What Build Should An Orc Character Use In Skyrim?

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168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Elder Scrolls games take place in a generally fantastical setting, with elves, orcs, dragons, and all sorts of incredible things to see and do! The player need only navigate this incredible world for themselves and seek out their favorite adventures. To do that, though, you'll need to be able to defend yourself.

Orcs in Skyrim, officially called the Orsimer, are a race of people that are generally distant from others. Orcs live in strongholds, separate communities from the other races where they live in peace. There are strict rules about who can enter and leave. If you play as an orc character, though, you'll get in right away. It's a popular race choice at the beginning, so why not get an understanding about what kind of things your character might excell at?

Orc Character Creation

Skyrim Orc In Character Creation Screen

Every race starts with different skill bonuses, special abilities, and spells. Orcs are talented fighters and crafters.

Skill Bonuses	Special Abilities		Starting Spells
+10 Heavy Armor +5 Block +5 Enchanting +5 One-Handed +5 Smithing +5 Two-Handed	Berserker Rage	Take half damageꦦ and do double damage for 60 seconds.	Flames (Destruction) Healing (Restoration)

Werewolf

Orcs serve as excellent werewolves thanks to their racial skill! Unlike Khajiit, whose unarmed bonus doesn't stack with the werewolf form, Orcs can use their Berserker Rage ability while playing as a werewolf, and wreak havoc on everything around them. It requires the Dawnguard DLC to use fully, since that will give you access to the Werewolf skill tree (just don't side with the vampires).

In combat, you'll cast a few spells that will protect you and/or make your enemies docile before transforming into your beast form.

Gear

You'll want the Ring of Hircine, which allows you to transform into a werewolf an unlimited number of times. You can receive it during the quest "Ill Met by Moonlight." As a werewolf you're considered 'unarmored,' so the Alteration spell 'Dragonhide' should be cast before you transform. You should also craft potions that will give you a boost to damage!

Skills & Perks

Skill	Key Perk	Details	Required Skill Level
Werewolf	Animal Vigor	100 point bonus tඣo health and stamina in💜 beast form.	-
	Gorging	Feeding heals twice as much health.	-
	Savage Feeding	Able to feed off most dead creatures (nꦫot undead, daedra, or automatons). Feeding off creatures instead of people only provides half the extended time.	-
Alchemy	Benefactor	Potions you mix with beneficial effects have an additional 25%🍰 greater 𓆉magnitude.	30
Alchemy	Purity	All negative effects aꦿre removed from created potions while all positive effects are removed from created poisons.	100
Illusion	Master of the Mind	Illus🌌ion spells work on undead, daedra and automatons.	90
	Rage	Frenzy spells work🎃 on higher level opponents (+12 levels).	70
	Aspect of Terror	Fear spells work on higher level opponents (+10 levels)🐻.	50

Spells & Shouts

Key Spells	Dragonhide (Alteration)	Casteܫr ignoreꦰs 80% of all physical damage for 30 seconds.
	Mass Paralysis (Alteration)	All targets in th🍎e area that fail to resist are paralyzed for 15 seconds.
	Hysteria (Illusion)	Creatures and people up to level 2🦋5 flee from combat for 6♍0 seconds.
	Mayhem (Illusion)	Creatures and people♕ up to level 25 will attack anyone nearby for 60 seco♛nds.
	Harmony (Illusion)	Creatures and people up to level 25 nearby won't fight for 60 seconds.
Key Shouts	Dragon Aspect	Once a day,ꩵ takꦇe on the mighty aspect of a dragon, delivering colossal blows, with an armored hide, and more powerful shouts.
	Marked for Death	Speak, and let your Voice herald doom, as an opponent's armor and lifeforce are weakened.
	Slow Time	Shout at time, and command it to obe🐭y, as the world around you stands still.

Dual-Wielding Flash

Orcs are a powerful choice for any kind of warrior build! The dual-wielder is a particularly underappreciated one that we'd like to suggest you try. It focuses on using two melee weapons as fast as you can. It pairs particularly well with Berserker Rage, since𒐪 that allows you to go into fights less afraid o꧑f the repercussions. The perks, shouts, and gear you use should all serve this single goal.

Gear

The only shame of using an orc for a dual-wielder build is that it won't take advantage of their natural inclination to use heavy armor. Equip light armor to keep you quick on your toes! If done right, you won't be getting hit much, anyways. You can use whichever dual-wielded weapon you prefer: swords, axes, or daggers. We make note of the Smithing skill below, which Orcs do have an advantage in, because you'll probably benefit from making your own epic gear.

Skills & Perks

Skill	Key Perk	Details	Required Skill Level
One-Handed	Fighting Stance	Power attacks with෴ one-handed weapons cost 25% less stamina	20
	Dual Flurry	Dual wielding attacks are 20% faster	30
	Savage Strike	St💟anding power attacks do 25% bonus damage with a chance to decapitate your enemies	50
	Critical Charge	Can do a one-handed power attack while sprinting that d💮oes double critical damage	50
	Dual Savagery	Dual wielding power attacks do 50% bonus damage	70
Light Armor	Custom Fit	25% armor bonus🐈 if wearing all Light Armor: head, chest, hands, feet	30
	Unhindered	Light Armor weighs nothing and doesn't slow you down when worn	50
	Wind Walker	Stamina regenerates꧃ 50% faster in all Light Armor: head, chest, hands, feet	60
	Deft Movement	10% chance of avoiding all damage from a melee attack🌼 🍬while wearing all Light Armor: head, chest, hands, feet	100
Smithing	Arcane Blacksmith	Magical weapons and armor can now be improved.	60

Spells & Shouts

Key Shouts	Elemental Fury	The Thu'um imbues your arms with the speed of wind, allowing for faster weapon strikes.
Key Shouts	Marked For Death	Speak, and let your Voice herald doom, as an opponent's armor and lifeforce are weakened.

Sword & Board

Sword and Board builds are exactly as simple as they sound: they use a sword and shield and do it well. Like many of the other builds we've highlighted here, Berserker's Rage is an asset, as well as the skills that orcs are naturally talented in! You may also find yourself enchanting and smithing a lot of your own equipment.

Gear

Equip a sword, shield, and heavy armor. Your armor, at the highest level, should be giving you the Fortify One-Handed enchantment. Use the best sword an𓆉d shield you can lay your hands on; Health Absorb is a great enchantment for your shield⛦, and Soul Trap for your sword to sustain your gear.

Skills & Perks

Skill	Key Perk	Details	Required Skill Level
One-Handed	Fighting Stance	Power attacks with one-ha💫nded weapons cost 25% less stamin🍬a	20
	Dual Flurry	Dual wielding attacks are 20% faster	30
	Savage Strike	Standing power attacks do 25% bꦕonus damage with a chance🐽 to decapitate your enemies	50
	Critical Charge	Can do a one-handed power attackꦿ while sprinting that does double critical ꧟damage	50
	Dual Savagery	Dual wielding power attacks do 50% bonus damage	70
Heavy Armor	Well Fitted	25% Arm𝄹or bonus if wearing all Heavy Armor: head, chest, hands, feet.	30
	Tower of Strength	50% less stagger when wearing only Heavy Armor.	50
	Conditioning	Heavy Armor weighs nothing and doesn't slow you down when worn.	70
	Reflect Blows	10% chance to reflect melee damage back to the enemy while wearing all Heavy Armor:🥂 head, chest, hands, feet.	100
Block	Quick Reflexes	Time slows down if you are blocking during an enemy's power attack	30
	Power Bash	Able to do a power bash	30
	Block Runner	Able to move faster with a shield or weꦫapon raised	70
	Disarming Bash	Chance to disarm when power bashing (50% chance)	70

Spells & Shouts

Key Shouts	Slow Time	Shout at𒐪 time, and command it to obey, as the world around you stands still.
	Drain Vitality	Coax bothꦐ magi▨cal and mortal energies from your hapless opponent.
	Marked For Death	Speak, and let your Voice herald doom, as an opponent's armor and lifeforce are weakened.
	Elemental Fury	The Thu'um imbues your arms with the speed of wind, allowing for faster weapon strikes.
	Dragon Aspect	Once a day, take on the mighty aspect of a dragon, delivering 🎃colossal blows, with an armored hide, and more powerful shouts.

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