i am starting this game up with a few buddies, decided to go stalker/ bow stam NB.
i am not playing this game to be emperor or be v16 in a heartbeat, yet still want to have a good, viable build for high end pvp / end game pve

mainly pvp

so i want to play the archetype basically like the show "arrow", sneak around and fuck shit up with my bow, i know bow is not the best option for stam nb but idc its the weapon i want to use... but what i cant decide on is what to have on my switch bar

i have done all the research, i know that 2h is pretty much the way to go, some argue that DW may be better for PVE, but id rather shy away from melee as much as possible.

i think that i will end up having to go 2h for the heals and what not but what are the other some what viable options?

i think that DW is cooler than 2h for this build/idea but i know im gonna need the 2h heal. so the next idea i have come across is, what about a support/heal type switch.. i know that will make it harder to land kills most likely but overall maybe better, specially since i will be running in a group of 2-3 usually.

i am playing around with the resto switch idea and have skills like
mark for death?
fear
resto heal
siphon strikes
mist/ speed movement shadow skill?
Ult=?

would that even be reasonable to try?

i know that my bow bar would have to include some sort of melee skills, especially killers blade for execute but id mainly want to be using bow anyways when doing dmg.

also, would a Stam NB with a bow/x switch normally use the spirit bow? i saw many MAGICKA NBS using this, not sure if it would work with the build i want to attempt. maybe use that as an execute ?


looking for any advice, and playing on the xbox one if that matters

This post was edited by Etek3 on Oct 13 2015 04:54pm

Bow stamina nightblade is quite effective, my friend has one and does great. He doea use a 2 hander on switch with rally for heals tho. If ur going stamina then just focus on skills that cost stamina (not magica). I wouldn't recommend a resto on switch but it could works. Play how u want and have fun with it. Google some nightblade builds, or check deltia ' gaming or sypherpk for a starting point and modify to fit your play style. By the time you're v16 you will most likely have it figured out. At lower levels it doesn't matter too much as almost all skills are effective. Like I said, just play around with it and see what works for you.

Hope that helps!

Two hander/bow