The thing people don't know about the Stormcloaks is that they probably know they can't beat the dominion. Let me explain. The view of Nords has always been to fight hard in battle and die a man for something you care about. The imperials have essentially taken away what many nords wanted to protect in the great war, their free way of life. In the eyes of Ulfric and his supporters they are fighting not because they'll win but because they feel they have to. They would rather die like men, on their feet, than submit to what a bunch of elves want them to do and be killed off like dogs. It's all in their speech and tradition. "Freedom or Sovangarde!!!" is much more than a battlecry, it's an oath. I choose the Empire all day, but I can respect the Stormcloaks' ideals in this regard.
Jaelon Griffin I don't agree with the stormcloak message, however I do think that if they are able to get the Aldmeri out of skyrim, it might inspire others
Right, I was playing my Dunmer character and some Argonian dude said that my "kind" aren't welcome? I was walking along the docks and made absolutely zero approach to this bloke.
Argonians were slaves to the Dunmer for centuries, there is still lot of tension between the two races. Like the fact that the argonians conquered most of morrowind after the eruption of Red Moutain.
Are they insane? Using the Ethereal crown for 2 standing stones, fine, but Atronach and Lord stone?! By the divines this madness must be stopped at once!
I know, right? Camelworks did a video on the Aetherial Artifacts and how broken the Aetherial Crown actually is. Can use the shadow stone within the crown like it is going out of style.
I like being a spell sword because when I start a warrior run, I miss shooting bolts of lightning out of my hand, and when I do a mage run, I miss sword fighting and archery and blocking and... All that stuff... Spellsword is a healthy and deadly balance between the two.
Used this build but role played as him idealizing and joining the empire like his father, he believes that splitting the empire weakens it to further attack and will fight to keep it unified
I can't join the stormcloaks because i mean i don't care for politics, but it's just the stormcloaks armor kinda looks dirty and stuff but the imperial's armor looks so nice on the eyes
Me: "A Nord as a spellsword? That doesn't make sense. I might have to pass." Scott: "This man will stop at nothing to sit Ulfric on the throne in the Blue Palace..." Me: "...I'm listening."
My idea of a spellsword focuses more on the spell part, wearing Mage robes and using alteration and a bound sword (or any good sword) alongside conjuration magic, destruction (if I am going fantasywise), illusion, and restoration.
True Spell Sword: One handed sword, enchanted with Drain life. Breton racial of magic resist. Complete 100% reduced destruction magic cost = No weapon recharge for Drain life sword enchanting. Hack away! Optional, also stack one handed damage and magic resist and poison resist once double enchanting is achieved. And/or the lady standing stone, adding 1 health regen to the base 0.4. Health regen enchantment and magic resist on all possible gear. Poison resist on other gear for the falmer infestation. End game ? Chaos enchantment triples the drain life double enchantment on any sword. Sthalrim enhaces that further.
I restarted playing skyrim because of this build. It was one of the first build i made with the only difference being not siding with anyone during the war.
If you put the chaose enchantment on a stalrim weapon then put a absorb health enchantment on it, the absorb enchantment will be way stronger, so that's not the strongest weapon
Build idea I'm doing right now; the only skills you can invest perks into are the ones your race gets a bonus for. For example, I'm playing a Dark Elf, so I can only invest in Destruction, Illusion, Alteration, Light Armor, Sneak, and Alchemy. So, stealthy mage it is, with a bow to administer poisons. It makes options like Imperial worth it for their spellsword skill bonuses, Wood Elves become more ideal for stealth archers, High Elves go balls deep into magic, and Orcs make the perfect warriors. Nords are also decent, and it makes Bretons, usually the best race, kind of shit.
Man I literally just did my best play through ever and it was pretty much this! In armor enchantments combat, the only thing is mine was a breton and more of a wizard. Pretty much the role play was completely different but everything else was the same
My spellsword is a Breton focused on enchantment and light armor. Magic resistance is useful for mages who attack you from afar when you close the distance.
Ever since Live Another Life and Skyrim Unbound mods, I have experimented with builds ( mostly non-dragonborn) and backstories similar to these videos. Elnora (Female wood elf): Guild master in the thieves guild Erika Frostfall (Female nord): Vampire and spellsword Laurine Durand (Female breton): Arch-mage at the mages college Cassus Antenos (Male imperial): Battlemage in the imperial legion. Zaann (Male argonian): Shadowscale assassin in the dark brotherhood Joryk The Unchained (Male nord): Dragonborn, warrior, stormcloak and werewolf
Qkiman what about a spellsword build has totally not been never seen before in skyrim , sorry it's just that when people say the old "i cant imagine this and this in the same sentence" thing i can't help but overthink it
This was really close to how I like to play, except that I chose a Dunmer and (of course) I ended up adding some the sneaky archer/assassin style and focused only on fire destruction, it just worked very well
I enjoy employing a bound sword spell along with healing/damage spells in my off hand. The choice of race is influenced by my character's abilities; when embodying a Dunmer spell sword, I tend to lean towards fire spells and rely on healing potions. For a Nord spell sword roleplay, I stick to healing spells, paired with heavy armor to reflect a paladin-like character. My preferred approach is with a High Elf spell sword, where I utilize electricity spells in both hands, wield a bound sword for close combat, and keep healing in the off hand. Additionally, I strategically leverage High Born during most combat situations.
FINALLY !A real spellsword arhetype build ! I can't wait to see how it looks like ! Meh, his backstory is lacking I think. Nothing explain why he suddenly took an interrest in magic. Too bad that he's a stormcloak too. I really think a modded build with Ordinnator would allow a much funnier spellword/magisfer to play with. Using the spellscribe perk and maybe the "Spellsword" mod.
Spellswords - Or basically, one of a few medieval fantasy versions of Jedi Knights (unless it's Dragon Age, then it's the Arcane Warrior). Basically, my Dunmer Werewolf is a Spellsword (or Battlemage, depending on my mood).
I usually see this as a Battlemage. Heavy armor, swords, and destruction magic before other options. I usually see Spellsword as using more magic than weapons and will usually use bound weapons.
I love this build but instead of using light armor, I use heavy to be more tanky and use the ignite spell (from azhidals ring of arcana) as one of my main fire spells
This is the build I've been using since playing Skyrim SE again. I use a race mod though to make myself a half elf and I use a Dragonbone sword and of course I have a different backstory. Other than that everything else is the same. Such a fun build! Good work!
Technically there's no "half's" in the Elder Scrolls lore. You take on the race of your mother. If your mother was a Nord and father was an Orc, you'd be a Nord. That being said, you do inherit attributes from your father. So you might have a greenish hue to your skincolor, or maybe you're a Nord with tusks.
Scott/Revan Sarethi= Telvanni Wizard Michael/Ral Jiktaar= The Spectre Drew/Coltaine Bouchard = ? Closest they have would probably be the Daggerfall Knight, however it would be hard to do this build as Coltaine uses spears, so it would have to be modded, although the Daggerfall Knight already is.
Such a viable build. --Enchanting 100 for Dual Perk and Flame/Frost/Storm enchanter, add Fortify One-Handed and Fortify Destruction to accessories because most weapon enchantments are in the Destruction category and Armor can make it free to use spells --Smithing 100 for strong weapons and armor --Destruction 65, don't need higher and still gets 2/2 Augmented Flame/Frost/Spark damage --One-Handed has massive damage with Dual-Wielding --Light Armor has Wind Walker for faster Stamina recovery after dual-wield power attacks Other stuff if you want it, but with even that baseline it's easy to walk the game
Amazing Race Tweaks Nords mod would work well with this. Also I wonder why there's a constant neglect to mention that leveling restoration and destruction skills also benefits enchantments in numerous ways.
I recently picked up Skyrim and am using a build very similar to this one. The primary differences are that my character is a Breton and uses Conjuration in addition to the aforementioned skills.
My current is a very similar build to this, except I specialized solely in fire-type spells (augmented with the Ahzidal mask) and use custom-enchanted Nordic carved armor. Another fun option for a spellsword is to buff yourself with flesh and cloak spells, summon an flame or storm atronach, and then move in for the kill with a 2h weapon after expending your magicka.
I think there was a mix up with the smithing perks. You talk about light armor and the character is wearing stalhrim but you suggest to go steel-dwarven-orcish-ebony?
I know you just did spell sword, but have you considered spell shield? He is a breton who uses light armor, any shield, and a variety of spells from all schools of magic. His backstory is that he was a student training in the magic arts for the high rock military, when he decided to strike out on his own. He was hired as a body guard but was not quite ready for it. An assassin had in their sleep killed the person who he was protecting. When he woke up, he found the body, and fled from fear and guilt. Trying to cross the border into Skyrim, he was caught and the story goes from there. He does not want to be unprepared anymore, so he joins every faction he sees, including the dark brotherhood. He will join the dawnguard to protect his people. He will also try to get every daedric artifact. His gear will be: the archmage's robe, a circlet with a desired enchantment, auriel's shield or spell breaker, and any light armor gloves and boots. You can decide the stat spread and perks. Have a great day!
What if the town he grew up in WAS Helgen, while it was an imperial settlement it would be a good reason for him to not return home, you could say that the town was taken while Ulfric was being captured.
this is very much how i like to play...I prefer heavy armor though. I just pick the steed stone to prevent the penalties of slowed movement and having to carry it....and then store the shadow stone in the crown so i can use it over and over.
Unless your playing with a skilltree overhaul there's a perk for heavy armor that removes it's weight and speed penalty when worn, which leaves room for a better stone such as the Lord stone
True, I like the extra carry weight too though, especially cuz I hardly ever up my stamina. And getting that stone early on is nice... I feel what you are saying though, later when I get the option this play through, I’ll try it out.! Happy gaming to all! 😁
Hey Scott and the rest of fudge muppet, I don't know if u have made a build like this but for my playthrough I did a mage build but I also used a shield in my left hand, so I was wondering if you guys could make a character and back story to fit this play style. I really enjoyed playing like this, I'm sure others would too. thnx guys, keep up the great work
I know it's just a game, but I have moral qualms with joining empire. They've bent to the will of the dominion and are no more than puppets now. Plys, being dragonborn, Talos is only fitting to be your patron deity with his blessing making shout cool down shorter.
I play a similar build, though if I was running this. I would play an older Nord, something like 40ish. I came up with an idea for a backstory. The Spellsword was born as a proper Nord in the city of Helgen. In his youth his mother passed leaving only him, his brother, and his father. His father was formerly a member of the Companions guild meaning he knew damn well how to swing a sword. He trained both his sons in combat, teaching them skills that he knew could save their lives should they happen across a bandit, or any of the other numerous dangers of the region. When the Spellsword was only 15 his father was met by a recruiter for the Imperial Legion. The Capitol city was about to fall and they needed strong men to aid in pushing the Thalmor back. Of course as proud citizens of the Empire his father and elder brother quickly agree. The Spellsword wishes to go, but while he is capable he is still young. He threatens that if he is not allowed to go, he will meet his father and brother on the battle field anyway. With reluctance his father agrees and they head south. The war is bloody and brutal. The young Nord joins his family in joining a militia of sorts and begin harassing Thalmor supply lines as they make their way to the Imperial City, only for it to fall before they arrive. During this time one of his merry band of fellows begins teaching the young Spellsword destructive magic, simple things really like Flame and Frost. Telling him that should his shield fail him, this might make the difference between life and death. The militia is a pain in the Thalmor's ass, and soon enough the Thalmor has had enough and lay a trap, baited with the blood of innocents. Word gets out that the Thalmor are about to lead captured civilians to their death in the newly captured Imperial City forcing the Militia to step in to save them. Well the trap was set and sprung. The battle was long and brutal. The Spellsword was well taught by his father and his sword arm while young was strong and fast. He was smaller and thus swifter than most of his companions. And yet as his new friend had told him, when his shield failed him the flames did not. By the end of the battle no Thalmor was left unharmed, those remaining were but briefly staving off the end, as they gurgled in the blood of their dead and fatal wounds. The Spellsword was found later, among the bodies of his dead brother and father. Before he could be buried he awoke, much to the terror of the gravedigger who thought him a zombie at first. The Imperials took him in, allowing him to vent his furious anger at the Thalmor in as many battles as he could. Their best mages taking note of his tactics, to use destructive magic with one hand, and a sword in the other. No shield required. After the signing of the Concordat, The Spellsword had no reason to return home. The battle was paused, not done. He spend the next twenty five odd years training under the Empire. Increasing the skill of his sword arm, and his arcane knowledge. During this time he still hated with a passion the Thalmor, wanting to kill each and every Thalmor he spotted, but was restrained by his commanders. Slowly they trained him up allowing him out on missions when available to eliminate threats to the Empire, and should he fell a Thalmor agent or two that was not their problem. But as the older man began to feel the weight of his age, the ache in his bones he began to think long and hard on his past. To his father, his brother, his mother, and to his home. It had been so long since he had returned to Skyrim he doubted anyone would remember him. His family home likely belonged to another now. It was only when asking about Skyrim that he learned the unsettling news of Ulfric's assassination of the High King, and his civil war against the Empire. This drew an ire he could barely contain. His father, his brother, his friends, his men all had died in the service of the empire. And these whelps where pissing on their graves! The anger for the Stormcloaks matched his anger for the Thalmor. He left the Imperial city, leaving behind his men to be folded into anothers command, he left his superiors with only "I must go home" before heading north. Captured at the boarder he put up no fight, the imperial soldiers were his men. And he would not draw steel against them unless he had no other option. Then the dragons appeared, and for a moment he spared Ulfric and his men. A greater threat loomed over them in Helgen that day. But make no mistake The Spellsword is not a traitor, and Ulfric and his men they will see the error of their ways or he will send them all to Sovngarde and let the gods sort out the rest.
"The spell sword uses the most powerful weapon in the game"-FudgeMuppet 2017 Not what I am looking for in a build. Besides I am pretty sure that the strongest weapon is the Stalhrim Warhamer with the chaos and frost enchantments.
Lone Commenting Drifter it literally is the most powerful. They're not like ESO and say that about everything. They've done actual calculations and done a video about it
I always just want to ask the Stormcloaks why they hate Ysgramor so much. Once their shock wears off and they can articulate a stammered response, I'd clarify: "Your opinion is that Ysgramor should have launched into a suicidal attack against the elves instead of returning to Atmora, gathering his Companions, and driving them elves from Skyrim. If it is not, then why do you begrudge the Empire rebuilding its forces for the inevitable second conflict? It was your own leader's actions that let the Dominion into Skyrim, as we were not yet strong enough to wage a second war. The Imperial City was still burning in places!" But then again, the Stormcloaks are short-sighted imbeciles.
Darth Revan They dont think of the true threat which are the Aldmeri Dominion. All they see is we drive everyone not Nord. But that makes not only them but also the Empire weak to an another invasion by the elves. The Empire was already so weak they were forced to sign the White-Gold Concordat. But not understanding that the Empire had no choice in the matter, Ulfric uses the oppertunity to try to put himself in power and become the High King. He kills Torygg and destablizes Skyrim and instigates another war that does nothing but help the elves.
Mono Parallax Skyrim shouldnt have to be the backbone for an empire many believe is failing, the third empire has had its time, the only thing that would happen if skyrim stayed with the empire is that all the army would be wiped out, whereas if skyrim was independent they would have a much easier time defending their homeland due to the fact the elves would have already taken so many casualties from Cyrodill, they would have to go through Cyrodill to get to Skyrim meaning they have no option but to take Cyrodill first. This means Ulfric could fully mount a defense that would probably be successful due to also having a terrain bonus and Ulfric having experience defeating larger forces and it when they would almost certainly win the defense they could strike an alliance with the other provinces and maybe the imperials in High Rock to retake Cyrodill. The main reason i dont go Empire is they have always overestimated their own power and the civil war is a prime example, they are fighting a smaller force with worse equipment yet they are at a sort of stalemate at the start of skyrim
I’m currently playing a spellsword Dunmer who immigrated to Skyrim from Morrowind as a teenager. Originally skilled in magic, he discovered in Skyrim that hand-to-hand combat is just as important and useful following a nasty encounter with a cave bear in which an iron dagger he kept on a whim was his saving grace. Now he ventures to hone both skills, leading with magic and blindsiding with steel.
Lol I’ve never really thought about role playing and character development with Skyrim characters. The character I just made is a random Orc who was caught for stealing Skooma from the Khajit Caravan, which he got in a fight for. Being knocked out and tossed into the back of the cart on its way to execution damaged his brain and made him susceptible to a Daedra Prince, who now controls his body. The Dragonborn is actually a Daedra in this universe
There's apparently three of them. Probably depends on your flavor of female of speech mastery against the opposite sex in order to suck out their soul. Do you like spiders that hide in waterfalls, illusionist fox girls or women made of snow?
Try to do a Snow Elf build. It's worth it. Ice magic and Turn Undead. Ice or Turn Undead in one hand and the Dawnbreaker in the other. Ancient Falmer Armor. Etherial Crown, Atronach and Lord stones. Ice Breath and Ice Form. Summon Karstaag,Sun Stone power: Sun Flare,or as I would roleplay it as Auriel Fury. Think over it. Edit:Sun magic from the Dawnguard DLC instead of Turn Undead
The battlemage is usually more mage oriented. Like a very heavily armored mage. Raining destruction on the battlefield. It's litteraly the heavy tank/missile launcher. And he got good defenses and is able to defend himself in melee, but it's not his favored environnment. The spellsword is more versatile, it's often describe as a support unit in the imperial army. Following a squadron and dealing with what they can't deal with. It's supposed to wear a medium armor and enhance his abilities to fight with magic (stat buffs etc) and mid/close quarters spells (touch spells and AoE). Usually the spellsword is more akin to the use of alteration it seems.
You're welcome. But in the end you make your own definition. There is also the magisfer (which seems to be more of the breton and dark elf take on it ?) that focuses more on conjuration and alteration. (from what i see on the cards of tes legends)
Lord of Chaos.. frost breath, or iceform shout, ignite (left hand) and lightning cloak.. Stahlrim sword with Chaos and frost (right hand) for the living - silver sword with Chaos and fiery soul trap for undead.. Ahzidhal, Dukaan and Zakrosis (switch between) Plus this build would be great.! But anyways thanks for sharing.....
I always play a spellsword in skyrim, it's the easiest thing to do, damage in onehand and healing/more damage in the other
DoctorCockter same i use fast healing in left hand and an ebony sword in the other
DoctorCockter I use ice cloak to and bound sword
DoctorCockter isn t it a battlemage but only uses restoration
It's my favourite type of build in any RPG, you get the best of both worlds
Fernanda Huscher Battlemages are basically spellswords but instead of light armor they use heavy armor.
Race: Nord
Stone: Lava Stone (Early). When you get the Aetherial Crown get the Lord Stone and the Atronach Stone
Skills: One-handed
Destruction - Fire spells: Fireball, Incinerate
- Other spells depending on the enemy
Restoration - Healing: Close wounds, Heal Other (For Others)
Light Armor
Smithing
Enchanting
Stats: 50% health 50% magicka
Shouts: Fire Breath, Unrelenting Force
Main perks: One-handed: Armsman 5/5
Fighting Stance
Savage Strike
Destruction: Novice Destruction
Apprentice Destruction
Adept Destruction
Expert Destruction
Augmented Flames 2/2
Intense Flames
Augmented Frost 2/2
Deep Freeze
Augmented Shock 2/2
Disintegrate
Restoration: Novice Restoration
Apprentice Restoration
Adept Restoration
Respite
Regeneration
Necromage
Recovery 2/2
Light Armor: Agile Defenders 5/5
Smithing: Steel Smithing
Dwarven Smithing
Orchish Smithing
Arcane Blacksmith
Enchanting: Enchanter 5/5
Fire Enchanter
Frost Enchanter
Storm Enchanter
Insightful Enchanter
Corpus Enchanter
Extra Effect
Gear: Light Stalhrim Armor: Chest Piece - Fortify Destruction & Restoration
Gauntlets - Fortify One handed & Magicka
Boots - Fortify One Handed & Stamina Regen
Necklace - Fortify One Handed & Destruction
Ring - Fortify One Handed & Destruction
Aetherial Crown
Weapons: Stalhrim Sword - Chaos Damage & Frost Damage
You need to do this on like.. every video lol
lava stone, lol
What do you mean by 50% does that mean I level up Magicka and then health and just keep alternating?
@@FuzzyPickles923 i think it means that you have to level them evenly like 1/1 2/2 or 3/3
Is using dark elf bad?
I think one of the most interesting parts of these build videos is hearing the interesting stories you guys have crafted for these characters.
The thing people don't know about the Stormcloaks is that they probably know they can't beat the dominion.
Let me explain.
The view of Nords has always been to fight hard in battle and die a man for something you care about. The imperials have essentially taken away what many nords wanted to protect in the great war, their free way of life. In the eyes of Ulfric and his supporters they are fighting not because they'll win but because they feel they have to. They would rather die like men, on their feet, than submit to what a bunch of elves want them to do and be killed off like dogs. It's all in their speech and tradition. "Freedom or Sovangarde!!!" is much more than a battlecry, it's an oath.
I choose the Empire all day, but I can respect the Stormcloaks' ideals in this regard.
Jaelon Griffin I don't agree with the stormcloak message, however I do think that if they are able to get the Aldmeri out of skyrim, it might inspire others
Right, I was playing my Dunmer character and some Argonian dude said that my "kind" aren't welcome? I was walking along the docks and made absolutely zero approach to this bloke.
Argonians were slaves to the Dunmer for centuries, there is still lot of tension between the two races.
Like the fact that the argonians conquered most of morrowind after the eruption of Red Moutain.
Amen to that.
Edward Bates um... it's the docks, Of Windhelm
"Spellsword"
"Ok, S-W-O-R-D"
*slow clap* Well done. It is a good one.
Oh, I get it. Took me a few seconds, though.
I'll be back when I get the joke!
C u r v e d s w o r d s
Oh fuck just got it
"The point is: I look like a Dragon Slaying Badass, while you look like the lead skater for Alduin on Ice." - Dragonborn, Senile Scribbles
Armor: Stalhrim
Spells: Fire Spells
Seems legit
@까치이
Aw yeah, definitely know what you mean mate 😏
@까치이 I’m confused?
😎😎
@@justproductionsyt1657 its a masturbation reference
@@justproductionsyt1657stalhrim enhances frost magic so he should be using frost magic instead of fire magic
Are they insane? Using the Ethereal crown for 2 standing stones, fine, but Atronach and Lord stone?! By the divines this madness must be stopped at once!
I know, right? Camelworks did a video on the Aetherial Artifacts and how broken the Aetherial Crown actually is. Can use the shadow stone within the crown like it is going out of style.
@@christinahayes7343 Or the ritual stone to create an undead army
His armor and gear looks ❄COOL❄
I hate you all
Juan Snow hahahahahahahahaha i get it YOUR STUPID
Chef Chef Your? My stupid? What are you talking about mate?
Juan Snow _ im a chef nigga
Ｍｅｍｅｕｓ Ｄａｎｋｅｕｓ what are you fucking gay?
I like being a spell sword because when I start a warrior run, I miss shooting bolts of lightning out of my hand, and when I do a mage run, I miss sword fighting and archery and blocking and... All that stuff... Spellsword is a healthy and deadly balance between the two.
yes and you feel like the main character from overlord popping alteration buff spells
When someone says that skyrim has no role playing I should just show them your channel
Used this build but role played as him idealizing and joining the empire like his father, he believes that splitting the empire weakens it to further attack and will fight to keep it unified
Yeah, I'd do that as well for personal reasons.
ok boomer XD
I always play as an argonion so with a few slight tweeks I made my dragonborn spellsword from DND
I can't join the stormcloaks because i mean i don't care for politics, but it's just the stormcloaks armor kinda looks dirty and stuff but the imperial's armor looks so nice on the eyes
So he's a cuck
Anyone else notice the perfectly timed "Let's hop right into..." At 0:55 when his character jumped
Big BrAINe
I bet it was intentional. It was too perfect. Not that I noticed until you pointed it out though :/
'I dont believe I'm exaggerating when I say this build is unstoppable.'
Kaarstag would like to have a word with you.
Yea he tried. Until he got demolished by my spellsword.
Me: "A Nord as a spellsword? That doesn't make sense. I might have to pass."
Scott: "This man will stop at nothing to sit Ulfric on the throne in the Blue Palace..."
Me: "...I'm listening."
Fuck Ulfric! All hail the emperor!!!
@@kride500 all hail the emperor that DIES in DB questline
@@MrGullisYT I destroyed the DB
@@kride500 Then somebody else killed him, the emperors death will be canon 90%,
@@MrGullisYT Even without an emperor the empire would destroy Ulfrics pathetic rebellion.
This was actually really useful for me in my most recent build, finally wanted to go a spellsword stormcloak playthrough
Of all the play sets you've made, I think the Spellsword is my favorite!
A spellsword build I love to use is a High Elf outcast, long hair, beard, war paint, it’s my favourite build to do
The spell swords father must have been the reason for the colossus build.
If any remember
Did his father use magic?
When you know you've been up all night because you're favorite TH-camrs start uploading at 4AM where you live.
That's a pretty badass nord. Awesome build, as usual! Keep it up, FudgeMuppet!
This build gave me chills... I'll show myself out.
I know I'm 3 years late but...
You should be ashamed of yourself
You are three years late, I have gotten over any shame I may have initially had.
5:46 his voice omg
Dude wtf :D
My idea of a spellsword focuses more on the spell part, wearing Mage robes and using alteration and a bound sword (or any good sword) alongside conjuration magic, destruction (if I am going fantasywise), illusion, and restoration.
What is this? Blonde Richard?
13:10 The placement of those ice spears were brutal.
I used to be a man like you then I took two ice spikes in the groin.
It’s October 2023 and somehow I still find myself doing another Skyrim play through. Also incredible story telling on this character!
True Spell Sword: One handed sword, enchanted with Drain life. Breton racial of magic resist. Complete 100% reduced destruction magic cost = No weapon recharge for Drain life sword enchanting. Hack away!
Optional, also stack one handed damage and magic resist and poison resist once double enchanting is achieved. And/or the lady standing stone, adding 1 health regen to the base 0.4. Health regen enchantment and magic resist on all possible gear. Poison resist on other gear for the falmer infestation. End game ? Chaos enchantment triples the drain life double enchantment on any sword. Sthalrim enhaces that further.
been enjoying this build over the holiday! can even think of differnt approaches to the same end! Love this build!
I love how when you are describing him as a kid you say the spellsword.
I restarted playing skyrim because of this build. It was one of the first build i made with the only difference being not siding with anyone during the war.
If you put the chaose enchantment on a stalrim weapon then put a absorb health enchantment on it, the absorb enchantment will be way stronger, so that's not the strongest weapon
Build idea I'm doing right now; the only skills you can invest perks into are the ones your race gets a bonus for.
For example, I'm playing a Dark Elf, so I can only invest in Destruction, Illusion, Alteration, Light Armor, Sneak, and Alchemy. So, stealthy mage it is, with a bow to administer poisons.
It makes options like Imperial worth it for their spellsword skill bonuses, Wood Elves become more ideal for stealth archers, High Elves go balls deep into magic, and Orcs make the perfect warriors. Nords are also decent, and it makes Bretons, usually the best race, kind of shit.
6:07 It's over, Imperial! I have the high ground!
Lol
Is it possible to ever be tired of playing this game? No! I'll play it for the rest of my life!
Man I literally just did my best play through ever and it was pretty much this! In armor enchantments combat, the only thing is mine was a breton and more of a wizard. Pretty much the role play was completely different but everything else was the same
My spellsword is a Breton focused on enchantment and light armor. Magic resistance is useful for mages who attack you from afar when you close the distance.
10:54... when you survive an ice spike to the face... 100% frost resist
Ever since Live Another Life and Skyrim Unbound mods, I have experimented with builds ( mostly non-dragonborn) and backstories similar to these videos.
Elnora (Female wood elf): Guild master in the thieves guild
Erika Frostfall (Female nord): Vampire and spellsword
Laurine Durand (Female breton): Arch-mage at the mages college
Cassus Antenos (Male imperial): Battlemage in the imperial legion.
Zaann (Male argonian): Shadowscale assassin in the dark brotherhood
Joryk The Unchained (Male nord): Dragonborn, warrior, stormcloak and werewolf
I dig it. All of the names fit very well :)
Can someone explain why the build is Light Armor - Agile Defender (5), but also Smithing up the heavy armor path to Ebony?
You need Ebony Smithing to be able to work Stahlrim weapons and such.
Excellent build. I love this game but I always struggle with deciding on what class or hybrid class I want to make.
""never seen befor build". calls the build something very commen among rpg's
Qkiman never before done by them
Shmucka Rucka i know. It just sounds fun when "spellsword" and "never seen before" in the same sentence, when a skyrim video is playing.
Qkiman what about a spellsword build has totally not been never seen before in skyrim , sorry it's just that when people say the old "i cant imagine this and this in the same sentence" thing i can't help but overthink it
This backstory reminded me so much of Mulan. But the build itself looks like a lot of fun. Will try.
This was really close to how I like to play, except that I chose a Dunmer and (of course) I ended up adding some the sneaky archer/assassin style and focused only on fire destruction, it just worked very well
I enjoy employing a bound sword spell along with healing/damage spells in my off hand. The choice of race is influenced by my character's abilities; when embodying a Dunmer spell sword, I tend to lean towards fire spells and rely on healing potions. For a Nord spell sword roleplay, I stick to healing spells, paired with heavy armor to reflect a paladin-like character. My preferred approach is with a High Elf spell sword, where I utilize electricity spells in both hands, wield a bound sword for close combat, and keep healing in the off hand. Additionally, I strategically leverage High Born during most combat situations.
FINALLY !A real spellsword arhetype build ! I can't wait to see how it looks like !
Meh, his backstory is lacking I think. Nothing explain why he suddenly took an interrest in magic. Too bad that he's a stormcloak too.
I really think a modded build with Ordinnator would allow a much funnier spellword/magisfer to play with. Using the spellscribe perk and maybe the "Spellsword" mod.
Spellswords - Or basically, one of a few medieval fantasy versions of Jedi Knights (unless it's Dragon Age, then it's the Arcane Warrior). Basically, my Dunmer Werewolf is a Spellsword (or Battlemage, depending on my mood).
The Spellsword's backstory sounds like he'd be the perfect villain.
I usually see this as a Battlemage. Heavy armor, swords, and destruction magic before other options.
I usually see Spellsword as using more magic than weapons and will usually use bound weapons.
Me too
I love this build but instead of using light armor, I use heavy to be more tanky and use the ignite spell (from azhidals ring of arcana) as one of my main fire spells
This is the build I've been using since playing Skyrim SE again. I use a race mod though to make myself a half elf and I use a Dragonbone sword and of course I have a different backstory. Other than that everything else is the same. Such a fun build! Good work!
Technically there's no "half's" in the Elder Scrolls lore. You take on the race of your mother. If your mother was a Nord and father was an Orc, you'd be a Nord.
That being said, you do inherit attributes from your father. So you might have a greenish hue to your skincolor, or maybe you're a Nord with tusks.
Oh man, no matter what or how long I’ve been away that armor is still soooo nice to me
I just woke up.
Ok rapw u next week
Goat Up *woke
waked?
Same
Lol woke af fam its lit hahhahahah with my squad
Goat Up *woke
This build was pretty sick good job fudge Muppet
You should builds on your elder scrolls d&d characters
Scott/Revan Sarethi= Telvanni Wizard Michael/Ral Jiktaar= The Spectre Drew/Coltaine Bouchard = ? Closest they have would probably be the Daggerfall Knight, however it would be hard to do this build as Coltaine uses spears, so it would have to be modded, although the Daggerfall Knight already is.
My favorite build in any elderscrolls game
You should do a sneaky mage build, call it
HIDDEN SAGE
My favorite part of this series is the backstories.
My thought exactly
Will we ever get a build that uses the Wooden sword or is it too op for you?
Lord Kallig very nice
Such a viable build.
--Enchanting 100 for Dual Perk and Flame/Frost/Storm enchanter, add Fortify One-Handed and Fortify Destruction to accessories because most weapon enchantments are in the Destruction category and Armor can make it free to use spells
--Smithing 100 for strong weapons and armor
--Destruction 65, don't need higher and still gets 2/2 Augmented Flame/Frost/Spark damage
--One-Handed has massive damage with Dual-Wielding
--Light Armor has Wind Walker for faster Stamina recovery after dual-wield power attacks
Other stuff if you want it, but with even that baseline it's easy to walk the game
With Anniversary Edition just go for Elemental spells
Amazing Race Tweaks Nords mod would work well with this.
Also I wonder why there's a constant neglect to mention that leveling restoration and destruction skills also benefits enchantments in numerous ways.
9:19 Best killcam ever...
Lisandro Agustoni I disagree I've gotten one where I shot a deer right in the asshole. It followed the arrow the entire way.
@@damyenhockman5440 lmao
I recently picked up Skyrim and am using a build very similar to this one. The primary differences are that my character is a Breton and uses Conjuration in addition to the aforementioned skills.
Ebony= Shock
Stalthrim= Ice
Dragon= Fire
Actually looking back on this it should Daedric that's fire :>
My current is a very similar build to this, except I specialized solely in fire-type spells (augmented with the Ahzidal mask) and use custom-enchanted Nordic carved armor.
Another fun option for a spellsword is to buff yourself with flesh and cloak spells, summon an flame or storm atronach, and then move in for the kill with a 2h weapon after expending your magicka.
I think there was a mix up with the smithing perks. You talk about light armor and the character is wearing stalhrim but you suggest to go steel-dwarven-orcish-ebony?
You need the ebony smithing perk to smith stalhrim.
I know you just did spell sword, but have you considered spell shield? He is a breton who uses light armor, any shield, and a variety of spells from all schools of magic. His backstory is that he was a student training in the magic arts for the high rock military, when he decided to strike out on his own. He was hired as a body guard but was not quite ready for it. An assassin had in their sleep killed the person who he was protecting. When he woke up, he found the body, and fled from fear and guilt. Trying to cross the border into Skyrim, he was caught and the story goes from there. He does not want to be unprepared anymore, so he joins every faction he sees, including the dark brotherhood. He will join the dawnguard to protect his people. He will also try to get every daedric artifact. His gear will be: the archmage's robe, a circlet with a desired enchantment, auriel's shield or spell breaker, and any light armor gloves and boots. You can decide the stat spread and perks. Have a great day!
Can you do more Modded builds please.
What if the town he grew up in WAS Helgen, while it was an imperial settlement it would be a good reason for him to not return home, you could say that the town was taken while Ulfric was being captured.
Gear wise he kinda looks like Richard from Gopher's series.
this is very much how i like to play...I prefer heavy armor though. I just pick the steed stone to prevent the penalties of slowed movement and having to carry it....and then store the shadow stone in the crown so i can use it over and over.
Unless your playing with a skilltree overhaul there's a perk for heavy armor that removes it's weight and speed penalty when worn, which leaves room for a better stone such as the Lord stone
True, I like the extra carry weight too though, especially cuz I hardly ever up my stamina. And getting that stone early on is nice... I feel what you are saying though, later when I get the option this play through, I’ll try it out.! Happy gaming to all! 😁
Hey Scott and the rest of fudge muppet, I don't know if u have made a build like this but for my playthrough I did a mage build but I also used a shield in my left hand, so I was wondering if you guys could make a character and back story to fit this play style. I really enjoyed playing like this, I'm sure others would too. thnx guys, keep up the great work
The Crazed gamer That's the vanguard build :)
The Crazed gamer they have
oh right I must of missed that one. Thanx guys
The Crazed gamer Ehat I am doing now!
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the warlock build is pretty much a mage with a shield
Here i am whatching these videos for armor ideas, enchantments and playstyle
I shall use this to grant the victory to the Empire, as a proud Imperial that I am, LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE!
I know it's just a game, but I have moral qualms with joining empire. They've bent to the will of the dominion and are no more than puppets now. Plys, being dragonborn, Talos is only fitting to be your patron deity with his blessing making shout cool down shorter.
I came for the build and stayed for the story. :3
You lost me at ulfric on the throne
Logan Clair same
Its a nord tho so its pretty likely that he goes for Ulfric.
Avatarreus I. Nah there are plenty of nord legionnaires
+Avatarreus I. Legate Rikke, for example
Duh but considering his past its more likely for him to pick ulfric.
happy late birthday present to me, thanks fudgemuppet!
can you do a remastered battlemage build
I've been looking for a good spellsword build, looks like I found one.
I think frost magic would be good for this build because dethbrand armor have bonuses for frost enchantments
I play a similar build, though if I was running this. I would play an older Nord, something like 40ish.
I came up with an idea for a backstory.
The Spellsword was born as a proper Nord in the city of Helgen. In his youth his mother passed leaving only him, his brother, and his father. His father was formerly a member of the Companions guild meaning he knew damn well how to swing a sword. He trained both his sons in combat, teaching them skills that he knew could save their lives should they happen across a bandit, or any of the other numerous dangers of the region.
When the Spellsword was only 15 his father was met by a recruiter for the Imperial Legion. The Capitol city was about to fall and they needed strong men to aid in pushing the Thalmor back. Of course as proud citizens of the Empire his father and elder brother quickly agree. The Spellsword wishes to go, but while he is capable he is still young. He threatens that if he is not allowed to go, he will meet his father and brother on the battle field anyway.
With reluctance his father agrees and they head south. The war is bloody and brutal. The young Nord joins his family in joining a militia of sorts and begin harassing Thalmor supply lines as they make their way to the Imperial City, only for it to fall before they arrive. During this time one of his merry band of fellows begins teaching the young Spellsword destructive magic, simple things really like Flame and Frost. Telling him that should his shield fail him, this might make the difference between life and death.
The militia is a pain in the Thalmor's ass, and soon enough the Thalmor has had enough and lay a trap, baited with the blood of innocents. Word gets out that the Thalmor are about to lead captured civilians to their death in the newly captured Imperial City forcing the Militia to step in to save them. Well the trap was set and sprung. The battle was long and brutal.
The Spellsword was well taught by his father and his sword arm while young was strong and fast. He was smaller and thus swifter than most of his companions. And yet as his new friend had told him, when his shield failed him the flames did not. By the end of the battle no Thalmor was left unharmed, those remaining were but briefly staving off the end, as they gurgled in the blood of their dead and fatal wounds. The Spellsword was found later, among the bodies of his dead brother and father. Before he could be buried he awoke, much to the terror of the gravedigger who thought him a zombie at first.
The Imperials took him in, allowing him to vent his furious anger at the Thalmor in as many battles as he could. Their best mages taking note of his tactics, to use destructive magic with one hand, and a sword in the other. No shield required.
After the signing of the Concordat, The Spellsword had no reason to return home. The battle was paused, not done. He spend the next twenty five odd years training under the Empire. Increasing the skill of his sword arm, and his arcane knowledge. During this time he still hated with a passion the Thalmor, wanting to kill each and every Thalmor he spotted, but was restrained by his commanders.
Slowly they trained him up allowing him out on missions when available to eliminate threats to the Empire, and should he fell a Thalmor agent or two that was not their problem. But as the older man began to feel the weight of his age, the ache in his bones he began to think long and hard on his past. To his father, his brother, his mother, and to his home. It had been so long since he had returned to Skyrim he doubted anyone would remember him. His family home likely belonged to another now.
It was only when asking about Skyrim that he learned the unsettling news of Ulfric's assassination of the High King, and his civil war against the Empire. This drew an ire he could barely contain. His father, his brother, his friends, his men all had died in the service of the empire. And these whelps where pissing on their graves! The anger for the Stormcloaks matched his anger for the Thalmor. He left the Imperial city, leaving behind his men to be folded into anothers command, he left his superiors with only "I must go home" before heading north.
Captured at the boarder he put up no fight, the imperial soldiers were his men. And he would not draw steel against them unless he had no other option. Then the dragons appeared, and for a moment he spared Ulfric and his men. A greater threat loomed over them in Helgen that day. But make no mistake The Spellsword is not a traitor, and Ulfric and his men they will see the error of their ways or he will send them all to Sovngarde and let the gods sort out the rest.
This is great!
hey fudgemuppet what about letting this guy join you
"The spell sword uses the most powerful weapon in the game"-FudgeMuppet 2017
Not what I am looking for in a build. Besides I am pretty sure that the strongest weapon is the Stalhrim Warhamer with the chaos and frost enchantments.
i am not shure of the precise stats but i think they prefer the sword for the speed attack and a sword combined with a spell is the POWEEEEEERR
Lone Commenting Drifter it literally is the most powerful. They're not like ESO and say that about everything. They've done actual calculations and done a video about it
Lone Commenting Drifter mods
Daggers are faster than swords.
I thinks its damage/speed to get the best weapon
This really helped since Ive been playing this way in skyrim vr and I felt the need to try and max out my stats
plss do a dragon slayer remastered build plss
Jerald T. Rosario OMG YES BEST IDEA!! IF I COULD ID KISS YOU!
Jerald T. Rosario
Dragon slayer?
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Hmm...
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Black Swordsman build, modded or otherwise.
These guides make me want to be a game designer so badly
A broadsword in one hand and a magic spell in the other I'm the last of the dragonborn there's no other my brother so run for cover
GameGasm so if you've got scales and you've got a tale then I will not fail
The image though, he looks so badass
I always just want to ask the Stormcloaks why they hate Ysgramor so much. Once their shock wears off and they can articulate a stammered response, I'd clarify: "Your opinion is that Ysgramor should have launched into a suicidal attack against the elves instead of returning to Atmora, gathering his Companions, and driving them elves from Skyrim. If it is not, then why do you begrudge the Empire rebuilding its forces for the inevitable second conflict? It was your own leader's actions that let the Dominion into Skyrim, as we were not yet strong enough to wage a second war. The Imperial City was still burning in places!"
But then again, the Stormcloaks are short-sighted imbeciles.
Vherstinae agree man,the stormjokes are just short sighted peaple
Vherstinae Lol how are the stormcloaks short sited
u say wot m9? u insulting mah m8s?
Darth Revan They dont think of the true threat which are the Aldmeri Dominion. All they see is we drive everyone not Nord. But that makes not only them but also the Empire weak to an another invasion by the elves. The Empire was already so weak they were forced to sign the White-Gold Concordat. But not understanding that the Empire had no choice in the matter, Ulfric uses the oppertunity to try to put himself in power and become the High King. He kills Torygg and destablizes Skyrim and instigates another war that does nothing but help the elves.
Mono Parallax
Skyrim shouldnt have to be the backbone for an empire many believe is failing, the third empire has had its time, the only thing that would happen if skyrim stayed with the empire is that all the army would be wiped out, whereas if skyrim was independent they would have a much easier time defending their homeland due to the fact the elves would have already taken so many casualties from Cyrodill, they would have to go through Cyrodill to get to Skyrim meaning they have no option but to take Cyrodill first. This means Ulfric could fully mount a defense that would probably be successful due to also having a terrain bonus and Ulfric having experience defeating larger forces and it when they would almost certainly win the defense they could strike an alliance with the other provinces and maybe the imperials in High Rock to retake Cyrodill.
The main reason i dont go Empire is they have always overestimated their own power and the civil war is a prime example, they are fighting a smaller force with worse equipment yet they are at a sort of stalemate at the start of skyrim
I’m currently playing a spellsword Dunmer who immigrated to Skyrim from Morrowind as a teenager. Originally skilled in magic, he discovered in Skyrim that hand-to-hand combat is just as important and useful following a nasty encounter with a cave bear in which an iron dagger he kept on a whim was his saving grace. Now he ventures to hone both skills, leading with magic and blindsiding with steel.
Lol I’ve never really thought about role playing and character development with Skyrim characters. The character I just made is a random Orc who was caught for stealing Skooma from the Khajit Caravan, which he got in a fight for. Being knocked out and tossed into the back of the cart on its way to execution damaged his brain and made him susceptible to a Daedra Prince, who now controls his body. The Dragonborn is actually a Daedra in this universe
Could you perhaps do a build based on the Succubus of Japanese mythology? It sounds like an interesting idea
Succubus of... Japanese mythology? What?
There's apparently three of them. Probably depends on your flavor of female of speech mastery against the opposite sex in order to suck out their soul. Do you like spiders that hide in waterfalls, illusionist fox girls or women made of snow?
Succubus actually means prostitute in Latin.
Fantasy Connect they are also a monster in many different mythologys.
Not in Japanese mythology..
I really like the look of the character for this build! really cool.
My Nord Spellsword was pro-Empire. Good times!
Try to do a Snow Elf build. It's worth it. Ice magic and Turn Undead. Ice or Turn Undead in one hand and the Dawnbreaker in the other. Ancient Falmer Armor. Etherial Crown, Atronach and Lord stones. Ice Breath and Ice Form. Summon Karstaag,Sun Stone power: Sun Flare,or as I would roleplay it as Auriel Fury. Think over it.
Edit:Sun magic from the Dawnguard DLC instead of Turn Undead
This is my favourite play style. Has all my favourites aspects of a build in one. Think I’m gonna consider this my main play style.
Isn't a spellsword a battle mage can some one explain the difference please
A battlemage just uses spells in an offensive manner. A spellsword uses both spells and swords.
The battlemage is usually more mage oriented. Like a very heavily armored mage. Raining destruction on the battlefield. It's litteraly the heavy tank/missile launcher. And he got good defenses and is able to defend himself in melee, but it's not his favored environnment.
The spellsword is more versatile, it's often describe as a support unit in the imperial army. Following a squadron and dealing with what they can't deal with. It's supposed to wear a medium armor and enhance his abilities to fight with magic (stat buffs etc) and mid/close quarters spells (touch spells and AoE). Usually the spellsword is more akin to the use of alteration it seems.
Kalaam Nozalys thanks
You're welcome. But in the end you make your own definition.
There is also the magisfer (which seems to be more of the breton and dark elf take on it ?) that focuses more on conjuration and alteration. (from what i see on the cards of tes legends)
I love this build it’s one of my favorites if not my absolute favorite
you should have done a redguard(they were originally spell swords)
Lord of Chaos..
frost breath, or iceform shout, ignite (left hand) and lightning cloak..
Stahlrim sword with Chaos and frost (right hand) for the living - silver sword with Chaos and fiery soul trap for undead..
Ahzidhal, Dukaan and Zakrosis (switch between)
Plus this build would be great.!
But anyways thanks for sharing.....
please make a treasure hunter build
hette brok Done
search it up on zarics channel
hette brok Fudgemuppet did. Its called Soldier of Fortune
no a treasure hunter not a soldier dat wants gold
hette brok they did i cant remeber the name but look through the old builds it uses pickaxes and norfic carved armor