Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 minutes ago

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Did a best out of 5 for the ol stamblade, got another 135 shortly after this. Same setup as last patch, but my rotation was slightly better this time, which offset the damage loss of the Null Arca nerf/fix lol.

140K is still doable, especially with Meteor prebuff (1-2K DPS gain), but might need some pretty heavy crit farming. I didn't Meteor prebuff because I was too lazy to set up the Wardrobe, plus it might be awkward with controller.

I will leave links to 140K+ parses here if others achieve it:
(TBA)

- - - - - ⚠️ What's New in U45 ⚠️ - - - - -
Tbh, this patch is pretty boring in terms of PvE. Basically 0 combat changes other than the following:

1.) Null Arca multi-proc fix
- From Week 4 notes: "This set [can] no longer proc multiple times before its cooldown is applied [...]"

In terms of Single Target (ST), this is really only a noticeable nerf for nightblades (and Runeblades/Force Pulse builds) due to all their instant cast skills/hits. How big of a nerf it is depends on how many multi-procs you were getting before.

In the few blade parses I did, Null is consistently doing ~8K DPS, which is a ~2K loss compared to my U44 parses. Null did 14K DPS in Alduin's U44 blade parse, so that parse would be ~6K lower in U45 lol.

The fix also makes the set more unreliable when adds are involved. Before, if you crit on both the boss and an add, you'll proc on both of them. But now you can only proc Null on one of them. Combine that with the chance that you crit on the add(s) and not the boss at the time of the proc. Basically, the fix makes it more likely than before that you'll proc on an add and not the boss.

In my opinion, it's still a good set in pure ST fights, especially short bursty ones (less than 1 minute). I think it'll still be nightblade's best ST set. For example, most bosses in AA and Kyne's, Zhaj'hassa in Maw, etc. Null's just going to be more niche than it was last patch.


2.) Relequen stat lines change
- 2 piece: 657 Critical Chance ➤ 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
- 4 piece: 657 Critical Chance ➤ 1487 Offensive Penetration
- Perfected bonus: 1096 Max Stamina ➤ 129 Weapon and Spell Damage

This can either be a good or slightly bad change depending on your build or content focus.

It's good for players that can make use of the pen line (i.e. casual players, solo or 4man content, etc). If you fall within that group of players, expect a 1-2% overall damage buff compared to old Rele.

However, it's noticeably bad for Stam DPS in optimized trial groups or dummy parsing (where the pen line isn't useful) with an overall damage loss of almost 2%. So if you were a Stam DPS doing 100K with Rele before, expect a 1-2K DPS loss. According to damage calculator, it's technically a very slight nerf for Mag DPS chars as well (~0.5% loss).


- - - - - 🔥 About The Parse 🔥 - - - - -

As always, this is a dynamic rotation, so I'm just spamming Surprise Attack/bow procs and refreshing DoTs when needed.

I recommend popping a potion and wait for potion cooldown to reach halfway or slightly past halfway before you start the parse. This way you'll have your 2nd Incap ready faster.

⚠️ Prebuff and Opener:
Have 5x Merciless Resolve stacks ➤ Prebuff Dark Shade and Deadly Cloak ➤ Cast Shadowy Disguise while walking in ➤ Barbed Trap ➤ (Start Light Attacking now) Stampede ➤ Bow Proc (Merciless Resolve) ➤ Debilitate and Carve ➤ Incap ➤ Spam

💥 Skill Priorities:
Carve ➤ Merciless Resolve ➤ Incapacitating Strike ➤ Stampede ➤ Barbed Trap ➤ Debilitate ➤ Dark Shade ➤ Deadly Cloak ➤ Shadowy Disguise ➤ Spam

🗡️ Execute:
- At 33% replace Surprise Attack with Killer's Blade
- At 17% stop casting Merciless Resolve; cast Dark Shade, Debilitate, Carve and/or Deadly Cloak one last time if they're about to run out
- At 10-15% cast Shadowy Disguise one last time
- At 8-10% cast Stampede and/or Trap one last time if they're about to run out
- At 8% or lower, just spam Killer's Blade

By the way, Stamblade sustain in content can sometimes be pretty bad if you use bi-stat food (assuming DW/2H). If you can't sustain in bi-stat, I recommend Artaeum Takeaway Broth.

Other Info:
🧬Race - Dark Elf
🧃Potion - Weapon Power Potions
✨️Mundus - Thief
🍲Food: Lava Foot Soup

Music:
Elijah Lee, aimless - Explorers
Elijah Lee, aimless - Escape With Me