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Bosmer
Skyrim Race

Wood elf

Bosmer (Wood elf) is one of the 10 playable races in Skyrim, one of its 4 elven races. It starts with +10 Archery and +5 to 5 other skills.

Its racial power is Command Animal. It carries the constant ability Resist Disease and Poison.

Bosmer Builds

Lvl 50
8 / 9
9 / 15
8 / 10
6 / 6
4 / 9
Druid
Conjuring Archer build
Lvl 80
8 / 9
9 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 9
3 / 10
The Hunter
Hircine Stealth Archer / Werewolf build
Lvl 84
9 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 6
5 / 9
5 / 9
The orphaned Daughter of Hircine
The Demigoddess of Prey build
Lvl 36
6 / 9
3 / 8
5 / 9
2 / 10
5 / 14
4 / 12
Pestilence
DOT Damage Knight build
Lvl 72
9 / 9
7 / 9
11 / 13
6 / 9
6 / 9
5 / 6
Azareth
Bosmer Illusion Hunter build
Lvl 36
8 / 9
5 / 6
3 / 9
5 / 11
3 / 8
5 / 9
Pure Wood Elf
Stealth Archer build
Lvl 8
1 / 10
1 / 10
1 / 9
1 / 6
1 / 15
1 / 14
Poutini (so far)
Squishy build
Lvl 132
15 / 15
8 / 9
11 / 14
9 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 9
POUTINI
Paladin, Spellsword, Sword and Board build
Lvl 50
9 / 9
7 / 9
10 / 10
3 / 6
1 / 10
Archer
Skyrim build
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builds

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

Create a build with Bosmer

Skill Bonuses

Archery+10
Alchemy+5
Light Armor+5
Lockpicking+5
Pickpocket+5
Sneak+5

Starting Spells & Abilities

Resist Disease and Poison
constant

Your Bosmer blood gives you 50% resistance to poison and disease.

Command Animal
power · 1/day

Make an animal an ally for 60 seconds.

Racial Powers

Command Animal
power · 1/day

Make an animal an ally for 60 seconds.

requires Bosmer
Bosmer 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
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
Argonian
+10
Lockpicking
+5
Light Armor, Sneak, Pickpocket, Restoration, and Alteration
Unlocks: Resist Disease, Waterbreathing, Histskin