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Character Build: The Alinor Archer

Tags: #Character Build Archer  #Character Build Enchanter  #Character Build Bound Weapons  #Rank:Exemplar  #Race:Altmer 
  • Member
    July 31, 2014

    For my first Skyrim build I've decided to go with something simple. Perking just 4 skills, this is my take on the bound bow-wielding elven knight. I present...

    The Alinor Archer
     
    The Alinor Archer's are a small group of elite warriors hailing from the capital of the Summerset Isles. Forced underground by the Aldmeri Dominion the Archer's have chosen to scatter throughout Tamriel with the intent to secure powerful artefacts and undermine the Dominion's plans wherever possible.
     

     

    Race: Altmer Female
     
    Stat Spread: 0 Magicka / 1 Health / 1 Stamina until stamina reaches 200, after that all health.
     
    Stone: Mage > Lord
     
    Blessing: All Divines (see mod section below)
     
    Perked Skills: Archery, Conjuration, Enchanting, Light Armor
     
    Weapons: Bound Bow (dual one-handed weapons during the early levels as back up)
     
    Armor (modded): Silver and Moonstone Circlet, Mystic Elven Armor, Gauntlets and Boots.
     
    Armor (vanilla): Elven Armor full set
     
    Horse: Frost
     
    Shout: Slow-Time
     

     

    Recommended Quests:

    Jagged Crown
    Pilgrimage of the Saints (requires mod)
    Promises to Keep
    The Book of Love
    The Heart of Dibella
    The Staff of Magnus
    Touching the Sky
    Unfathomable Depths


    Recommended Enchantments:

    Circlet - Fortify Archery/Fortify Conjuration
    Armor - Fortify Conjuration/Fortify Healing Rate
    Gauntlets - Fortify Archery/Fortify Magicka
    Boots - Resist Frost/Resist Shock
    Amulet - Fortify Archery/Fortify Conjuration
    Ring - Fortify Archery/Resist Fire
     

     

    The Build

     

     
    The Alinor Archer is all about getting the most out of one of the most potent weapons in the game. The Archery skill tree is one of the best and by combining the enhancements from Enchanting, the DPS from the Bound Bow is mind-blowing.

     

     
    The Archer herself is unafraid of battle, dealing damage at high speed equally well from long and short-range, always moving and strafing like an elegant dance of death. Even seemingly slowing down time itself due to her rapid, fluid movement. The Alinor Archer would never resort to sneaking or poison, she prefers her enemies to see her coming and feel her righteous rage as she sends them to meet the gods.

     

     
    The Lord stone and the effect of Ancient Knowledge help to offset the relatively weak Elven armor set and the fact that there is no smithing. Light Armor will level very slowly so I recommend training it with Grelka in Riften.

    Level 34 Perks

    Extras

    While the Alinor Archer doesn't have any special moves or powers (her skill with the bow is her power), there are a couple of things you can do to further enhance her abilities, although not required by any means, you may find them useful if you want to take your playthrough to a higher level.

    • Fortify Alteration Potions increase both the duration and the slowdown effect of the Slow-Time shout.
    • Becoming a vampire and taking the Necromage perk will increase the power of the Fortify Archery enchantments on your gear, increasing damage output even further.
    • Making Enchanting Legendary after you enchant your final set of armor frees up 8 perk points which, in my own playthrough, I spent as follows: 2 more in Agile Defender, Apprentice and Adept Conjuration, Summoner 1/2, Atromancy, Elemental Potency and Twin Souls.

    Recommended Mods

    To get the full look and feel of this build here are some mods I recommend:

    • Real Permanent Blessings - Collect All Edition - the name of this mod pretty much says it all, this mod is required for the Pilgrimage of the Saints quest.
    • Mystic Elven Armor Replacer - this mod retextures elven armor to a very regal silvery-white.
    • Slofs Unique Frost - this mod turns Frost into a pure white stallion, more fitting for an Alinor knight.
    • Better Females by Bella - elves can actually be pretty now.
    • ApachiiSkyHair - much better hair styles.
    • Purple Eyes - allows Karliah's violet eyes for all races.

    Demo Video

     

    Credits

    First Image: Howard Lyon

    Third Image: Rodrigo Ramos

     

     

     

     

  • Member
    July 31, 2014
    It is finally here......I can hardly wait to see what else you whip up. This is glorious.
  • Member
    August 1, 2014
    I saw this build on YouTube and decided to give it a run... Holy cow! Powerful! Amazingly powerful! I was astonished to see how quickly enemies fell to the Alinor Archer! Very good work!
  • Member
    August 1, 2014

    Most certainly a very good build, and easy to start. I really like the fact that you did something simple for the first attempt, but still gave it something that makes it unique. Very good job.

  • Member
    August 1, 2014

    Hey man, why not embed a video? You have a lot to choose from  +1

  • Member
    August 1, 2014

    I just implemented one on mine - trust me, it does it good! And Vaz is right, you have loads to choose from!

  • Member
    August 1, 2014

    Thanks guys! I'll be embedding the last episode of my Lets Become which also serves as a kind of showcase video. Should be up later today! 

  • Member
    August 1, 2014

    Cool! I would also suggest to expand a little on the text part. Your videos make the playstyle and RP pretty much clear but not everyone has the option to watch them. Some people have bandwidth issues, others have slow connection etc. Try to have section for gameplay. Gameplay section should detail how you deal with different enemies like mages, dragons, dwarven machines etc. Expand on skills and quests, explain why you had chosen each skill, why did you do a certain quest.

    Also, you play on PC right? Take some screenshots and use them instead of art, or in addition to it. For example, that last image can be replaced with a full size screenshot for a better look 

    I have a thread here - Ideal Build Requirements. Check out the comment section on it, you'll get the idea 

  • Member
    February 8, 2015

    Still, after all these builds I've seen and played. This build is by far one of my favorites. If only I could double-like..lol

  • Member
    February 8, 2015
    Simple but entertaining. I suggest to make heavy use of the Advance Archery Corner http://theskyrimblog.ning.com/m/group/discussion?id=6452022%3ATopic%3A998189 by Alastor.