Mercurias said: Unarmored Combat Tip #1: Don't get hit often.
Unarmored Combat Tip #2: Stay Nimble. Daggers work well, as do Bows with the ranger perk. Magic also. Two Handed CAN work if you can play the distances right, but it takes more skill.
Unarmored Combat Tip #3: Blocking is your friend in melee, even with a dagger. Not only can it reduce damage, but bashing can interrupt attacks you would otherwise have to eat. Matter of fact, dagger fighters get a LOT of use from block-bashing, as they can focus on nimble attacks with enchanted daggers while using stamina for bashes.
Unarmed Combat Tip #4: Look into Alteration for Flesh Spells, which can bolster your armor.
Unarmored Combat Tip #5: He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day. Don't dig in your heels and facetank enemies when you lack protection. No-armor makes you super-nimble, use it to your advantage and juke, dance in-and-out of range, or just plain get outta dodge when your health is dangerously low.
Unarmored Combat Tip #6: Know your terrain and how to use it to your advantage. Take cover from archers and mages, use pillars to lead melee enemies around on chases, dance over traps so enemies can walk into an all-you-can-eat spike wall buffet, and use corners or line of sight to draw ranged enemies close so you can dispatch them where they don't have the advantage.
I love unarmored builds, and those are all great tips! I'd only add:
Keep your friends close and your enemies... considerably less so: enemies focusing on someone else is enemies not focusing on you. In addition, if you have a way to deal damage from a distance, this is the best way to handle melee combatants--they can't hurt you if they can't hit you. At the very least, it's usually a good idea to soften the baddies up from a distance so you have less work to do when they get in close ;D
[blockquote][b][url=/profile/Mercurias]Mercurias[/url] said:[/b] Unarmored Combat Tip #1: Don't get hit often.
Unarmored Combat Tip #2: Stay Nimble. Daggers work well, as do Bows with the ranger perk. Magic also. Two Handed CAN work if you can play the distances right, but it takes more skill.
Unarmored Combat Tip #3: Blocking is your friend in melee, even with a dagger. Not only can it reduce damage, but bashing can interrupt attacks you would otherwise have to eat. Matter of fact, dagger fighters get a LOT of use from block-bashing, as they can focus on nimble attacks with enchanted daggers while using stamina for bashes.
Unarmed Combat Tip #4: Look into Alteration for Flesh Spells, which can bolster your armor.
Unarmored Combat Tip #5: He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day. Don't dig in your heels and facetank enemies when you lack protection. No-armor makes you super-nimble, use it to your advantage and juke, dance in-and-out of range, or just plain get outta dodge when your health is dangerously low.
Unarmored Combat Tip #6: Know your terrain and how to use it to your advantage. Take cover from archers and mages, use pillars to lead melee enemies around on chases, dance over traps so enemies can walk into an all-you-can-eat spike wall buffet, and use corners or line of sight to draw ranged enemies close so you can dispatch them where they don't have the advantage.[/blockquote]I love unarmored builds, and those are all great tips! I'd only add:
Keep your friends close and your enemies... considerably less so: enemies focusing on someone else is enemies not focusing on you. In addition, if you have a way to deal damage from a distance, this is the best way to handle melee combatants--they can't hurt you if they can't hit you. At the very least, it's usually a good idea to soften the baddies up from a distance so you have less work to do when they get in close ;D
