"Healing is for PUSSIES" - Ponty

 

Best statement I've read in a long while! Solid build as usual!

1. Dragon is flying around. Find a spot to cover behind to avoid breath attacks from fly-bys and when it hovers.
2. Dragon lands. Score some hits before it finishes the landing animation.
3. Dragon uses bite attack. Try to get out of the way, or block it with your sword if you're too slow.
4. Dragon goes to use breath attack. Bash it in the face.
5. Dragon staggers from going below it's flying health threshold. Use Slow Time and unleash on it.
6. You get low on health. Pull out the Nightingale Blade, Bash every few hits to stunlock it - you have infinite stamina because you absorb some every hit, you you're regaining health constantly

My first build, The Bladesinger specialized in one handed sword fighting with nothing off hand. It obviously wasn't very popular. I really like the "duelist" style. Some characters are just not meant to use a shield even if they use block.

I was thinking of doing something like this - altough with a Vampire, and add in some Destruction for ranged attacks.

Do you personally think that Vampirism will hurt or benefit this build?

Since you don't often do battle outdoors Vampirism is a big plus - gives you improved sneak, illusion, and a invisibility ability later on. I avoided it for roleplay reasons though.

I wouldn't recommend Destruction, it means you have to put more points into Magicka, and besides the whole point of the playstyle is that you get right up close before striking with a sneak attack, and then when fighting in melee you use nothing in your offhand so you can parry - not really much room for ranged magic in there.

Thanks for the input! I've been meaning to do a nightblade-esque character, but i recently played a dagger-user so this looks like a good build, and slightly different to boot!

I see your point, you're probably right. If i'm having too much trouble with Dragons i might just end up taking a bow, to take potshots while it's in the air.

It's not like you'll ever hit it Just use a summoning staff/follower/follower with summoning staff if you have issues, tell them to wait outside dungeons if they disrupt your sneakiness

The Nightingale Blade has elemental enchants?

The Augment perks don't affect absorb effects.

Do you have any tips on what to do starting out with this character? What did you focus on first? 

I like Illusion builds but I hate how most of the dungeons have undead which are not affected. What did you do to overcome this? 

Gonna start this play through right now. Thanks!