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No Craft Mage
Skyrim
Destruction | No Crafting | No AE CC
build
by caioba
Published · Updated

Thought experiment mage unable to reduce completely magicka cost and yet with HP only investment.

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lvl 40
Based on spent perk points
You get 22471 XP from skills
You need 22425 XP to level up
Race
Altmer
+10
Illusion
+5
Conjuration, Destruction, Restoration, Alteration, and Enchanting
Unlocks: Highborn, Highborn
Standing Stones
The Atronach Stone

Those under the sign of The Atronach absorb a portion of incoming spell damage and have a larger pool of Magicka, but recover it more slowly.

The Lord Stone

Those under the sign of The Lord are more resistant to both Magicka and physical damage.

Attributes
health
490
stamina
100
magica
100
Set skill levels with the arrows; open a constellation to pick perks.
Smithing
0 xp
0
1
5
Heavy Armor
4930 xp
1
0
0
15
Juggernaut (1/5)
20
Juggernaut (2/5)
30
Fists of Steel ,
Well Fitted
40
Juggernaut (3/5)
50
Cushioned ,
Tower of Strength
60
Juggernaut (4/5)
70
Conditioning ,
Matching Set
80
Juggernaut (5/5)
100
Reflect Blows
Block
0 xp
0
1
5
Two-handed
0 xp
0
1
5
One-handed
0 xp
0
1
5
Archery
0 xp
0
1
5
Light Armor
0 xp
0
1
5
Sneak
0 xp
0
1
5
Lockpicking
1311 xp
0
5
3
Pickpocket
0 xp
0
1
5
Speech
1710 xp
0
6
0
15
Haggling (1/5)
30
Allure
Alchemy
0 xp
0
1
5
Illusion
0 xp
0
2
5
Conjuration
0 xp
0
2
0
Destruction
4840 xp
1
0
0
15
Novice Destruction
20
Destruction Dual Casting
25
Apprentice Destruction
30
Augmented Flames (1/2)
40
Impact
50
Adept Destruction ,
Intense Flames
60
Augmented Flames (2/2)
75
Expert Destruction
Restoration
4840 xp
1
0
0
15
Novice Restoration
20
Regeneration ,
Restoration Dual Casting
25
Apprentice Restoration
30
Recovery (1/2)
40
Respite
50
Adept Restoration
90
Avoid Death
Alteration
4840 xp
1
0
0
15
Novice Alteration
25
Apprentice Alteration
30
Magic Resistance (1/3)
50
Adept Alteration ,
Magic Resistance (2/3)
70
Magic Resistance (3/3)
75
Expert Alteration
100
Atronach
Enchanting
0 xp
0
2
0

Condition

Werewolf
Human
Vampire 1
Vampire 2
Vampire 3
Vampire 4
Mortal: no vampire blood, no beast blood. Pick a condition above to plan lycanthropy or the four stages of vampirism. Switching is safe: every tree keeps its perks, and only the active condition feeds the character sheet.

Powers

Altmer
Highborn
constant

High Elves are born with 50 extra Magicka.

Highborn
power · 1/day

Regenerate Magicka faster for 60 seconds.

The Atronach Stone
The Atronach Stone
constant

Increases Magicka by 50 points, absorb 50% of the Magicka from hostile spells, and Magicka regenerates 50% slower.

The Lord Stone
The Lord Stone
constant

Increases Armor Rating by 50 points and increases Magic Resistance by 25%.

Selected
Agent of Mara
constant

Increases Magic Resistance by 15%.

The Book of Love
Agent of Dibella
constant

You do more combat damage to the opposite sex.

The Heart of Dibella
Sailor's Repose
constant

Healing spells cure 10% more.

Frostflow Abyss
Lover's Insight
constant

Do 10% more damage to and get 10% better prices from people of the opposite sex.

Black Book: The Winds of Change
db
Secret of Arcana
power · 1/day

Spells cost no Magicka for 30 seconds.

Black Book: Filament and Filigree
db
Seeker of Sorcery
constant

All spells cost 10% less Magicka. Enchantments are 10% more powerful.

Black Book: The Sallow Regent
db
Add Power

Loadout

right hand
Incinerate
expert destruction

A blast of fire that does 60 points of damage. Targets on fire take extra damage.

171
Wall of Flames
expert destruction

Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of fire that does 50 points of fire damage per second.

118
Close Wounds
adept restoration

Heals the caster 100 points.

126
Fireball
adept destruction

A fiery explosion for 40 points of damage in a 15 foot radius. Targets on fire take extra damage.

86
left hand
Incinerate
expert destruction

A blast of fire that does 60 points of damage. Targets on fire take extra damage.

171
Wall of Flames
expert destruction

Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of fire that does 50 points of fire damage per second.

118
Close Wounds
adept restoration

Heals the caster 100 points.

126
Fireball
adept destruction

A fiery explosion for 40 points of damage in a 15 foot radius. Targets on fire take extra damage.

86
Daedric Helmet of Peerless Destruction
Heavy Armor
104
23

Destruction spells cost 25% less to cast.

improve · Fine
Daedric Smithing
1600
15
29
Daedric Gauntlets of Negation
Heavy Armor
82
18

Increases Magic Resistance by 25%.

improve · Fine
Daedric Smithing
625
6
24
Daedric Armor of Peerless Destruction
Heavy Armor
216
49

Destruction spells cost 25% less to cast.

improve · Fine
Daedric Smithing
3200
50
54
Daedric Boots of the Firewalker
Heavy Armor
82
18

Increases Fire Resistance by 70%.

improve · Fine
Daedric Smithing
625
10
24
Mage Backpack
Clothing
2
1

Carrying capacity increased by 75 points.; Increases your Magicka by 20 points.

improve · Fine
15
1
cc
Ring of Peerless Destruction
Jewelry

Destruction spells cost 25% less to cast.

260
0.25
Necklace of Peerless Magicka
Jewelry

Increases your Magicka by 70 points.

580
0.5
Stats reflect your skills and perks. Press the anvil to improve an item at your Smithing level.

Shouts

Become Ethereal

The Thu'um reaches out to the Void, changing your form to one that cannot harm, or be harmed.

Recovery: 40s
Unrelenting Force

Your Voice is raw power, pushing aside anything - or anyone - who stands in your path.

Recovery: 45s
Fire Breath

Inhale air, exhale flame, and behold the Thu'um as inferno.

Recovery: 100s
Cyclone

Your Thu'um creates a whirling cyclone that sows chaos among your enemies.

Recovery: 30s
Dragon Aspect

Once a day, take on the mighty aspect of a dragon, delivering colossal blows, with an armored hide, and more powerful shouts.

Recovery: 5s
Soul Tear

Your Thu'um cuts through flesh and shatters soul, commanding the will of the fallen.

Recovery: 90s
Summon Durnehviir

Durnehviir! Hear my Voice and come forth from the Soul Cairn. I summon you in my time of need.

Recovery: 300s
Call Dragon

Odahviing! Hear my Voice and come forth. I summon you in my time of need.

Recovery: 300s
Bend Will

Your Voice bends the very stones to your will. As it gains power, animals, people and even dragons must do your bidding.

Recovery: 120s
Dragonrend

Your Voice lashes out at a dragon's very soul, forcing the beast to land.

Recovery: 15s
Slow Time

Shout at time, and command it to obey, as the world around you stands still.

Recovery: 60s
Storm Call

A Shout to the skies, a cry to the clouds, that awakens the destructive force of Skyrim's lightning.

Recovery: 600s
Add Shout
Survival Mode
Survival Mode halves your base carry weight, makes warmth matter, and adds hunger, cold and fatigue. Set the state you plan to fight in — the character sheet calculates with it.
Survival Mode
Hunger
Satisfied
You are not hungry.
Cold
Comfortable
You are comfortably warm.
Fatigue
Refreshed
You feel refreshed.
Character stats
Health
490
Stamina
100
Magicka
290
Carry
225
Armor
533
−78.9%
Magic
85%
Fire
70%
Warmth
131
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