Race: Nord
Gender: Male
Statistic Focus: Health 60%, Stamina 40%
Primary Skills (you’ll want to level these ASAP):
One-Handed, Block
Secondary Skills: Light Armor, Archery
Stone Ability: Warrior Stone
Essential Perks: Armsman (One-Handed), Fighting Stance
(One-Handed), Power Bash (Block), Disarming Bash (Block) Elemental Protection (Block),
Agile Defender (Light Armor)
Weapons: One-Handed weapons and a shield; Bow and arrows
for backup
Armor: Light Armor; with your shield for defense. Heavy
armor will weigh you down.
Follower: You’ll be the tank and take up all of your
enemies’ attention in combat, so you want a ranged follower who will stay out
of the way. Try Marcurio or Jenessa.
Advice:
·
As a Nord, you start out with bonuses in your
most important skills plus a racial ability that helps you thrive in the thick
of combat.
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Before each fight, decide where you want to meet
your enemies. Give yourself space to move, but don’t let them get
behind/surround you, or your shield will be useless.
·
Let your enemies come to you. Use your bow early
on, then use your favorites menu to switch back to your preferred weapon and
shield.
·
Stay in the spotlight. If your enemies try to go
after your follower, take them down so your follower can do his/her job.
·
If you’re getting overwhelmed, try to move back
into a hallway or doorway. Sacrificing your space is worth keeping your enemies
from flanking you. You’ll also have less things to fight at once.
·
If you become surrounded, use your racial
ability, Battle Cry. It will scatter your foes and give you some time to reposition
yourself or recover.
·
Master the rhythm of combat. Learn how to use
your attack, power attack, and shield bash smoothly with the greatest effect.
·
One Handed perks like Armsman or Fighting Stance
increase your damage output, but block perks like Power Bash, Disarming Bash,
or Elemental Protection are all important for taking full advantage of your
shield and armor.
·
The Warrior Stone helps you level up three out
of four of your critical skills.
·
Even if you don’t use a single archery perk, it
can be helpful for taking out snipers or luring out enemies.
·
If you can block effectively, you won’t take
much damage. This works well with the light armor and gives you extra mobility
and carry weight. If you’re struggling, don’t be afraid to switch to heavy
armor, though.
