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Event Build: The Keeper of the Dead

Tags: #Character Build Elementalist  #Character Build Enchanter  #Character Build Battlemage  #Race:Breton  #Rank:Event Legendary  #Hall of Fame Build  #Event:Crossworlds  #ShinJin Build  #Lozhar Build 
  • Member
    February 25, 2015

    Glad you're having fun with it!

    I know... that dog! Still, after a while playing without him feels weird xD

    Omigosh! Runes, enclosed spaces, and hanging oil pots = yikes!

    As to your Sorceress of Light: I'll be here... waiting and ready with my +1 ;D

  • Member
    May 20, 2015

    This will get me back into Skyrim! I'm sure of it! 

  • Member
    May 20, 2015

    Sweet! Lozhar and I had a lot of fun playing this one ;D

    If it turns out that this doesn't do the trick, though, you might check out some of the new event builds that have been popping up over the last couple of days... there have been some pretty awesome builds so far :D

  • Member
    May 20, 2015

    At least it's still a great build! I'll keep my eye out for other ones though, thanks, ShinJin-sensei!

  • May 20, 2015
    I like your presentation style. So take it as a compliment when I say I'm going to shamelessly steal your format.
  • Member
    May 20, 2015

    Fair's fair... heavens knows I've ripped off enough organization/presentation/writing style features from both you and Radriar xD

  • May 21, 2015

    I've honestly thought about blatantly stealing your presentation style, which is fantastic, but not nearly as cool as this build. It's still my favourite one you've ever made... and that like was totally there the whole damn time.

  • May 21, 2015

    Hi folks, This is beautiful from start to finish. Layout, presentation, lore, and the dammed dog I absolutely love it.  I am no expert when it come to character building but I know what I like.  I have a question though, In dealing with Dragons and more powerful enemies like Bandit chiefs, particularly your first Dragon after Bleak Falls, was the bound sword adequate? or did you wait until you could summon stormies as you put it first? Congratulations on a beautiful build once again well done. Edit A like from me

  • Member
    May 21, 2015

    Wow, thanks Ely! :D

    For the record, I always stay on top of my 'likes' (and would never comment on how much I like a build without first hitting the like button) ;P xD

  • Member
    May 21, 2015

    Thanks for the kind words, russell :D

    Barbas was instrumental in keeping tough enemies occupied. He usually would shoot right past me to engage, and so 80% of the time the enemy's AI was riveted on the dog! While tough enemies were thus engaged, I would usually pound away at them with Fire Runes until the tank ran dry--if they weren't dead by then, they were usually pretty softened up.

    As for dragons, they are a bit tougher... runes are incredibly difficult to cast near dragons: too close, and the spell won't even come off, but casting them as close as the game would allow was oftentimes too far away to set them off. When that happened I would manually set them off with a single world of Unrelenting Force. I tended to take dragons on with a sword only if they were fully engaged with Barbas. If you go a bit to the side and start swinging away you're usually okay. Do NOT power attack! I found that the stagger often breaks the dragon's (actually any enemy's) AI, and cause it to be fixed to on you... that's usually bad (especially with dragons ;D).

    That first dragon, though! I cast a Fire Atronach to distract and pelt him with ranged attacks. As for me, I either picked up a guard's bow, or might have even cast Bound Bow (if I had it at that point... I don't quite remember). I kept behind walls and took pot shots at him until the guards, Niraleth, and I grounded him. Then went at him obliquely while he was distracted by the other guards hammering away at him. First dragon battles are always a bit on the epic side! xD