That will be my first Skyrim playthrough after countless other TES games hours. For those times when your cover gets blown, focus on Dual Wielding with a dagger in your offhand and sword in the main since it is the fastest method of attack and does the most damage. It’s imperative to choose the right perks and choose them at the right time. Some Oblivion-Skyrim differences in terms of the sneak skill: Pickpocket has been split into a separate skill from Sneak. Max Enchanting and Smithing as soon as you can. Don’t forget to use the aforementioned Faendal exploit to level Archery up to 50 at the very start of the game. On one hand, you could just travel all around Skyrim and visiting all the vendors. With the Steed Stone, those who do not wish to invest heavily into Light Armor for one reason or another could opt to just dump five points into Agile Defender, a point into Custom Fit, and be done with it, saving oneself four perk points for some other use. These include Smithing, Enchanting, and Alchemy. The … It`s worth it? As you unlock more Archery and Sneak perks, put your points into those. The elven bow makes for an incredible starting bow. I didn’t even see it until now that I’ve got more free time to play. I prefer Light Armor for the lore. This build emphasizes Sneak… The shadow stone will enable Assantus to sneak better and be more effective in performing sneak attacks. I encourage you to choose the Steed Stone, which you’ll find northwest of Solitude and north of the Statue or Meridia. Once you run out of enchanted daggers, use your new soul gems to enchant more and repeat the whole tedious process. Toggling the sneak controlcauses your character to crouch or stand, indicating that you have entered or left sneak mode. What’s your opinion this choice? Become aetherial shout can help get you out of situations in which you are likely to take hits too. Do you want melee or range? The idea is get sneak kill, go invisible, wait for enemies to search for you, sneak attack again and repeat as necessary. Btw I love all the heretofore information. Is there any way to boost Alchemy? If I recall correctly, you have to get pretty far along in the Companions quest line in order to unlock that as an option and there are simply higher priorities. With the circlet and Falmer helmet combo in addition to the rest of your Fortify Alchemy gear, you’ll be able to craft some seriously effective Fortify Enchanting and Fortify Smithing potions. leveling with at any kind of decent pace generally requires some form of cheaty power leveling trick, otherwise you will suck at sneak for a long time. took me a couple hours, and had to use console, but my discoveries: The hard cap where you will be detected by ANY npc regardless of range, or line of sight is at about 150% bonus. Don’t try to rush Light Armor in the early game though. One bummer about vanilla Skyrim wrt stealth and magic is that there is no sneak attach critical multiplier for magic attacks. What’s your thoughts on using the bound bow? I don’t recommend doing much with Alchemy until the late game, but what I do recommend is beginning to collect Alchemy ingredients from the very beginning of the game. Of course, if you are not playing with fast travel, Anise’s cabin is a bit out of the way once you are done with the area. While Enchanting won’t be your focus in the early game, it will be the cornerstone of the sneak archer build in the mid and late game. After that, spend some time in Riften doing The Raid and Supply and Demand so you can gain access to the Honeyside house. In the early game, it’s best to upgrade your gear before taking said gear to an Arcane Enchanter. Very unhelpful post. Visibility is depicted through use of an eye that remains closed while undetected, but opens more and more as the likelihood of being detected increases. Armor weight matters. On the road there I encounter some thugs and an old orc. The Best Race For a Mage Build In Skyrim Altmer (High Elf) Mage. Great article, thank you. Those mods are SkyUI, Complete Widescreen Fix, Acquisitive Soul Gems, Unread Books Glow, and Run for Your Lives. In the early game, one of the best ways to gain a few points in Light Armor is to brawl. Indeed, one reason I think Skyrim is the best open-world RPG ever made is that you can play it almost any way you want. The Zephyr Bow has an increased attack speed buff which can be pretty useful. Some enchantments can be difficult to find. The first race is the Orsimer (aka Orc) and it’s all thanks to a little something called Berserker Rage. I don’t use followers. 3) I find you don’t need to put any points into light armor at all for a sneak archer build if you don’t want to. Within her bedroom, you will find a locked display case containing an Archery skill book and an elven bow. Skyrim Leveling Guide: Sneak to 100 Game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Content Type: Gaming News Date: November 29, 2011 Sneaking through Skyrim can be one of the most useful abilities given to you. I am unaware of any other way to prevent this issue that doesn’t entail some extreme inconvenience. I use the wardrobe in the basement for Alchemy storage. Those are the main places you will want to put your points. If you plan on using enchanting, arguably the best perk tree in the game, yes. Forget everything you’ve heard about Bosmer and Khajit. Repeat for each body.Just need to keep soul gems handy to charge the staff, but it'll level sneak pretty well and can be done right at the start of your game. The first is the very first point you’ll be putting into Stealth. Max difficulty. I’d still do it because it is, after all, a game, but I wouldn’t put it on my list. Personally, I find playing as a vampire to be pretty obnoxious. To craft elven arrows, you first require Elven Smithing (available at Smithing level 30). Hello brother, I just found why. The other is firewood. One is the ingots. By then, you’ll have a wealth of Alchemy ingredients. Keep doing this until you find what you’re looking for. Mêlée attacks should rarely ever hit you if you keep a reasonable distance between yourself and your targets. Lockpicks are common and Lockpicking becomes easy as your skill maxes out. By this point, you should have at least three or four lockpicks in your inventory. I am still trying to find out where to put the final points after getting everything I want in the Alchemy tree. Even if you only take 2 points in it, that's increasing your damage by 40%. The Thief Stone is the way to go for this build until you get Archery and Sneak to 100. Also thank you to my Google algorithm which clearly nudged this to the top of my feed since my phone has heard me playing Skyrim again heh. There is no such thing as steel ore. To make steel ingots, you’ll need to combine iron ore and corundum ore. Well, he doesn't really need the Dragonbone dagger. Just tough it out for the early game. I’m surprised you haven’t mentioned the Aetherium Crown. Greeting from Brazil. Shouts aren’t easy to come b… Put it on the aetherial crown and change headgear when you need the capacity. At high level you’ll be a ghost already. That means six times the damage dealt with this ability activated. I’d like to maybe do a fresh interpretation of the sneak archer build using Bound Bow just for fun. The Bosmer, for example, get Command Animal. On legendary I’m finding it hard as hell. On the other, that sucks, so this is what you do. As you explore Skyrim, you’ll be able to mine ore veins using the pickaxe, which does not need to be equipped to be used. Some may be tempted to travel around Skyrim on horseback. For the mid game, I focus on Smithing and Enchanting and follow these steps: Things get a bit more complex when you begin producing your own potions. Thus, you can almost automatically level smithing by leveling enchanting. If you do take a hit or two, it doesn’t really matter because, assuming you’re using Smithing and Enchanting correctly, your armor should keep you alive, especially with a couple of points in the Light Armor tree. You cannot mine steel. Claws is completely useless. You can’t sneak while on horseback, so your location will be given away. Toward the end of the quest, you’ll have the option of siding with Aranea or siding with Nelacar. Speech perks are purely quality of life, the cherry on top, in the über-late game and they’re quite optional. Race, sex, and attributes matter, but perks are what make and break a build. Without those, I'd recommend starting the dark brotherhood quest as quickly as possible since you can get a hood with +30% sneak on it as well as the double backstab gloves, then head to morthal and do the Laid to Rest questline, there is a pair of boots in movarth's lair that also gives 20% sneak. A few runs through Dwemer dungeons should get you a bunch of filled soul gems which you can use to start enchanting iron daggers. Stealth Classes. Any dagger would do as long as he has max perks on that tree. Someone in the comments asked about the Standing Stones and I was remiss not to discuss them here. Windshear is from the last quest in the dark brotherhood questline, but is a onehanded scimitar that can permastun enemies. This is the best way to play a Thief in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. There is no shortage of arrows across Skyrim, but you don’t want to be stuck using iron arrows, Falmer arrows, or Forsworn arrows forever because the type of arrows you use will effect your overall damage output. At that point, you’ll want to have maxed out the Enchanting tree to get the Extra Effect perk in order to then be able to craft a set of gear that will be able to fortify both Smithing and Alchemy. And smithing and enchanting can be leveled easily and simultaneously. Not exploits to cheat the game. Note: You can put a few points into stamina and health if you wish, but for the purpose of this build, choose to … Also, quick question: why do you recommend grabbing quest items that encumber you? In order to land those juicy critical hits though, it’s important to remain undetected. You gain some Enchanting experience each time you use the Black Star (or Azura’s Star) to recharge your enchanted weapon. Amazing guide that took me back to Skyrim. To keep leveling at a minimum, choose a race that has a boost to the skills that you want. Between the Altmer, Argonians, Bosmer, Bretons, Dunmer, Imperials, Khajit, Nords, Orsimer, and Redguards, it can be difficult to know what to choose, but I’ve experimented heavily and have found two races to stand out as the best races for the sneak archer build. Here's how a typical dungeon might go: Sneak up behind the first enemy you see and slit his throat. End game you will be able to one shot almost anything, even on legendary difficulty if you really push the numbers crafting. For archers, it doesn't get better than the Wood Elf, who has the best Archery skill and the second-best Sneak and Light Armor skills in the game. I use grand soul gems and black soul gems for my serious enchanting while greater soul gems, common soul gems, lesser soul gems, and petty soul gems are all used to enchant iron daggers for leveling purposes. It must be the standard Falmer helmet. To not get bored, instead, pick sneak and archer builds that have some sort of engagement element to them. Berserker Rage doubles damage for sixty seconds, which does stack with Deadly Aim, a perk that grants triple damage from sneak attacks with bows. Skyrim Assassin Build: Illusion. There are probably some good ways to invest them that I haven’t thought of yet. Ok so I'm playing on PC so dont have the joystick to move slow. Once the player can make 2.5k damage bows through smithing and +63% fortify archery enchantments combined with +169% damage boosting potions even dragons die fast. Just got myself up to +20% damage against male enemies, feels good. Multiplied by a factor of 15 (from the Sneak tree) adds up. So I just completed “The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller.” Are your quest steps in any particular order or should I just do them all whenever? Vendors’ inventories only refresh once every few days. These boots, acquired at level 32 or later, provide a 100% Muffle effect. And selling enchanted daggers to blacksmiths will pay for training from them. 2 handed refers to stuff you use with booth hands, like a bow or a greatsword. Take off your armor when trying to sneak. For my main set of gear (i.e., excluding my dedicated smithing/alchemy gear used for power-crafting), these are what I use: Headgear: Fortify Archery + Waterbreathing. It’s a quality of life thing to never have to deal with broken lockpicks again. The perk just gives x6.0. https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/4061 The Bladesman perk adds some crit damage to your sword as well, more physical damage is better. You’re going to need a lot more arrows than that, especially if you don’t yet have the Hunter’s Discipline perk. One-Handed.Archery.Sneak.Illusion.Enchanting.Smithing.Light Armor. Compared to Heavy Armor, Light Armor is the way to go because it allows for quieter sneaking, slows the wearer less, it weighs less, and because Skyrim has a maximum armor cap, meaning light armor will eventually offer just as much protection as heavy armor in the late game. Iron arrows can be crafted as soon as you have some iron ingots and firewood. Armsman is critical because it adds so much damage to your sneak attacks. Combine the pirated copy I originally played in 2011 and the two legitimate copies in my Steam library and you have hundreds upon hundreds of hours across multiple playthroughs. Get Cosy with one of the tanks like Lydia snd only grab the archer for 5 minutes right before every other leveling to use abuse and discard. Subsequent points only make you +5% more difficult to detect, but the first makes you +20% more difficult to detect. A subreddit dedicated to the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Bosmer and Khajit are often the default recommendations for this type of build because they have relevant skill bonuses, with the Bosmer receiving +10 to Archery and the Khajit +10 to Sneak. The real trick with any good build is knowing what skills need to be maxed out and which ones need to be avoided since enemies get more powerful as you level. I do, however, recommend leaning a bit more into health in the early game so you won’t get your ass kicked. And if you invest just a couple of points (one in agile defender, one for custom fit) I believe you can get pretty close to cap at least. ( Log Out /  Used Faendal to boost archery to 50, got the elven bow, did bleak falls and now headed to the Way of the Voice. Quick question. Despite it all though, I still find myself learning new things and exploring quests I’ve never done before. For bows, Fiery Soul Trap is my enchantment of choice, but, of course, you’ll have the option of adding a second enchantment to your items once you max out Enchanting and get the Extra Effect perk. After you hit 90 smithing, you can start selling daggers to Grelka in Riften to pay for light armor training. Active perks: 0 Its a lot of fun. Sneak archer can get boring if you don’t gimp yourself somehow (that’s all a matter of taste). The first quest you should do as a sneak archer after escaping Helgen is A Lovely Letter, which you’ll receive from Faendal. Level up enchanting by first crafting iron daggers and then enchanting them with Banish. When you’re between new perks in Archery or Sneak, focus on Smithing and Enchanting. Agree, get the black star from the Azura quest line as soon as practical. This guide to Sneaking will teach you about leveling the skill, choosing your Perks, and becoming a master in stealth or assassination by backstabbing your enemies. This play through, I think I got perhaps 15 points total from actually crafting weapons and armor, very little grinding involved. Prioritize Smithing perks over Enchanting perks since Smithing levels up substantially slower than Enchanting and there’s no reason to bother wasting good soul gems on hide and leather armor. I’m new to Skyrim and have gravitated towards sneak archer. This quick guide will show you the best way to level up your Sneak skill quickly, and early in the game! Orsimer and Breton are where it’s at, though, if pressed, I would have to say that Breton is best overall. Highborn gives you the ability to regenerate magicka faster for 60 seconds (once per day). In that order. Problem is that I can’t get mods….Is the Acquisitve Soul Gems mod really that much of a deal breaker? Conjuration isn't really conducive to a sneaky build, as any thralls or familiars you summon will prevent you from sneaking effectively. Skyrim Assassin Build: The Best Sneak Build In Skyrim. It’s totally viable though and I think I’ll do some experimenting with it in the future. Cloaking themselves in shadows to hide from his enemies, this build creeps from target to target, appearing only in brief glimpses as his victims drop without a sound. There are many variants of this character build, varying from an archer to … The Stealth Archer is one of the most popular builds in all of Skyrim. A consistent favorite among fans is the stealth build. As for other help, Orc is by far the strongest sneak build race, since sneak is all about dealing physical damage, and Berserker Rage lets you double it for 60 seconds and applies to both ranged and melee physical damage attacks (AKA arrows and sneak attacks). The containers in the Abandoned House do not reset, so they can be used for storage until such time as you can afford a proper house. Once I’ve started investing points in Alchemy perks, I know I’m in the late game. Find items with these enchantments and rush them to an Arcane Enchanter to be disenchanted, thus teaching you the enchantment. Most Skyrim sneak archer guides will suggest you choose Bosmer (aka Wood Elf) or Khajit. The remaining twenty perk points can be spent on various quality of life perks, such as those in the Speech tree. Lockpicking and Pickpocket both play a role in, frankly, any good build and building those trees up is important, but don’t waste any perk points on them. You should also (once you have decent gear and stats) head to Shearpoint and pick up the Throw Voice shout since it can distract enemies. Begin your Enchanting career by completing the The Black Star as soon as possible. if you play melee its the same for every perks exept for the weapon: 2 hand mace 1 hand mace dagger or bow nothing else will hit harder than those 4 types; you can hit for max 1200 dmg on a 2 hand mace 900 on a one hand mace 600X15 on a sneak dagger attack and 5k dmg on a critical sneak bow attack. Most Skyrim sneak archer guides will suggest you choose Bosmer (aka Wood Elf) or Khajit. Equip the dagger and sneak up behind him. It will allow you use the free invisibility power each time you equip the crown. It struck me the other day that I’ve played The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim more than any other game, even though my Steam account may not reflect it, given that I played it before I was even on Steam and that I’ve played both the vanilla version and the Special Edition on Steam. This write-up helped me out more than you’ll ever know. Tell me if there is anything you think could be improved or any useful exploits I might be missing to give my build the edge. - Page 2. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. An open eye means the enemy kn… 3. Still, I don’t like to be wasteful. This build is for players who like a faster, more action-oriented play style. Archery, Sneak, Light Armor, Smithing, Enchanting, and Alchemy are the core skill trees of the sneak archer build. Altmer have the racial abilities Highborn and Fortify Magicka. This post gives my character purpose and direction and I salute you for that. It’s worthy spend some point for get better prices or not? I’ve mentioned the Skeleton Key briefly. Most races have one passive racial ability and one activated racial ability. Specifically, you will require a circlet and you will require a Falmer helmet that you’ll find in abundance by exploring various Dwemer ruins. There are several enchantments to watch out for as you explore Skyrim, including Banish, Fiery Soul Trap, Fire Damage, Fortify Alchemy, Fortify Archery, Fortify Light Armor, Fortify Smithing, Muffle, Resist Magic, and Waterbreathing. I just mean that these items encumber you and you should therefore prioritize completing their corresponding quests so as not to remain encumbered indefinitely. I usually just fire a single shot from my bow, which, depending how far along I am in the game, will either injure or kill them. The sneak system in Skyrim is slightly different from that of previous games. Similarly to Agent of Dibella, choose Lover’s Insight from “Black Book: The Winds of Change” for +10% more damage and better prices from people of the opposite sex. Wait until your character reaches level 32 before beginning Trinity Restored. If you have, then you certainly understand the reason for the creation of stealth classes. He’s not going to get in the way for you much. This may be coming out of left field, but would you have any tips for a Dead is Dead playthrough? You can choose male or female and there is actually a compelling reason to choose a female character for this build. One more time congrats for your guide, it`s amazing. You’ll gain access to the Dark Brotherhood gear as soon as you join and the boots will give you a muffle effect, albeit a weaker one than the spell. Is this a passfist run? I won’t even give them speed as an advantage because that’s what fast travel is for. I strongly recommend completing Unfathomable Depths early on in your playthrough. In the case of the sneak archer, this means Archery, Sneak, and Light Armor. It makes dragon scale look a little more stealthy. Thank you for your kind words. Yes, you gain exp from sneak attacking your own zombies! Can’t wait to start a Breton Archer. They just get in the way of my shots and draw enemies to my position. So much good information in this article, and well written too. Take all that ore to a smelter that you’ll often find outside mines or near blacksmiths and smelt it into ingots. It’s just a safeguard for when you do have to take a warhammer to the face from time to time, though you’ll be getting hit less and less as you progress through the build, especially if you start using the Paralyze enchantment on your bow, which I do not recommend because it makes it difficult to finish your opponents off when they fall into a horizontal position, making them a challenging target at range. Since he also happens to be an Adept-level Archery trainer, you can pay him to train you, access his inventory, and take back the gold. Dismounting takes forever, so you’re liable to endure some damage. I have a question though – how do you avoid melee damage with this build? Thanks so much for this man! Ocato’s Recital will be the core feature for the build. Just wanted to say a word of thanks. In the end, you’ll have insanely overpowered crafting gear and insanely overpowered Fortify Smithing potions that can be used to craft the ultimate set of dragonscale armor and the ultimate dragonbone bow. This is a skill tree you will want to completely max out, which is to say you will want to invest in every perk in the tree. Line of sight, light and distance matters. Matching Set is the only one I’d hold off on until you actually have a matching set of preferably dragonscale armor. No, you don’t need it. I recommend picking up Faendal and using him to train you in archery up to 50 (just take the gold out of his inventory every time) and picking up the Muffle spell from farengar and casting it often so you level up illusion to 75 and get the Invisibility spell and the Quiet Casting perk. Best and most informative guide i read so far if not for this i would have gone woodelf or khajit as i am new the game , thanks a lot man. So where do you get quality arrows and do so without breaking the bank buying them from vendors like a sucker? The Skeleton Key is one of the most valuable quest rewards in the game. the first starting with a 10% bonus, and the last with 200%. Most containers in the game will reset, erasing all the contents within, so having a house is important, but, if you cannot afford a house and your inventory begins to fill, go to the Abandoned House in Markarth. As for other help, Orc is by far the strongest sneak build race, since sneak is all about dealing physical damage, and Berserker Rage lets you double it for 60 seconds and applies to both ranged and melee physical damage attacks (AKA arrows and sneak attacks). 4. I only use Faendal briefly for the Archery training. This build is focused on full damage with no defense. The Black Star is the essential tool for any aspiring enchanter. Great tip! I’m doing a nostalgia play through now, and doing a sneak archer. Backstab The famed archer decked out in Nightingale armor, perfectly fitting for this stealthy build. Or should I toggle walk. To craft glass arrows, you first require Glass Smithing (available at Smithing level 70). You can use it to store the Lover Stone (+15% leveling to all skills) which stacks with a Well Rested bonus (if you remove the crown before sleeping). Change ), https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/4061, Find a Fortify Enchanting potion in the wild or use the aforementioned vendor exploit to purchase one, Use the Fortify Enchanting potion at an Arcane Enchanter, Enchant a cuirass, gauntlets, an amulet, and a ring with Fortify Smithing, Craft or find the gear you wish to enhance with Smithing, Find a Fortify Smithing potion in the wild or use the aforementioned vendor exploit to purchase one, Go to an area with a grindstone and workbench, Upgrade your gear (already enchanted gear can only be upgraded with the Arcane Blacksmith perk), Put your crafting gear away in your house so it doesn’t weigh you down when not in use, NOTE: Wait until reaching level 32 before beginning the ninth quest (. There are certainly arguments to be made for this approach. Soul Trap is common, but you can only get Fiery Soul Trap by disenchanting the Steel Battleaxe of Fiery Souls found in Ironbind Barrow, so put that on your priority list, as Fiery Soul Trap provides more charges than the standard Soul Trap and also adds a bit of bonus fire damage. By the time you’re finished with Faendal, your Archery will already be at level 50. There’s an enchantment for that. ". Get your best dagger and head up to the Greybeards. The reason I am able to plow through legendary difficulty with nary a scratch to show for it is power crafting. One of my highest priorities is a weapon with soul trap, and almost every septim I get early game goes to petty and lesser soul gems (College of Winterhold is a very early visit). Using this method will give players yet another way to approach situations within the game, and avoid the hours of tedious grinding. To answer your question though, it’s never too early do begin the Dark Brotherhood or Thieves Guild quest lines. Am I doing something wrong? Currently using this guide and simply cannot get past level 14. So if race matters but racial skill bonuses don’t, what is it that makes race so important? 2) no reason to ever take steed stone as your main standing power. You can assassinate and pickpocket easier and can use your gained perks on other skills other than sneak! Give it a whirl. Believe it or not, you will have to fight in this game, so you should always focus on your combat skills first. Download "addperks" script Download "reset" script Help. In previous iterations of this build, I spent three levels on magicka in order to be able to use the Muffle spell in the early and mid game, but you will eventually get a pair of boots that completely muffles your movement noise, rendering the spell version obsolete and leaving you with three wasted levels of magicka that could have gone into health or stamina. 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