Stamina Nightblade DPS Guide
Hey guys,
I have been asked to share how I dps on my Nightblade but what I do is very much based off of a guide by Jeckll in Tamriel Foundry. To find the guide, please go here: http://tamrielfoundry.com/topic/stamina-nightblade-dps-guide/
Definitely read the guide as my build is almost exactly the same as his. I use the same gear as his pve gear and pretty much the same rotation. I will go a little more into depth with the rotation, though, to make it easier to explain. However, for everything other than rotation, please see his guide as it has all the info you need in an easy to read format. Keep in mind for pvp I do not follow his guide. His pvp guide is a little bit outdated and there are probably more effective builds than his for pvp.
Rotation for boss fights:
I start on my bow bar and buff up with Relentless Focus, Siphoning Attacks, then switch to my DW bar and cast Evil/Camo Hunter. Then I switch back to my bow bar and cast Caltrops, Arrow Barrage, and Poison Injection. Then I switch by to my DW bar and cast Rearming Trap. After that I Surprise Attack light attack weave. If my ultimate is up, I will wait to see my Rearming Trap prock and then I will drop my ultimate. When Arrow Barrage runs out, I reapply it (this may be a dps loss to reapply if you don't have the Maelstrom Bow). Once Caltrops runs out, I reapply it. I watch my stamina to see if I need to reapply Siphoning Attacks, but I almost always reapply it when I reapply Arrow Barrage or Caltrops. At 50%, I reapply Poison Injection. At 25%, I spam Killer's Blade and DO NOT light attack weave with Killer's Blade. Reapply Poison Injection as you see fit after the 50% mark.
I block cancel all of my skills except Surprise Attack, Poison Injection, and Killer's Blade. On AOE pulls the rotation is pretty much the same except no Poison Injection and instead of Surprise Attack I use Steel Tornado.
That is pretty much it. Let me know if you have any questions and definitely read as much as you can of Jeckll's guide (keep in mind the date of the forum posts that are not the original post).