My current character is a khajiit alchemist who only uses novice level spells with zero investment in mana so to cast high level magic he has to make potions
For me the best builds aren’t about dispatching enemies but how your skills and or armor relate to a choices motives and behaviors. Basing your abilities and tactics around a character and the choices and person they are
One of my favourites were my version of the Barbarian been a female Nord raised by a lumber mail working father and a mother who were a huntress in a small Nord Village near Bruma and was near enough raised on stories of heroes and stories of ancestors who were warriors, which that set her on the path of wanting to be a hero so her father taught her to wield a greatsword and helped her develop her strength and endurance, then her mother taught her to skin animals and beasts she's fought then turning them to sturdy but warm armours, she even wore a Dragon Plate Helmet and used the great sword, with Saviour's hide, forsworn boots and stormcloak officer gauntlets
I agree. My current playthrough is a scholarly, law-abiding High Elf mage who only cares about knowledge and academia, however she just discovered the Oghma Infinium and now her thirst for knowledge seems to be taking her down a dark path (ie quest for the daedric artifacts).
True. I am almost always a mage, sometimes a warrior, but i might also be a merchant because mods exist. I like setting up my little stall and just selling stuff.
I do that same thing without realizing. I use A LOT of armor mods. The more primitive builds with more barbarian esque and rough armor will be a brutish dickhead but also massively intimidating. If you're wearing really regal heroic armor my character tends to be more noble/kind. I don't ever fully roleplay (like making my own backstory for the character) but that's how I got a lot of enjoyment out of skyrim for a long time.
I always end up becoming a "good guy" no matter how I try to be. I'm going to try to fix that by making a forsworn, hircine worshipper that only uses bone and fur armours and basically anything natural. Whilst focusing on Conjuration, Alchemy and one handed/archery. Because of being forsworn every option is violence and also nord hate.
My own favorite so far was my paladin. She was a holy paladin serving Arkay. Shiny heavy armor, shield & sword or mace, enchanting, & enough alchemy to make healing potions & cures. I always carried Amulets of Arkay with me, & when I found dead npcs, especially like caravans who were attacked, I would leave an amulet on them so Arkay could find them & escort them to whichever afterlife they would be going to. Absolutely hated necromancers & vampires, went out of my way to kill them.
Bruh I m too greedy to give literally anything for free, in every game I have so much gold, I take all staff and keep them in the bag and later sell. and it s not like I m gonna spend it all😭
I know this is old; but I had just recently finished a playthrough identical to yours and got a ton of value and fun from the Wintersun faith mod. It adds a lot of depth to faiths and to Arkay specifically.
I feel like Magic+Melee is the best overall grouping. Bows are obviously good fun when you have minions pulling aggro but there is nothing like that feeling of throwing out spells then running into the chaos for some kill cams.
Yeah stealth archery is one of the most boring ways to play to me. Might as well just play on easy mode and use a sword for cooler killcams and decapitations.
Hey guys, I’ve been watching your content for 7 years now, and i wanted to thank you for enhancing my experience and understanding of the elder scrolls universe. Wish u the best.
I love the idea for an "alternate start" to be available to players in the vanilla game. Though it would be really cool if this only became available to players after the experienced the canonical, and best designed vanilla intro. Once a player has gone through the intro once and starts the game, then alternate start becomes available. This way players wouldn't ever miss out on the coolest opening by never choosing a character who starts with whatever one my be the coolest.
Even if Bethesda doesn't go for that they could compromise and allow you to fast travel to major cities right away like in Oblivion. Want to roleplay as an Altmer fresh off the boat from Alinor? Then fast travel to the docks of Daggerfall or Hegathe right away Edit: I forgot to add this would only be effective if they let you remake your character at the end of the intro so you can skip it on future playthroughs
That would be awesome. After beating the Main Story, you unlock the Alternate Beginnings Mode where you are given a number of alternate ways your character begins with a number of Backstories that you can start with. It could start from “Where do you wish to Begin your Tale” to “What is your Past” (you can choose Vanilla as your Backstory as well) to “How Old Are You” to what is your Specialty and then go on from there.
@@egeorgiades93 Bro not the main story... Do you have ANY idea how few people finish that shit? I STILL haven't finished morrowinds main quest and i play it every few years. I own a copy on steam lol.
It wouldn’t be the coolest opening if you hadn’t been forced to sit through it 800 times though. The fact that you had to watch it over and over again to make a new character is what makes it iconic
thats what i use so my character is never technically the dovahkin and allows for more rp stuff like im a random nord who joins up with the stormcloaks just a soldier or im an assassin part of the dark brotherhood or im a sellsword part of the companions etc
Watched your content since the first let's play with milara sarethi, vids have only gotten better with a more professional look and feel but still keeping the Ozzy comedy and uniqueness of you guys. Only thing keeping elder Scrolls alive whilst we all wait with bated breath for ES 6 😂😂
I really like the conversation videos, I like the podcast obviously but this feels more organized. Granted I like both formats with just talking and chilling like friends but also having the more organized conversation is nice too
I've played skyrim for years and my favourite build by far is the necrodancer.. I reanimate dead corpses by day and spend my nights dancing around the taverns of skyrim. The winking skeever is wild on a Friday night!
I've always found sneak daggers augmented with some illusion or something weird like the solstheim spiders is the most fun. The 32x damage bonus (using the dark brotherhood gloves enchantment) makes any weapon or outfit viable, I did a whole assassin playthrough dressed as a chef using only the weldable knife and fork. It really gives you the time to perfectly setup a kill with poisons, spells, pickpocketing or the environment and unlike stealth archer it's much more tricky to outwit the enemy ai
Currently doing a shadow Knight build, specialises in one handed and shadow magic in destruction and conjuration, using arcanum late game will be super awesome, a swordstorm swirling around the character while she cuts down her opponents with her sword in blazing speeds. Ultimate goal is to become a god but apotheosis mod is not released yet
I loved how Morrowind had the Bal Molagmer quests. Bal Molagmer were thieves, who stole only from the unjust and gave to those in need. I was playing as a Robin Hood type character in a blind play thru and it really played out in my favor.
Same I sometimes get a stealth or magic character to lvl 30 and am overwhelmed with the need to storm into a bandit hideout bashing people in the face and decapitating them ☺️
Guys, I REEEAALLLYY love that you're still doing this type of (unscripted) content, even with the podcast gone. It's my favourtie content, for sure, since I find it way easier to pay attention to casual talk than scripted manuscripts.
I think with the implementation of anniversary edition, a lot of those older builds could use a revamp. Maybe some older builds could be buffed to make use of the new content, as well as new/improved backstories with the cinematic storytelling that's been injected into the latest builds like the Deathweaver.
@@fireice8828 You can download the AE version downgrader patch. Let's you keep all AE content whilst staying on SE version of Skyrim, kept all of my 300+ mods running smoothly.
@@fireice8828 A large chunk of mods have now adopted the new AE script hooks, so there are now plenty of mods that are AE compatible, or you can download the AE downgrader patch, which will keep all AE content while your version still being considered SE
Yes it'd be great to see old Fudgemuppet Skyrim footage! Back in the day I managed to make a really cool character with OP stats (basically maxed gear stats beyond normal limitations via alchemy and enchanting, with infinite potential) on my Xbox 360 and still play it occasionally for nostalgia lol not my first character (Orc mage) but an early draft and a favourite before I leveled up to the PC master race xD Name-Thorin Oakenshield Race-Nord/Werewolf/Dragonborn Birthsign-Atronarch (plus Aetherium crown) Class-"Shadow Hunter" (Nightblade/stealth) Major skills-one hand, sneak, light armour, block, archery, destruction, alteration, illusion, enchanting, alchemy and conjuration Gear-Apprentice robes/apprentice hood, stormcloak boots/gauntlets, targe of the blooded and lots of weapons; advanced crossbow/Dwarven bolts, Blades katana, enchanted silver sword, dragonbone mace, Dragonbone sword, Nordic dagger and Reikling spears (for aesthetic) and a couple other things. Because his goal (backstory...antihero, morally grey, hunter of everything evil, you know...role playing) is to amass as much power as possible I joined the Companions, Thieves guild, Dark brotherhood, College of Winterhold and Dawnguard! xD
Would absolutely love to see that ranked build video. I'd love to hear like a top 10 from you guys on this, especially taking role-playing angles into account. I think it's a super fun discussion and would offer a lot of food for thought to us in our own playthroughs. Love the content guys, keep it up
i’ve probably been watching u guys for like 4 or 5 years across different accounts. genuinely get nostalgia for this channel specifically. i love your videos and you’ve made me enjoy the elder scrolls series even more than i already did. it’s easy to see the effort you guys pour into everything and all i can say is keep it up you’re most likely my favourite youtube creators
My current build: Skyrim AE Archmage's Robes, Diadem of the Savant, Saarthal Amulet, Aetherial Crown w/ Ritual Stone, Ring of Masser, Boots w/ 46% Shock Resist & 31% Stamina Regen, Gloves w/ 40% Bows & 62 extra Magic. All magic has reduction of 23% from the robes, diadem, and amulet. W/ 5 Master Perks, it goes up to 73% Reduction. The Atronach Perk plus 3 in Magic Resist blocks/ abvorbs 60% of magic damage The Necromage Perk makes my undead last longer The Necromancer's Amulet paired with the Necromancer's Ritual turns my undead into kamikaze bombs that restore life and magic. (had to unperk Dark Souls for it to work) Lvl 224 w/ 14 Skills at lvl 100 and fully perked; Alteration: Legandary x115, first started at lvl 74. One (56) and Two (61) Handed, Archery (76), and Lockpicking (83) are the 4 current short.
I’ve been playing a cleric build (focusing skills restoration, heavy armor, and one handed) and I’ve been having a great time with it. I realized how great yet slightly underrated the restoration tree is. Also meridia’s beacon quest is worth getting the Dawnbreaker so clearing out draugar and vampires is so much easier.
I recently started playing Skyrim Requiem again and my current character has a pretty wild playstyle. They're a Redguard Musketeer legionnaire with restoration magic. I have to rely heavily on positioning and stamina management since enemies in Requiem can sometimes one shot you in melee, and the restoration magic is good for survivability and against undead since guns are useless for undead. I always hated crossbows in vanilla but with the right mods it's a great playstyle.
My favorite character is cryogenic warrior, breton with heavy armor (eventually stahlrim) with a battleaxe, frost destruction magic, restoration magic, enchanting, smithing and as you max out those skill trees you start investing in other trees to round out your preferences, like speech, alteration, archery, one handed, block, eventually rounding out every perk tree around level 300. Role playing as a do it all gray man legendary adventurer whose end goal is to finally say “I’ve done it all.” Every quest, every unique item, every faction, every house, every inch of skyrim explored, every play style tinkered with in some form or fashion. And then finally going into retirement after getting married and adopting a kid. Occasionally reinstalling to scratch the adventuring bandit terrorizing itch. A build actually inspired by your cryomancer from way back that just wormed it’s way into my heart. Skyrim is my favorite game of all time and you guys were there the whole way giving me ideas and keeping me coming back to frigid land of the nords for just one more adventure. Thanks so much for the memories.
One of my all time favorite playstyles that came from you guys was actually the Dreamweaver build. Yeah, it may have relied on ordinator and apocalypse magic, but oh my God it was such a unique way to approach combat. Fury spells to open the fight from stealth watch the carnage, then move in and calm the victors, take the stronger ones with rally and the buffs that gave, and use the clones and reaper comes to take out the rest before moving on to the next fight. Did it take longer than run in hack and slash or fling destro spells, or killing everything with a bow from 200 yds without ever entering combat? Yes. Was it entirely worth every second? Also big yes. It was the singular buid that truly showed me the power of illusion magic and what made it my favorite school of elder scrolls magic. I've played so so many of your guys' fallout and skyrim builds over the years, and it's made every playthrough something special. Thank you so much for all the hard work you both do. It's amounted to endless hours of enjoyment for so many including me. Wish you all the best and look forward to all the future works if we ever do get an elder scrolls 6, or a fallout 5/van Buren remake. Much love!
Would love to listen to a whole rant around the topic of why/how some specific mods are better than vanilla and how ES6 could learn from them. I'm more in the modding community than lore community and it's mindblowing how much the modding scene is evolving and putting the game in a totally different era.
I love that the picture used for the thumbnail is a Weaver, a class known for its absurd difficulty (and thus not being very fun for a lot of people) in GW2.
One of my favorite ways to play Werewolf is as an Arcane Combat Archer, where my character uses bound bow and Dremora summons, roleplaying that the Dremora are Hircine's Henchmen who want to join in on the Dragon Hunting. And then when I want to get up close and personal, I use the classic Ebony Flesh before Transforming into a Werewolf.
My favorite build I play all the time is a Breton spellsword who is trying to make a name for themselves. It has a lot of role playing aspects like will they be tempted by power and become evil or will they become more of a paladin type character? They could be an illusion spellsword and be a sneaky type. Spellswords are just so versatile
I like calling my character a Battlemage. Well versed in all skills but a master of none. This battlemage leans more towards great swords or battle axes in battle. But uses all types of magic to aid him in battle
@@Afrancis16 ah. That makes sense. I’ve never been much of a light armor mage build. I like light armor with bow/sneak/wood elf type build. Mint definitely heavy armor battlemage is my favorite. Creating characters so much fun
@@Afrancis16 Battlemages only had heavy armor in Morrowind. Spellswords wore heavy armor armor in any game that didn’t have medium. Spellswords are warrior-mages. Battlemages are mage-warriors.
Doing a fairly vanilla paladin build, lawful good. It's a blast with resto, illusion (for companion courage) heavy armor, block, one handed, speechcraft. Thanks for all your continued content.
Certainly the build I stuck with was the full on Arch-Mage type, mastering as many magic trees as possible, with every point put into Magicka. Ridiculously capable in all situations. Muffle/Invis up to a group of enemies, drop a double-cast Frenzy into their midst, and once they begin murdering each other, send in the summoned help and mop up with AE damage spells. Situations like that really feel great. As does standing before a dragon, merely holding up a hand to deflect all of its breath weapon before using the Lightning Storm beam of dragon annihilation to bring the beast down. Just ... gotta watch for those damn archers ...
Love the "Fallen Summoner" (one of my own creation). A little Breton girl is so very excited to go to the College of Winterhold and learn Conjuration. Her little Familiar spell is decent enough, but after being unable to defend herself with it and getting dragged to Helgen in an Imperial ambush, she knows that she needs to know more. Getting to the College, and using Atronachs to become Archmage, her thirst for knowledge remains unquenched. On the revelation that she is Dragonborn, she dips a toe into shouts, but they aren't part of her combat style. Going through the Main storyline, she eventually runs into Hermaeus Mora. The knowledge offered is too good to pass up, and she agrees to be the Champion of Apochrypha. (With the mod "Coldharbour Resummoned" you begin to summon unique Daedra with unique armor and robes and staves to go along with the look, and it is the main reason to do the Dawnguard DLC). Her knowledge increases as she goes deeper and darker into "forbidden knowledge". When the Dragonborn DLC is started, she feels drawn to fight Miraak. And the Black Books provide even more forbidden knowledge, she will find them all and use them all. Willfully sacrificing Storn to get the last word of Bend Will and defeating Miraak. She says goodbye to the physical world, and immediately returns to a Black Book. She spends the rest of her unnatural life pursuing ever more forbidden knowledge (the last save you make before starting another character is inside of a Black Book). Certain mods can be added for flavor of armor or physical marks or tattoos to make the corruption more real.
I can tell you why: mobility. Heavy armor takes like 10 levels before you can loot and move efficiently. My personal favorites as far as melee-light warrior/mage are utilizing the steel equivalent unique 1-handers. Elf/glass/light unique armors, unique style 1-handers Silver/Forsworn/Scimitar/katana/hero(repaired draugr), rare enchantments lunar/fiery souls/chaos, then healing/destruction as backup pouring as much into stamina as I can and just hp/magika as needed.
I always play as a Breton mage who uses fire spells, conjuration and one hand swords. Yes, sometimes I happen to use stealth arrows, but only on bandits in caves. :)
I find a paladin build to be very fun Currently doing a paladin of Dibella build where the very first quest I did was finding the Sybil and then doing the “good” endings of some of the daedric quests. Her four skills i’m focusing on are one handed, restoration, archery, and light armor, alongside slight investment into block and conjuration, The idea is that dibella would like her followers to deal with opponents at range, as to not be tarnished by the blood of their enemies, not for any ritualistic reason, but because blood can ruin beauty. However, if pressed, dibellan paladins are skilled sworddancers, who’s goal is to make every battle appear as if a dance. Her focus on restoration is so she can preserve the beauty of her lovers and companions, as well as allows her to destroy the ugly and unholy abominations of the undead, and light armor grants her protection while also making her a nimble acrobat. Finally block and conjuration, even dibella recognizes that, while imperfect in terms of beauty, that a shield can be useful, and so her followers use it as such. And conjuration is used to occasionally conjure spectral blades, as even deep in prayer a dibellan paladin must be ready to defend themselves. Along with winter sun, apocalypse and ordinator, this build is probably some of the most fun I’ve had playing this game in a long time
my favorite build was my first way back in 2011-2012. just a pure warrior orc. I maxed out every martial stat and was invincible in melee combat. Dealing with magic on the other hand was impossible but offered a unique challenge. it's amazing how quick a fight goes when you and the enemy kill each other in 2 hits and it just becomes a waiting game
I think that when you've played this game enough times, you want your build to have enough flexibility to stave off the monotony. The most fun veteran build ive done is an illusion assassin. The pacify spell can allow you to hear lines of dialogue from an otherwise aggressive NPC that you probably hadnt heard before. The fury spell can be a lot of fun obviously. And then turning invisible, and then slitting the throat of your enemy, casting a fury spell, then becoming invisible again is just such a badass playstyle. so many options.
For the sake of simplicity I just adapt the characters builds from Morrowind to Skyrim and play them: Warrior, Thief, Mage, Battlemage, Agent, Witchhunter, Spellsword, Pilgrim, Crusader, etc. It gives me a vibe of playing a specific "profession" within the game.
I've loved skyrim growing up. I've played it since I was around 12 and now I'm 17. I've recently became a new fan of yours! I can't wait for more videos of yours:)
I'm currently playing a dunmer nord cross. She has to choose between her dunmer homeland and the empire And joining the Stormcloaks. Her caravan (alternate start mod) was captured by falmer.
There's one character I've been trying to make for a long time. Anniversary Edition has made it better, but I still can't get there yet. Here's how it goes. I call this type of build a Phase-Build, as the play style changes as the game progresses. (You don't need to read all of this.) Here's the backstory: My character is named Uriel, after the Emperor. He is a mix of many different races with dominant Altmer blood who lived through the Oblivion Crisis as a child with his sister. His sister has dominant Imperial Blood but still has the long life of an Elf. Both of them became Imperial Soldiers who eventually fought in the Great War. When the war was lost, Uriel was forced into the Ranks of the Thalmor due to his dominant Altmer blood, while his sister was hunted down and fled to Skyrim, never returning. After a long time in the Thalmor Army, Uriel chose to follow the path of his sister and ventured off to Skyrim. His sister told him exactly where she was heading to and as he searched for that location, he was caught in an ambush. You know the rest. Phase 1 (Wanting Peace): After escaping Helgen, Uriel wishes nothing more than to find where his sister went and to just live peacefully. She told him that she would leave her helmet and sword where Talos would watch over it. It would be in a place that was most similar to Cyrodiil while also lost in the mountains. He quickly found the sword and helmet, this time with no interruptions, under the shrine of Talos that is right above Froki's shack. Yes, his sister's helmet is one of the rare imperial helmets. After Uriel finds it, he heads forth to Riften to be a fisherman. He finishes all the quests, but along his journey, he meets a man in Riften that offers him a deal that could lead to many riches. That man is of course Brynjolf. Uriel turns down the offer, however. He's not level 46 yet. (Gotta get the BEST stuff!) Phase 2 (Becoming a Hero): After lots of fishing, Uriel finally has the urge to fight again. He met a friend in Riverwood earlier, Faendal, who would love to join him. The two become the bane of all bandits, striking them all down. Soon enough, they think it's time to help with the Dragons. The main questline will go on until the Dragons start spawning. Phase 3 (Falling into Darkness): Knowing that he is Dragonborn, Uriel chooses to travel even further through Skyrim. He soon gets caught up in a fight with some wolves, giving him a disease. After hours of traveling in the snow, he and Faendal come across the Hall of the Vigilant, who cure him of his disease. He couldn't have thanked them enough and praised them for their good work. However, when he was traveling around Whiterun he learned about the Dawnguard and that the Hall of the Vigilant was destroyed. He instantly ran to the ruin and found his way to locating Worshippers of Molag Bal in Dawnstar (A new quest in the game). After dealing with them, some dark presence draws him in which influences him to put on the Corrupted Vigilant Armor and learn as much knowledge as possible. He became obsessed with magic and wanting more knowledge and power, which caused him to be infected by a Vampire. One day, the dark voice commanded him to head over to Markarth. This not only gets him caught up with helping the Forsworn, but also being corrupted by Molag Bal to be his servant. Phase 4 (Becoming a Dark Lord): Now a Vampire, Uriel joins the College of Winterhold and becomes Archmage, master every school of magic. Afterwards, he returns to Brynjolf and joins the thieves guild, mastering the ways of stealth and manipulation. Of course, this drew him into the Dark Brotherhood where he killed the Emperor. Throughout all of this he Carried out Molag Bal's task of collecting the Daedric Artifacts to use by serving only him. This meant that he killed his best friend to summon Boethia and to fuel the Ebony Blade. All he had to do now was eliminate the Dawnguard. His original plan was to join them and tear them apart from the inside, but that plan quickly changed. Phase 5 (The Master of all Vampires): After meeting the Volkihar Clan, Uriel knew he found a proper home and joined with them. After killing Harkon, Uriel became one of the most powerful people in Skyrim. Phase 6 (Realization): During the questline, Serana became a very close friend to Uriel. After Harkon was slain, they both traveled across Skyrim, exploring dungeons and slaying dragons. Uriel started to feel less evil and evil everyday until he eventually looked back at what happened to Harkon. Uriel instantly realized that his desire for knowledge and power was leading him down the same path. He also knew that he and Serana could never be together. He had to leave behind everything he knew and start anew. No more Thieves Guild, no more Dark Brotherhood. After this realization, he started to turn things around. He got back to helping people. He could never make up what he did to Faendal, but he could most certainly try. Phase 7 (Being the Dragonborn): Uriel started his redemption by curing his vampirism and reconnecting with the Divines. He then went to joining the Companions and getting even better at fighting. After becoming the Harbinger of the Companions, he rejoined the Empire and fought once more as a soldier. During his battles, he wore his sister's helmet in her honor. Now there was one thing left to do. The Greybeards changed his point of view on the world more than anyone else before. He got better and better at using the voice through this knowledge. After Alduin was defeated, Uriel set out to find all of the Dragon Priest masks. After he got them all and took his place as Konahrik, he set off for Solstheim. After Miraak was defeated, Uriel learned every last bit of knowledge he could. When he got back to Skyrim, he was greeted by the Ebony Warrior. Phase 8 (Fin gein vahzah Konahrik): Uriel traveled to the Last Vigil, where one of the most ultimate battles of all time happened. The very earth shook from every spell and shout. In the end, Uriel was victorious. He knew that his work was not done yet. Many people still require assistance. The Second Great War isn't very far away either.
Jesus man sounds good, I too try to make my builds more dynamic by changing their personality through the different quests. Funnily enough I actually did one similar to this recently in respect to the whole vampire dark Lord story arc. If you haven't already I would suggest playing like this more often
@@ronandynan1228 Thanks. I appreciate that. First, however, I must play through every other Elder Scrolls game. All the characters I've thought of are interconnected in some way. Anyways, I love Dark Lord stuff. Sauron, Palpatine, they're always the most fun characters to me.
@@ronandynan1228 I wouldn't say I've gone that far, but I do believe he's one of the most well-made villains of all time. Also Ayyyyyy! Someone else that says Ayyyyyy!
Nice shout out for the Battlefield Archer! Much underrated fun! But my current build is Argonian with a Hammer (with Dwemer Armour, Ancient Knowledge, Namira's Ring, Fiery Soul Trap). Charge in, hit 'em wiv Da Hamma, eat, keep swinging! Most fun since my first Breton Spellsword!
I can't remember how many years I've been watching and re-watching your Skyrim Build videos, but, I've been blown away by them all. I'm currently a female Wood Elf that focuses on sneak, two handed, heavy armour, speech, alchemy and dabbing into some restoration. My protection is Ebony Mail, Masque of Clavicus Vile, Ebony gauntlets with fortify 2 handed, Ebony Boots of resist fire. My primary weapon is the Ebony Blade with the Bow of Shadows backing up my stealth. You guys are seriously the GOATs of Skyrim Build creating, each one is so unique and creative they blow my mind
You were mentioning the Lights out quest where you shoot people and they fall into the water. I would really like ES6 to have contextual animations, like you said if you’re cutting throats your character will automatically hide the body somehow depending on where they are. Just something that makes what you do a little more cinematic.
I feel like the animation should change depending on your character. for example if you’re just a normal stealth with no magic the body stays there and you have to move it personally, but if you have a teleportation spell the player will cast it and the body will disappear in a void or teleport somewhere else
I had a playthrough recently where I played as a Khajiiti berserker, who only fought with his claws and then ate parts of his victims using the ring of Namira. And yeah you could easily make a more efficient and stronger character, but it's just fun to try out something like that every once in a while. Though I do wish that the game had some finishers for creatures, because in vanilla Skyrim unarmed only has humanoid finishers, and that doesn't eve include draugr.
I love to play as a Breton because they (in general) only help people to earn prestige and power. Wanna be the greatest thief of all time? A Breton would want the prestige. Want to be a Thane of every region? A Breton would aspire to such. Want to be the legendary dragon-slayer? A Breton would relish the fame and power. Want to become the most vile dark mage and daedric cultist? A Breton would appease the Daedric Princes for favor and power. It's why Bretons are my go-to race. Because they work with literally any build on a lore level. Any race can do anything, but Bretons really feel like the race that would do anything to get what they want, because most are only after the fame and prestige that comes with it.
Your channel has brought about my 2 favorite builds to play: The first was your Arcane Warrior (ebony armor and bound battleaxe) loved to use summons and Lightning destruction magic to reduce my enemies to ashes and severed heads! My current favorite, (and most played character right now,) is the Illusion Assassin. Took pieces from you and ESO to make a “Dreamstrider” where she uses the Skull of Corruption and illusion magic to control and manipulate her enemies and benefit her own gain!
Dwemer themed builds are my favorite. Lots of dungeons to target, DLC and CC content brought some really great unique gear, lots of relevant lore. Using a staff to summon a animunculus, using a crossbow with explosive bolts, breathing steam all over the place. Soooo satisfying.
Just want to put this here. But so far, I believe I've played close to every one of your builds. (Granted, I deleted a few halfway through,) not because they were bad. But I just get so excited playing one, and then I want to try another, and just jump to it. But always had to delete some cause half the time, they took up too much space on my console. 😅 But so far, may favorites that I'm still dabbing in are your, - Fallen King Build, - The Dark Crusader, - Both Ashlander, and the Monster Hunter, using Anniversary Edition's Survival Mode to buff up the playthrough a bit more. - The Sorcerer Build, I found a fun imperial name for him, and just ran with that one. Basically loved the backstory, and new stuff incorporated with AE to fill it out a bit more. And also, one of the older builds not in the playlist, but from the early years of Skyrim Builds, the Orc Blacksmith, was another I really loved to play a bit with AE. I swapped out the Stahlrim Great Sword with the Frost Blade of the Monarch you find in the Spider's Caves, for that AE quest. And had a lot of fun. I deleted that one though, cause I want to try and get an Xbox, for Mods, and really buff out the Backstory, and gameplay, and let it be maybe something of either an Imperial, or Stormcloak Build. Or just an Orc who travels to Bruma, to pique his interests in Ancient Architecture, outside of the Dwarven Ruins we have in regular Skyrim. But overall. Can't say more than enough how awesome you guys make all of your builds. And looking forward to next year's celebrations. Whatever they may be. 😂🙂👍🏼 Oh! And almost forgotten the Hand of Almalexia! That one was super fun to play! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I've done so many different builds and characters, I never outright used the builds FudgeMuppet has done exactly since I either tweak it or change things for my own taste due to mods or whatever reason. They've always been great baselines for me to work off of though and my favorite will always be the Breton Paladin. Restoration/Alteration with Sword and Board heavy armor and you just become an unstoppable force that normal human enemies can't begin to hurt and then youre tailor made for the undead and daedra.
My personal character build is the "Unholy Vigil" type. She was cast from the hall due to practices that went againt what the Vigilants believed. She saw the "lesser of two evils" type deal. She wanted to rid the world of the same evil the vigilants sought to destroy, but she believed that doing certain things for the greater good was acceptable. Such as using Nevromancy to destroy a more powerful evil, or becoming one Daedric Lord's champion to in turn become powerful enough to rid the world of that same evil. Which, was a righteous goal that she used the wrong way. I don't know though, i just really love this build.
I play a vampire Breton in Survival mode where I can only drink blood or eat corpses with Nameras ring to feed. Very very fun and I play it with Illdaris robes, the aetherial crown, bloody foot rags and the arm bandages from storm clock camp injured people and any necklace of choice (I like the thieves guld necklace) ... With weapons I like to pick a ser of each for every playstyle... So the ebony blade, boneshaver and harkons sword, the targe of the blooded, nettle bane and the Razor, the bow of shadows and bound quiver and only ice magic with with lots of rune spells like poison rune frenzy rune and paralysis rune and sometimes frost rune and only the inky black dawnguard skeleton summons and the ancient death priest. Moras agony and dremora butler also make for great additions It is the ultimate vampire build that I live with serana in bloodchill manor with a mod to add a thrall in it's dungeon
Interesting stuff, would love to see a ranking of builds and the old builds sounds cool too. I am in agreement that the seeker of knowledge build is one of the most fun builds in the game, I had an Altmer character named Pyrax which I converted to a D&D character later because I just had so much fun slinging fireballs and hunting black books.
Just started a new playthrough with my first ever Altmer character and also my time being a spellblade! I've made builds in the past where I've weilded one or more blades and occasionally used magic, but never a build mostly comprised of magic but also weilding a sword. So far so good!
Battlemage is by far the most fun build. One Handed, Destruction and Restoration. Compliment with something that helps with stealth/thievery and you’re golden for a great first playthrough.
One of my favorite builds was Stealth Conjurer. Summoning Storm Atronachs and Dramora Lords to handle my foes while I sit comfortably in the shadows never being seen was so much fun. It requires max stealth, conjuration and the Quiet Casting perk. It also pairs nicely with Ahzidal's Helm of Vision.
My best playtrough was on survival legendary mode. It made me have to use all the mechanics of the game. I would need to visit people to stay warm and plan my routes. Only saving when sleeping etc. Its a crazy immersive experience.
I always play the archer /rogue/ thief bosmer….however I recall a mission from Oblivion where you have to investigate some murders on the roads to an inn. I remember the mages guild sent a battle mage type guy. Steel chest, with a 1H weapon, spell in the off hand. I always thought a tanky spell caster would be fun. He would be more of a brute first, and a mage secondly . I love all you guys’ content .
Honestly the funnest build I have played in Skyrim is a Nord Stormcloak Pure Mage with a side of crafting. You're like Merlin to Ulric's Arthur. You follow in Shallidor's footsteps. You are the Clever Man. It is a bit challenging in lower levels for sure, but I had so much fun with it.
I've been subbed to you guys since 2013 I remember the workout vlogs and everything. I've been asking for years since skyrims special edition came out but will you guys please remaster The Stalker build 🙏 it was my first build I committed to and even made the face back when you guys used to show us how to make them if the video got enough likes.
An amazing build that's very simple to equip is one of my favorites...The Imperial Ranger. Imperial race, Imperial light armor set(either of them) but replace the helmet with a hood, Imperial bow and sword with steel arrows. Focusing on light armor/ archery/ one-handed and alchemy (to stay alive). Secondary could be speech and sneak. I love the aesthetic and feel being more realistic and less fantasy, and there's lots of gameplay revolving around the Legion, or choose to be a deserter and fight against the Legion having learned all their tactics. FUDGEMUPPET.... can you give me your opinion on this kind of build?
I think they made a video for a build called the Imperial Legion Forester build or something. It is pretty much exactly what you list here and seems interesting.
My favorite build for one of my platinum playthroughs was this. Called it a Shaman. Basically a battlemage focused on self-buffs (alteration/restoration), Conjuration (Atronachs path) and finally a dual wield 1hander build for damage using the Elemental Fury shout as much as possible. Worked really well on Master. Its a very powerful Werewolf build as well as most of your self-buffs and summons stick when you're transformed. Perked Ebony Flesh turns a full perked Werewolf into a battletank. Main downside was just how squishy i'd feel at times vs physical damage if i wasn't proactive on wards since the build only has 350 armor in Human form. And while i don't mind personally mind, i think some people would find the amount of menuing and micromanagement the build requires pretty annoying as you juggle 3 schools of magic and dual wielding constantly. I guess the build is also pretty light on ranged damage until you get Twin Souls and/or Dragonrend which stretches the fights with Dragons a bit, a Staff of Fireball helps with that early game, a follower who's good at archery too (i used Aella for 90% of my playthrough).
My play through went 2 fold and started on the PS3, I had Dresden the Nord block and Shield who learnt tonnes of magic and was an arcane warrior, and Spearmiys a Khajiit stealth Archer. When I got the PS4 I got to experience the DLC’s through both of their perspectives as well, and that was Dresden tasting power of the Thu’um and craving power, and Spearmiys began to trust people through his marriage to Ysolda, Spearmiys. Spearmiys sides with the Dawngaurd and faces Miraak with a talk no jutsu approach “power isn’t the path” Dresden sees Miraak and gets talk no jutsud
For me it is two handed spell sword because switching between spells and two handed weapons just feels right. The same thing can be done with bows for combat archers.
My current character is a khajiit alchemist who only uses novice level spells with zero investment in mana so to cast high level magic he has to make potions
That sounds hilarious
Cool
Kinda sounds like a crazy build.
pickpocket skills to poison people?
I love how you call Magic Mana. Brings me back to SNES times :)
For me the best builds aren’t about dispatching enemies but how your skills and or armor relate to a choices motives and behaviors. Basing your abilities and tactics around a character and the choices and person they are
One of my favourites were my version of the Barbarian been a female Nord raised by a lumber mail working father and a mother who were a huntress in a small Nord Village near Bruma and was near enough raised on stories of heroes and stories of ancestors who were warriors, which that set her on the path of wanting to be a hero so her father taught her to wield a greatsword and helped her develop her strength and endurance, then her mother taught her to skin animals and beasts she's fought then turning them to sturdy but warm armours, she even wore a Dragon Plate Helmet and used the great sword, with Saviour's hide, forsworn boots and stormcloak officer gauntlets
I agree. My current playthrough is a scholarly, law-abiding High Elf mage who only cares about knowledge and academia, however she just discovered the Oghma Infinium and now her thirst for knowledge seems to be taking her down a dark path (ie quest for the daedric artifacts).
True. I am almost always a mage, sometimes a warrior, but i might also be a merchant because mods exist. I like setting up my little stall and just selling stuff.
I do that same thing without realizing. I use A LOT of armor mods. The more primitive builds with more barbarian esque and rough armor will be a brutish dickhead but also massively intimidating. If you're wearing really regal heroic armor my character tends to be more noble/kind. I don't ever fully roleplay (like making my own backstory for the character) but that's how I got a lot of enjoyment out of skyrim for a long time.
I always end up becoming a "good guy" no matter how I try to be.
I'm going to try to fix that by making a forsworn, hircine worshipper that only uses bone and fur armours and basically anything natural. Whilst focusing on Conjuration, Alchemy and one handed/archery. Because of being forsworn every option is violence and also nord hate.
My own favorite so far was my paladin. She was a holy paladin serving Arkay.
Shiny heavy armor, shield & sword or mace, enchanting, & enough alchemy to make healing potions & cures.
I always carried Amulets of Arkay with me, & when I found dead npcs, especially like caravans who were attacked, I would leave an amulet on them so Arkay could find them & escort them to whichever afterlife they would be going to.
Absolutely hated necromancers & vampires, went out of my way to kill them.
Okay but Serana a baddie
Leaving amulets for the dead is a really wholesome detail to me. It's such a little thing, but it adds so much.
Bruh I m too greedy to give literally anything for free, in every game I have so much gold, I take all staff and keep them in the bag and later sell. and it s not like I m gonna spend it all😭
I know this is old; but I had just recently finished a playthrough identical to yours and got a ton of value and fun from the Wintersun faith mod. It adds a lot of depth to faiths and to Arkay specifically.
@@KingKador101 Cool! I wasn't sure if that one was even still available. Thank you 😊
I feel like Magic+Melee is the best overall grouping. Bows are obviously good fun when you have minions pulling aggro but there is nothing like that feeling of throwing out spells then running into the chaos for some kill cams.
That sounds fun like a ufc fighter
Armored mage is a lot of fun. Slinging spells while in the middle of a swarm of enemies.
Yeah stealth archery is one of the most boring ways to play to me. Might as well just play on easy mode and use a sword for cooler killcams and decapitations.
that was my first build and one I used to use a lot.
Think I played through multiple times doing the SpellSword build with a sword in one hand and fireball in another.
Hey guys, I’ve been watching your content for 7 years now, and i wanted to thank you for enhancing my experience and understanding of the elder scrolls universe. Wish u the best.
I love the idea for an "alternate start" to be available to players in the vanilla game. Though it would be really cool if this only became available to players after the experienced the canonical, and best designed vanilla intro. Once a player has gone through the intro once and starts the game, then alternate start becomes available. This way players wouldn't ever miss out on the coolest opening by never choosing a character who starts with whatever one my be the coolest.
Even if Bethesda doesn't go for that they could compromise and allow you to fast travel to major cities right away like in Oblivion. Want to roleplay as an Altmer fresh off the boat from Alinor? Then fast travel to the docks of Daggerfall or Hegathe right away
Edit: I forgot to add this would only be effective if they let you remake your character at the end of the intro so you can skip it on future playthroughs
That would be awesome. After beating the Main Story, you unlock the Alternate Beginnings Mode where you are given a number of alternate ways your character begins with a number of Backstories that you can start with. It could start from “Where do you wish to Begin your Tale” to “What is your Past” (you can choose Vanilla as your Backstory as well) to “How Old Are You” to what is your Specialty and then go on from there.
@@egeorgiades93 Bro not the main story... Do you have ANY idea how few people finish that shit? I STILL haven't finished morrowinds main quest and i play it every few years. I own a copy on steam lol.
It wouldn’t be the coolest opening if you hadn’t been forced to sit through it 800 times though. The fact that you had to watch it over and over again to make a new character is what makes it iconic
thats what i use so my character is never technically the dovahkin and allows for more rp stuff like im a random nord who joins up with the stormcloaks just a soldier or im an assassin part of the dark brotherhood or im a sellsword part of the companions etc
Skyrim is my favorite comfort game, I come home from work and I play Skyrim for an hour or two and it just feels so relaxing
Watched your content since the first let's play with milara sarethi, vids have only gotten better with a more professional look and feel but still keeping the Ozzy comedy and uniqueness of you guys. Only thing keeping elder Scrolls alive whilst we all wait with bated breath for ES 6 😂😂
Ozzy is disgusting
Only just saw this! Thank you so much we really really appreciate it!!!!!
I really like the conversation videos, I like the podcast obviously but this feels more organized. Granted I like both formats with just talking and chilling like friends but also having the more organized conversation is nice too
I've played skyrim for years and my favourite build by far is the necrodancer.. I reanimate dead corpses by day and spend my nights dancing around the taverns of skyrim. The winking skeever is wild on a Friday night!
I've always found sneak daggers augmented with some illusion or something weird like the solstheim spiders is the most fun. The 32x damage bonus (using the dark brotherhood gloves enchantment) makes any weapon or outfit viable, I did a whole assassin playthrough dressed as a chef using only the weldable knife and fork. It really gives you the time to perfectly setup a kill with poisons, spells, pickpocketing or the environment and unlike stealth archer it's much more tricky to outwit the enemy ai
Currently doing a shadow Knight build, specialises in one handed and shadow magic in destruction and conjuration, using arcanum late game will be super awesome, a swordstorm swirling around the character while she cuts down her opponents with her sword in blazing speeds. Ultimate goal is to become a god but apotheosis mod is not released yet
I hope that mod comes on Xbox lmao
@@kytwb4252 i’m sure someone will port it
I love the battlemage necromancer build. Dark Lord with heavy armor, an army of minions and a big mace.
Trying this out low level using fire enchanted mace firebolts and summoning. I love it. Much easier to play this build in the early levels.
I loved how Morrowind had the Bal Molagmer quests.
Bal Molagmer were thieves, who stole only from the unjust and gave to those in need.
I was playing as a Robin Hood type character in a blind play thru and it really played out in my favor.
Love the sword and board, the classic shank and plank. But I have to say my favorite is sneak illusion.
Same I sometimes get a stealth or magic character to lvl 30 and am overwhelmed with the need to storm into a bandit hideout bashing people in the face and decapitating them ☺️
Guys, I REEEAALLLYY love that you're still doing this type of (unscripted) content, even with the podcast gone. It's my favourtie content, for sure, since I find it way easier to pay attention to casual talk than scripted manuscripts.
Most fun I ever had, after years of stealth archer builds, was a 2 handed, heavy armor, Orc warrior. He just owned everything very rapidly
I love when Fudgemuppet uploads while I'm playing Skyrim
I think with the implementation of anniversary edition, a lot of those older builds could use a revamp. Maybe some older builds could be buffed to make use of the new content, as well as new/improved backstories with the cinematic storytelling that's been injected into the latest builds like the Deathweaver.
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Is anniversary edition any good? I haven’t let it update because I don’t want it to mess with any mods
@@fireice8828 You can download the AE version downgrader patch. Let's you keep all AE content whilst staying on SE version of Skyrim, kept all of my 300+ mods running smoothly.
@@fireice8828 A large chunk of mods have now adopted the new AE script hooks, so there are now plenty of mods that are AE compatible, or you can download the AE downgrader patch, which will keep all AE content while your version still being considered SE
Yes it'd be great to see old Fudgemuppet Skyrim footage! Back in the day I managed to make a really cool character with OP stats (basically maxed gear stats beyond normal limitations via alchemy and enchanting, with infinite potential) on my Xbox 360 and still play it occasionally for nostalgia lol not my first character (Orc mage) but an early draft and a favourite before I leveled up to the PC master race xD
Name-Thorin Oakenshield
Race-Nord/Werewolf/Dragonborn
Birthsign-Atronarch (plus Aetherium crown)
Class-"Shadow Hunter" (Nightblade/stealth)
Major skills-one hand, sneak, light armour, block, archery, destruction, alteration, illusion, enchanting, alchemy and conjuration
Gear-Apprentice robes/apprentice hood, stormcloak boots/gauntlets, targe of the blooded and lots of weapons; advanced crossbow/Dwarven bolts, Blades katana, enchanted silver sword, dragonbone mace, Dragonbone sword, Nordic dagger and Reikling spears (for aesthetic) and a couple other things.
Because his goal (backstory...antihero, morally grey, hunter of everything evil, you know...role playing) is to amass as much power as possible I joined the Companions, Thieves guild, Dark brotherhood, College of Winterhold and Dawnguard! xD
The story you make is more fun than the story games tell.
I feel the same way but my saying for it is it's the journey not objective or destination xD ah good times
Would absolutely love to see that ranked build video. I'd love to hear like a top 10 from you guys on this, especially taking role-playing angles into account. I think it's a super fun discussion and would offer a lot of food for thought to us in our own playthroughs. Love the content guys, keep it up
"Looks like I'll be going stealth archer again."
Most boring build
i’ve probably been watching u guys for like 4 or 5 years across different accounts. genuinely get nostalgia for this channel specifically. i love your videos and you’ve made me enjoy the elder scrolls series even more than i already did. it’s easy to see the effort you guys pour into everything and all i can say is keep it up you’re most likely my favourite youtube creators
My current build: Skyrim AE
Archmage's Robes, Diadem of the Savant, Saarthal Amulet, Aetherial Crown w/ Ritual Stone, Ring of Masser, Boots w/ 46% Shock Resist & 31% Stamina Regen, Gloves w/ 40% Bows & 62 extra Magic.
All magic has reduction of 23% from the robes, diadem, and amulet. W/ 5 Master Perks, it goes up to 73% Reduction.
The Atronach Perk plus 3 in Magic Resist blocks/ abvorbs 60% of magic damage
The Necromage Perk makes my undead last longer
The Necromancer's Amulet paired with the Necromancer's Ritual turns my undead into kamikaze bombs that restore life and magic. (had to unperk Dark Souls for it to work)
Lvl 224 w/ 14 Skills at lvl 100 and fully perked; Alteration: Legandary x115, first started at lvl 74.
One (56) and Two (61) Handed, Archery (76), and Lockpicking (83) are the 4 current short.
I’ve been playing a cleric build (focusing skills restoration, heavy armor, and one handed) and I’ve been having a great time with it. I realized how great yet slightly underrated the restoration tree is. Also meridia’s beacon quest is worth getting the Dawnbreaker so clearing out draugar and vampires is so much easier.
Illusion thief/assassin is one of my favorite builds.
I started playing Skyrim again after watching your Skyrim Anniversary playthrough. Still find new thing.
I recently started playing Skyrim Requiem again and my current character has a pretty wild playstyle. They're a Redguard Musketeer legionnaire with restoration magic. I have to rely heavily on positioning and stamina management since enemies in Requiem can sometimes one shot you in melee, and the restoration magic is good for survivability and against undead since guns are useless for undead. I always hated crossbows in vanilla but with the right mods it's a great playstyle.
My favorite character is cryogenic warrior, breton with heavy armor (eventually stahlrim) with a battleaxe, frost destruction magic, restoration magic, enchanting, smithing and as you max out those skill trees you start investing in other trees to round out your preferences, like speech, alteration, archery, one handed, block, eventually rounding out every perk tree around level 300. Role playing as a do it all gray man legendary adventurer whose end goal is to finally say “I’ve done it all.” Every quest, every unique item, every faction, every house, every inch of skyrim explored, every play style tinkered with in some form or fashion. And then finally going into retirement after getting married and adopting a kid. Occasionally reinstalling to scratch the adventuring bandit terrorizing itch. A build actually inspired by your cryomancer from way back that just wormed it’s way into my heart. Skyrim is my favorite game of all time and you guys were there the whole way giving me ideas and keeping me coming back to frigid land of the nords for just one more adventure. Thanks so much for the memories.
One of my all time favorite playstyles that came from you guys was actually the Dreamweaver build. Yeah, it may have relied on ordinator and apocalypse magic, but oh my God it was such a unique way to approach combat. Fury spells to open the fight from stealth watch the carnage, then move in and calm the victors, take the stronger ones with rally and the buffs that gave, and use the clones and reaper comes to take out the rest before moving on to the next fight. Did it take longer than run in hack and slash or fling destro spells, or killing everything with a bow from 200 yds without ever entering combat? Yes. Was it entirely worth every second? Also big yes. It was the singular buid that truly showed me the power of illusion magic and what made it my favorite school of elder scrolls magic. I've played so so many of your guys' fallout and skyrim builds over the years, and it's made every playthrough something special. Thank you so much for all the hard work you both do. It's amounted to endless hours of enjoyment for so many including me. Wish you all the best and look forward to all the future works if we ever do get an elder scrolls 6, or a fallout 5/van Buren remake. Much love!
Would love to listen to a whole rant around the topic of why/how some specific mods are better than vanilla and how ES6 could learn from them. I'm more in the modding community than lore community and it's mindblowing how much the modding scene is evolving and putting the game in a totally different era.
I love that the picture used for the thumbnail is a Weaver, a class known for its absurd difficulty (and thus not being very fun for a lot of people) in GW2.
*insert broken piano fingers here* what do you mean? it's fiiiiine~
@@Ravenessae I tried Catalyst and it was already a pain in the butt, can't imagine the hell Weaver is. :')
@@endlessemptyvoid I'm an ele main so I'm used to it, buuut it took me a hot minute to grasp weaver
One of my favorite ways to play Werewolf is as an Arcane Combat Archer, where my character uses bound bow and Dremora summons, roleplaying that the Dremora are Hircine's Henchmen who want to join in on the Dragon Hunting. And then when I want to get up close and personal, I use the classic Ebony Flesh before Transforming into a Werewolf.
Sounds awesome
@@LandStrider23 thanks! glad you think so!
My favorite build I play all the time is a Breton spellsword who is trying to make a name for themselves. It has a lot of role playing aspects like will they be tempted by power and become evil or will they become more of a paladin type character? They could be an illusion spellsword and be a sneaky type. Spellswords are just so versatile
I like calling my character a Battlemage. Well versed in all skills but a master of none. This battlemage leans more towards great swords or battle axes in battle. But uses all types of magic to aid him in battle
@@CaseyWeaver22I think Spellsword and Battlemage are the same, but Spellsword uses light armor and Battlemage uses Heavy.
@@Afrancis16 ah. That makes sense. I’ve never been much of a light armor mage build. I like light armor with bow/sneak/wood elf type build. Mint definitely heavy armor battlemage is my favorite. Creating characters so much fun
@@CaseyWeaver22 same
@@Afrancis16 Battlemages only had heavy armor in Morrowind. Spellswords wore heavy armor armor in any game that didn’t have medium. Spellswords are warrior-mages. Battlemages are mage-warriors.
Doing a fairly vanilla paladin build, lawful good. It's a blast with resto, illusion (for companion courage) heavy armor, block, one handed, speechcraft. Thanks for all your continued content.
Finally two guys talking about Skyrim builds
Certainly the build I stuck with was the full on Arch-Mage type, mastering as many magic trees as possible, with every point put into Magicka.
Ridiculously capable in all situations. Muffle/Invis up to a group of enemies, drop a double-cast Frenzy into their midst, and once they begin murdering each other, send in the summoned help and mop up with AE damage spells. Situations like that really feel great. As does standing before a dragon, merely holding up a hand to deflect all of its breath weapon before using the Lightning Storm beam of dragon annihilation to bring the beast down.
Just ... gotta watch for those damn archers ...
Love the "Fallen Summoner" (one of my own creation). A little Breton girl is so very excited to go to the College of Winterhold and learn Conjuration. Her little Familiar spell is decent enough, but after being unable to defend herself with it and getting dragged to Helgen in an Imperial ambush, she knows that she needs to know more. Getting to the College, and using Atronachs to become Archmage, her thirst for knowledge remains unquenched. On the revelation that she is Dragonborn, she dips a toe into shouts, but they aren't part of her combat style. Going through the Main storyline, she eventually runs into Hermaeus Mora. The knowledge offered is too good to pass up, and she agrees to be the Champion of Apochrypha. (With the mod "Coldharbour Resummoned" you begin to summon unique Daedra with unique armor and robes and staves to go along with the look, and it is the main reason to do the Dawnguard DLC). Her knowledge increases as she goes deeper and darker into "forbidden knowledge". When the Dragonborn DLC is started, she feels drawn to fight Miraak. And the Black Books provide even more forbidden knowledge, she will find them all and use them all. Willfully sacrificing Storn to get the last word of Bend Will and defeating Miraak. She says goodbye to the physical world, and immediately returns to a Black Book. She spends the rest of her unnatural life pursuing ever more forbidden knowledge (the last save you make before starting another character is inside of a Black Book). Certain mods can be added for flavor of armor or physical marks or tattoos to make the corruption more real.
4:16 That build is the one that got me to not just understand Skyrim but also enjoy it. And years later it’s still one of the best I’ve ever had.
I personally like builds that utilizes light armor, I'm not sure why but I like light armor better.
I can tell you why: mobility. Heavy armor takes like 10 levels before you can loot and move efficiently.
My personal favorites as far as melee-light warrior/mage are utilizing the steel equivalent unique 1-handers.
Elf/glass/light unique armors, unique style 1-handers Silver/Forsworn/Scimitar/katana/hero(repaired draugr), rare enchantments lunar/fiery souls/chaos, then healing/destruction as backup pouring as much into stamina as I can and just hp/magika as needed.
You guys are awesome! Your part of the reason I still play skyrim since it's release. Love your vids keep up the amazing content
I hear “battlemage” and I immediately think of Spellbreak. Which sounds like a pretty fun Skyrim build all on its own.
Whenever I play skyrim, I always incorporate magic into it because I love magic. My most recent builds:
1) Sun Mage - Dunmer Restoration (heal/sun spells)/Destruction (Fire spells) /Illusion (Courage)
2) bound blizzard archer - Dest (frost cloak, blizzard), conjuration, light armor (Stahlrim light)
3) Scarlet witch/ Eldritch build - Illusion (Frenzy), Alteration (telekinesis), Destruction (absorb health/ hangman’s noose), Conjuration (Summon seeker)
I always play as a Breton mage who uses fire spells, conjuration and one hand swords.
Yes, sometimes I happen to use stealth arrows, but only on bandits in caves. :)
3:26 Frenzy with Archery. I cleared a bandit cave w/ 1 arrow. Soooooo satisfying.
I find a paladin build to be very fun
Currently doing a paladin of Dibella build where the very first quest I did was finding the Sybil and then doing the “good” endings of some of the daedric quests.
Her four skills i’m focusing on are one handed, restoration, archery, and light armor, alongside slight investment into block and conjuration, The idea is that dibella would like her followers to deal with opponents at range, as to not be tarnished by the blood of their enemies, not for any ritualistic reason, but because blood can ruin beauty. However, if pressed, dibellan paladins are skilled sworddancers, who’s goal is to make every battle appear as if a dance.
Her focus on restoration is so she can preserve the beauty of her lovers and companions, as well as allows her to destroy the ugly and unholy abominations of the undead, and light armor grants her protection while also making her a nimble acrobat.
Finally block and conjuration, even dibella recognizes that, while imperfect in terms of beauty, that a shield can be useful, and so her followers use it as such. And conjuration is used to occasionally conjure spectral blades, as even deep in prayer a dibellan paladin must be ready to defend themselves.
Along with winter sun, apocalypse and ordinator, this build is probably some of the most fun I’ve had playing this game in a long time
my favorite build was my first way back in 2011-2012. just a pure warrior orc. I maxed out every martial stat and was invincible in melee combat. Dealing with magic on the other hand was impossible but offered a unique challenge. it's amazing how quick a fight goes when you and the enemy kill each other in 2 hits and it just becomes a waiting game
I think that when you've played this game enough times, you want your build to have enough flexibility to stave off the monotony.
The most fun veteran build ive done is an illusion assassin. The pacify spell can allow you to hear lines of dialogue from an otherwise aggressive NPC that you probably hadnt heard before. The fury spell can be a lot of fun obviously. And then turning invisible, and then slitting the throat of your enemy, casting a fury spell, then becoming invisible again is just such a badass playstyle. so many options.
For the sake of simplicity I just adapt the characters builds from Morrowind to Skyrim and play them: Warrior, Thief, Mage, Battlemage, Agent, Witchhunter, Spellsword, Pilgrim, Crusader, etc.
It gives me a vibe of playing a specific "profession" within the game.
I've loved skyrim growing up. I've played it since I was around 12 and now I'm 17. I've recently became a new fan of yours! I can't wait for more videos of yours:)
Shit 10 years! I’ve been following you guys for most’em. It’s been cool watching y’all grow! Love your videos and I can’t wait to see more 😊
Now do a video: Ranking all Fudgemuppet Skyrim Builds from Worst to Best
Psst..hey kid. Want some dunmer builds?
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I'm currently playing a dunmer nord cross. She has to choose between her dunmer homeland and the empire And joining the Stormcloaks.
Her caravan (alternate start mod) was captured by falmer.
There's one character I've been trying to make for a long time. Anniversary Edition has made it better, but I still can't get there yet. Here's how it goes.
I call this type of build a Phase-Build, as the play style changes as the game progresses. (You don't need to read all of this.)
Here's the backstory:
My character is named Uriel, after the Emperor. He is a mix of many different races with dominant Altmer blood who lived through the Oblivion Crisis as a child with his sister. His sister has dominant Imperial Blood but still has the long life of an Elf. Both of them became Imperial Soldiers who eventually fought in the Great War. When the war was lost, Uriel was forced into the Ranks of the Thalmor due to his dominant Altmer blood, while his sister was hunted down and fled to Skyrim, never returning. After a long time in the Thalmor Army, Uriel chose to follow the path of his sister and ventured off to Skyrim. His sister told him exactly where she was heading to and as he searched for that location, he was caught in an ambush. You know the rest.
Phase 1 (Wanting Peace):
After escaping Helgen, Uriel wishes nothing more than to find where his sister went and to just live peacefully. She told him that she would leave her helmet and sword where Talos would watch over it. It would be in a place that was most similar to Cyrodiil while also lost in the mountains. He quickly found the sword and helmet, this time with no interruptions, under the shrine of Talos that is right above Froki's shack. Yes, his sister's helmet is one of the rare imperial helmets. After Uriel finds it, he heads forth to Riften to be a fisherman. He finishes all the quests, but along his journey, he meets a man in Riften that offers him a deal that could lead to many riches. That man is of course Brynjolf. Uriel turns down the offer, however. He's not level 46 yet. (Gotta get the BEST stuff!)
Phase 2 (Becoming a Hero):
After lots of fishing, Uriel finally has the urge to fight again. He met a friend in Riverwood earlier, Faendal, who would love to join him. The two become the bane of all bandits, striking them all down. Soon enough, they think it's time to help with the Dragons. The main questline will go on until the Dragons start spawning.
Phase 3 (Falling into Darkness):
Knowing that he is Dragonborn, Uriel chooses to travel even further through Skyrim. He soon gets caught up in a fight with some wolves, giving him a disease. After hours of traveling in the snow, he and Faendal come across the Hall of the Vigilant, who cure him of his disease. He couldn't have thanked them enough and praised them for their good work. However, when he was traveling around Whiterun he learned about the Dawnguard and that the Hall of the Vigilant was destroyed. He instantly ran to the ruin and found his way to locating Worshippers of Molag Bal in Dawnstar (A new quest in the game). After dealing with them, some dark presence draws him in which influences him to put on the Corrupted Vigilant Armor and learn as much knowledge as possible. He became obsessed with magic and wanting more knowledge and power, which caused him to be infected by a Vampire. One day, the dark voice commanded him to head over to Markarth. This not only gets him caught up with helping the Forsworn, but also being corrupted by Molag Bal to be his servant.
Phase 4 (Becoming a Dark Lord):
Now a Vampire, Uriel joins the College of Winterhold and becomes Archmage, master every school of magic. Afterwards, he returns to Brynjolf and joins the thieves guild, mastering the ways of stealth and manipulation. Of course, this drew him into the Dark Brotherhood where he killed the Emperor. Throughout all of this he Carried out Molag Bal's task of collecting the Daedric Artifacts to use by serving only him. This meant that he killed his best friend to summon Boethia and to fuel the Ebony Blade. All he had to do now was eliminate the Dawnguard. His original plan was to join them and tear them apart from the inside, but that plan quickly changed.
Phase 5 (The Master of all Vampires):
After meeting the Volkihar Clan, Uriel knew he found a proper home and joined with them. After killing Harkon, Uriel became one of the most powerful people in Skyrim.
Phase 6 (Realization):
During the questline, Serana became a very close friend to Uriel. After Harkon was slain, they both traveled across Skyrim, exploring dungeons and slaying dragons. Uriel started to feel less evil and evil everyday until he eventually looked back at what happened to Harkon. Uriel instantly realized that his desire for knowledge and power was leading him down the same path. He also knew that he and Serana could never be together. He had to leave behind everything he knew and start anew. No more Thieves Guild, no more Dark Brotherhood. After this realization, he started to turn things around. He got back to helping people. He could never make up what he did to Faendal, but he could most certainly try.
Phase 7 (Being the Dragonborn):
Uriel started his redemption by curing his vampirism and reconnecting with the Divines. He then went to joining the Companions and getting even better at fighting. After becoming the Harbinger of the Companions, he rejoined the Empire and fought once more as a soldier. During his battles, he wore his sister's helmet in her honor. Now there was one thing left to do. The Greybeards changed his point of view on the world more than anyone else before. He got better and better at using the voice through this knowledge. After Alduin was defeated, Uriel set out to find all of the Dragon Priest masks. After he got them all and took his place as Konahrik, he set off for Solstheim. After Miraak was defeated, Uriel learned every last bit of knowledge he could. When he got back to Skyrim, he was greeted by the Ebony Warrior.
Phase 8 (Fin gein vahzah Konahrik):
Uriel traveled to the Last Vigil, where one of the most ultimate battles of all time happened. The very earth shook from every spell and shout. In the end, Uriel was victorious. He knew that his work was not done yet. Many people still require assistance. The Second Great War isn't very far away either.
Jesus man sounds good, I too try to make my builds more dynamic by changing their personality through the different quests. Funnily enough I actually did one similar to this recently in respect to the whole vampire dark Lord story arc. If you haven't already I would suggest playing like this more often
@@ronandynan1228 Thanks. I appreciate that. First, however, I must play through every other Elder Scrolls game. All the characters I've thought of are interconnected in some way. Anyways, I love Dark Lord stuff. Sauron, Palpatine, they're always the most fun characters to me.
@@THEPASTSHALLENDURE Ayyyyyy I thought only I would enjoy simping for palps
@@ronandynan1228 I wouldn't say I've gone that far, but I do believe he's one of the most well-made villains of all time. Also Ayyyyyy! Someone else that says Ayyyyyy!
Nice shout out for the Battlefield Archer! Much underrated fun! But my current build is Argonian with a Hammer (with Dwemer Armour, Ancient Knowledge, Namira's Ring, Fiery Soul Trap). Charge in, hit 'em wiv Da Hamma, eat, keep swinging! Most fun since my first Breton Spellsword!
wish I knew how to save so many builds so I can play them like you guys . Much respect guys .
I remember that necro-warp video, been here since the beginning and have always loved your builds
still gotta love that the thumbnail is depicting the elementalist's Weaver elite specilization from Guild Wars 2 lol
I can't remember how many years I've been watching and re-watching your Skyrim Build videos, but, I've been blown away by them all.
I'm currently a female Wood Elf that focuses on sneak, two handed, heavy armour, speech, alchemy and dabbing into some restoration. My protection is Ebony Mail, Masque of Clavicus Vile, Ebony gauntlets with fortify 2 handed, Ebony Boots of resist fire. My primary weapon is the Ebony Blade with the Bow of Shadows backing up my stealth.
You guys are seriously the GOATs of Skyrim Build creating, each one is so unique and creative they blow my mind
You were mentioning the Lights out quest where you shoot people and they fall into the water. I would really like ES6 to have contextual animations, like you said if you’re cutting throats your character will automatically hide the body somehow depending on where they are. Just something that makes what you do a little more cinematic.
If they drop the ball on this I’m gonna cry
I feel like the animation should change depending on your character. for example if you’re just a normal stealth with no magic the body stays there and you have to move it personally, but if you have a teleportation spell the player will cast it and the body will disappear in a void or teleport somewhere else
I’ve been waiting for this since ur top 10 most fun builds like 4 years ago lol, anticipating a new one each day
Or top 5 playstyles I think idk
I think I’m gonna play Skyrim soon again and try a guts play through
I had a playthrough recently where I played as a Khajiiti berserker, who only fought with his claws and then ate parts of his victims using the ring of Namira. And yeah you could easily make a more efficient and stronger character, but it's just fun to try out something like that every once in a while. Though I do wish that the game had some finishers for creatures, because in vanilla Skyrim unarmed only has humanoid finishers, and that doesn't eve include draugr.
I love to play as a Breton because they (in general) only help people to earn prestige and power. Wanna be the greatest thief of all time? A Breton would want the prestige. Want to be a Thane of every region? A Breton would aspire to such. Want to be the legendary dragon-slayer? A Breton would relish the fame and power. Want to become the most vile dark mage and daedric cultist? A Breton would appease the Daedric Princes for favor and power. It's why Bretons are my go-to race. Because they work with literally any build on a lore level. Any race can do anything, but Bretons really feel like the race that would do anything to get what they want, because most are only after the fame and prestige that comes with it.
I guess a "master of all trades" is the best build to start and experience a bit of everything
My favorite build has always been 2 hander and bow. I like using all heavy armor. Basically a classic knight.
Heavy Armor + Destruction + Conjuration
With Smithing and Enchanting
Most fun I ever had in Skyrim
Your channel has brought about my 2 favorite builds to play:
The first was your Arcane Warrior (ebony armor and bound battleaxe) loved to use summons and Lightning destruction magic to reduce my enemies to ashes and severed heads!
My current favorite, (and most played character right now,) is the Illusion Assassin. Took pieces from you and ESO to make a “Dreamstrider” where she uses the Skull of Corruption and illusion magic to control and manipulate her enemies and benefit her own gain!
Dwemer themed builds are my favorite. Lots of dungeons to target, DLC and CC content brought some really great unique gear, lots of relevant lore. Using a staff to summon a animunculus, using a crossbow with explosive bolts, breathing steam all over the place. Soooo satisfying.
Just want to put this here. But so far, I believe I've played close to every one of your builds. (Granted, I deleted a few halfway through,) not because they were bad. But I just get so excited playing one, and then I want to try another, and just jump to it. But always had to delete some cause half the time, they took up too much space on my console. 😅
But so far, may favorites that I'm still dabbing in are your,
- Fallen King Build,
- The Dark Crusader,
- Both Ashlander, and the Monster Hunter, using Anniversary Edition's Survival Mode to buff up the playthrough a bit more.
- The Sorcerer Build, I found a fun imperial name for him, and just ran with that one. Basically loved the backstory, and new stuff incorporated with AE to fill it out a bit more.
And also, one of the older builds not in the playlist, but from the early years of Skyrim Builds, the Orc Blacksmith, was another I really loved to play a bit with AE. I swapped out the Stahlrim Great Sword with the Frost Blade of the Monarch you find in the Spider's Caves, for that AE quest. And had a lot of fun.
I deleted that one though, cause I want to try and get an Xbox, for Mods, and really buff out the Backstory, and gameplay, and let it be maybe something of either an Imperial, or Stormcloak Build. Or just an Orc who travels to Bruma, to pique his interests in Ancient Architecture, outside of the Dwarven Ruins we have in regular Skyrim.
But overall. Can't say more than enough how awesome you guys make all of your builds. And looking forward to next year's celebrations. Whatever they may be. 😂🙂👍🏼
Oh! And almost forgotten the Hand of Almalexia! That one was super fun to play! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I've done so many different builds and characters, I never outright used the builds FudgeMuppet has done exactly since I either tweak it or change things for my own taste due to mods or whatever reason. They've always been great baselines for me to work off of though and my favorite will always be the Breton Paladin. Restoration/Alteration with Sword and Board heavy armor and you just become an unstoppable force that normal human enemies can't begin to hurt and then youre tailor made for the undead and daedra.
My personal character build is the "Unholy Vigil" type. She was cast from the hall due to practices that went againt what the Vigilants believed. She saw the "lesser of two evils" type deal. She wanted to rid the world of the same evil the vigilants sought to destroy, but she believed that doing certain things for the greater good was acceptable. Such as using Nevromancy to destroy a more powerful evil, or becoming one Daedric Lord's champion to in turn become powerful enough to rid the world of that same evil. Which, was a righteous goal that she used the wrong way.
I don't know though, i just really love this build.
Yesss been waiting for this video
I have gotten so much replay out of Skyrim by simply role playing and sticking to it. Great video guys.
I play a vampire Breton in Survival mode where I can only drink blood or eat corpses with Nameras ring to feed.
Very very fun and I play it with Illdaris robes, the aetherial crown, bloody foot rags and the arm bandages from storm clock camp injured people and any necklace of choice (I like the thieves guld necklace) ...
With weapons I like to pick a ser of each for every playstyle... So the ebony blade, boneshaver and harkons sword, the targe of the blooded, nettle bane and the Razor, the bow of shadows and bound quiver and only ice magic with with lots of rune spells like poison rune frenzy rune and paralysis rune and sometimes frost rune and only the inky black dawnguard skeleton summons and the ancient death priest.
Moras agony and dremora butler also make for great additions
It is the ultimate vampire build that I live with serana in bloodchill manor with a mod to add a thrall in it's dungeon
I like the Guild Wars 2 art in the thumbnail
Interesting stuff, would love to see a ranking of builds and the old builds sounds cool too.
I am in agreement that the seeker of knowledge build is one of the most fun builds in the game, I had an Altmer character named Pyrax which I converted to a D&D character later because I just had so much fun slinging fireballs and hunting black books.
Just started a new playthrough with my first ever Altmer character and also my time being a spellblade! I've made builds in the past where I've weilded one or more blades and occasionally used magic, but never a build mostly comprised of magic but also weilding a sword. So far so good!
Battlemage is by far the most fun build. One Handed, Destruction and Restoration. Compliment with something that helps with stealth/thievery and you’re golden for a great first playthrough.
One of my favorite builds was Stealth Conjurer. Summoning Storm Atronachs and Dramora Lords to handle my foes while I sit comfortably in the shadows never being seen was so much fun. It requires max stealth, conjuration and the Quiet Casting perk. It also pairs nicely with Ahzidal's Helm of Vision.
Dude that's a Weaver from Guild Wars 2 in the thumbnail
Was going to write the same thing...i just got the youtube notification and was bamboozeld by ut
the Guild Wars 2 art is SO GOOD that even the TES people like to use lol 😂
My best playtrough was on survival legendary mode. It made me have to use all the mechanics of the game. I would need to visit people to stay warm and plan my routes. Only saving when sleeping etc. Its a crazy immersive experience.
This was the perfect video since I was searching for a build for my 100% complete run of Skyrim for the Nintendo Switch. Thanks as always guys!
i was not expecting to see Guild Wars 2 art in the thumbnail of a Skyrim video
i remember when u started in one of your build videos you said you cant imagine that in 10 years time youll still be making them!
I love the new thumb nail design 😁
I always play the archer /rogue/ thief bosmer….however I recall a mission from Oblivion where you have to investigate some murders on the roads to an inn. I remember the mages guild sent a battle mage type guy. Steel chest, with a 1H weapon, spell in the off hand. I always thought a tanky spell caster would be fun. He would be more of a brute first, and a mage secondly . I love all you guys’ content .
Honestly the funnest build I have played in Skyrim is a Nord Stormcloak Pure Mage with a side of crafting. You're like Merlin to Ulric's Arthur. You follow in Shallidor's footsteps. You are the Clever Man. It is a bit challenging in lower levels for sure, but I had so much fun with it.
I've been subbed to you guys since 2013 I remember the workout vlogs and everything. I've been asking for years since skyrims special edition came out but will you guys please remaster The Stalker build 🙏 it was my first build I committed to and even made the face back when you guys used to show us how to make them if the video got enough likes.
An amazing build that's very simple to equip is one of my favorites...The Imperial Ranger. Imperial race, Imperial light armor set(either of them) but replace the helmet with a hood, Imperial bow and sword with steel arrows. Focusing on light armor/ archery/ one-handed and alchemy (to stay alive). Secondary could be speech and sneak. I love the aesthetic and feel being more realistic and less fantasy, and there's lots of gameplay revolving around the Legion, or choose to be a deserter and fight against the Legion having learned all their tactics. FUDGEMUPPET.... can you give me your opinion on this kind of build?
I think they made a video for a build called the Imperial Legion Forester build or something. It is pretty much exactly what you list here and seems interesting.
My favorite build for one of my platinum playthroughs was this.
Called it a Shaman.
Basically a battlemage focused on self-buffs (alteration/restoration), Conjuration (Atronachs path) and finally a dual wield 1hander build for damage using the Elemental Fury shout as much as possible. Worked really well on Master.
Its a very powerful Werewolf build as well as most of your self-buffs and summons stick when you're transformed. Perked Ebony Flesh turns a full perked Werewolf into a battletank.
Main downside was just how squishy i'd feel at times vs physical damage if i wasn't proactive on wards since the build only has 350 armor in Human form.
And while i don't mind personally mind, i think some people would find the amount of menuing and micromanagement the build requires pretty annoying as you juggle 3 schools of magic and dual wielding constantly.
I guess the build is also pretty light on ranged damage until you get Twin Souls and/or Dragonrend which stretches the fights with Dragons a bit, a Staff of Fireball helps with that early game, a follower who's good at archery too (i used Aella for 90% of my playthrough).
One Handed/Block/Light Armor/Restoration/Alteration
Anything else is up to you but this has always been one of my go-tos
That original character video would be epic. Fudgemuppet is the gift that keeps on giving
would really like these discussions to come back to spotify
My play through went 2 fold and started on the PS3, I had Dresden the Nord block and Shield who learnt tonnes of magic and was an arcane warrior, and Spearmiys a Khajiit stealth Archer. When I got the PS4 I got to experience the DLC’s through both of their perspectives as well, and that was Dresden tasting power of the Thu’um and craving power, and Spearmiys began to trust people through his marriage to Ysolda, Spearmiys. Spearmiys sides with the Dawngaurd and faces Miraak with a talk no jutsu approach “power isn’t the path” Dresden sees Miraak and gets talk no jutsud
I'd really like to see you guy's personal mods list
For me it is two handed spell sword because switching between spells and two handed weapons just feels right. The same thing can be done with bows for combat archers.
What put me off is the smithing and enchanting skills once you've mastered these two you're so OP
I love that the thumbnail art is the Weaver from Guild Wars 2