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Orsimer
Skyrim Race

Orc

Orsimer (Orc) is one of the 10 playable races in Skyrim, one of its 4 elven races. It starts with +10 Heavy Armor and +5 to 5 other skills.

Its racial power is Berserker Rage. It carries the constant ability Stalwart.

Orsimer Builds

Lvl 34
6 / 9
6 / 10
4 / 9
3 / 6
3 / 9
Skull Crusher
Barbarian build
Lvl 50
9 / 9
4 / 9
7 / 10
3 / 8
3 / 9
Berserker
Two-handed, Bows, Heavy Armor, Block and Smithing build
Lvl 44
7 / 9
7 / 9
4 / 9
4 / 14
4 / 10
Dragon Bane
Two Handed Highest Damage Per Hit Tank build
Lvl 80
9 / 9
7 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 10
10 / 10
The Orc Chief
Malacath Warrior build
Lvl 50
4 / 10
6 / 9
4 / 8
7 / 12
3 / 9
4 / 10
Dawnbreaker Orc
Heavy orc with some twists build
Lvl 51
8 / 9
6 / 10
9 / 9
4 / 9
6 / 8
3 / 10
Dwarven Dreadnought
The Skyrim equivalent of Iron Man build
Lvl 98
9 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 8
10 / 10
6 / 9
6 / 9
Pure Warrior+
Weaponmaster direct combat tank build
Lvl 36
8 / 8
5 / 10
5 / 9
5 / 9
5 / 10
4 / 9
Pure Orc
Enchanted Warrior build
Lvl 73
5 / 10
10 / 10
9 / 15
7 / 11
6 / 9
6 / 12
Soulblighter
Necro summon tank build
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builds

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

Create a build with Orsimer

Skill Bonuses

Heavy Armor+10
Block+5
Enchanting+5
One-handed+5
Smithing+5
Two-handed+5

Starting Spells & Abilities

Berserker Rage
power · 1/day

You take half damage and do double damage for 60 seconds.

Stalwart
constant

Your Orc blood gives you 15% resistance to hunger and fatigue, and increases your resistance to cold environments by 10 points.

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Racial Powers

Berserker Rage
power · 1/day

You take half damage and do double damage for 60 seconds.

requires Orsimer
Orsimer 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
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