander daily quest in Vvardenfell (daily)
  • +125 Complete a world boss daily from Necrom (daily)
  • +500 Complete Sharp-As-Night's companion quest