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rekatredna

Aug 9, 2012 6:01 am GMT
i wanna make a warrior/mage and i dont know what skills i need to upgrade, I dont want to do any quests untill i have the character sorted as i dont want to upgrade skills i wont use. so any ideas on what to do first to set him off.
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NeoZanther

Aug 9, 2012 6:20 am GMT
Well if you want to go a battle mage route http://skyrimcalculator.com/172278 is what I came up with as a build.
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UberFunk83

Aug 9, 2012 6:35 am GMT
Well, assuming your going to use the core skills of light armor, destruction, one-handed, crafting skills (alchemy & smithing), and alteration.

Things to avoid:
heavy armor
archery
conjuration
illusion
two-handed
block

That's just my thinking. Augment as needed.
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Luiman04

Aug 9, 2012 6:39 am GMT
UberFunk83 posted...
Well, assuming your going to use the core skills of light armor, destruction, one-handed, crafting skills (alchemy & smithing), and alteration.

Things to avoid:
heavy armor
archery
conjuration
illusion
two-handed
block

That's just my thinking. Augment as needed.

I can understand block, 2handed, and archery, but why should he avoid the other 3?
UberFunk83

Aug 9, 2012 6:44 am GMT
For armor, you want light material. If you're worried about armor rating, you should be able to supplement it with alteration spells, plus moving faster and retaining more stamina. I say to avoid illusions and conjuration just to keep your magic focus up. It wouldn't, in truth, be bad at all to be able to call on a pet, so I should probably not have included conjuration in that mix.
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Van_Of_The_Dawn

Aug 9, 2012 7:47 am GMT
Battle mages tend to use a mix of one and two handed weapons and use heavy armor, they also use all schools of magic focusing on destruction, enchants, and conjuration. Also some smithing

Now what they are trying to sell you on is a spellsword, which is basically the same thing except they use light armor and focus on one hand and destruction more than anything, then some resto. The latter might be easier to manage not having to balance out two handed and more complicated schools of magic so go spellsword.
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NeoZanther

Aug 9, 2012 7:56 am GMT
Ya, with mine you can take out the 1h perks and put some con/illusion into the mix instead. I havn't started this char yet but can always edit the build.
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rekatredna

Aug 9, 2012 8:06 am GMT
thanks alot for the input guys. but is there much difference if i use light or heavy excpet for speed?
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UberFunk83

Aug 9, 2012 10:55 am GMT
The truth is no, though I find the perks for light armor much more beneficial. Also, it's important to note that the speed aspect of the heavy vs light armor is removed with a perk.

Off-topic: Anyone know if they ever patched the max armor benefit? Last I read it was around 536 or something like that, as in any rating over 536 (i.e. 700) would still only give the damage reduction of 536.
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