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Breton
Skyrim Race

Breton is one of the 10 playable races in Skyrim, one of its 4 human races. It starts with +10 Conjuration and +5 to 5 other skills.

Its racial power is Dragonskin. It carries the constant ability Magic Resistance.

Breton Builds

Lvl 94
7 / 9
11 / 15
10 / 10
6 / 9
4 / 9
9 / 12
Gerceval
Eloquent Magical Warrior build
Lvl 50
12 / 12
6 / 8
6 / 9
4 / 10
4 / 10
3 / 9
Daggerfall Cleric
Breton Crusader Build build
Lvl 13
6 / 9
3 / 9
1 / 10
Aloy
Skyrim build
Lvl 79
13 / 13
6 / 9
12 / 15
11 / 14
9 / 12
6 / 9
Morganna
Master Mage build
Lvl 81
10 / 10
11 / 15
11 / 11
6 / 9
6 / 10
6 / 14
Unarmed Mage
Ebonyflesh Unarmed with QOL Axe build
Lvl 81
14 / 14
9 / 9
9 / 10
9 / 9
11 / 15
9 / 12
Pure Mage
Pure Mage build
Lvl 59
10 / 10
9 / 14
4 / 9
7 / 13
6 / 12
1 / 9
Frieren
Great Mage build
Lvl 53
9 / 9
12 / 12
7 / 10
4 / 9
5 / 14
Healer
Healing priest that fights through a Companion build
Lvl 45
8 / 10
10 / 13
8 / 15
7 / 12
3 / 9
pure breton
Pure breton build
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builds

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

Create a build with Breton

Skill Bonuses

Conjuration+10
Alchemy+5
Alteration+5
Illusion+5
Restoration+5
Speech+5

Starting Spells & Abilities

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.

Racial Powers

Dragonskin
power · 1/day

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

requires Breton
Breton 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
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