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Nord
Skyrim Race

Nord is one of the 10 playable races in Skyrim, one of its 4 human races. It starts with +10 Two-handed and +5 to 5 other skills.

Its racial power is Battle Cry. It carries the constant abilities Resist Frost and Fortify Warmth.

Nord Builds

Lvl 55
7 / 9
8 / 8
4 / 9
4 / 9
7 / 10
6 / 12
Heavy Combat focus
2Handed Smasher build
Lvl 25
4 / 15
4 / 12
2 / 10
3 / 13
3 / 14
3 / 10
The Apprentice
Just an Apprentice build
Lvl 84
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 10
11 / 11
10 / 12
10 / 10
The Nord
viking build build
Lvl 50
6 / 8
6 / 9
5 / 9
7 / 11
3 / 9
6 / 10
The Umbral Knight
Soul-Powered Spellblade build
Lvl 85
9 / 9
8 / 9
12 / 13
11 / 11
8 / 12
6 / 10
Ashara
Stealth Vamp build
Lvl 62
8 / 8
4 / 9
6 / 10
4 / 9
8 / 8
7 / 10
Kolossaler Tank
Warrior Tank build
Lvl 48
8 / 9
7 / 10
4 / 8
4 / 9
3 / 10
4 / 9
Vaermwulf Ardynveil Septivarr
Skyrim build
Lvl 51
7 / 9
6 / 10
3 / 9
6 / 10
6 / 12
5 / 9
Skyrim made simple
Just swing your sword build
Lvl 43
7 / 9
9 / 10
5 / 8
8 / 14
Dragonknight
Knight build
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builds

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

Create a build with Nord

Skill Bonuses

Two-handed+10
Block+5
Light Armor+5
One-handed+5
Smithing+5
Speech+5

Starting Spells & Abilities

Resist Frost
constant

Your Nord blood gives you 50% resistance to Frost.

Battle Cry
power · 1/day

Targets flee for 30 seconds.

Fortify Warmth
constant

Your Nord blood improves your resistance to cold environments by 25 points.

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Racial Powers

Battle Cry
power · 1/day

Targets flee for 30 seconds.

Nord 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
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