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Character Build: The Skystrider

Tags: #Character Build Spellsword  #Character Build Blacksmith  #Character Build Nightblade  #Rank:Legendary 
  • June 12, 2012

    Nice build, I like the way you switch combat styles depending on what type of enemy you face. That and the use of wards make this a little bit similar ideologically speaking to my Warden, which I'm still working on. He uses magic and a bow, though, rather than magic and swords.

  • June 14, 2012
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    June 14, 2012

    No, I meant offhand. Your main hand is getting the elemental fury effect, and as I said the game only checks that when determining flurry speed. With elemental fury on you'll attack normally with your main hand on it's own and super speed with your offhand. You don't need to explain it to everyone, I think that was perfectly clear from the Skyblade description...

    As for wards just put it up a second or so before you think they're going to attack. If you're fighting an enemy mage you've got from when they start the cast animation to when the spell hits you, so that's enough time to get a full strength ward. Ward Absorb is a really cool underrated perk, when fighting tough mage you can just put a ward up for a second or so and absorb a load of magicka from say an Incinerate.

  • June 14, 2012

    Sorry, I was confused.  My apologies.  Deleted original post.

    Will simply restate "I love builds like this where people take spells/shouts/weapons that other people think are weak and build awesome characters around them!"

  • Member
    July 28, 2012

    Awesome build Ponty! I just got a new computer and Skyrim for the PC so I cant wait to try more of these builds (i Love the capes on this one) Defnitely trying this one and the burglar.

    Questions: How do you get the awesome pictures for your builds? I want to improve my CHef build and get a picture of it.

  • Member
    November 10, 2012

    I think you'd still end up running into them, unfortunately. You can always just shout them out of the way instead.

  • Member
    January 10, 2013

    I've been thinking about rolling up a Skystrider since my last character died.

    Do you think the new Dragonborn spells could be adapted into this build easily?

  • Member
    January 10, 2013

    Do you think Dragonborn is out for PC?

  • January 10, 2013

    Maybe he doesn't know you play Pc? EDIT: Come to think of it, the cape mod gives it away.

  • Member
    January 11, 2013

    I'm a bit daft, sorry. 

    My apologies.