Skyrim Melee builds

Solid build I use on Legendary difficulty + Survival + Permadeath

The Vigilant wields Stendarr's hammer, admittedly a difficult but powerful weapon to wield

The hammer will slow the user down, draining their stamina per swing as it has a carry weight of 100

The hammer should only really be used when enemies approach, not to chase down

Using a mixture of ranged Destruction Fire magic and Restoration, the Vigilant will use these spells to destroy any undead and daedrea princes and their worshippers

WORK IN PROGRESS

An assassin heavily inspired by Helgen Bear's Shock Shadowscale build. With some differences.

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The Fishing Creation is required for this build, but substitutions can be made if you don't mind missing out of the roleplaying aspect.

The Champion is a Dunmer that is a unstoppable force that dominates from the shadows and on the battlefield

Using a blend of spells in Illusion to stay hidden, Destruction for ranged fire attacks, and Alteration to stay in the fight longer

Wielding Goldbrand to finish the fight as a stealthy first strike or a flashy finisher when things go loud

Depending on your roleplay and origin of your Dunmer, they may join the Dark Brotherhood or destroy it

A scarred female Imperial vampire who worships Clavicus Vile

She will collect Bittercup, Mask, and Umbra as her daedric artifacts

She uses Illusion spells from the shadows to manipulate her foes

She uses Umbra to attack when enemies approach

She will have any dog companions to distract her enemies

Charming merchants, she will become very wealthy

When push comes to shove, she will use her Vampiric powers

She will make her home at Proudspire Manor

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

Focus on Bound Bow/Dagger for Stealth, One Handed/Drain Spell and Undead Conjuration for regular combat. Utilizes a range of potions and poisons to assist with combat and stealth. Capable of all forms of combat; Melee, Long Range, Stealth, Magic.

Breton inspired by the Vigilants of Stendarr but not afraid to use and deal with deadra if necessary.

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.

Build limited to only 6 skills. Main Skill (Blocking) has a 10 perk investment, Minor Skills have a 5 perk investment. This build is a Lightly Armoured Shield Mage who uses restoration and alteration, alongside a shield as main damage output to become a frontline support.

Build limited to only 6 skills. Main Skill (Sneak) has a 10 perk investment, Minor Skills have a 5 perk investment. This build is an Unarmed Stealthy Martial Artist, relying on restoration spells for healing.

Build limited to only 6 skills. Main Skill (Alchemy) has a 10 perk investment, Minor Skills have a 5 perk investment. This build is a Heavily Armoured Knight who uses poison and bleed buildup to cause massive amounts of damage over time (DOT). Applying poisons of weakness to poison and weakness to magicka increase all DOT damage, taking this build to the next level.

Do all thieves guild related quests. Join college of winterhold for access but dont become archmage. Avoid companions, and Dark Brotherhood questlines. Daedric princes to spite: Namira, Vaermina, and Boethiah. Collect other daedric artifacts but choose dialogue that challenges them, not venerate (except Azura). Get Ebony Blade but dont charge it. Explore nordic and dwemer ruins for riches.

Based off of Ysgramor and old Nords who did not judge or shun magic. Frost destruction, restoration for hewling and alteration for added protection. Wears light armor and wields twohanded weapons like a traditional barbarian. Join and finish the Companions and Dawngaurd. Joins the college of winterhold for access to spells, but does not become archmage (roleplay).

TLDR • College of Winterhold, Companions, Empire, Dawngaurd, destroys DB, revokes HM, no thieves guild. • Sword and Board with some magic (Shouts, Alteration buffs, enchanting)