THE WARRIOR
RACES
- Imperials. They get a +10 in Restoration Magic, +5 in Blocking, Heavy Armor, Destruction Magic and One Handed. This race is useful as Paladins thanks to the advantage in Restoration magic, they can be also great Centurions, spellswords and battlemages.
- Nords. They get +10 in Two Handed, +5 in Smithing, One Handed, Light Armor, Blocking and Speech. They are the perfect Two Handed barbarian class with a good combination in Heavy Armor, but they can be also good One Handed warrior due to the advantage in One Handed, Blocking and Light Armor. The boost in Smithing is great making easier the crafting of weapons and armors.
- Orcs. They get +10 in Heavy Armor, +5 in Blocking, Enchanting, One Handed, Smithing and Two Handed. The great Orc beasts, the option for a berserk class, dual wielding One handed enchanted weapons, or a full tank with shield and weapon, or a two handed warrior in heavy armor, great choose for anybody.
- Redguards. They get +10 in One Handed, +5 in Alteration, Archery, Blocking, Destruction and Smithing. Good option as a weapon master, jack of all trades, battle mages or foot soldier.
- Breton. They get a +10 in Conjuration, +5 in Alteration, Restoration, Illusion, Alchemy and Speech. This is a weird class for a warrior, but they can be the perfect hybrid warrior race, they can be great and powerful Battle Mages or Spellswords.
- ClassesThe classes in Skyrim are many, you can create you unique combination of skills, attributes and tactics and be a unique warrior, but there are some standard classes, you can take the basic of one of these classes and adapt it in your play style.
- Heavy Armor type: In this kind of build you will be able to endure a lot of punishment, this is called "Tank" class, you will charge toward battle taking damage but suffering little from it thanks to your shield, you will have a great Health pool and a great Stamina Pool. You will need to level up Health and Stamina 50/50.
- Light Armor type: This build requires a little more of experience and skill, you will not have the defense of the heavy armor, so you will need to rely in you agility and mobility in battle to avoid damage and power attacks, you will have your shield a great advantage in battle adn also you can have the ability to be better while sneaking. You need to level up Health and Stamina 60/40, but if you think that your skill in battle is not good enough then level up in a 70/30 ratio
- Skills: You must level up Block you main defense, One Handed you source of damage, Smithing for enhancing your weapons and armor, Heavy/Light armor depending on your play style, Restoration/Conjuration depending on your play style, Sneak if your are light armored warrior for extra perks.
-Two Handed Warrior.This kind of build is a full barbarian type, they take the advantage of battle with heavy damage blows and with power attacks, this warriors tend to use Heavy armor because they lack in the blocking ability of a shield, but they are not defenseless they can still block some attacks, but this is rare in battle. It's needed to level up the Heavy Armor tree as fast as possible without ignoring the Two handed tree, because the mobility as a behemoth is your ally, leveling the Heavy Armor tree will help you in reducing your Stamina consumption. You should level up Health and Stamina in a 50/50 first, when you reach 200 in your Stamina then 70/30.Heavy Armor your main defense, Restoration for support in difficult battles and between battles, Smithing upgrades, Two Handed you main source of damage.