BY CHARLES BURGAR
UPDATED AUG 06, 2021
From using magic to burn down cities to striking enemies from the shadows with your trusty bow, here are strongest builds you need to try for Skyrim.
RPGs are known for granting players dozens of ways of solving problems, whether those come from quests or simply making your character. Many options exist for players to experiment with to create unique builds.
While Skyrim removed the major and minor skill system from previous games, it replaced it with an impactful skill tree for each skill. This made build variety better than in previous entries in the series while allowing unprecedented levels of flexibility. From using magic to burn down cities to striking enemies from the shadows with your trusty bow, here are the best builds you need to try for Skyrim. Due to Skyrim's difficulty, or lack thereof, these entries are in no particular order. Pick what sounds most fun to you.
Updated on August 6th, 2021, by Charles Burgar
Skyrim might be nearly a decade old, but the community's passion for this game has continued to burn bright. Many fans still explore Skyrim's monster-filled mountaintops and Dwemer ruins to this day. A large contributor to the game's replayability is how open-ended builds are.
We already have 15 powerful builds in this guide, yet they were somewhat hard to replicate for newcomers due to Skyrim's lack of classes. To remedy this, we've updated the guide with more in-depth breakdowns of each class. It should be much easier to replicate a certain build.
All 15 builds can be found here:
