Skyrim's most FUN playstyles

Here's the Top 5 FUN Skyrim playstyles without mods... make that Top 4 actually - we'll remove a stealth archer! We have shield and one handed, a necromage stealth vampire, a dual wielding agile build and an arcane warrior!

[Merilirem]

Death Knight is always my go to with or without mods. Killing your enemies with a weapon then raising them to help you kill more enemies is just awesome.

[brreakfastYT]

Oh.. y-yeah.. those are really cool..

*crouch down and grab a bow*

[patrickmarchand]

With Anniversary edition, I love the paralysis rune. Just continuously casting it on enemies they are helpless

[Galimeer]

Pro Tip: When dual wielding weapons, your combo attacks (attacking with both weapons) use the speed of your off-hand weapon. So using a mace/dagger combination is the optimal way to go, as you get the damage of the mace with the speed of the dagger.

[Lyndonmaman]

It's been a while since I played without mods, but a destruction spellsword was always a lot of fun. Basic af, I know, but you can't go wrong with heavy armour, some mage gear like a hood and circlet, the elements in one hand and a glittering enchanted sword in the other. Puts the word "battlemage" into new perspective.

[danielalexandre]

My favourite build is my high Elf named Rudolf Jitler, that has little combat skill but manipulates others to do his dirty work with persuasion or illusion magic
A true psycho manipulative pesky one that betrays anyone who is not a high elf at the slightest convinience

[LawdTurt]

My personal favorite playstyle is a Tanky conjuration acher. It’s chaos whenever you walk into a crowed room full of hostiles and you feel like a badass whenever you land a good shot on a couple of moving targets. I played for hours in blackreach clearing out everything just because it was so much fun.

[noxcrab]

My favorite is stealth mage. Magic has a lot of potential for how it can be used in various ways

[iyreshot]

I just started a 2 handed Orc playthrough, and I can't wait to see how powerful she becomes over time. 🙂

[CursedPR]

Also, Archery is fun without stealth too. Its so satisfying ti be a cobat archer by pelting people with arrows without letring them reach you. Having tank follower helps but even alone, if you have the skills, you can just pelt people and use guerrilla tactics and if they do ever get close, just fus roh dah them away.

[ruebenb]

There’s nothing like one tapping everything with a bow while in stealth. Now it’s too hard to experiment with anything else

[jimjoyce]

Me two hours after trying any other class.... My stealth archer is finished

[calcifur]

You forget the best, Khajet Heavy Armored boxer

[girafarig]

I've always LOVED the conjuration warrior. Summon spell in one hand, conjure battle axe or bow in the other, so much fun

[xthelone]

My favorite non-modded build is actually you guys' "Solider of Fortune". I love everything about it from the play style of a versatile illusion warrior merchant. to the aesthetics of the fantasy-look glass sword.

[ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos]

I have been doing a Simonrim playthrough as a specialist, and it has been a ton of fun CCing bads with shouts on a 60% cooldown reduction and blasting for hundreds of damage with juiced-up Chain Lightnings. Being freed from Necromage Purgatory has been quite refreshing. Also, Simonrim's simple addition of Weakness to Poison as both a spell effect and a learnable enchantment makes Alchemy so, so, *so* much better.

[DetectiveQuackFFlock]

I’ve been doing a “humble scout” style the last few runs. Badic light armor, one-handed sword and bow, and earning my money via farming and wood. I choose a hold where I build my home (either falkreath or goldenhills because of the proximity to other good holds) and just live a humble life, occasionally doing some dungeon crawls.

[NoobMicesters]

That 2nd build just feels ready for you to "accidently" find a bow

[GuillotineRegent]

TOWER MAGE.

Heavy Armor
Conjuration
Destruction
Alteration
Block
ONLY Shield in left hand.
ONLY Spell in right, limited to the three magic types listed above.

BRETON for Dragonskin and Ordinator for bonus OP

[Husk]

The frost atronach looks like an actual living things with whatever things you have installed