You... posted... a meaningful comment? Hell has frozen over. But thanks man. It always means a lot when you like my work  (unlike some people, see below vv)

That's it Alastor! I'm tired of your crap! You gotta go! 

But seriously, let me address some of these things. I probably should have in the build. 1) This is not your summoner and Arniel's Shade does indeed tear holes. He isn't god, but it is above average regardless of his Sparks :P 2) If you can deal with a decent size favorites menu then switching in battle is not a problemo, it is so rewarding to do it actually. Definitely adds to the enjoyment. 3) The Bound Battleaxe gets more out of blocking since you don't have to unequip anything in the off-hand. It has Sweep. And the Two-Handed charge has different mechanics than the One-Handed. Its like you run, swing, then keep keep running and can keep swinging. 4) Draining and absorbing are the same thing in the game, and yes it does absorb magicka. Sometimes it will continuously absorb it and never switch over to absorb health lol. 5) Soul Tear does turn the enemy to ash. 

I hope I answered everything lol. And I would like to personally thank you and Vazgen for blowing up this build, but also for the "likes." 

LOL 

I was kidding about the Summoner part, you mentioned it bared resemblance because of the Enchanting and Conjuration synergy so I was just teasing about that. I could handle a large favorites menu so that'd be no problem for me. Spellswording and unequipping to block is actually pretty effective. You can block instantaneously after exiting the favorites menu. I'll have to go back and test the Staff of Magnus cuz I recall it being mediocre at best. Your Ward and SoM stance would be an effective use of it though. I mentioned Soul Tear and the ash bodies because it's a bit confusing where you talk about the Ritual Stone, then Soul Tear immediately followed by the ashen bodies line. It's misleading, at least to me :p

I know you were teasing Alastor, I was teasing back lol. 

I think you are right about going from spellswording to One-Handed blocking, but I just really like the Bound Battleaxe so let me live :P

The Staff of Magnus is down right dirty dude. I promise you that it absorbs because I didn't have any magicka regen equipment on and my bar filled up quick.

And I've clarified the part about turning to ash now.

Good deal. And I'm glad you did use the Battleaxe because it hardly gets love. My comment wasn't meant to be negative but rather clarification, things that crossed my mind as I read.

I absolutely love the build but that's a gimme with your stuff. The last thing you need is another 'yes man' though, right? We've gotta challenge each other to be better. I'm honestly disappointed when people don't critique my builds. Feels like nobody's reading em anymore yet we put so much work into them, ya know? Sorry for paying attention to the details 

No Worries happened to me initially too... thought after 1 run we good to go. Turns out, it bugs after a run.

Dude trust me when I say, that staff puts in massive work. It saved his ass countless times. Trust I watched him play the build lol. 

I can't deny a first hand account from two good builders. Last time I tried using the staff was my first playthrough of Skyrim so I probably have it wrong lol. Again, great build Oneness. Can't wait to see what you guys can pull off for the contest :)

Of course you're wrong ;) 

Btw I didn't take anything you said negatively. I'm grateful you found somethings wrong with it. It means I have room to grow. As long as you're not a nitpicking ass about it then its all good.

Thank you Alastor