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Character Build: Siphoner

Tags: #Character Build Spellsword  #Character Build Barbarian  #Character Build Enchanter  #Race:Breton  #Rank:Exemplar  #BILLY MAYS  #All you have to do is BO-lieve!  #Follow the BO-zzurds 
  • Member
    May 26, 2014
    Really great build Billy! I love the simplicity of it, and how you can do so much with only those four skills. Great to see someone making use of the Conjure Seeker as well, I believe only Alastor has really done that before. The dragon stopping tactics are brilliance, I've always liked that Staff of Magnus + Staff of Jyrik Gaulderson combo, absolutely tanks with DV, the Seeker must make siphoning their Magicka even more powerful. Just wondering, how tough are the seekers? Could they, say, fight a troll one on one? Last a minute against a dragon? Just wondering how their high health pool and shock resist translates into combat situations. If you were low on health, could you rely on a seeker to tank for you? Something you might want to add in for insane stamina regen is the Bardic Knowledge power. Suits the build's overall spellsword and barbarian theme, and gives you +50% stamina regen to boot! And I absolutely love that line: "Two-Handed is a great skill to use against plebeians like this guy! “Now Billy, why aren’t you using daggers? They are faster and can be enchanted to deal more magicka damage!” You shut your whore mouth when Billy is pitching a product to you!" Cracked me up mate, fantastic job. +1
  • TED
    Member
    May 26, 2014

    Hi, Billy Mays here for a thank you!  Seekers have somewhere around 550 Health IIRC, and can take down 1/8 of a Giant's health before being killed.  According to the UESP, which should be approached with reasonable caution, they can resist damage.  How much it really resists, I don't know the answer.  That's a question worth asking somewhere on the Blog.  Seekers, on their own, aren't effective against trolls.  Part of this is that they tend to move far away from their target; the other is that trolls have a high health regeneration.  That's why you'd have to intervene to help take them down.  For dealing with other enemies, you can rely on a seeker to tank for you while regenerating health.

    I enjoy what I do; I think it shows.  For what it's worth, you'll definitely see Bardic Knowledge in another Billy Mays build one day.  Thanks for the like and comment! 

  • TED
    Member
    May 26, 2014

    Unfortunately, no. 

  • Member
    May 26, 2014
    Just re-summon the drum. It'll appear behind you instead of blocking the way. It can also be used to barricade enemies instead of yourself! It's fantastic!
  • Member
    June 6, 2014

    I'm suprised I missed this one. I love how amazing you can make your builds look with the magic of Photoshop!

    Anyway, awesome roleplay, awesome gamepaly, pretty build. What's not to love?

  • Member
    June 6, 2014

    I love you Billy!!!

  • June 13, 2014

    Aw thanks Cocoa 

  • Member
    June 13, 2014

    awesome intro story about the necromancer and the 2 mages the build is super cool you got me into skyrim again .

  • October 31, 2014

    What's the mod you use for your glass armor?

  • TED
    Member
    October 31, 2014

    Hi, Billy Mays here with a response!  The Glass Armor comes from the Morrowind Armor Compilation mod.