Nightblade – Wretched Bash Blade Brawler

An updated Bashblade build for the Acending tide patch. Solid recovery, max health and stonk bash damage makes this build a killer in PvP

Attributes
0 Magicka 64 Health 0 Stamina
Mundus Stone Choices
The Serpent for Stamina recovery
Food
Cheap food : Tripe Trille Pocket – 4935 Max Health, 451 Stamina Recovery 
Expensive: Orzorga’s Smoked Bear Haunch Max Health, Health, Mag & Stam Recovery 

Build Overview

​Armor
Armor Enchants: Health for big heals and damage.
Armor Traits: Reinforced, Divines and possibly Infused on big pieces for more health.
MS – Find a 1 piece for penetration like Kra’gh’s 

Jewellery 
Infused and Bash Enchants, there is nothing else

Weapons
Front Bar SNB
Enchant Stamina on hit
Trait Sharpened

Off hand
Enchant Health
Trait Reinforced 

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Gear Sets

Deadlands Demolisher
Type: Craftable
Location: Deadlands
Traits needed to craft: 7
Requires DLC: Deadlands
The best bash damage set. Nothing really comes close to the extra bash damage. Well worth golding out a full set if you’re in to your bash builds. I have full gold jewellery and I do not regret it. Again Heavy sets only

Name: Wretched Vitality
Type: Craftable
Location: Deadlands
Traits needed to craft: 3
Requires DLC: Deadlands
An absolute amazing back bar set. In this build it procs with Ice fortress giving both the buffs. Tied in with a couple of heavy attacks and you’ll not have any recovery issues. The 2 and 3 item bonuses are sub par for a bash build but you’ll be in the fight for longer. An easy 3 trait crafting set too. A very solid set

Name: Gaze of Sithis
Type: Mythic
Location: Antiquities
Requires DLC: Blackwood
This is an optional piece but I run it on all my bash builds for BG the set bonuses are huge but you’ll need to run mist instead of block.
OPTION – For those that love block too much pick a monster set to suit. There are a few options that can add damage and scale with health or choose around the one peice bonus to help with resistances, health, penetration or resources.

Name: Malacath’s Band of Brutality
Type: Mythic
Location:
Requires DLC: Greymoor
The second option in stead of Gaze of Sithis. I would use this in a group option if you want to boost your base damage but it’ll lower your survival. It also takes the pressure off build a crit based build.

Name: Perfected Puncturing Remedy
Type: Arena
Location: Dragonstar Arena [vet]
An absolute must for top tier bash builds. This 2 piece is an absolute game changer. For tanks but a huge heal and increase in resistance is a must for bash builds. Dragon Star Arena is boring as hell but it’s worth the grind! Do it you will not regret it.