Magicka Nightblade Detonation Build - Thieves Guild Update

**Optimizing Nightblade Sorcery: A Guide to Building and Champion Points**

As a seasoned player of ESO, I'm excited to share with you my latest build for Nightblades that focuses on maximizing damage output while minimizing recovery time. This build is perfect for players who want to deal as much damage as possible while maintaining a high level of survivability.

When it comes to the build itself, I've opted for a Vicious Death potion detection setup that provides 20 M detection for 16 seconds, giving you a significant advantage in large groups where stealthed enemies can be difficult to detect. This detection actually comes into play a lot, especially when facing big groups that may be sitting in stealth and hiding their numbers from you. By using this potion, you'll be able to find stealthed enemies more easily and avoid other gankers that could potentially kill you.

After detecting the enemy, I switch to Trapper's Stap potions, which provide spell damage from Sap Essence. This is a crucial aspect of our build, as it allows us to deal significant amounts of damage while also maintaining a high level of survivability. With this setup, my spell damage output reaches approximately 4.2k with Julianos, although I did drop a little bit of spell damage for the Vicious Death proc, which is definitely worth it.

To further optimize our recovery, we focus on minimizing the time spent recovering between casts. Our current food option is Blue V15, which increases maximum health and maximum magicka. While this may not be the most efficient option in terms of recovery, it's the best choice available at this point in the game.

Now, when it comes to champion points, we have a few key builds that will help us maximize our damage output while minimizing recovery time. We start by investing 100 points into Magician, as our recovery is very low and maximizing cost reduction through this spec makes sense. Next, we allocate 47 points into Archinist and 20 points into Tumbling to increase our CC (Crowd Control) capabilities and Dodge Rolls.

We then shift our focus to Elemental Expert, allocating 80 points here to maximize damage output while also improving our survivability. We also invest 50 points into Elfborn for additional survivability benefits and 37 points into Thrum for increased Proximity Detonation Damage. This damage over time effect is considered a DOT (Damage Over Time) by the champion system, so it will stack with other effects.

To further enhance our survivability, we allocate 41 points into Resistance to increase our tankiness, followed by 63 points into Hardy and another 63 points into Elemental Defender. These specs help us spin incoming damage and maintain a high level of survivability while dealing damage to enemies.

**Champion Point Breakdown**

* Magician: 100 points

* Archinist: 47 points

* Tumbling: 20 points

* Elemental Expert: 80 points

* Elfborn: 50 points

* Thrum: 37 points

* Resistance: 41 points

* Hardy: 63 points

* Elemental Defender: 63 points

**Passive Builds**

One common question I receive is whether to use all the passive builds available. While it's true that you can use them, there are certain situations where using too many may not be beneficial.

In our case, we focus on using the most relevant passives that will help us in combat. We use Nightblade Guild and Fighter Guild passives to increase our damage output, as well as Mage's Guild and Undaunted passives for additional survivability benefits. We also invest in Alchemy, which provides a 30% longer duration for potion effects.

When it comes to racial passives, we focus on those that provide the most benefits in combat. These may include bonuses to health or magicka regeneration.

**Conclusion**

With this build and champion point layout, you'll be well-equipped to deal significant damage while maintaining a high level of survivability. Remember to optimize your passive builds to suit your playstyle and preferences. I'll be uploading more content featuring this build, including montages and videos showcasing its effectiveness in gameplay.

Thank you for watching, and I look forward to seeing your feedback and questions in the comments section below!