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Character Build: The Nightingale Swordsman

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  • Member
    February 7, 2013

    If I recall during the video I had an Epic Blades Sword and a Flawless level 27 Nightingale Blade. You can keep these viable by finding better Smithing/One-Handed jewelry as you reach higher levels.

  • Member
    February 12, 2013

    Great build ±1, any quests I should do at the start of the game?

  • Member
    February 12, 2013

    I'd recommend doing some Thieves Guild side jobs until you get the Summerset Shadows quest to pick up Linwe's Armor. Other than that you should head over to the Nightgate Inn and grab the Blades Sword off of Fultheim.

  • Member
    February 13, 2013
    "This build came from several converging ideas - the lack of quality Nightingale builds in the group.." Challenge accepted! >:)..also +1
  • Member
    February 15, 2013
    This is very identical to a build I was working on, but so much simpler! Im trying this out tonight
  • Member
    February 16, 2013

    Quick question. How would this build deal with dragons with no range abilities except for illusion?

  • February 16, 2013
    Comment by Ponty: "Dragon is flying around. Find a spot to cover behind to avoid breath attacks from fly-bys and when it hovers. Dragon lands. Score some hits before it finishes the landing animation. Dragon uses bite attack. Try to get out of the way, or block it with your sword if you're too slow. Dragon goes to use breath attack. Bash it in the face. Dragon staggers from going below it's flying health threshold. Use Slow Time and unleash on it. 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."
  • February 16, 2013

    You used "4." twice..?

    Great build though

  • Member
    February 20, 2013

    awsome build, good concept, db suck. nightingale rul. end of story. +1

  • Member
    February 22, 2013

    Also what quests do you recommend? Obviously thieves guild and the Gauldur amulet quest, maybe the black star but what about DB, Companions, Bard, Dawnguard/Volkihar. 

    Also become ethereal is like the best shout for the swordsman because with my dude I used a become ethereal, then sudden struck.  This guy is so fun. Also I saw no blinkage in the video.