What are the best potions to use as a Nightblade in ESO?

In The Elder Scrolls Online, potions are a vital part of your combat rotation. Every veteran player will tell you that the wisest thing to do is having your potion and your sustain skill on opposite sides of the rotation, ensuring that you always have one of these tools ready to use if the situation demands it.

However, potions can do much more than simply restoring your resource pools in ESO. In this article we will go over the 10 best potion choices for Nightblades, the strengths of each of them and in which situation they should be used. There will also be a list of reagents needed to craft all of the potions.

10. Essence of Detection

Occupying the last position on our list is a very niche choice of potion, the Essence of Detection. This potion can help you deal with those pesky stealth enemies in PvP, and is especially good for Magicka DPS Nightblades that don’t have the slot for Piercing Mark on their bars.

Essence of Detection Stats:

• Increase stealth detection range;
• Restore Magicka.

What makes Essence of Detection great for Nightblades:

• A great option for dealing with invisible opponents in PvP if you cannot afford to put Piercing Mark on your bar;
• Good for Magicka DPS Nightblades since they already have great sources of self healing and don’t need to rely on potions for that.

How to get Essence of Detection:

• Reagent 1: Cornflower;
• Reagent 2: Lady’s Smock;
• Reagent 3: Wormwood.

Essence of Detection Full Details 

9. Essence of Invisibility

Another uncommon but useful pick is the Essence of Invisibility. Nightblades naturally already have a source of invisibility in Shadow Cloak or Shadowy Disguise, however, sometimes you just don’t have the slot for those abilities on your bar, or maybe you’re playing a tank and would rather use the Dark Cloak morph that no longer turns you invisible. In any case, keep this potion in mind if you’d like an alternative source of invisibility.

Essence of Invisibility Stats:

• Grants invisibility;
• Restores Health.

What makes Essence of Invisibility great for Nightblades:

• Great option for those who cannot slot the Shadow Cloak skill on their bars;
• If you use this potion as your source of invisibility, it can be a great combination with the Dark Cloak morph in order to get maximum healing and get out of dangerous situations.

How to get Essence of Invisibility:

• Reagent 1: Blue Entoloma
• Reagent 2: Mountain Flower
• Reagent 3: Namira’s Rot

Essence of Invisibility Full Details
 

8. Essence of Speed

The Essence of Speed is a very powerful tool for chasing down your foes in PvP and guaranteeing those lovely kills. It increases your speed, damage and restores your Stamina, making this a great option for Stamina DPS Nightblades who don’t want to leave any survivors in their bloodshed.

Essence of Speed Stats:

• Increase speed;
• Increase Weapon Damage;
• Restore Stamina.

What makes Essence of Speed great for Nightblades:

• The combination of increased speed, increased Weapon Damage and Stamina restoration gives you all the tools you need to finish off an enemy in PvP.

How to get Essence of Speed:

• Reagent 1: Blessed Thistle
• Reagent 2: Dragonthorn
• Reagent 3: Namira’s Rot

Essence of Speed Full Details

7. Essence of Immovability

Much like the previous entry on the list, the Essence of Immovability is a skill that can guarantee that you will chase your enemies until you get that kill. However, more than that, this is a better option, in general, because it also has a great potential for disengagement. Making you immune to disabling effects and increasing your speed at the same time can get you out of most dangerous situations.

Essence of Immovability Stats:

• Immunity to knockback and disabling effects;
• Increase speed;
• Restore Stamina.

What makes Essence of Immovability great for Nightblades:

• A great tool for chasing down kills in PvP;
• The best option for disengagement, getting you out of dangerous situations with ease.

How to get Essence of Immovability:

• Reagent 1: Blessed Thistle
• Reagent 2: Columbine
• Reagent 3: Namira’s Rot

Essence of Immovability Full Details 

6. Essence of Heroism

Ultimate skills are amazing, we all agree on that. But, sometimes, they take way too long to charge during a combat encounter. Well, the Essence of Heroism gives you quick access to your Ultimate through the Minor Heroism buff. In combination with other sources of Ultimate restoration, such as gear and skills, this can be a great tool in the hands of players who want to focus their builds around their Ultimate skills.

Essence of Heroism Stats:

• Grants Minor Heroism: Restores 1 Ultimate every 1.5 seconds.

What makes Essence of Heroism great for Nightblades:

• This is the best option for Nightblade builds that focus on the use of their Ultimate skill, giving you quick access to it.

How to get Essence of Heroism:

• Reagent 1: Dragon Rheum
• Reagent 2: Dragon’s Bile
• Reagent 3: Dragon’s Blood

Essence of Heroism Full Details
 

5. Essence of Spell Power

We have now arrived at the top 5 best potions in ESO, and these are the most popular options among players of every sort of content in the game. Starting with the Essence of Spell Power, this is the main option for Magicka characters that wish to focus on raw Spell Power, increasing their damage and healing outputs while also recovering Magicka.

Essence of Spell Power Stats:

• Increase Spell Power;
• Restore Magicka.

What makes Essence of Spell Power great for Nightblades:

• The best pick for Magicka DPS Nightblades who want to focus on raw Spell Power numbers;
• Good source of Magicka sustain.

How to get Essence of Spell Power:

• Reagent 1: Columbine
• Reagent 2: Cornflower
• Reagent 3: Lady’s Smock

Essence of Spell Power Full Details
 

4. Essence of Weapon Power

Much like the previous entry, the Essence of Weapon Power is its Stamina counterpart, being the best choice of potion for players who wish to increase their Weapon Power to maximum possible numbers.

Essence of Weapon Power Stats:

• Increase Weapon Power;
• Restore Stamina.

What makes Essence of Weapon Power great for Nightblades:

• The best pick for Stamina DPS Nightblades who want to focus on raw Weapon Power numbers;
• Good source of Stamina sustain.

How to get Essence of Weapon Power:

• Reagent 1: Blessed Thistle
• Reagent 2: Columbine
• Reagent 3: Dragonthorn

Essence of Weapon Power Full Details
 

3. Essence of Spell Critical

Now, if you’d rather go the other way around in order to increase your damage or healing output, focus on Critical Chance and Critical Damage, the Essence of Spell Critical is the way to go. It heavily increases your Spell Critical and also restores some Magicka, making this potion the best pick for Magicka DPS characters who focus on their Critical stats.

Essence of Spell Critical Stats:

• Increase Spell Critical;
• Restore Magicka.

What makes Essence of Spell Critical great for Nightblades:

• The best pick for Magicka DPS Nightblades who want to focus on Spell Critical chance and Critical Damage;
• Good source of Magicka sustain.

How to get Essence of Spell Critical:

• Reagent 1: Bugloss
• Reagent 2: Lady’s Smock
• Reagent 3: Namira’s Rot

Essence of Spell Critical Full Details
 

2. Essence of Weapon Critical

The Stamina counterpart to our previous entry is the Essence of Weapon Critical. As explained for the Magicka version, this potion is the best option for players who want to focus on their Critical stats, in this case, Stamina DPS Nightblades who want high Weapon Critical.

Essence of Weapon Critical Stats:

• Increase Weapon Critical;
• Restore Stamina.

What makes Essence of Weapon Critical great for Nightblades:

• The best pick for Stamina DPS Nightblades who want to focus on Weapon Critical chance and Critical Damage;
• Good source of Magicka sustain.

How to get Essence of Weapon Critical:

• Reagent 1: Dragonthorn
• Reagent 2: Mountain Flower
• Reagent 3: Wormwood

Essence of Weapon Critical Full Details
 

1. Essence of Health

The king of potions is here, the Essence of Health. The main reason why this potion has remained on the top of best potions lists for a while is the fact that it is just great for any encounter you can possibly have. It grants you a huge amount of sustain on all three resource pools, keeping you in the battle for as long as possible.

Essence of Health Stats:

• Restore Health;
• Restore Magicka;
• Restore Stamina.

What makes Essence of Health great for Nightblades:

• This is a great option for any sort of situation, making it the best overall potion in the game;
• It grants you a huge source of sustain on all three of your resources.

How to get Essence of Health:

• Reagent 1: Columbine;
• Reagent 2: Lady’s Smock;
• Reagent 3: Mountain Flower.

Essence of Health Full Details

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