What are the best assassin builds for Nightblades in ESO?

Nightblades are natural born killers by the very definition of the class, with a whole skill tree named after Assassination. Coming from the shadows to strike with precision and kill your enemies before they can think about killing you.

In this guide, we will look at the best assassin builds for Nightblades in ESO, how they differ from each other and which one should you pick based on your personal playstyle.

5. One Shot

This ‘One Shot’ assassin build brings to the table exactly what Nightblades are famous for: getting in, destroying the enemy and sneaking out. Since it is a ‘gank’ build, it is best suited for picking off your foes one at a time, but it still has enough survivability to be usable when faced against multiple opponents.

What One Shot excels at:

• The name ‘One Shot’ isn’t just for show, as the skill combo used on this setup will absolutely melt your enemies;
• High survivability for a gank build;
• A lot of proc effects to guarantee your damage even if you can’t land the combo properly;
• High Critical Chance;
• Critical Damage causes additional Elemental Damage.

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4. Phantom

A stealth based assassin build that can destroy the defenses of tankier enemies, this is the Phantom. If you enjoy having an offensive play style and relying on dodging and positioning to keep yourself alive, then this is the build for you.

What Phantom excels at:

• Massive damage coming out of stealth;
• Easy to deal with tankier enemies;
• High mobility and huge bursts;
• Very high Weapon and Spell Damage;
• Huge Offensive Penetration.

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3. Shade

This is an assassin build for those of you who want to excel as the DPS of your group. With over 124k DPS, dynamic rotations and an overall huge damage output, you will excel at your role as a damage dealer when using this setup. Light and Heavy attacks are a big part of this build, so make sure to weave your attacks right.

What Shade excels at:

• Dynamic and static rotation options;
• High critical rating;
• Incredibly consistent at destroying mobs and dealing damage to bosses;
• Very high Critical Chance;
• Light and Heavy attacks stack additional damage.

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2. 100k Ganker

This build is a very good starting point for those who wish to improve at PvP and easily get kills through ganking. With overland sets and some gold, you will be ready to jump into the battlegrounds and even Cyrodiil.

What 100k Ganker excels at:

• Easy to get and upgrade the required gear;
• High bursts of damage that can one shot your enemies;
• No Mythic Items, Trial gear or Monster Sets required;
• Very high Weapon Damage;
• Very high Stamina Recovery.

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1. Sting

Killing blows all night long with this assassin build that can be used in every sort of content in ESO. This setup is fun, easy to use and has an effective and static rotation that will destroy your enemies and flood you with ultimate ability charges.

What Sting excels at:

• High Ultimate uptime;
• Easy to play;
• Reliable and static rotation for constant high damage output;
• High Critical Chance;
• Criticals cause additional Poison Damage.

Build Details

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