Skyrim Crafting builds
Builds that make and improve their own gear at the workbench. Gather, craft, upgrade, repeat.
Vanilla Breton (no mods, achievements stay on), level 81 with 80 perks. Conjure a Bound Bow and snipe from the shadows; Soul Stealer fills your gems for an Enchanting money engine. Light Armor keeps you safe, Restoration saves you, Speech sells the loot. Health/Stamina/Magicka split evenly. Start with Overdraw, Stealth and Agile Defender, then rush Mystic Binding, Soul Stealer and Deadly Aim.
A pure Altmer mage build which uses Destruction, Restoration, and Alteration alongside Alchemy and Enchantment. Shock spells hit targets instantly and drain magicka from mages and dragons. Alteration gives armor, utility, and control via paralysis/ash spells. Restoration is another layer of survival, as well as undead-slaying. Alchemy and Enchantment amps the spells up and improves character protections/attributes.
Heavy 2-handed combat focus, with back-up via strong followers, i.e. Serena. Dabbles in restoration and enchanting to make better gear.
Half warrior, half mage, and a master of talking his way out of situations he doesn't understand. Gerceval swings a sword, casts spells, and delivers speeches of questionable intelligence with absolute confidence.
His strategy? Confuse the enemy, confuse his allies, then hit something until it stops moving.
“I have no idea what I'm doing, but apparently I'm the Dragonborn.”
A two-handed warrior who uses Umbra and the Blackstar to fuel its crafting and collection of staves, making what is effectively a heavily armored battle-mage powered by souls.
Summoner archer at day, sneak archer at night. Crafting gear not included in loadout, but it's basically just x4 +25% to both Smithing and Alchemy. Dwarven Smithing perk taken to facilitate smithing grind.
There's 100 ways to break Skyrim, so we focus on QoL
- Grind your crafting for max damage
- Armor for fashion, since armor cap is easy to hit
- Unenchanted weapon, damage is absurdly high, so we just use Elemental Fury for fun
- Restoration for quick heals and stamina refill, saves you space on potions and menu navigation
- Defenses and damage easily viable for Legendary difficulty
Push on! The mortal man I used to be has died... There's Gods inside my fist tonight! This build is a tribute to English Cover of One Punch Man here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMCYNH1EJTg
This person starts fights with destruction spells to gain aggro then finishes them off woth their dual wielding lay down runes to help along the damage. Light armor to keep them mobile but protected; Alteration to help combat spellcasters.
A whirlwind of death a mace in one hand a dagger in the other for heavy and swift attacks. Heavy armor to keep you safe.
Ultimate canon Last Dragonborn build. Well-rounded Nord fighter. Stormcloaks, Dawnguard, Companions, College of Winterhold.
Inspired by BADCompanySarge, the Silver Slayer is a hunter of the undead, vampires, daedrea, and werewolves
This build focuses on everything silver from weapons, armor, and jewelry, fully enchanted to give an edge over the dead
This build does not use any magic and is susceptible to magic to give some healthy challenge against mages and vampires
This is not a stealth archer build as wielding heavy armor and a two-handed sword compliments the crossbow
Brutal and deadly but with a heart of gold she will tend to the needy and helpless. Since she was a kid she dreamed of traveling to skyrim someday, a provenance that she heard was blessed by Malacath himself. Her time with the legion forged her to become a great warrior and a talented blacksmith. Special attacks: Malacath's offering: berserker rage + soul tear + power attacks. Trembling hearts: disarming bash + dismay + veggie soup + sweep.
This is a min-maxing build. Every single perk, power and equipment is carefully chosen to create this build. Highest damage that a single hit can cause and highest defence and hp possible on the lowest level. It was built with USSEP patch active. No Creation Club content used, only free AE upgrades.
The Hunter is a self-reliant woodsman who worships Hircine and Kyne
Using his bow afar with stealth and precision
When targeted, reposition or use woodcutting axe or dagger
If cornered, become a werewolf and consume to become stronger
Potions to heal and poison to deal extra damage if needed
Goal is to fully build Lakeview Manor
Marry Aela the Huntress
Faendal as a steward
Dog as a hunting companion
Use shouts to control animals or the weather
A male warrior who follows Malacath Code: Do not steal. Do not murder. Do not attack without reason. Fight with honor. Protect your tribe. Those who break these rules must pay the Blood Price.
The main goal is to complete all related quests with the four Orc strongholds across Skyrim, collect all daedric artifacts of Malacath, and to build your own home using the Hearthfire homes.
Marry Borgakh the Steel Heart
Ghorbash the Iron Hand as a follower
Based loosely on the titular character from the Overlord game series. This character is a heavily armored battlemage who summons allies, fires off powerful spells, and crafts its own powerful gear.
Focus on leveling Conjuration early and use your sword and Destruction spells as backup until you have enough Magicka to blast constantly in fights.
Smithing and selling enchanted daggers keeps you flush with cash for spells while leveling your crafting.