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It's effortless to naturally level up most skills in Skyrim by simply playing through the game. Still, most players want to max out some skills (such 𒆙as those related to crafti🍬ng) before anything else, as they allow them to play exactly the way they want for the longest period of time.
Skyrim presents power leveling opportunities for most skills, though some can be leveled much quicker than others. Some can even reach max level before you have escaped the Helgen keep; bet you weren't expecting that! So with such golden opportunities out there, let's take a loo﷽k at the easiest ways to power-level skills in Skyrim.
Updated June 18, 2023, by Sean Murray: Power-leveling in Skyrim hasn't changed much over the years, but nobody wants to forget how to quickly get their Enchanting skills up to max level quickly. That's why we've updated this guide with fresh formatting for greater readability.
Pickpocket
The best method for power leveling the Pickpocket skill is to find a Pickpocket trainer, of which there are several. Some can even be found in Windhelm and Riften. Once the trainer is located, get them to teach you levels in the Pickpocket skill, then steal your money back from them.
Unfortunately, recovering your money only works until skills cost 1000 Septims or more per level, as you can't pickpocket more than that from an NPC without immobilizing them with either 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Unrelenting Force, a reverse pickpocketed Paralysis Poison, or a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Paralysis spell.
However, you can easily level up the Pickpocket skill using other trainers as well, meaning it is a good skill to inves🐎t in generally.
Lockpicking
Lockpicking is one of the more difficult skills to level swiftly, but there is one surefire way to do it. Complete the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Thieves Guild questline until you obtain the Skeleton Key stolen by Mercer Frey, then simply do not turn in this key to become the leader of the Thieves Guild.
Keeping the Skeleton Key allows you to open every lock in the game without worrying about lockpicks breaking.
This can also be used in tandem with the practice chests in the Thieves Guild, whose locks reset every few days.
Sneak
Sneak is by far one of the easiest skills to power level in Skyrim, as you can reach level 100 before leaving Helgen within around 30 minutes into a🌺 new playthrough. There are several points in the escape from Helg꧒en where this can be done, but the best place is at the end, just before the bear, where Ralof or Hadvar will crouch down.
At this point, simply dual-wield daggers and perform a double backstab with both weapons at once. Neither Ralof nor Hadvar will become hostile to you unless you use the Fury spell that High Elves start with, so feel free to use them as punching bags with no repercussions.
Archery
The best way to power-level Archery is a little dangerous, but it can be made much easier with a very high Sneak skill. In High Hrothgar, summon a Bound Bow to ensure you have infinite arrows, then find a vantage point where you can shoot at one of the Greybeards without being seen.
For whatever reason, while the Greybeards are kneeling in prayer, they will need to take a lot of damage before they become hostile.
That said, saving every time you gain a level is recommended to ensure you don't get shouted from t🅰he mountain's peak.
Alchemy
Alchemy, like Sneak, is an elementary skill to power level, though it requires the use of the Restoration Potion glitch to perform properly. The best way is to simply increase your equipped Fortify Alchemy gear to the point that you are making potions with a 20000% increase, and 𝔉you should be close to reaching the max level with just one more potion.
Enchanting
The same method can be used to increase the Enchanting skill quickly by crafting the Fortify Enchanting Potion. Drink the potion before enchanting something with a high re-sell value enchantment, such as Fortify Destruction or Muffle.
However, this Fortifying method is not as effective for Enchanting as it is for Alchemy or even Smithing, for that matter.
Smithing
That's right; the fortification method is a power-leveling trifecta. For Smithing, simply drink a Fortify Smithing Potion before tempering gear at either a grindstone or workbench, as the potion will increase how much the item is enhanced. Then, just🅘 start building and tempering as much 🧜as you can.
Speech
Speech isn't that useful of a skill to invest in unless you really want to roleplay as a merchant, and it's not all that easy to level up. You can level this skill in normal gameplay by simply selling all junk you find lying around in dungeons or choosing the Persuade or Intimidate dialogue options.
Unfortunately, aside from these standard methods, there are no good power-level tactics for enhancing the skill. That leaves the best way to level Speech to seek out a Speech skill trainer, such as Ogmund in Markarth's Silver-Blood Inn.
Learn what you can to level your Speech skill, then pickpocket the money back and repeat.
Light Armor
Like the Speech skill, the best way to level Light Armor is to find a corresponding trainer and steal back the money after gaining levels. The easiest of these trainers to find, Grelka, who peddles her wares and services at the Riften market.
As she is out in the open, a high Sneak skill may be needed to pickpocket the money back successfully.
If you're feeling particularly adventurous, you can also find some Mudcrabs in the waters around Whiterun. Let them attack you, then heal up using a Restoration spell and level two skills at once. This method takes a very𒐪 long time once you hit higher levels and becomes a huge time-🌼waster fairly early on.
Heavy Armor
There are several ways to easily power level the Heavy Armor skill. The easiest method is to complete the Companions questline, so you can take all the skill trainers as followers, allowing any money you spe▨nt on skills to be⛦ taken back.
If that does not sound appealing, you can also train with and then pickpocket a Heavy Armor trainer as we've instruไcted previously, increasing your Pickpocket skill while you're at it.
