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The Spider
Skyrim
Stealthy Vampire Mage
build
Published · Updated

A stealthy vampire mage who toys with enemies using illusions, paralysis, and summoned minions before finishing them with a well-aimed life drain or fire spell.

I would join the College of Winterhold, the Thieves Guild, and the Dark Brotherhood early to help level your skills and acquire gear.

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lvl 50
Based on spent perk points
You get 34560 XP from skills
You need 34300 XP to level up
Race
Breton
+10
Conjuration
+5
Speech, Alchemy, Illusion, Restoration, and Alteration
Unlocks: Magic Resistance, Dragonskin
Standing Stones
The Lady Stone

Those under the sign of The Lady regenerate Health and Stamina more quickly.

Attributes
health
350
stamina
130
magica
300
You can increase your attributes 1 times
Health
350
Stamina
130
Magicka
470
Carry
390
Armor
15
−10.8%
Magic
70%
Fire
-50%
Frost
50%
Poison
100%
Disease
100%
Warmth
80
Survival
Set skill levels with the arrows; open a constellation to pick perks.
Smithing
0 xp
0
1
5
Heavy Armor
0 xp
0
1
5
Block
0 xp
0
1
5
Two-handed
0 xp
0
1
5
One-handed
915 xp
0
4
5
Archery
0 xp
0
1
5
Light Armor
0 xp
0
1
5
Sneak
4930 xp
1
0
0
15
Stealth (1/5)
30
Muffled Movement
40
Light Foot
Lockpicking
4930 xp
1
0
0
Pickpocket
1420 xp
0
5
5
Speech
3030 xp
0
8
0
Alchemy
0 xp
0
2
0
Illusion
4840 xp
1
0
0
15
Novice Illusion
20
Animage ,
Illusion Dual Casting
25
Apprentice Illusion
30
Hypnotic Gaze
40
Kindred Mage
50
Quiet Casting ,
Adept Illusion ,
Aspect of Terror
70
Rage
75
Expert Illusion
90
Master of the Mind
Conjuration
4725 xp
1
0
0
15
Novice Conjuration
25
Apprentice Conjuration
30
Summoner (1/2)
40
Atromancy ,
Necromancy
50
Adept Conjuration
70
Summoner (2/2) ,
Dark Souls
75
Expert Conjuration
80
Elemental Potency
100
Twin Souls ,
Master Conjuration
Destruction
4930 xp
1
0
0
15
Novice Destruction
20
Destruction Dual Casting
25
Apprentice Destruction
30
Augmented Flames (1/2)
40
Rune Master ,
Impact
50
Adept Destruction ,
Intense Flames
60
Augmented Flames (2/2)
75
Expert Destruction
Restoration
0 xp
0
2
0
Alteration
4840 xp
1
0
0
15
Novice Alteration
20
Alteration Dual Casting
25
Apprentice Alteration
30
Mage Armor (1/3) ,
Magic Resistance (1/3)
50
Mage Armor (2/3) ,
Magic Resistance (2/3) ,
Adept Alteration
70
Mage Armor (3/3) ,
Magic Resistance (3/3) ,
Stability
75
Expert Alteration
Enchanting
0 xp
0
1
5

Condition

Werewolf
Human
Vampire 1
Vampire 2
Vampire 3
Vampire 4
Stage four vampirism, fully starved. Your gifts peak along with your weakness to fire and the sun. Feeding on a sleeping victim returns you to stage one.
Vampirism · stage 4
Resist Frost, Weakness to Fire, Resist Disease, Resist Poison, Champion of the Night, Nightstalker's Footsteps, Weakness to Sunlight, Vampire's Sight, Vampiric Drain, Vampire's Servant, Vampire's Seduction, Embrace of Shadows
Selected Perks
Power of the Grave, Vampiric Grip, Summon Gargoyle, Corpse Curse, Unearthly Will, Poison Talons, Night Cloak, Blood Healing, Detect All Creatures, Mist Form, Supernatural Reflexes
These picks take 165 kills with Vampiric Drain or a power bite.

Powers

Breton
Magic Resistance
constant

Your Breton blood gives you 25% resistance to magic.

Dragonskin
power · 1/day

Absorb 50% of the Magicka from hostile spells for 60 seconds.

The Lady Stone
The Lady Stone
constant

Health and Stamina regenerate 25% faster.

Vampirism · stage 4
Resist Frost
constant

Your Vampiric blood gives you 50% resistance to Frost.

Weakness to Fire
constant

Your Vampiric blood gives you 50% weakness to Fire.

Resist Disease
constant

Your Vampiric blood gives you 100% resistance to disease.

Resist Poison
constant

Your Vampiric blood gives you 100% resistance to poison.

Champion of the Night
constant

Illusion spells cast by a Vampire are 25% more powerful.

Nightstalker's Footsteps
constant

Vampires are 25% harder to detect when sneaking.

Weakness to Sunlight
constant

Health, Magicka, and Stamina do not recover while in Sunlight and are reduced by 60 points.

Vampire's Sight
power

Improved night vision for 60 seconds.

Vampiric Drain

Absorb 5 points of Health per second from the target.

Vampire's Servant
power · 1/day

Reanimate a very powerful dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds.

Vampire's Seduction
power · 1/day

Creatures and people up to level 8 won't fight for 30 seconds.

Embrace of Shadows
power · 1/day

Vampire is invisible and has improved night vision for 180 seconds.

Selected
Vampire Lord
power

Transform into a Vampire Lord. Use the Revert Form power to change back.

Dawnguard bloodline
dg
Blood of the Ancients
constant

Your Vampiric Drain spell absorbs Magicka and Stamina from your victims for 3 days.

The Bloodstone Chalice
dg
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
Prowler's Profit
constant

Anywhere gems might be found, members of the Thieves Guild always seem to find a few more.

No Stone Unturned
Eternal Spirit
constant

While Ethereal, you recover Health 25% faster.

Meditation on a Word of Power
Nightingale Strife
power · 1/day

Instantly absorb 100 points of Health from the target.

Darkness Returns
Summon Spectral Assassin
power · 1/day

Summons the ghost of the legendary assassin Lucien Lachance to fight by your side, until he's defeated.

Bound Until Death
Dragonborn Frost
constant

Your Frost Breath Shout encases foes in ice for 15 seconds.

Black Book: Epistolary Acumen
db
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
Seeker of Sorcery
constant

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

Black Book: The Sallow Regent
db
Secret of Arcana
power · 1/day

Spells cost no Magicka for 30 seconds.

Black Book: Filament and Filigree
db
Mora's Boon
power · 1/day

Fully restores your Health, Magicka, and Stamina.

Black Book: The Hidden Twilight
db
Secret Servant
power

Summons a Dremora butler for 15 seconds to carry your excess items.

Black Book: Untold Legends
db
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Loadout

right hand
Firebolt
apprentice destruction

A blast of fire that does 25 points of damage. Targets on fire take extra damage.

41
Touch of Death
expert destruction

Absorb 40 points of health per second from target, for 4 seconds.

cc
316
Muffle
apprentice illusion

You move more quietly for 180 seconds.

144
Incinerate
expert destruction

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

171
Conjure Ayleid Lich
expert conjuration

Summons an Ayleid Lich for 60 seconds.

cc
358
Invisibility
expert illusion

Caster is invisible for 30 seconds. Activating an object or attacking will break the spell.

334
left hand
Paralyze
expert alteration

Targets that fail to resist are paralyzed for 10 seconds.

450
Conjure Storm Atronach
expert conjuration

Summons a Storm Atronach for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.

322
Conjure Bone Colossus
master conjuration

Summons a Bone Colossus for 60 seconds. While active, conjured skeletons regenerate health and you can summon 2 additional skeletons. Only 1 colossus can be summoned at a time.

cc
1004
Rout
expert illusion

Creatures and people up to level 20 flee from combat for 30 seconds.

316
Frenzy
adept illusion

Creatures and people up to level 14 will attack anyone nearby for 60 seconds.

209
Ebonyflesh
expert alteration

Improves the caster's armor rating by 100 points for 60 seconds.

341
Diadem of the Savant
Jewelry
8
7

All spells cost 5% less to cast.

improve · Fine
505
4
Shrouded Hand Wraps
Clothing
6

Double sneak attack damage with One-handed weapons.

improve · Fine
45
0.5
13
Arch-Mage's Robes
Clothing

All spells cost 15% less to cast, and Magicka regenerates 100% faster.

100
1
54
Shrouded Shoes
Clothing

Wearer is muffled and moves silently.

45
0.5
13
Mage Backpack
Clothing
1

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

improve · Fine
15
1
cc
Ring of the Erudite
Jewelry

While wearing this ring, you will receive 100 extra Magicka as well as regenerate Magicka faster.

1000
0.25
dg
Savos Aren's Amulet
Jewelry

Increases your Magicka by 50 points.

300
1
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
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
Marked for Death

Speak, and let your Voice herald doom, as an opponent's armor and lifeforce are weakened.

Recovery: 40s
Slow Time

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

Recovery: 60s
Soul Tear

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

Recovery: 90s
Throw Voice

The Thu'um is heard, but its source unknown, fooling those into seeking it out.

Recovery: 5s
Unrelenting Force

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

Recovery: 45s
Whirlwind Sprint

The Thu'um rushes forward, carrying you in its wake with the speed of a tempest.

Recovery: 35s
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