Stamina Nightblade
Author: @Decimus
Last Updated: August 20th, 2025 (Update 47)
Skills
Front Bar
| Skill | |
|---|---|
| Slot 1 | Merciless Resolve |
| Slot 2 | Leeching Strikes |
| Slot 3 | Shadowy Disguise |
| Slot 4 | Killer’s Blade |
| Slot 5 | Surprise Attack |
| Ultimate | Incapacitating Strike |
Back Bar
| Skill | |
|---|---|
| Slot 1 | Race Against Time |
| Slot 2 | Mirage |
| Slot 3 | Shrewd Offering |
| Slot 4 | Piercing Mark |
| Slot 5 | Rally |
| Ultimate | Precognition |
Sets
Primary Gear Setup
Shared Pain / Monomyth Reforged / Cinders of Anthelmir / Magma Incarnate /
Apparel
Accessories
Weapons
Front Bar
Back Bar
Champion Points
Attributes
Attributes
Magicka
0
Health
30
Stamina
34
Race
Curse
Potions
Tri-Stat
Stats
Stats
Gameplay Tips
Gameplay Tips
- Basic stealth opener: Shadowy Disguise->Heavy Attack->Surprise Attack (procs Off Balance if flanking opponent)->[Medium Weave for Off Balance stun]->Surprise Attack/Merciless Resolve (if target is still high health)/Killer’s Blade (if target is low health)
- Maximum burst rotation (against tankier opponents): Surprise Attack (get Off Balance from it by flanking your opponent)->Incapacitating Strike (make sure you don’t have 120 ultimate, as you don’t want to stun with this!)->[Medium Weave for Off Balance stun]->Merciless Resolve. Make sure to have Piercing Mark on target if there is no one else applying Major Breach.
The order is important here as you want to have the 20% damage taken debuff on your target from Incapacitating Strike while also making sure you stun with the Medium Weave as that allows you to follow up with Merciless Resolve on the same global cooldown, guaranteeing it lands if the stun lands. If you go for a stun with Incapacitating Strike and try to land Merciless Resolve afterwards your opponent has ample time to dodge roll after Incapacitating Strike.
- When playing Stamina Nightblade, make sure to utilize as many “Delayed Weaves”, aka Roll Catches as you can, as most of the Nightblade damage is usually dodgeable.
- Be very careful when engaging and utilize speed to your advantage.
- Manage your stamina by incorporating a lot of heavy attacks into your rotations. As a nightblade you build around burst windows where heavy attacks are a natural fit (and easy to land from Stealth!).
- If you’re fighting opponents with roots or snares, you can anticipate those and cast Race Against Time before engaging to not be rooted and snared immediately.
- Pick your targets carefully, you have the luxury of time and the element of surprise when utilizing stealth. Unless you know the target to be squishy, you’ll want to go for low health opponents.