One melee build I'm gonna rock in The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Special Edition is an unarmed build. Even though it's not as powerful as others, it's quite satisfying to take on a bandit fort or fire-breathing dragon with nothing but your fists.
Followers do not take Water Damage, and cannot drown. However, they do not have infinite breath (with the exception of Derkeethus, the only Argonian follower) unless you give them a waterbreathing enchantment to wear (see Follower Equipment below). If they run out of air, they will abandon their post by your side and swim to the surface. The following is a list of some of the more notable Argonians that can be found in Skyrim: Beem-Ja – A mage bodyguard encountered in Ironbind Barrow. Deekus – A lone resident in a campsite near Hela's Folly and a target of the Dark Brotherhood. Derkeethus – The only Argonian follower, found in Darkwater Pass.
The game isn't really catered towards unarmed builds, though. Unless you turn the difficulty way down, there are a few things you pretty much have to do to make this build viable without mods.
Here are the key components.
Skyrim Unarmed Build Race: Khajit or Argonian
I'll start by saying you don't have to use these two races. I just recommend them for one reason - they have racial bonuses to unarmed damage. Khajit have a starting unarmed damage rating of 22, while Argonians are at 20.
Makes sense, right? They have freaking claws! Humans (i.e. every other race) do not.
In fact, these races actually do more damage unarmed than they do with most starting weapons.
Personally, my favorite race is Nord -- which surprisingly can still work. Having the Battlecry racial power is nice if you get into a jam. It just means you will always do less damage, so you need to account for that with other things I talk about in this article.
Skyrim Unarmed Build Armor - Heavy Armor
There are two reasons you need to use heavy armor for this build.
The first is that you need all of the protection you can get. You won't be taking out many enemies in just 1-2 swings, so you'll need as much armor as possible to protect yourself. Fights won't be long exactly, but they'll be long enough that you'll definitely be taking damage.
Reason #2 is a certain perk in the Heavy Armor tree -- Fists of Steel. This skill adds your heavy armor glove rating to your damage.
Booyah!
This is one of the best ways to add damage to your fists. And if you can get a nice set of Daedric or Dragon gloves, it is a very nice damage boost.
That leads to the next necessity..
Skyrim Unarmed Build Crafting - Blacksmithing
To make Fists of Steel effective, you need the best gloves you can get your hands on. Even though you can find/create/buy some heavier armors without Blacksmithing, they get much rarer as you go for the high end stuff.
Hence, the need to invest heavily in this skill tree.
You don't necessarily have to go all the way to Dragonplate armor. You can still do pretty well with others, like Ebony (which I think looks the coolest). But if you want to maximize your character's damage (and defense), you'll need to go all the way to the top.
Not only does investing in Blacksmithing help you create everything, but also lets you improve your armor much more. Even though improving armor/weapons is easy to forget about, it will make a huge difference over the long run.
But Blacksmithing isn't the only craft to invest in.
Skyrim Special Edition Unarmed Build Crafting - Enchanting
If you want to roleplay, Enchanting may not make much sense. After all, a brawler probably HATES the idea of spending time at a crafting table. Instead, they'd rather be wandering around Skyrim punching people in the face.
But if you want to get the most out of a brawler build, you need to embrace your inner Enchanter nerd. Why? Because there's an enchantment in the game that improves your unarmed damage. The problem is it can only be found in one place -- and it's on a set of light gloves.
To get the gloves, go to Riften and into the sewers (called The Ratway.) As you navigate through, you'll meet a guy called Gian the Fist. Kill him, loot the gloves, then go disenchant them.
From there, you can start putting the enchantment on everything you'd like. Not every piece of armor can use it, but just putting it on a few pieces should be more than enough.
Skyrim Special Edition Unarmed Build - Shouts
You're the freaking Dragonborn. There's no reason not to use shouts to help you dominate the battlefield.
Even though you have lots of options, these make the most sense:
- Unrelenting Force: Everyone's favorite..and for good reason. If you get overwhelmed, this turns the tides by getting your enemies out of your face and helpless on the ground. You can also use this to escape a hairy fight by blowing your opponent(s) 20 feet away and then making a run for it. Or you can just use it to blast people off a cliff or fort wall, which is always fun.
- Whirlwind Sprint: This is probably my favorite for warrior builds. It's not as important when going against melee enemies, but it is useful if you need to run away. Where this shout really comes in handy is against mages and archers. Whirlwind gets you in their face very quickly, letting you pound on them before they even realize what happened.
- Become Ethereal: Great for several things. When charging a ranged enemy, this can help you close the gap without taking damage. You can also use this to shrug off dragon breath if you're out in the open and don't have something to hide behind.
- Also fun for jumping off cliffs!
- Elemental Fury - This is a fun one. It increases your attack speed by 100% once you have all three words, but even just one word increases speed by 50%. That's a huge boost, letting you pound on your enemies with reckless abandon -- just as a brawler should.
Again, there are other good shouts to choose from, like Ice Form or Marked for Death. But these four are (in my opinion) the best.
Skyrim Unarmed Build Weapon Tree - One-Handed
The bad news is that most perks don't really help you as an unarmed combatant.
The good news is there are two that do. Dual Flurry helps your dual-wielding attacks (including unarmed) fly much faster. The other, Dual Savagery, makes dual-wielding power attacks stronger.
While it'd be great if a perk like Armsman (which increases your damage) worked for unarmed, that doesn't seem to be the case. But still -- you can use the other skills referenced earlier to boost your damage to a sufficient level.
The Best Follower for an Unarmed Skyrim Build
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The general thinking with followers is that you should have a companion who complements you and covers aspects of battle that you can't. So because you're a melee character, you may want to go with an archer or mage.
A few archers to consider are Jenassa in Whiterun or Faendel in Riverwood. If you prefer a caster, Marcurio in Riften is great.
..but there is something to be said about taking a melee follower with you. The main reason I say that is they will help draw fire away from you, whereas a ranged follower needs you to draw fire from them.
Since you are more important, it makes sense to have someone else helping you tank. This is especially true when going up against multiple enemies, where your melee follower can charge towards whichever ranged enemies are targeting you.
Unarmed Build Combat Gameplay
No, I won't go into details on how to roleplay here. Instead, this is just to give you a general idea of how fights will often work out.
- Assess the situation - What are you going up against? If there are ranged enemies, is there anything you can hide behind for cover? If you have multiple melee enemies charging you, can you get into a doorway so only one can reach you at a time?
- Beat down melee enemies - Those bandits, or draugr, or whoever charges you goes down first. Again, try to fight them one at a time to avoid getting overwhelmed.
- Use a shout to close the gap between yourself and ranged - Once melee enemies are dead, use a shout like Become Ethereal or Whirlwind Sprint to get within melee range of your ranged enemies. This is especially important when going against mages -- archers deal damage, but mages can seriously wreck you if you don't have magic resistance.
When going up against dragons, consider having a bow or or magic staff to attack while it flies overhead. You don't have to, but getting in a little extra damage before it lands doesn't hurt.
The best shout to use (assuming you don't have the one you find at the end of the main quest) is probably Become Ethereal. That way you can become invulnerable for a few seconds if you caught in a blast of fire or frost breath.
Conclusion
There you have it -- the Brawler. Playing unarmed in The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Special Edition can be a very viable and fun play style. you just have to go a little out of your way to make it work well.
Have fun!
Are you a fan of Argonians like me? Then you have to check out these mods.
I’ve compiled a list featuring the best of the best that you can install which improve your experience as an Argonian player, making various additions to the game (some of which you didn’t know you needed) and turning the game into a much more pleasing experience.
Some of these mods don’t affect your character directly, but they all serve to improve your experience as an Argonian in the game.
They’re just so unique that it’s fantastic to play with them. And I’m 100% on board with anything lizard-related that the modding community has managed to create.
There are some very bad mods out there, so worry not – I’m leaving those out of the list!
15. Marsh Armor
What kind of Argonian wouldn’t want to represent their roots by carrying a Heavy Armor of the Black Marsh into battle?
This mod adds an armor that is meant to be worn by Argonians, which means to represent the swamplands from which they come.
I know that many of you don’t play as Argonian warriors.
But if you’re tired of going around killing people or stealing stuff in a sneaky manner then this mod is going to suit your game quite well.
14. Argonian Snake Eyes
We’re all reptiles in this blessed day, so why not create an Argonian character with the same eyes that a snake has?
With this mod you’ll be able to access different eye styles for your Argonian character during the character creation menu.
Install chess game free download. But you may also edit your character while in-game after installing this mod if you wish to edit your current Argonian and not start over again.
It doesn’t break the lore-friendliness of the story at all, but do avoid it if you don’t like creepy things – your character is going to look eerie when you apply these eyes to it.
13. Argonian Fins
I’ll never understand why adding fins to your character stopped being a thing in Skyrim, when it was such an amazing feature to have in previous Elder Scrolls games.
They just looked so cool and I used to add them to all of my Argonian characters (which means all of my characters, as I absolutely love Argonians).
You might argue saying that Argonians who live in colder temperatures don’t need fins. But I’ll rebuff your argument because it doesn’t make sense.
In any case this mod makes your Argonian capable of growing fins once again. And you’ll be able to set them up on your character while in the creation menu.
12. Dread Tentacles
Argonians don’t have hair – it wouldn’t make sense for a lizard or any water creature to have it (and I’m not talking about mammals).
However some creatures do have tentacles.
Now let’s say that these tentacles grew out of your head.
Skyrim Female Argonian Follower Mod
It would look like hair, right? That’s absolutely right my friend.
The Dread Tentacles mod adds just that to the game.
Time to make your Argonian look like a discount version of Bob Marley with one of the sleekest hair mods that I’ve seen in all of my years playing and modding this fantastic game.
11. Argonian Improvements – Horns
Horns leave a lot to be desired – especially when it comes to their clunky textures.
This mod, however, completely changes the way horns look by adding fully customized textures and changing the ones that come with the vanilla game.
It’s just one of those little things that you might not even care for if you don’t play Argonian (or even if you don’t put horns on yours). But it does make a world of difference and it’s instantly noticeable one you add them to the game.
A great QOL improvement!
10. Argonian Retexture
This mod basically makes Argonians look a little bit more “reptile-ish” by improving the textures of each skin tone and adding new scales and other shenanigans to the basic textures of the game.
Again, a small change, but hugely noticeable if you’ve been playing Argonian for a while.
9. Argonian Sneak Tail Twist Fix
Dude why do Argonian tails look so bad when you enter sneak mode?
Shouldn’t they look a bit more natural? Yes, in fact they do.
I do not like how they look at all. Thx software for pc free download 2gb ram. The creator of the mod thought the same as me, and I’m really stoked for it – he managed to create a fix that makes Argonian tails look far better whenever you crouch (read that as: enter sneak mode).
No longer will the tail of your Argonian twist awkwardly whenever you crouch – it’s time for you to go over that assassin or thief playthrough once again and notice the massive difference!
8. Argonian Mercenary Armor
Alright, I know that Argonians aren’t necessarily built to be warriors.
But this armor will make you change your mind on that regard.
The Argonian mercenary armor might as well be the only armor in the game that truly suits an Argonian fighter, and it makes them look as badass as any other warrior in the game. If you’re going to play as an Argonian rogue knight, this mod is a must-have among any other armor mods for Skyrim.
7. Raptor Feet
As you might’ve noticed, many of the mods that I picked for this list aren’t really major changes for Argonians.
However if you’ve played the race for as long as I have, you’ll probably notice the difference as soon as you install them.
Such is the case for the Raptor Feet mod, which makes the feet of your Argonian characters look like as if they were the feet of an ancient velociraptor.
As I said, it’s a small change. But quite a cool one for any long-term Argonian player.
6. Argonian Boy Mod
I find it extremely racist that Argonian kids are not common.
In fact, why on Earth can’t we even adopt an Argonian kid?
Do Argonians only reproduce on the Black Marsh? Actually don’t answer that, I’m not as enriched in the Skyrim lore to know whether this is true or not. But I digress.
This fantastic mod allows you to adopt an Argonian kid, who is very well-detailed and works to fit most types of players.
It’s a pretty cool kid, and it fits an Argonian playthrough quite perfectly. Also kudos to the creator of the mod for calling it “my little hatchling”. I found that really funny.
5. Darkwater Den
A house fitting for an Argonian, but in Skyrim? Count me in!
This mod adds the Darkwater Den to the game, which is basically a marsh-looking house that will make any Argonian feel like they belong there.
The creator of the mod put a lot of effort into it, as he made it based on the Black Marsh content that you find in Elder Scrolls online, so it truly feels like you’re on the homeland of the Argonians.
There’s a lot of detail put into this mod and it’s not only one of those “swamp-looking” houses. You’re going to have everything you need to have a comfortable life here.
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4. BAT – Bigger Argonian Tails
Skyrim Argonian Follower Mod
If tails were a sign of strength, most Argonians would probably be seen as sissies.
The Bigger Argonian Tails mod changes that, so all of you who judge the power of an entity on the size of their tail (I don’t know why would they do that, but there’s all kinds of people in this world) might start looking at Argonians differently.
Crappy jokes aside, the BAT mod increases the size of Argonian tails in a natural way.
So they look much better without feeling “out of place” in the world of TES.
3. Whiter Teeth
This mod does exactly what its title suggests.
It whitens the teeth of Argonians and Khajit to make the tone much more brushed, if you know what I mean.
Gone are the days of yellow teeth in the game – that’s reserved for the brutes that are the Nords. Argonians might be beasts, but they aren’t savages!
Not all of them, anyway.
2. Drachis Argonians Mod
Imagine if Argonians looked more like dragons and less like lizards – how cool would that be?
It’s time for you to find out by downloading the Drachis Argonian Mod, which retexturizes every single Argonian in the game as well as in the character creator to make their skins look like the scales of dragons.
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1. FAR – Forgotten Argonian Roots
The fact that I’ve decided to put a retexture as the best mod on this list is probably enough to tell you how fantastic it is.
The textures look so good that you’ll think Bethesda put them there.
It basically adds a lot more diversity to Argonians, as the name suggests. It’s as if they had roots from other places in Cyrodiil!
Highly recommend this for any Aragonian playthrough.
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