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Character Build: Tynnven, the Knight-Blade

Tags: #Character Build Juggernaut  #Character Build Knight  #Race:Breton  #Rank:Recognized  #Blades 
  • Member
    January 20, 2014

    My bad.

  • Member
    January 20, 2014

    A nice build, but you have WAY too much magic resistance. I think the cap is 85%; 50% when you block means you don't need such powerful enchantments. Also Shock is the most effective element against dragons as it stops them using normal spells and they are not resistant to it.

  • Member
    January 20, 2014
    You absorb 80% of the spells throw at you, why all those magicka resistance enchants?
  • January 20, 2014
    To make the magic damage he can't absorb do basically nothing...
  • Member
    January 20, 2014

    Actually, the Elemental Protection perk doesn't count towards Magic Resistance, but rather, Elemental Resistance. Magic Protection is calculated first by Magic Absorption (no cap, 100% optimal), followed by Magic Resistance (85% cap), and then whatever remaining damage (15%) is further mitigated by Elemental Resistance (97% cap for each element). (That's only 0.45% elemental damage, if you're not counting Absorption!)

    So technically his Elemental Protection perk isn't exceeding the Magic Resistance cap, but rather the Elemental Resistance cap. Since he has Fire and Frost resistance at 70%, he would be at 130% with his shield raised. He's over by 33% for those elements, but he would only have a 50% resistance to the shock element.

    Analyzing his current state of magical protection, he only has 80% Absorption, 77% Magic Resistance, 130% Fire and Frost Resistance (with shield raised), and 50% Shock Resistance.

    He should recommend getting the Agent of Mara Active Effect for an additional 15% Magic Resistance. That would help him hit the cap for that.

  • Member
    January 20, 2014

    Now you seem to be contradicting yourself. You're saying it would be extremely hard to get armor with those enchantments, yet you also said that you'd be enchanting the armor yourself. Which is it?

    The source of my confusion is that your names are the exact same as the generic enchantments names. I also find it hard to believe you achieved the values listed (e.g. 40% Fortify One-Handed without the last rank of Enchanter or Insightful Enchanter).

  • Member
    January 20, 2014

    Well hey, the Thalmor have done wierder things in back stories *cough* necrophilia *cough*.

  • Member
    January 21, 2014

    Okay, maybe I'm not making my self clear to you i understand what you're saying but no, not the armor with those enchantments, the enchantments themselves are hard to get. It's easier to understand if you put the exact same as the generic enchantments names.

    Also the 40% Fortify One-handed thing, if you find an armor piece with the enchantment, which is hard to get. Then put it on. If you don't believe the values then get the weaker variants, but you don't need them to enchant so powerfully.

  • Member
    January 21, 2014
    What are you talking about? You know that it doesn't matter what item you disenchant, it will always be the same effect and magnitude depending upon your enchanting skill. So whether you disenchant gauntlets of minor wielding or peerless wielding, the magnitude will always depend upon your skill, not the item disenchanted to learn the effect. Also, enchants life fortify one handed are easy to find anyway. And what did you mean by that note below the equipment? You say those enchantments are hard to find, yet you said you enchant them yourself. And why do you bother going to Radiant Raiment if you just enchant the items yourself?
  • Member
    January 21, 2014

    I was also building on my last reply saying about the enchanting level is hard to get (I think anyway)