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Argonian
Skyrim Race

Argonian is one of the 10 playable races in Skyrim, one of its 2 beast races. It starts with +10 Lockpicking and +5 to 5 other skills.

Its racial power is Histskin. It carries the constant abilities Resist Disease and Waterbreathing.

Argonian Builds

Lvl 50
8 / 9
5 / 10
8 / 9
6 / 6
7 / 12
Plague Warrior
Alchemy, One-Handed, Block, Light Armor, Restoration and Speech build
Lvl 40
9 / 9
6 / 9
5 / 10
5 / 8
shadow lure
Shadowscale build
Lvl 50
6 / 9
5 / 6
5 / 8
7 / 12
7 / 10
6 / 11
John Argonian
Pure Argonian build
Lvl 50
7 / 9
8 / 8
10 / 13
7 / 10
2 / 9
1 / 10
Nightingale Werewolf
Stealth Melee with failsafes build
Lvl 76
8 / 9
7 / 9
11 / 11
8 / 8
8 / 14
4 / 10
Maxifield
Skyrim build
Lvl 66
6 / 9
4 / 6
4 / 9
6 / 15
6 / 14
5 / 10
Dragovian barbarian
Two handed draconic barbarian build
Lvl 65
5 / 8
7 / 9
5 / 10
6 / 9
6 / 14
7 / 11
Toxic komodo
Sneaky magickal tank spécialised in dot build
Lvl 36
10 / 11
5 / 6
4 / 9
4 / 8
5 / 12
5 / 10
Pure Argonian
Spell Thief build
Lvl 50
11 / 11
9 / 14
9 / 15
5 / 9
3 / 9
7 / 10
True Warlock
Unorthodox Mage, Vampire, Battlemage, Passive Health Regen. build
Show all 11
builds

Open the character build planner as a Argonian, with the race's skill bonuses and abilities folded into the stats.

Create a build with Argonian

Skill Bonuses

Lockpicking+10
Alteration+5
Light Armor+5
Pickpocket+5
Restoration+5
Sneak+5

Starting Spells & Abilities

Resist Disease
constant

Your Argonian blood gives you 50% resistance to disease.

Waterbreathing
constant

Your Argonian lungs can breathe underwater.

Histskin
power · 1/day

Invoke the power of the Hist to recover Health ten times faster for 60 seconds.

Racial Powers

Histskin
power · 1/day

Invoke the power of the Hist to recover Health ten times faster for 60 seconds.

requires Argonian
Argonian racial power

Other Races

Dunmer
+10
Destruction
+5
Light Armor, Sneak, Alchemy, Illusion, and Alteration
Unlocks: Resist Fire, Ancestor's Wrath
Altmer
+10
Illusion
+5
Conjuration, Destruction, Restoration, Alteration, and Enchanting
Unlocks: Highborn, Highborn
Bosmer
+10
Archery
+5
Light Armor, Sneak, Lockpicking, Pickpocket, and Alchemy
Unlocks: Resist Disease and Poison, Command Animal
Breton
+10
Conjuration
+5
Speech, Alchemy, Illusion, Restoration, and Alteration
Unlocks: Magic Resistance, Dragonskin
Nord
+10
Two Handed
+5
Smithing, Block, One Handed, Light Armor, and Speech
Unlocks: Resist Frost, Battle Cry, Fortify Warmth
Imperial
+10
Restoration
+5
Heavy Armor, Block, One Handed, Destruction, and Enchanting
Unlocks: Imperial Luck, Voice of the Emperor
Redguard
+10
One Handed
+5
Smithing, Block, Archery, Destruction, and Alteration
Unlocks: Resist Poison, Adrenaline Rush
Orsimer
+10
Heavy Armor
+5
Smithing, Block, Two Handed, One Handed, and Enchanting
Unlocks: Berserker Rage, Stalwart
Khajiit
+10
Sneak
+5
One Handed, Archery, Lockpicking, Pickpocket, and Alchemy
Unlocks: Claws, Night Eye, Fortify Warmth