Overall, I liked the Nightblade. It reminds me of so many other rogue-like classes in other MMOs, but ESO gives you the freedom to customize this one just as you'd like.The Elder Scrolls Online Gold Don't want a stealthy ninja character with twin daggers and leather armor? No problem! Although the stealth and crit bonuses will be severely lacking, you can be a stealthy ninja in a suit of platemail wielding a two-handed sword if you want.
My final set of skills ended up being Swallow Soul I, Lotus Fan I, Rapid Strikes I, Killer's Blade I, Dark Cloak I, and Soul Shred IV for my ultimate. I would usually teleport to an enemy or group with Lotus Fan (which was morphed to have AoE damage that would snare and cause bleeding to nearby enemies), hit my target with the flurry of damage from Rapid Strikes, and then finish it off with Killer's Blade that causes 300% more damage to enemies with low health. It's a very potent combo, and I'm enjoying its effectiveness.
But aside from Swallow Soul (which I used for healing myself during a longer battle) and Soul Shred, everything else strayed from the Siphoning line. As many of you said in the comments, sticking to one class line would be silly, so I heeded that advice. This build is mainly for when I solo (so... all the time), but I plan to figure something else out for group content.
Duel Wielding was an excellent choice, and I enjoyed that for the damage and speed. Sticking with Medium armor at this level gave me a bonus to Critical Strikes, Stamina regen, and Sneak, while my Khajiit Medium Armor Expertise bonus gave me a 15% increase in XP gain for that Medium Armor line.
So I think the combination of Khajiit Nightblade playing a stealthy role in Medium Armor worked out really well. It's still not my favorite class (which would have to be the Sorcerer so far), but we'll see if that changes once I get further into the game. I suspect my low level hinders my opinion of any class as being better than another just yet, which is exactly why you'll be seeing Fa'saad again in other editions of this column.READ MORE: The ESO Gold server