You think sword and shield with heavy armor, magic resistance on shield, fire on sword, and health up on everything else would be feasible? Obviously you make your own armor and would use potions and enchanted items to boost your gear and enchantments. Levels would be a mix of hp and stamina but more hp than stamina. Breton for the magic resistance too.
Just an FYI, killmoves ignore armor so increasing health is actually paramount, because if an attack would kill you if you had no armor, you have a chance of kill moves. This means that if you have 50 hp, and 50 armor, and the enemy does 50 damage per hit, that should do (I’m just guesstimating) 40 damage. You should live, right? Except since he can kill you if you have no armor, he has a chance of kill move.
im only ten minutes in and I'm already board as hell. legendary in vanilla skyrim is just boring. like the only thing that would make this interesting is using mods that mirror the game like a souls game. otherwise every enemy is just a hit sponge or a wall and it takes way to long to fight just one enemy. no dodging no parrying no deflection attacks. just pure boring use flames and my weapon on the target. i could play skyrim vanilla legendary as well. but i can't do this for the entire game as it's super boring.
Gojira Artist create op gear with enchanting while using alchemy to boost your enchanting and Smithing then play as a op sneak ninja with your %200 sneak enchanting or go all out with it and make %2000000000 gear and one punch every one
@@yamato-qi3es The restoration loop is an exploit. The fortify restoration potion was intended to fortify the magnitude of restoration spells. Not increase the magnitude of your enchanted gear. And not become stronger til you literally CTD due to values the game can't handle. Ergo, its cheating Thank you go back to Adept level mate.
Alexander S also I have beaten the game on legendary 6 time one was semi-exploit the other ones where legit and with side quests but the legendary difficulty is not good for the game it’s poorly designed so I normally play on expert. Skyrim isn’t like dark souls where you can have sl 1 no upgrade and easily play on new game +3 if you have skills you need to plan your gear and skills really well
From when I've played Legendary Mode, all I remember is that it comes down to two things: Kiting enemies while abusing their pathing (or lack of), and zigzagging constantly when archers are involved.
here is how it works: -grind for money by mining/crafting in safe locations (mines that aren't full of hostiles) get smithing as high as you can -join the college of winterhold -buy muffle, invisibility and equipment that reduces illusion cost and magika regeneration -grind up illusion, get illusion spell cost as low as you can, get silent casting -join the dark brotherhood to get the shrouded hand wraps -join the thieves guild to get a load of cash and train sneak without needing to actually fight -get all the sneak attack damage perks -make the strongest dagger you can from this point on you can sneak perfectly everywhere, your back stab does 30X damage and you can just disappear again after attacking. alternative strat: instead of joining the thieves guild and focusing on back stab, grind up conjuration by casting soul trap on a corpse, get the summon dremora spell, reduce conjuration cost to 0 by enchanting and have the dremoras kill your enemies while you're invisible.
@@windhelmguard5295 Sneak is seriously broken, it just breaks even Legendary rly easily ;/ Also Dremora's, Perk Resets and Companions are absurd, but not as much as sneak
@@windhelmguard5295 Unfortunately for me, my Legendary Mode run was a pure Two-Handed Warrior, the only magic I used were Shouts, and I did no sneaking, poison, etc. But let me tell ya, once you get Unrelenting Force (3 words), Slow Time (3 words), and Become Ethereal (1 word is enough), you become practically unstoppable.
One thing I really like about Legendary, is it makes the early game a lot more focused, as in you need to actually plan out a battle before hand so you aren't one shot.
Problem is though this isn't built to be a strategy game. This isn't D&D where you have friends and plenty of time to think. Sure you get companions but they're dumb as bricks, and the game isn't fair when it comes to encounters in general. You're either over prepared or you're not getting far
@@alpharabbit2353 I mean, I was fighting just an hour ago on my first legendary attempt, got through bleak falls, and was making pretty decent work of the draugur, taking advantage of the traps, and if they used double handed weapons, I'd just wait until they slash and light attack once or twice. You have to be more controlling overall, but not focus as much on damage I find, even leading enemies away to a more 1v1 situation or somewhere again, like a trap which can deal lots of damage to them. It's like witcher 3 and diablo 2 for me in that sense, which I also play those on the hardest modes, that you need to take your time with every fight much more.
But your one/two handed weapon skill flies up. I was level 70 before I even got to lv25 on my character. With the skill damage modifiers and duel wielding maxed out I was chewing through a lot of enemies pretty early on.
My level 100 character feels otherwise maybe 3 or 4 shotted yes especially more difficult now that i downloaded mods that makes it even more difficult..
Become Ethereal + Poison Resistance + Atronach Stone = "A Decent Chance but not enough" So instead just learn how to brew Paralysis Poisons: Farm up: EZ GG
You guys are ridiculous. I routinely play on legendary. And I’m usually dragon ready by level 35-40. And I’ve two shot dragons. You have to have maxed out smithing, high level potions, at least level 80 in enchanting (but you ought to just get it to 100 to unlock second enchantment) alteration up to 70 to get the magic resistance perks, and that’s pretty much it. Make your gear, make your weapons, enchantment them, and make your potions. If you combine all that with Marked for Death shout, dragons are a joke, even on legendary. If you guys want a really good legendary guide, check out MajorSlackAttack’s UA-cam channel. Dude it legit for legendary walkthroughs. When I first started playing Skyrim, I started out playing legendary following this guy.
Luka Megru I see that... lol well this is embarrassing. To be honest, I was just taking his comment at face value because legit everyone in the comments seems to think legendary is ridiculously hard, and I don’t really think it is. Just time consuming. But yes, whoosh, lol
Sorry about lack of uploads, a lot of crappy things are happening in my life right now and I'm trying to emotionally get through them. However plenty more to come and I'm super sorry about the low quality footage sometimes and the audio delay at times. I'm going to be using capture card from now on instead of relying on my graphics card(which is dying) so thank you for your patience. How are you all doing?
I am sorry to hear about the rough patch. I hope you find the way through it & we are here, as well as those people you know in regular life. Still watching, liking & sharing. Work w/ what ya got till you can get something better. For all intensive purposes, the videos are still coming out well, in my opinion. Your voice (despite being a little weary) & manner are on point, as well as the subject matter. Hang in there, sonny boi! 🥰
When you come out of the cave there is a bandit camp with a one handed skill book and a treasure map and the chest is in Riverwood, it’s a good little starting bonus for a play through like this
Hahaha me too, I just friended him now, but....then I came across Alvdr or Hardr or whatever his name is. He is a hunter and you have to clear out Moss ..something Cave of Spriggans and as all of his friends are dead, I'm gonna sacrifice him instead. Keep the two lovebirds in Riverwood together! Lol
Get the Aetherial Crown, Find Nari's dead sister in the river, then after he gives you all those ingredients, with the ritual stone on the crown, kill him, raise him, remove crown and replace, rinse and repeat... no loss of a follower and, after knowing his story, I pity his life, plus it knocks out one of the first dark brotherhood quests...
M. Schultz II was about to say this, plus opening his inventory and taking back all the gold spent on said archery 😂👍🏻 same with a handful of the companions.
I think the most "fair" level to play on is Expert. You deal some damage to your foes, but you still can lose very easily, BUT you still can feel as a fokin DRAGONBORN.
Legendary is hard. But it isn't impossible. You focus on EVERYTHING. Your enchanting, speach, alchemy, become so much more important. You realize the importance of your perks and peek points as well as skill levelling. You wont be one shotting anything until around level 45 or so... You'll spend a lot of time prioritizing protection over pure damage. Sure, balls to the wall warrior pure combat builds still work, but boy you better be prepared for every fight to be like a boss, and you better know that you won't be fighting jack shit for a minute. That cool armor you just got is nice, but you better make enchantments for better smithing and potions for it as well, and have the perk points to back it up. Everything. Counts. Everything. Is. Death. You'll find yourself picking flowers, catching bees, and other random shit. You have to level everything that matters all at once. Mages are a bitch that will haunt you forever, and anyone with the balls to attack you definitely has the muscle to back it up. See that random event guy who looks dangerous? He is, his power attack will end you. Hell. It's hell. You find that the shit you ignored before is useful, and you have to find ways to still gain money while buying training and shit. Absolutely insane but God it is so fun. You really do start off as a quaint little weak ass prisoner who needs to help the people of skyrim with the most basic tasks... Just for some cash, training, and other stuff. The feeling of accomplishment and power is that much greater. Skyrim truly becomes a force to be reckoned with.
I agree in general, but you overdramatize too much. Enemies hit hard and have tons of hp. You need to play slightly more optimized than usual and have a few comsumables for major battles at the end of the dungeon. That’s pretty much it, don’t be afraid of trying out legendary.
"You have to level everything that matters all at once." No, that's what fucks you over, cause you spread yourself too thin while the world scales with your level. You want to pick a focus combat style until your skills hit at least 50, then you can mess around a bit.
yapp. i play only master not legendary :D when im not playing skyrim for a long time i tone it down to expert. thats all. legendary is just a grind fest
As mentioned, it is just a grind fest as enemies health just get crazy high. It doesn't have to be harder, if you play boring and do what you can to negate weaknesses, which is possible.
I actually just started a playthrough on Legendary Mode. All I did was Heavy Armor Stealth Archer until I was good enough to not get one-shotted by a skeever.
I know this was about a year ago, but word of advice: While playing Stealth Archer, don't use heavy armor; If you're goal is to be in stealth all the time, you are never going to be hit, and therefore you do not need heavy armor. Ultimately, heavy armor just ends up being a burden, as it hinders your ability to sneak.
@@lwk.the_father Not when your sneak is high enough. Stealth archer isn't always perfect, you're bound to get into fights occasionally. When you do, not getting one shot because of your 37 armor rating is always good.
@@Zhujl If you are playing Stealth Archer, why wouldn't your sneak be high enough. If sneaking is all you do for the entire game, then it should easily be level 100. Once you hit level 100 in sneak, you can just get the last perk and when you get detected sneak a ton and basically become invisible. And if you are using light armor, you won't be detected as much.
@@lwk.the_father If you have 100 sneak then 100 in heavy armor isn't far behind, before which you can get the perk which removes heavy armor's effect on stealth.
@@jessemockler616 The wiki is usually right, and up to date with the info discovered. The problem is with discrepancies with the unofficial patches, different versions of the game bringing old issues back up and other mods installed that addresses issues or breaks things again.
Leveling enchanting takes a lot of soul gems, and the size of them doesn't matter at all, since the amount of exp you get per enchant is always the same, so, don't sell them. They're also good for money if you manage to get the banish daedra enchant.
I did it today and using the mage stone and well rested plus the lover "special crown thingy" it took 156 stones luckily I run around soul trapping everything I can just for the gold and weapon recharges
Banish D. and Sneak are the most valuable enchantments. For Training just go to Tel Mithryn, Neloth . Train till 90 by selling and brewing: Garlic, Nordic B., Salmon R. ez game
Last week I started my first legendary run, perfect timing! I’m also playing no mods and without fast travel for immersion. First 15 levels are epic if you stick to the easier quests. Im also a breton playing as a battle mage mostly conjuration, one handed, heavy armor and alteration. I don’t use many potions so there’s a lot of loading. I’m currently level 25 and still rocking an unimproved steel armor. I wanted to be an alchemist for the first time but it’s too overwhelming so after getting the blades armor I will power level enchanting and alchemy.
Mads Andreasen This 100%. TGM has gotten me past countless quick saves that turn into death loops. It’s so aggravating how your quick save takes you back to a moment *after* your save. Plus, I would have missed so much fun if I just had to accept the facts that a quest is broken without using the console to fix it. And any number of follower issues haha
Bleak Falls Barrow is a training mission. A very good one. It shows you a lot of different challenges and enemies but not too difficult. So it is varied and rewarding. Even the giant spider is a 'wounded giant spider'. Love it. It also rewards exploration by hiding things in obscure places, even after all these years I still find things in surprising places in Bleak Falls. Great video on Legendary. I must admit being reluctant to try it. Tried Expert when trying to find pieces of the Gauldar Amulet, kept getting one shot by the bosses and I wasn't even that low a level, so the reforging would be a nightmare.
@@stefannilsson2406 I seem to have forgotten to give you a quest called "Scents of humor". A quest where you must find fire salts and vois salts and combine it together at the Bard College. Then your speech skill goes high enough to get a joke. This was also a joke.
@AquaJetEmpoleon The elves want the civil war to keep going, which means no side wins. The Stormcloaks are however not afraid to fight the elves, while the Empire let themselves be oppressed.
@AquaJetEmpoleon except now the dragonborn joins the Stormcloaks, which makes it impossible for the thalmor to win. Remember that the thalmor have been defeated in Hammerfall by the Redguards without the help of the Empire. The Nords will do the same thing together with the dragonborn just like how Tiber Septim conquered the world with his shouts before.
I remember doing this waaaay back soon after Skyrim launched.. A LOT of time was spent crafting Legendary Iron Daggers of Banishing, even more time was spent trying to get rid of them.
The Aetherium and Ahzidal side quests are my favorite in the entire game, amazing unique items, a lot of areas or objectectives to complete, and unique puzzles (for skyrim standards).
@@TTVtsrgame no destruction. you can improve your bow and swords with smithing. you can do the same for armor. with can enchant all of those as well to make them stronger. however there is no smithing improvements or enchantments that will increase your spell damage. the only crafting tree that increases it is alchemy, in which you need to constantly craft and carry around boost potions to temporarily boost your spell damage. this is on top of the added magika potions you'll need which brings up the other handicap of having a limited magika pool. to fix that completely (100% reduction), you'll need to use up quite a bit of enchantment slots that could have been used elsewhere further handicapping yourself. plus theres no weapon to enchant with useful effects such as paralysis or life steal (vampire life steal spells are way too weak to be useful on legendary). i can easily make a weapon where the enchantments alone out dps magic spells. i took a magic built character i made, threw on 100% free magic gear i made, turned it to legendary, and aimed the master level lightning spell at a frost troll for 5 solid minutes and only took out about half his hp. i got bored, switched to my bow, and 1-shot the second half of his hp. thats just sad
NexGenration fair enough still each to there own I guess and also the alchemy glitch essentially lets you make broken potions of fortify smithing for example which will let u craft like 49373747383 armour gear
@@knightaaron7 none of what you are saying makes any sense. I have only like one argonian build and it is only like level 5 or something like that. I mostly play nord and occasionally imperial.
Hints for beggining (in my experience at least): - after escaping Helgen, get the 3 bandits that are almost in front of your position by using hadvar or the other guy, they drop a treasure map near Riverwood - For a mage, being at the position of were you came, go left to get a thalmor robe - until you get the golden claw, riverwood will be open 24/7 - after getting a follower, go back to helgen and go the way to the mountain of the graybeards, you will encounter a group of dead khajit and 3-4 bandits + before arriving the village near the graybeards mountain you arrive in the alchemist shack, a free safe point to keep itens early game
@@pyroparagon8945 yeah, but this shack in specific have an endtable that will not respawn itens, I actually checked the wiki before writing, just to be sure. The khajit caravan event is 100% after you escape Helgen, but if you do more than the golden claw quest, it will disappear.
I hope to see more of this as I have been intimidated by this level for a very long time. I hope you get your recording issues figured out. We love you no matter what!
Trading shots with a giant on legendary after spending dozens hours running from them backwards shooting arrows in the early game makes the whole damn play-through worth it.
The "extra damage" from fire effects actually refers to the short period of time that the enemy burns after the spell hits. Usually around one or two seconds I think. Other sources of damage don't do more damage during the taper effect.
It's great when you combine Fire with Dual Casting and Impact. Dual cast firebolt, stun them while they are on fire, magicka refreshes, hit them again ... repeat until they fall down dead while your magicka meter hardly moves.
@@goreobsessed2308 "Most fire spells inflict a "burn" effect on enemies, which boosts damage from other weapons." elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Destruction_(Skyrim)
Hadvar is really good early game becuse his uncle is the blacksmith and you can stock up on weapons and armor for free if you sont mind stealing like 2 items
@@killerqueen6114 even if you do mind you get that bunch of ingots for free so still more worthy And blue armor sux I'm not running around with those *cough*
Targets on fire don’t take any damage from subsequent attacks. That tooltip is just referring to the dot that is applied. In other words, when you hit someone with flames, it just applies a dot effect and that is all.
This motivated me to start my first Legendary Playthrough and so far I’m having a really good time, it’s just stupid how nerfed you are but I guess the difficulty is what keeps me going. Thanks man!
Best skills for Legendary (for me anyway) in the early game: (No particular order) 1. Conjuration. Your summons do more damage than you and have more health. Just let the enemy focus on them and whack away. You can also summon something that counters your enemy's weakness. For example: If you're fighting a troll, summon a flame atronach. 2. Block. Blocking and shield-bashing will save your life more than you'd think and the "Deflect arrows" perk negates all damage from enemy archers. 3. Restoration. In the early game, decent healing potions are quite rare and having an unlimited source of healing is super useful. At only 40 restoration, you have access to these perks: Regeneration (Healing spells cure 50% more), Recovery (Magicka regenerates 25% faster) and Respite (healing spells also regenerate stamina)
That one wishing stone lets u absorb 50% magic and perks let u absorb 30% more plus 30% resistance. Plus dragonborn armor gives u 35% magic absorbsion for a total of 115%. So u are immune to all attacks from mages and dragons lol
@@meatcube858 undead perk makes all magic against undead 15% stronger. So if u are vampire lord all active abilities and skills on yourself get an extra 15% boost 😉 only downside is u absorb conjuration spells and nullify.
Major Slack Attack literally has multiple playthroughs on niche character builds for Legendary difficulty. Including a playthrough titled Skyrim Legendary Made Easy. No glitches or exploits. Pure strategy, information, and humor. It's also a good channel to check out if you want to see more Skyrim badassery.
The damage controversy of skyrim: As you level up and spend skill points, all enemies gain a set value of strength per skill point. We got mods like requiem for true Legendary difficulty, or SkyRe Proc Patcher that randomizes encounters and completely overhauls AI
Hey Irish, Fire spells work by setting the target on fire and for the duration of the flaming target, they will take extra fire damage from the spell itself.
Im gonna do the correct thing here and roll with the empire. Stormcloak fans: (triggered & Screaming) Skyrim belongs to the nords! Empire fans: Well met, brother. Me: (Well in the Ragged Flagon, being chill) Good, Good. I could use the coin, to fix up this place.
Name Less 123 so drive the empire out of Skyrim weaken the empire and let the thalmor rule over Skyrim and destroy all Nordic traditions, it’s best to let the empire be in Skyrim temporarily while they build up the strength to fight the thalmor
@@martyr3378 thats the thing though. They refused to ally with the nords because they are just as power hungry as the thalmor. Theyd rather play politics and execute anyone whos smell they dont like. The nords haven't a choice and have been violated by both sides. The imperials haven't been bothered by either and just saw an opportunity for political power.
@@g.h7657 Sorry if I misunderstood you, but are you saying the Empire hasn't been bothered by anyone? They would literally be destroyed by the Thalmor if not for the peace treaty, they have no choice but to obey them, for now. If the Stormcloaks win and defeat the Empire (Which is what the Thalmor wants), the Thalmor will just Conquer both Skyrim and the Empire in their weakened state. The Empire needs Skyrim to be unified with them, so they can regain their strength and stand a chance at eventually defeating the Thalmor.
At least with Faendahl being useless he won’t steal all your kills. Also James, Blue mountain flowers and Wheat make Restore health and Fortify health potions, so take advantage of that.
I'm guessing: *DIE* Thats how I would play Ledgendary. But I always play the same character on Adept, so take my opinion for the lack of -money- _septims_ you paid for it.
2:14 you can reach the magic resistance cap with a Breton with no enchantments on your gear. Breton blood - 25%, Magic Resistance Perk - 30%, Lord Stone - 25%, Agent of Mara - 15%, giving you a theoretical 95% magic resistance (capped at 85%)
"You really gonna want to make a lot of potions, get a lot of supplies" - misses butterfly at 3:29 (health pot ingredient) But you kinda know what you're doing, i like it :3
MajorSlackAttack has great guides for legendary difficulty that will make any character build completely OP by level 30 or so. Lots of grinding, but definitely doable.
Disgruntled UA-camr I saw that guy too. He mentioned having a book on this? I mean come on... I have 3500 hours combined on classic and SE, (mostly legendary) so I think I have the right to say legendary difficulty is nothing to write a novel over. Just dodge every shot, and make sure to quick save during fights so you don’t lose the progress you made on the enemy.
Alina Pinto he just uses his book as favor for donating. And I guess he went this path for some kind of legal reasons. Also I think his book is not: 1)”git gut” 2)”just save lul” 3)”ez clap” but guide how to level every skill with least effort, potion/poison recipes, locations to farm and collect crafting ingredients and other useful tips like this.
@@Vityanvityan Ah, that's fair. Looking at it as a book to purchase wasn't right. That's a nice way to go about it, sounds better than another Patreon in the sea of them nowadays haha
Here’s a pro tip... Always have a follower, and when in battle make sure the enemy aggro’s onto your follower instead of you. This can be easily done by getting them to attack you then run past your follower.
@@TheIvangallo Bandit camp near Whiterun, forget the name of it, the one that is poaching mammoths, at the very end of it, you can find one of the two Transmute Spell Books in the game. It allows you to, one by one, turn iron into silver, and then gold, and then repeat the process. With it, you can make massive amounts of jewelry, grind smith xp, enchante them in bulk, and then start selling the maxxive piles of rings for as much as the town your in can handle.
For my legendary playthrough I chose an Argonian so I could hide from enemies in the water indefinitely and heal once per day. I also got my hands on Mehrunes Razor and the Mace of Molag Bal as early as I could. I'm trying to specialize in Magic but I have to use every skill and tool at my disposal to get through some situations, so I leave no skill weakened. I occasionally use heavy armor but usually use a combination of magically Enchanted light armor and spell armor. Two-handed weapons and lock picking are probably the least utilized skills.
i actually dont think bethesda assumed people will play legendary difficulty from start of the game. pretty sure they thought that people would gradualy increase the difficulty as the game becomes easier
Those games really required you to think and prepare before every fight. Each class had their restrictions and amazing abilities, something more games today need to do.
@@TmanTheTdog I had that at level 1. A centaur with 20 strength (+5) with applied bonuses. A 1d12 (+5) lance one handed due to constantly having the mounted status. 18 AC from chainmail and a shield. Lay on hands. Paladin Centaurs with good rolls are beastly creatures. DEUS VULT.
i found playing in legendary as a conjuration archer quite easy and realy fun . there were moment where you die with one hit,but overall it got easier the more you level
How to beat legendary Skyrim: Step 1: Choose Orc Step 2: Remove all armor Step 3: Acquire some cool war axes Step 4: Use Orc race power (get angry) Step 5: Stand in a field or cave for a full day after every fight. Repeat steps 4 and 5. That’s definitely the only way... right?
1. Do the usual intro until the bear sequance 2. Grind sneak 100 on Hadvar or Ralof 2.1. You also get one handed , use sword first , then start using dagger after opening the 15x damage perk 3. Fuck ass 4. Gold and gold 5. Grind Alchemy , try getting a bit of enchantment grinded too 5.(but cooler) Fortify Resto Glitcheroo 6.Fortify Smithing , Fortify enchanting 7.Enjoy being god lol
I started Skyrim for the 1st time few months ago and learned a lot and restarted again for a proper way. I played Skyrim with Legendary level from day 1. I really don't know the benefits of other levels because I never tried them. As you guest, the game is super hard. And 1st time I played as a 2 handed Nord. This time I'm a Breton mage - the most powerful way to play the game as far as I saw. Close to level 60 now, and there is no enemy I couldn't defeat within 1 min (for now). 😇.. love this game man..
for the best experience I recommend starting on master and turning it to legendary after lvl 20, 30, 40, or if you have 300 hp and either 200 stamina or magicka; your choice when currently lvl10 and on masters. trolls are unkillable so I just run away. haven't gone out of my way to get companions or cheese and only used equipment I looted it was fun so far
I only play it on legendary. It's a lot easier than you'd think. I actually have like 9 rules which make it pretty difficult. Not buying ores or crafting materials (you can steal anything on the counters). You can buy potions and armor, but you can only buy armor that's enchanted if you have found that enchant. No buying full soul gems, but my current playthrough no buying any soul gems- dwarven places are great for farming. No buying spells. You have to find them in the world or through pickpocketing / lockpicking perks. 3 lives at the start. You get moved down to 2 lives at level 10 and 1 life at level 20 if you still have more. If you die you have to start again. My biggest killer is traps in places I've never been. You can not craft +alchemy or smithing gear you have to find them. All other enchants that fortify something can only be crafted if you sacrafice a Peerless quality version of that enchant. No grinding skills if you find an easy way to level a skill - don't do it. Play normally. I've beat the game twice like this, it's pretty easy if you get some luck with finding spells early on.
9:28 I always make a point of giving Faendal some armor! At least some. I usually have just enough pelts to give him some leather armor, and if I don't, I usually have enough money to buy the leather off Alvor.
@@heyitsmegoku69420 late game adept is a joke most things die in 1 hit lol at the beggining its good but later you must put on expert or master to keep it challenging master is perfect
Get the perk in dual casting that lets you stun people for boss fights, max out your stealth archery build for the mobs and attack everything from range, and preferably from a hiding point
Just so everyone knows, healing with one hand is always better than two with the base healing spell because it heals the same amount as when you use two hands but it takes twice as much magic
It does not heal for the same amount. It heals for twice as much and costs twice as much. 2.5x as much with the perk. I'm not sure where you generated this information from.
The difficulty in TES and Fallout are a joke, here are my reasons: 1.The enemies don't change. 2.The rank of the enemies doesn't change. 3.The amount of enemies doesn't change. 4.The loot doesn't change. 5.The AI of the enemies is still trash. 6.Playing on novice make the enemies a joke. 7.Playing on legendary makes you a joke. Halo is an example of difficulty done right, or dark souls that doesn't even need a difficulty setting. That is all folks, have a fantastic year
Armando Rivas 1. to what should they change? Dremora or what do you expect? Due to immersion and lore the enemies doesn’t change. 2.) what Rank ? The levels? Why should they change if the difficulty enhances their damage mult without having them to be of higher levels. 3) why should in cave X now be more difficult enemies then before? That wouldn’t really work in an RPG to increase enemy numbers. 6/7. you are right but this is in nearly Game where you can adjust difficulty. What do you expect? For 7 I just say git gud..🤷🏼♂️ In regards to Halo it is a FPS game and Dark Souls a game that is designed to be extremely hard. There is no real comparison I would say.
Uhm you do realise that the halo difficulty is the exact same as Skyrim, Instead of firing around master chief on legendary they fire faster (with plasma pistols and such) and much more accurately so you die quicker. In Skyrim due to the gameplay nature IE:no guns the enemies do more damage so you die quicker (also you do less damage but I can’t remember if in halo you also do less damage to covenant I think you do less damage to shields) TL;DR halo and Skyrim difficulty work the same way halo does nothing different
I only play on Legendary for the last year. Frequently I play with the idea my character has only one life and I have finished the main quest (along with multiple side quest) doing so. Planning is my key. I have also died from one crossbow bolt before I could get my health high enough to withstand such attack. Very irritating if I'm playing a only one life character. I like legendary because you have to plan. Going into a dungeon with only 1 health potion is doable on expert, but just asking for trouble on legendary. I do love watching people play skyrim on Legendary and seeing their methods to overcome the difficulty. I wish there were more people doing so. So thank you StraightUpIrish for this video!
Just get the Azhdial ring that gives you freeze and ignite, ignite stacks with its self without a cap, spam single handed bolts until things get close then impact them into staggers and they burn up to a crisp in moments no matter the difficulty. Get the fire mask from the same dungeon and you do more damage. The usual perks also stack its damage up. Marked for death shout also stacks with itself, even lowering armor into the negatives allowing you to one hit anything given enough time.
I played 2000 hours on legendary. I used to enjoy it. Very recently I did some googling because I was very upset at the difficulty. (2000 hours on console, switched to PC and I think PC might be significantly more difficult.) Found out that nobody actually plays on legendary unless they hate themselves, and turned the difficulty down one. The game is significantly more fun now when I can convince it to launch.
ua-cam.com/video/sDEoNlGjFOw/v-deo.html
I just uploaded part 2 of the series if you are interested in watching!
good stuff man
When I saw that you said this, I reflexively did a quick, happy little hand clap
You think sword and shield with heavy armor, magic resistance on shield, fire on sword, and health up on everything else would be feasible? Obviously you make your own armor and would use potions and enchanted items to boost your gear and enchantments. Levels would be a mix of hp and stamina but more hp than stamina. Breton for the magic resistance too.
Just an FYI, killmoves ignore armor so increasing health is actually paramount, because if an attack would kill you if you had no armor, you have a chance of kill moves. This means that if you have 50 hp, and 50 armor, and the enemy does 50 damage per hit, that should do (I’m just guesstimating) 40 damage. You should live, right? Except since he can kill you if you have no armor, he has a chance of kill move.
im only ten minutes in and I'm already board as hell.
legendary in vanilla skyrim is just boring. like the only thing that would make this interesting is using mods that mirror the game like a souls game. otherwise every enemy is just a hit sponge or a wall and it takes way to long to fight just one enemy. no dodging no parrying no deflection attacks. just pure boring use flames and my weapon on the target.
i could play skyrim vanilla legendary as well. but i can't do this for the entire game as it's super boring.
Lvl 1
Legendary difficulty
Legendary dragon appears
"Oh no."
Gojira Artist create op gear with enchanting while using alchemy to boost your enchanting and Smithing then play as a op sneak ninja with your %200 sneak enchanting or go all out with it and make %2000000000 gear and one punch every one
And yes you can do it with out glitches but it take a long time to do or you can use glitch to do it in a half to a hour
@@yamato-qi3es The restoration loop is an exploit. The fortify restoration potion was intended to fortify the magnitude of restoration spells. Not increase the magnitude of your enchanted gear. And not become stronger til you literally CTD due to values the game can't handle.
Ergo, its cheating Thank you go back to Adept level mate.
Alexander S you can do it with out that restoration exploit
Alexander S also I have beaten the game on legendary 6 time one was semi-exploit the other ones where legit and with side quests but the legendary difficulty is not good for the game it’s poorly designed so I normally play on expert. Skyrim isn’t like dark souls where you can have sl 1 no upgrade and easily play on new game +3 if you have skills you need to plan your gear and skills really well
From when I've played Legendary Mode, all I remember is that it comes down to two things: Kiting enemies while abusing their pathing (or lack of), and zigzagging constantly when archers are involved.
here is how it works:
-grind for money by mining/crafting in safe locations (mines that aren't full of hostiles) get smithing as high as you can
-join the college of winterhold
-buy muffle, invisibility and equipment that reduces illusion cost and magika regeneration
-grind up illusion, get illusion spell cost as low as you can, get silent casting
-join the dark brotherhood to get the shrouded hand wraps
-join the thieves guild to get a load of cash and train sneak without needing to actually fight
-get all the sneak attack damage perks
-make the strongest dagger you can
from this point on you can sneak perfectly everywhere, your back stab does 30X damage and you can just disappear again after attacking.
alternative strat: instead of joining the thieves guild and focusing on back stab, grind up conjuration by casting soul trap on a corpse, get the summon dremora spell, reduce conjuration cost to 0 by enchanting and have the dremoras kill your enemies while you're invisible.
@@windhelmguard5295 you know that you can get sneak 100 without leaving the tutorual area?
@@windhelmguard5295 Sneak is seriously broken, it just breaks even Legendary rly easily ;/
Also Dremora's, Perk Resets and Companions are absurd, but not as much as sneak
@@windhelmguard5295 Unfortunately for me, my Legendary Mode run was a pure Two-Handed Warrior, the only magic I used were Shouts, and I did no sneaking, poison, etc. But let me tell ya, once you get Unrelenting Force (3 words), Slow Time (3 words), and Become Ethereal (1 word is enough), you become practically unstoppable.
*frantically spams A and D while trying to close the distance on a falmer archer*
One thing I really like about Legendary, is it makes the early game a lot more focused, as in you need to actually plan out a battle before hand so you aren't one shot.
Problem is though this isn't built to be a strategy game. This isn't D&D where you have friends and plenty of time to think. Sure you get companions but they're dumb as bricks, and the game isn't fair when it comes to encounters in general. You're either over prepared or you're not getting far
@Lion Of Judah Using your brain is when you can win without overleveling and using clearly cheap methods. These games aren't so forgiving
Yes
Ace Hunter Blake then just don’t be a sneak archer
@@alpharabbit2353 I mean, I was fighting just an hour ago on my first legendary attempt, got through bleak falls, and was making pretty decent work of the draugur, taking advantage of the traps, and if they used double handed weapons, I'd just wait until they slash and light attack once or twice.
You have to be more controlling overall, but not focus as much on damage I find, even leading enemies away to a more 1v1 situation or somewhere again, like a trap which can deal lots of damage to them.
It's like witcher 3 and diablo 2 for me in that sense, which I also play those on the hardest modes, that you need to take your time with every fight much more.
Legendary is tedious, enemies become damage sponges that can withstand 150 sword strikes yet kill you in one hit
That isn’t all tru I’m only level 20 and I can 1 shot blood dragons with sneak attacks
@@indidadoggo6538 sneak attacks
Not one hit if you spec into health as your leveling my character with 400 health dosnt get one shot but maybe 2 to 3 shot
But your one/two handed weapon skill flies up. I was level 70 before I even got to lv25 on my character. With the skill damage modifiers and duel wielding maxed out I was chewing through a lot of enemies pretty early on.
My level 100 character feels otherwise maybe 3 or 4 shotted yes especially more difficult now that i downloaded mods that makes it even more difficult..
"It's entirely possible to play on legendary" The spriggans would like to differ...
So fucking true spriggins are a pain in the ass
Even on Novice, spriggans early-game are deadly lmao
Ive been playing legendary and at level 15 maybe I fought a spriggon. I won, but it took 12 minutes of constant hitting and all my potions lol
Become Ethereal + Poison Resistance + Atronach Stone = "A Decent Chance but not enough"
So instead just learn how to brew Paralysis Poisons: Farm up: EZ GG
Spriggans are op as heck
If you want to play legendary: be prepared to lose to every dragon and never one shot mudcrabs again
*Don't initiate Jarl Ballin's quest until level 60
Be prepared to be one shot by mudcrabs
You guys are ridiculous. I routinely play on legendary. And I’m usually dragon ready by level 35-40. And I’ve two shot dragons. You have to have maxed out smithing, high level potions, at least level 80 in enchanting (but you ought to just get it to 100 to unlock second enchantment) alteration up to 70 to get the magic resistance perks, and that’s pretty much it. Make your gear, make your weapons, enchantment them, and make your potions. If you combine all that with Marked for Death shout, dragons are a joke, even on legendary.
If you guys want a really good legendary guide, check out MajorSlackAttack’s UA-cam channel. Dude it legit for legendary walkthroughs. When I first started playing Skyrim, I started out playing legendary following this guy.
@@jaf1995ful you missed the joke
Luka Megru I see that... lol well this is embarrassing. To be honest, I was just taking his comment at face value because legit everyone in the comments seems to think legendary is ridiculously hard, and I don’t really think it is. Just time consuming. But yes, whoosh, lol
Sorry about lack of uploads, a lot of crappy things are happening in my life right now and I'm trying to emotionally get through them. However plenty more to come and I'm super sorry about the low quality footage sometimes and the audio delay at times. I'm going to be using capture card from now on instead of relying on my graphics card(which is dying) so thank you for your patience. How are you all doing?
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17:58 it appears you made an unintended pun "Healing Hands is gonna be super handy"
I'm doing pretty good, but I do hope life begins getting sorted out for you, till then keep moving on.
Bro it's okay you got this.
I am sorry to hear about the rough patch. I hope you find the way through it & we are here, as well as those people you know in regular life. Still watching, liking & sharing. Work w/ what ya got till you can get something better. For all intensive purposes, the videos are still coming out well, in my opinion. Your voice (despite being a little weary) & manner are on point, as well as the subject matter. Hang in there, sonny boi! 🥰
Be a stealth archer. Make any difficulty easy
Conjuration atronachs and bow:)
Stealth Illusion Archer or donkavore late game spellsword
Eitther that or dual wield warrior w. elemental fury. Both tend to be the most op builds from my experience.
@@Geta92 elemental fury, and LongHammer was my go to. also used the ethereal body shout to escape and then heal. Restoration was maxed
to true
When you come out of the cave there is a bandit camp with a one handed skill book and a treasure map and the chest is in Riverwood, it’s a good little starting bonus for a play through like this
Those bandits will shit on you since there are 3 of them, if you have to do it then lure hadvar and he'll handle most of them.
@@d.n5287 I went and fought those three the first time I tried legendary. I think it took me half an hour to kill them XD
Just so you know restoration is a perfectly normal school of magic that helps
Also blue flowers make healing pots
Blue flowers or what
Blue flowers and what
@@thejudge2956 wheat+ blue mountain flowers= restore health+ fortify heath
@@remnantsofkigol98 Blisterwart also restores health, I don’t think it fortifies it though.
Swamp fungal pods and imp stool do too, but don't mix the two because it makes paralysis
The moment when you realize that you've done Bleak Falls Barrow so many times that you remember the pillar puzzle and the golden claw code by heart.
golden claw: click each circle twice. you are NOT wrong
Snake, snake, whale. Bear, butterfly, owl 😂
Strange because if i remember correctly the code changes
I picked Sven only to sacrifice him to the ebony blade 10 times
Hahaha me too, I just friended him now, but....then I came across Alvdr or Hardr or whatever his name is. He is a hunter and you have to clear out Moss ..something Cave of Spriggans and as all of his friends are dead, I'm gonna sacrifice him instead. Keep the two lovebirds in Riverwood together! Lol
Get the Aetherial Crown, Find Nari's dead sister in the river, then after he gives you all those ingredients, with the ritual stone on the crown, kill him, raise him, remove crown and replace, rinse and repeat... no loss of a follower and, after knowing his story, I pity his life, plus it knocks out one of the first dark brotherhood quests...
and i always pick fendal because of leveling the bow for free...
Hmm i just annhiliated the ork stronholds for that one :D
M. Schultz II was about to say this, plus opening his inventory and taking back all the gold spent on said archery 😂👍🏻 same with a handful of the companions.
I think the most "fair" level to play on is Expert. You deal some damage to your foes, but you still can lose very easily, BUT you still can feel as a fokin DRAGONBORN.
I play on master. You get slightly more challenge without everything taking 3000 hits to kill like on legendary
i play legendary because if u add mods eventually you can match up to the stronger enemies
@@valkyrie2832 yep same
@@justingoats9155 I play on legendary (actually level 20) and its way too easy. Noone had a chance till then.
Master feels the most balanced, I like legendary as a requiem player
Legendary is hard. But it isn't impossible. You focus on EVERYTHING. Your enchanting, speach, alchemy, become so much more important. You realize the importance of your perks and peek points as well as skill levelling. You wont be one shotting anything until around level 45 or so... You'll spend a lot of time prioritizing protection over pure damage. Sure, balls to the wall warrior pure combat builds still work, but boy you better be prepared for every fight to be like a boss, and you better know that you won't be fighting jack shit for a minute. That cool armor you just got is nice, but you better make enchantments for better smithing and potions for it as well, and have the perk points to back it up. Everything. Counts. Everything. Is. Death. You'll find yourself picking flowers, catching bees, and other random shit. You have to level everything that matters all at once. Mages are a bitch that will haunt you forever, and anyone with the balls to attack you definitely has the muscle to back it up. See that random event guy who looks dangerous? He is, his power attack will end you. Hell. It's hell. You find that the shit you ignored before is useful, and you have to find ways to still gain money while buying training and shit. Absolutely insane but God it is so fun. You really do start off as a quaint little weak ass prisoner who needs to help the people of skyrim with the most basic tasks... Just for some cash, training, and other stuff. The feeling of accomplishment and power is that much greater. Skyrim truly becomes a force to be reckoned with.
Playing 2 handed warrior on legendary. Its noz eazy but just powerlevel and you will be fine
That’s a lot of words too bad I ain’t reading em
TL;DR: It's all nonsense.
Stealth archer > any difficulty
I agree in general, but you overdramatize too much. Enemies hit hard and have tons of hp. You need to play slightly more optimized than usual and have a few comsumables for major battles at the end of the dungeon. That’s pretty much it, don’t be afraid of trying out legendary.
"You have to level everything that matters all at once."
No, that's what fucks you over, cause you spread yourself too thin while the world scales with your level. You want to pick a focus combat style until your skills hit at least 50, then you can mess around a bit.
Legendary is by far the best way to play Skyrim. It's so much fun!
Master Difficulty without legendary perks, enchanting and smithing. Just Alchemy at most, really fun!!
Yes ive started playing on it and its really good because alchemy becomes wayy more important resist element potions become a life savee in a fight
How to play Legendary: Just don’t
yapp. i play only master not legendary :D when im not playing skyrim for a long time i tone it down to expert. thats all. legendary is just a grind fest
As mentioned, it is just a grind fest as enemies health just get crazy high. It doesn't have to be harder, if you play boring and do what you can to negate weaknesses, which is possible.
Jerome The Sheep how did you get that in your name?
I play legendary and dragons are hard as hell
Bears are scarier than dragons on legendary
"Completely vanila"
*leaves cave* mod quest: allow me to introduce myself
CiaranScrow Well yeah, but it’s just funny how he made a point to state how vanilla it is when it’s not
My friend tried it once and took him 3 hours to make it out of the cave. I laughed so hard it hurt for 2 days
It’s creation club stuff. It’s not cheat mods or anything. But yeah Cheeto
Creation Club =/= Mod
@@mindtrait0r879 using that logic he shouldn't have dawnguard or dragon born installed either
Step 1 :Be a gamer
Step 2 : that's all
correct , there s no other way
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Yikes...
Yes I'm a gamer. Not because I dont have a life.
But because I choose to hate women and minorities.
I actually just started a playthrough on Legendary Mode. All I did was Heavy Armor Stealth Archer until I was good enough to not get one-shotted by a skeever.
I know this was about a year ago, but word of advice: While playing Stealth Archer, don't use heavy armor; If you're goal is to be in stealth all the time, you are never going to be hit, and therefore you do not need heavy armor. Ultimately, heavy armor just ends up being a burden, as it hinders your ability to sneak.
@@lwk.the_father Not when your sneak is high enough. Stealth archer isn't always perfect, you're bound to get into fights occasionally. When you do, not getting one shot because of your 37 armor rating is always good.
@@Zhujl If you are playing Stealth Archer, why wouldn't your sneak be high enough. If sneaking is all you do for the entire game, then it should easily be level 100. Once you hit level 100 in sneak, you can just get the last perk and when you get detected sneak a ton and basically become invisible. And if you are using light armor, you won't be detected as much.
@@lwk.the_father If you have 100 sneak then 100 in heavy armor isn't far behind, before which you can get the perk which removes heavy armor's effect on stealth.
@@Zhujl Heavy armor is much harder to level than sneak, but you are correct.
11:35 "Targets on fire take extra damage" refers to the damage over time effect. Your other damage (sword swings, etc.) does not increase.
I looked this up on the wiki. Targets on fire DO take extra damage from other weapons in addition to burning DoT, though the damage increase is small.
Interesting. Who is right?
@@jessemockler616 The wiki is usually right, and up to date with the info discovered. The problem is with discrepancies with the unofficial patches, different versions of the game bringing old issues back up and other mods installed that addresses issues or breaks things again.
@@Leongon pretty sure the wiki only documents unmodded stuff
Leveling enchanting takes a lot of soul gems, and the size of them doesn't matter at all, since the amount of exp you get per enchant is always the same, so, don't sell them.
They're also good for money if you manage to get the banish daedra enchant.
I did it today and using the mage stone and well rested plus the lover "special crown thingy" it took 156 stones luckily I run around soul trapping everything I can just for the gold and weapon recharges
@@goreobsessed2308
just find a trainer, train enchanting, steal your money back, train again.
Banish D. and Sneak are the most valuable enchantments. For Training just go to Tel Mithryn, Neloth . Train till 90 by selling and brewing: Garlic, Nordic B., Salmon R. ez game
@@windhelmguard5295 just use a console command
I could feel the level of "Oh my god... For real??" when that first thief sunk into the ground
Now try “How to Play Skyrim on Legendary While Bears Spawn Every Ten Seconds”
I'm not taking advice from someone who plays on novice
Same man
its okay to enjoy the game on novice
@@kayaekino
Last week I started my first legendary run, perfect timing! I’m also playing no mods and without fast travel for immersion.
First 15 levels are epic if you stick to the easier quests. Im also a breton playing as a battle mage mostly conjuration, one handed, heavy armor and alteration. I don’t use many potions so there’s a lot of loading. I’m currently level 25 and still rocking an unimproved steel armor. I wanted to be an alchemist for the first time but it’s too overwhelming so after getting the blades armor I will power level enchanting and alchemy.
How to play on legendary:Enable all mods possible
@High Overlord Snarffie Beagle The point of a single player game is to have fun. If that involves cheating for some, who cares?
Realistic Mods wants to know your location
Mads Andreasen This 100%. TGM has gotten me past countless quick saves that turn into death loops. It’s so aggravating how your quick save takes you back to a moment *after* your save. Plus, I would have missed so much fun if I just had to accept the facts that a quest is broken without using the console to fix it. And any number of follower issues haha
@@turkepic3637 yo tf are you here
"You cant beat skyrim on legendary difficulty"
Halo 2 Legendary difficulty: "Hold my plasma pistol"
some one yeah that is definitely harder remember getting home from school and driving myself mad just getting to the next checkpoint
Cries in the librarian
*beam rifle
*laughs in no death top difficulty for any game* I need a fucking life :/
*cries in sniper Jackal*
Bleak Falls Barrow is a training mission. A very good one. It shows you a lot of different challenges and enemies but not too difficult. So it is varied and rewarding. Even the giant spider is a 'wounded giant spider'. Love it. It also rewards exploration by hiding things in obscure places, even after all these years I still find things in surprising places in Bleak Falls. Great video on Legendary. I must admit being reluctant to try it. Tried Expert when trying to find pieces of the Gauldar Amulet, kept getting one shot by the bosses and I wasn't even that low a level, so the reforging would be a nightmare.
Short answer: don't
23:05 Illusion is easier. Just spam the Muffle spell, and you can hit Level 100 Illusion in just 20 minutes.
please make this a series. the way you skip all the boring walking and boring bits is amazing
Agreed
@@_dekanijo dawg that was 3 years ago 💀
I really liked this video format and this kind of challenge thingy!
"completely vanilla" *has a bunch of quests randomly start as he exits helgen*
Skyrim is that game that gives you a billion quests before you even start. If you started the game with one or zero quests, your game is modded.
That and the paid for mods keep the game as 'vanilla' aka achievement compatible
@@krakenwarrior3237 no... With a complete vanilla game, the only Quest you have after exiting helgen is "before the storm".
@@stefannilsson2406 I seem to have forgotten to give you a quest called "Scents of humor". A quest where you must find fire salts and vois salts and combine it together at the Bard College. Then your speech skill goes high enough to get a joke.
This was also a joke.
@@krakenwarrior3237 HAHAHA! YOU ARE SO FUNNY!
For the first time ever I realized you could pick two different starts in Skyrim. I always started with the stormcloaks
So you always started right.
@AquaJetEmpoleon The elves want the civil war to keep going, which means no side wins. The Stormcloaks are however not afraid to fight the elves, while the Empire let themselves be oppressed.
Ah Stay With Us
@AquaJetEmpoleon except now the dragonborn joins the Stormcloaks, which makes it impossible for the thalmor to win. Remember that the thalmor have been defeated in Hammerfall by the Redguards without the help of the Empire. The Nords will do the same thing together with the dragonborn just like how Tiber Septim conquered the world with his shouts before.
Imperial gang🔴
I remember doing this waaaay back soon after Skyrim launched.. A LOT of time was spent crafting Legendary Iron Daggers of Banishing, even more time was spent trying to get rid of them.
I used to play play on legendary all the time but then I took a arrow to the knee...
The Aetherium and Ahzidal side quests are my favorite in the entire game, amazing unique items, a lot of areas or objectectives to complete, and unique puzzles (for skyrim standards).
Don't forget Ancient's Knowledge
"How to Play Skyrim on Legendary"
*starts off choosing the literal most difficult combat style to use and weakest in the endgame*
NexGenration if your referring to conjuring I believe your conjured allies also have legendary scaled health making for excellent distractions
@@TTVtsrgame no destruction. you can improve your bow and swords with smithing. you can do the same for armor. with can enchant all of those as well to make them stronger. however there is no smithing improvements or enchantments that will increase your spell damage. the only crafting tree that increases it is alchemy, in which you need to constantly craft and carry around boost potions to temporarily boost your spell damage. this is on top of the added magika potions you'll need which brings up the other handicap of having a limited magika pool. to fix that completely (100% reduction), you'll need to use up quite a bit of enchantment slots that could have been used elsewhere further handicapping yourself. plus theres no weapon to enchant with useful effects such as paralysis or life steal (vampire life steal spells are way too weak to be useful on legendary). i can easily make a weapon where the enchantments alone out dps magic spells. i took a magic built character i made, threw on 100% free magic gear i made, turned it to legendary, and aimed the master level lightning spell at a frost troll for 5 solid minutes and only took out about half his hp. i got bored, switched to my bow, and 1-shot the second half of his hp. thats just sad
@@Yoshi-Wise alchemy glitch?
NexGenration fair enough still each to there own I guess and also the alchemy glitch essentially lets you make broken potions of fortify smithing for example which will let u craft like 49373747383 armour gear
@@TTVtsrgame That armor rating doesn't even matter since armor caps at 567.
*laughs in easy difficulty*
Thats right fucker I down voted u lol easy be a man... U damn lizard
If ur argonian lol
@@knightaaron7 what are you talking about and why would I care about someone disliking my comment I made 8 months ago?
That's a double negative friend, your on a slippery slope careful little mud 🦀
@@knightaaron7 none of what you are saying makes any sense. I have only like one argonian build and it is only like level 5 or something like that. I mostly play nord and occasionally imperial.
Hints for beggining (in my experience at least):
- after escaping Helgen, get the 3 bandits that are almost in front of your position by using hadvar or the other guy, they drop a treasure map near Riverwood
- For a mage, being at the position of were you came, go left to get a thalmor robe
- until you get the golden claw, riverwood will be open 24/7
- after getting a follower, go back to helgen and go the way to the mountain of the graybeards, you will encounter a group of dead khajit and 3-4 bandits + before arriving the village near the graybeards mountain you arrive in the alchemist shack, a free safe point to keep itens early game
Don't trust chests outside your house too much. Also, those dead bandits sound exactly like a random event.
@@pyroparagon8945 yeah, but this shack in specific have an endtable that will not respawn itens, I actually checked the wiki before writing, just to be sure.
The khajit caravan event is 100% after you escape Helgen, but if you do more than the golden claw quest, it will disappear.
I would watch an entire Series of you playing on legendary tbh
Think you might be in luck mate
I hope to see more of this as I have been intimidated by this level for a very long time. I hope you get your recording issues figured out. We love you no matter what!
Trading shots with a giant on legendary after spending dozens hours running from them backwards shooting arrows in the early game makes the whole damn play-through worth it.
The "extra damage" from fire effects actually refers to the short period of time that the enemy burns after the spell hits. Usually around one or two seconds I think. Other sources of damage don't do more damage during the taper effect.
It's great when you combine Fire with Dual Casting and Impact. Dual cast firebolt, stun them while they are on fire, magicka refreshes, hit them again ... repeat until they fall down dead while your magicka meter hardly moves.
Joshua Lindsey glad someone pointed it out
This is incorrect. Damage from other sources IS boosted by fire spells. This is well documented
@@taylorpeppers5012 source please
@@goreobsessed2308 "Most fire spells inflict a "burn" effect on enemies, which boosts damage from other weapons."
elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Destruction_(Skyrim)
I just straight up love this channel. You're one of the Skyrimmers on UA-cam with their completely unique style.
Skyrimmers sounds dirty haha, it's rimming but in a helicopter
@@OhMoonPresence How? Maybe it's because English is my second language, but I don't get it.
@@Leto85 rimming is a sex thing, skyrimmers just sounds like that but in a helicopter is all
Been looking for a video like this for ages! Excited for the series :)
Me: *sees the video* "Oh, I love this guy. His videos are so funny"
SUI: *Sides with Hadvar*
Me: "Do you have chosen... *death* "
Hadvar is such a chad though
Hadvar is really good early game becuse his uncle is the blacksmith and you can stock up on weapons and armor for free if you sont mind stealing like 2 items
@@killerqueen6114 even if you do mind you get that bunch of ingots for free so still more worthy
And blue armor sux I'm not running around with those *cough*
@@nebroht2470 can't agree more
Hadvar all the way.
I recently started playing legendary as a khajit assassin and clearing one mine takes 3 hours. God bless this video
Targets on fire don’t take any damage from subsequent attacks. That tooltip is just referring to the dot that is applied.
In other words, when you hit someone with flames, it just applies a dot effect and that is all.
Of note: that DoT effect is self-stacking. The flames spell is most effective if you rapidly pulse it at the target to maximize the extra DoT.
This motivated me to start my first Legendary Playthrough and so far I’m having a really good time, it’s just stupid how nerfed you are but I guess the difficulty is what keeps me going. Thanks man!
Best skills for Legendary (for me anyway) in the early game: (No particular order)
1. Conjuration. Your summons do more damage than you and have more health. Just let the enemy focus on them and whack away. You can also summon something that counters your enemy's weakness. For example: If you're fighting a troll, summon a flame atronach.
2. Block. Blocking and shield-bashing will save your life more than you'd think and the "Deflect arrows" perk negates all damage from enemy archers.
3. Restoration. In the early game, decent healing potions are quite rare and having an unlimited source of healing is super useful. At only 40 restoration, you have access to these perks: Regeneration (Healing spells cure 50% more), Recovery (Magicka regenerates 25% faster) and Respite (healing spells also regenerate stamina)
Cool! What character did you use?
"I am the DRAGONBORN!" Instantaneously murdered by a mudcrab.
*mages become a problem* Me: *laughs in spellbreaker*
That one wishing stone lets u absorb 50% magic and perks let u absorb 30% more plus 30% resistance. Plus dragonborn armor gives u 35% magic absorbsion for a total of 115%. So u are immune to all attacks from mages and dragons lol
"That's a nice shield, and not mere dwarven... Is it?"
highest resistance is 80% but you can get more with absorbation wich add multiplicative
@@meatcube858 Not recommended against ancient dragons, learned the hard way
@@meatcube858 undead perk makes all magic against undead 15% stronger. So if u are vampire lord all active abilities and skills on yourself get an extra 15% boost 😉 only downside is u absorb conjuration spells and nullify.
Major Slack Attack literally has multiple playthroughs on niche character builds for Legendary difficulty. Including a playthrough titled Skyrim Legendary Made Easy. No glitches or exploits. Pure strategy, information, and humor. It's also a good channel to check out if you want to see more Skyrim badassery.
“targets on fire take extra damage” why do people still think this makes them weaker to sword attacks. it’s just a DOT
Everytime i call off playing skyrim another video thats stars my precious 😂😂
The damage controversy of skyrim: As you level up and spend skill points, all enemies gain a set value of strength per skill point. We got mods like requiem for true Legendary difficulty, or SkyRe Proc Patcher that randomizes encounters and completely overhauls AI
Реквием это уж перебор, полчаса волка ковырять .. тем более там тоже много лишнего , уже смысл от игры теряется ..
Hey Irish, Fire spells work by setting the target on fire and for the duration of the flaming target, they will take extra fire damage from the spell itself.
Im gonna do the correct thing here and roll with the empire.
Stormcloak fans: (triggered & Screaming) Skyrim belongs to the nords!
Empire fans: Well met, brother.
Me: (Well in the Ragged Flagon, being chill) Good, Good. I could use the coin, to fix up this place.
Down with the Empire!
Name Less 123 so drive the empire out of Skyrim weaken the empire and let the thalmor rule over Skyrim and destroy all Nordic traditions, it’s best to let the empire be in Skyrim temporarily while they build up the strength to fight the thalmor
@@martyr3378 thats the thing though. They refused to ally with the nords because they are just as power hungry as the thalmor. Theyd rather play politics and execute anyone whos smell they dont like. The nords haven't a choice and have been violated by both sides. The imperials haven't been bothered by either and just saw an opportunity for political power.
@@g.h7657 Sorry if I misunderstood you, but are you saying the Empire hasn't been bothered by anyone? They would literally be destroyed by the Thalmor if not for the peace treaty, they have no choice but to obey them, for now. If the Stormcloaks win and defeat the Empire (Which is what the Thalmor wants), the Thalmor will just Conquer both Skyrim and the Empire in their weakened state. The Empire needs Skyrim to be unified with them, so they can regain their strength and stand a chance at eventually defeating the Thalmor.
@@Drethy I'd love for freeing the empire and wood elves from the Thalmor to be a side arc in ES6
Followers, conjuration, let them tank, when enemy npc focuses on them, attack enemy npc. Save often. Easy.
At least with Faendahl being useless he won’t steal all your kills. Also James, Blue mountain flowers and Wheat make Restore health and Fortify health potions, so take advantage of that.
The turn lesser undead spell makes any draugr completely helpless from staggering if they're too strong for it,
Infinitely useful for legendary
I'm guessing: *DIE*
Thats how I would play Ledgendary. But I always play the same character on Adept, so take my opinion for the lack of -money- _septims_ you paid for it.
2:14 you can reach the magic resistance cap with a Breton with no enchantments on your gear. Breton blood - 25%, Magic Resistance Perk - 30%, Lord Stone - 25%, Agent of Mara - 15%, giving you a theoretical 95% magic resistance (capped at 85%)
"You really gonna want to make a lot of potions, get a lot of supplies"
- misses butterfly at 3:29 (health pot ingredient)
But you kinda know what you're doing, i like it :3
I just like my modded Skyrim with ENB and Novice difficulty nothing to prove just havung fun. I see your having fun friend, Skyrim never gets old
MajorSlackAttack has great guides for legendary difficulty that will make any character build completely OP by level 30 or so. Lots of grinding, but definitely doable.
Disgruntled UA-camr I saw that guy too. He mentioned having a book on this? I mean come on... I have 3500 hours combined on classic and SE, (mostly legendary) so I think I have the right to say legendary difficulty is nothing to write a novel over. Just dodge every shot, and make sure to quick save during fights so you don’t lose the progress you made on the enemy.
Alina Pinto he just uses his book as favor for donating. And I guess he went this path for some kind of legal reasons. Also I think his book is not: 1)”git gut” 2)”just save lul” 3)”ez clap” but guide how to level every skill with least effort, potion/poison recipes, locations to farm and collect crafting ingredients and other useful tips like this.
@@Vityanvityan Ah, that's fair. Looking at it as a book to purchase wasn't right. That's a nice way to go about it, sounds better than another Patreon in the sea of them nowadays haha
Here’s a pro tip... Always have a follower, and when in battle make sure the enemy aggro’s onto your follower instead of you. This can be easily done by getting them to attack you then run past your follower.
Get your hands on the Transmutation spell. Money+Alteration XP+Smithing XP+Speach XP. Such a good spell...
I’m interested in this spell please tell me more.
@@TheIvangallo Bandit camp near Whiterun, forget the name of it, the one that is poaching mammoths, at the very end of it, you can find one of the two Transmute Spell Books in the game. It allows you to, one by one, turn iron into silver, and then gold, and then repeat the process. With it, you can make massive amounts of jewelry, grind smith xp, enchante them in bulk, and then start selling the maxxive piles of rings for as much as the town your in can handle.
Fanus Obscurus thanks for the tip
For my legendary playthrough I chose an Argonian so I could hide from enemies in the water indefinitely and heal once per day. I also got my hands on Mehrunes Razor and the Mace of Molag Bal as early as I could. I'm trying to specialize in Magic but I have to use every skill and tool at my disposal to get through some situations, so I leave no skill weakened. I occasionally use heavy armor but usually use a combination of magically Enchanted light armor and spell armor. Two-handed weapons and lock picking are probably the least utilized skills.
Ah yes, my Favourite Oblivion UA-cam! CurvedDownScottish!
i actually dont think bethesda assumed people will play legendary difficulty from start of the game.
pretty sure they thought that people would gradualy increase the difficulty as the game becomes easier
First Mistake: Didnt get the 3 bandits at the beginning
Or go to the Talos shrine to get the thalmor stuff.
@Onzic Lantern sKilL iS evEryTHiNg
@Onzic Lantern of course^^ I killed them everytime ^^ on legendary^^
Watching that thief fall through the floor of the game reminds me why you always save before "important" battles
This happened to me when I fought Mercer
So; play like you’re a level 1 DnD character
you've obviously never played a centaur paladin with full plate, a shield, and lance while having 20 strength due to good roles and bonuses. DEUS VULT
Those games really required you to think and prepare before every
fight. Each class had their restrictions and amazing abilities,
something more games today need to do.
shadovar S Hey man, I said level 1. Not what follows (Deus Vult my friend)
@@TmanTheTdog I had that at level 1.
A centaur with 20 strength (+5) with applied bonuses.
A 1d12 (+5) lance one handed due to constantly having the mounted status.
18 AC from chainmail and a shield.
Lay on hands.
Paladin Centaurs with good rolls are beastly creatures. DEUS VULT.
shadovar S That must’ve been one helluva campaign
i found playing in legendary as a conjuration archer quite easy and realy fun . there were moment where you die with one hit,but overall it got easier the more you level
How to beat legendary Skyrim:
Step 1: Choose Orc
Step 2: Remove all armor
Step 3: Acquire some cool war axes
Step 4: Use Orc race power (get angry)
Step 5: Stand in a field or cave for a full day after every fight.
Repeat steps 4 and 5.
That’s definitely the only way... right?
1. Do the usual intro until the bear sequance
2. Grind sneak 100 on Hadvar or Ralof
2.1. You also get one handed , use sword first , then start using dagger after opening the 15x damage perk
3. Fuck ass
4. Gold and gold
5. Grind Alchemy , try getting a bit of enchantment grinded too
5.(but cooler) Fortify Resto Glitcheroo
6.Fortify Smithing , Fortify enchanting
7.Enjoy being god lol
I started Skyrim for the 1st time few months ago and learned a lot and restarted again for a proper way. I played Skyrim with Legendary level from day 1. I really don't know the benefits of other levels because I never tried them. As you guest, the game is super hard. And 1st time I played as a 2 handed Nord. This time I'm a Breton mage - the most powerful way to play the game as far as I saw. Close to level 60 now, and there is no enemy I couldn't defeat within 1 min (for now). 😇.. love this game man..
for the best experience I recommend starting on master and turning it to legendary after lvl 20, 30, 40, or if you have 300 hp and either 200 stamina or magicka; your choice when
currently lvl10 and on masters. trolls are unkillable so I just run away. haven't gone out of my way to get companions or cheese and only used equipment I looted
it was fun so far
I only play it on legendary. It's a lot easier than you'd think. I actually have like 9 rules which make it pretty difficult. Not buying ores or crafting materials (you can steal anything on the counters). You can buy potions and armor, but you can only buy armor that's enchanted if you have found that enchant. No buying full soul gems, but my current playthrough no buying any soul gems- dwarven places are great for farming. No buying spells. You have to find them in the world or through pickpocketing / lockpicking perks. 3 lives at the start. You get moved down to 2 lives at level 10 and 1 life at level 20 if you still have more. If you die you have to start again. My biggest killer is traps in places I've never been. You can not craft +alchemy or smithing gear you have to find them. All other enchants that fortify something can only be crafted if you sacrafice a Peerless quality version of that enchant. No grinding skills if you find an easy way to level a skill - don't do it. Play normally. I've beat the game twice like this, it's pretty easy if you get some luck with finding spells early on.
Better answer: " Resto-pot" glitch
I usually play Legendary in every playthrough, although i do start at expert and as soon as i hit level 10 i bump up the difficulty
I'm playing a pure mage build, Legendary, no armor or weapons. It isn't easy.
9:28 I always make a point of giving Faendal some armor! At least some. I usually have just enough pelts to give him some leather armor, and if I don't, I usually have enough money to buy the leather off Alvor.
Answer: you don’t, you play it on expert because that is the most fairly balanced difficulty setting.
How is dealing less damage than enemies balanced? Adapt is the most balanced because u deal the same damage as everyone else.
Toxik Thrasher two words: git gud
@@heyitsmegoku69420 late game adept is a joke most things die in 1 hit lol at the beggining its good but later you must put on expert or master to keep it challenging master is perfect
Get the perk in dual casting that lets you stun people for boss fights, max out your stealth archery build for the mobs and attack everything from range, and preferably from a hiding point
Just so everyone knows, healing with one hand is always better than two with the base healing spell because it heals the same amount as when you use two hands but it takes twice as much magic
It does not heal for the same amount. It heals for twice as much and costs twice as much. 2.5x as much with the perk. I'm not sure where you generated this information from.
Ah, I see that you are a Man of culture as well. Playing Skyrim like if it were Dark Souls can be fun IMO.
The difficulty in TES and Fallout are a joke, here are my reasons:
1.The enemies don't change.
2.The rank of the enemies doesn't change.
3.The amount of enemies doesn't change.
4.The loot doesn't change.
5.The AI of the enemies is still trash.
6.Playing on novice make the enemies a joke.
7.Playing on legendary makes you a joke.
Halo is an example of difficulty done right, or dark souls that doesn't even need a difficulty setting.
That is all folks, have a fantastic year
Armando Rivas 1. to what should they change?
Dremora or what do you expect?
Due to immersion and lore the enemies doesn’t change.
2.) what Rank ? The levels?
Why should they change if the difficulty enhances their damage mult without having them to be of higher levels.
3) why should in cave X now be more difficult enemies then before? That wouldn’t really work in an RPG to increase enemy numbers.
6/7. you are right but this is in nearly Game where you can adjust difficulty.
What do you expect?
For 7 I just say git gud..🤷🏼♂️
In regards to Halo it is a FPS game and Dark Souls a game that is designed to be extremely hard.
There is no real comparison I would say.
Uhm you do realise that the halo difficulty is the exact same as Skyrim, Instead of firing around master chief on legendary they fire faster (with plasma pistols and such) and much more accurately so you die quicker.
In Skyrim due to the gameplay nature IE:no guns the enemies do more damage so you die quicker (also you do less damage but I can’t remember if in halo you also do less damage to covenant I think you do less damage to shields)
TL;DR halo and Skyrim difficulty work the same way halo does nothing different
I only play on Legendary for the last year. Frequently I play with the idea my character has only one life and I have finished the main quest (along with multiple side quest) doing so. Planning is my key. I have also died from one crossbow bolt before I could get my health high enough to withstand such attack. Very irritating if I'm playing a only one life character. I like legendary because you have to plan. Going into a dungeon with only 1 health potion is doable on expert, but just asking for trouble on legendary.
I do love watching people play skyrim on Legendary and seeing their methods to overcome the difficulty. I wish there were more people doing so. So thank you StraightUpIrish for this video!
I used to play Skyrim on Legendary, then i took an arrow to the knee.
Carlos Urroz still gold
Cool that you are in Riverwood. I am actually building Riverwood in Minecraft right now.
Just abuse summons, companions, paralyse potions and illusion spells and you won't even see a difference.
Just get the Azhdial ring that gives you freeze and ignite, ignite stacks with its self without a cap, spam single handed bolts until things get close then impact them into staggers and they burn up to a crisp in moments no matter the difficulty. Get the fire mask from the same dungeon and you do more damage. The usual perks also stack its damage up. Marked for death shout also stacks with itself, even lowering armor into the negatives allowing you to one hit anything given enough time.
When i play legendary i always go to exploits...only way for me to be good at a lower level.
That's why I love daggers on legendary. They do 15-30 times damage
alright now restart the game with the "hard core" mod that sets all your attributes to 10, carryweight to 50, and all skills at 1
Fuck that lol
Attributes 10
Skills 1
Aren’t they the same thing? Am I missing something?
@@TheIvangallo I think they meant Magicka, Stamina, and Health
Tyan Jankowski oh, I didn’t even think of those
That sounds like a lot of loading screens due to death reloads
@@TheIvangallo no attributes would be your health, magic/mana, and stamina.
skills are things like archery, one handed, sneak, heavy armor etc
I played 2000 hours on legendary. I used to enjoy it. Very recently I did some googling because I was very upset at the difficulty. (2000 hours on console, switched to PC and I think PC might be significantly more difficult.) Found out that nobody actually plays on legendary unless they hate themselves, and turned the difficulty down one. The game is significantly more fun now when I can convince it to launch.