From the day we learned than the middle brother of the knights familly was going to be an apprentice in the school of Julianos i KNEW he was going to be special. I didn't know why it was just because Julianos is THE god of magic in The Elder Scrolls lore yet he's almost never mentionned in character builds. The concept is absolutely genius and i love how creative you can get to bring back the school of Mysticism in Skyrim and how everything come together so nicely, both the roleplay and gameplay side. The only change i would make about this guy is in his perk spread. I would remove a few perks in Shield Wall to work towards Disarming Bash and use this instead of Disarm for the move Even the Odds. Because the Disam shout become useless at some point in the game where the ennemies are too high level for the shout to have an effect on them + you need to complete the Thieves Guild questline to get all 3 words of the shout which doesn't fit The Mystic Knight at all.
@@The_Jedi_Saberguard From what I can see it’s Tundra Homestead, if not then maybe Breezehome. It should be a place where a man can retire in humble comfort.
Just when tamriel needs Skypothesis characters most they’ve vanished. Many months have passed with no sign, but I believe the next time we see them, they can change the world. Epic avatar entrance music
Welcome back to Skypothesis! It feels great to get another build out on the channel. Thank you all for your support and patience. We're eagerly anticipating the release of Starfield, and will be delivering some fresh space builds as soon as we can. But don't worry, this will always be a Skyrim channel at heart and we have so many more Anniversary Edition builds planned. Wind guide you! 💙🤍
These guys are definitely the best Skyrim build channel out there. Fudgemuppet is great and all, but I feel that Skypothesis character builds fit more seamlessly into the world with their backstories, roleplaying, and aesthetics. They feel like actual characters that inhabit the Elder Scrolls universe. I hope to see them return soon.
I could one very crazy family reunion when all three brothers meet up at some random location in skyrim first they say hello then argue who has the better sword
Man, how I wanted to see these three brothers meet in the middle of their adventures. Dawn Knight is my favorite because I love paladins, but I really like the 3 brothers!
This build is perfect for my play style. I just love “Nope-ing” other people’s powers, not just in Skyrim but in roleplaying in general. Only thing I’d change is using the spell knight helm, but that’s just for aesthetics
I don't know if you'll still make videos in the future but i would really like to see more build, because this channel is gold and i just discovered it.
I’d like to imagine the brothers all running into each other, not by any planning, but by chance in some tavern. All of them just silently staring at the other while doing the Spider-Man Meme and reaching for their swords
A brawl breaks out and everytime the Dawn Knight or the Volkihar Knight have the upper hand and / or about to land a potentially fatal blow, the Mystic Knight intervenes and deflects it. The eldest and the youngest have chosen their sides and the path they walk, but the middle is caught in the middle. I mean from his personality he would eventually choose to side with the Dawnguard but having to fight your brother with the intent to kill would be rough especially since he doesn't really hold much animosity towards them.
I'm so happy I discovered this channel, I used to make the same boring jack of all trades character again and again in Skyrim without any roleplaying in mind and always ended up getting bored and abandoning the play through around the level 20 mark. Now discovering these builds I realise there is so much fun to be had if you play around with your creativity and imagination, almost like I just got a whole new game. I personally love the Witch Killer, Redoran Sword Master and Art Thief. Thanks so much boys! really excited to see what else you come up with
Personally love the first (Ghost archer build), the art thief, and the roderan swordsman, but yeah this whole channel rocks God id give anything to have them do a Redguard Sword Singer, aka 'Ansei', build.
I watched the other two knight builds before watching this video. The fact that you guys had the foresight to weave together 3 builds over 2 years ago is just amazing. Great work, love the channel!
And the prophecies have spoken, of kin's conflict unbroken, that when siblings clash, destinies twirl! Brothers, bound by blood, a tale of old yet untold, With a strife that could shake the world's swirl! SKYPOTHESIS!
Glad to see you guys are back! By the way, a little suggestion for future builds I had is an Altmer warrior. Basically an Altmer whose parents moved away from Alinor to escape the Thalmor's tyranny and ended up in Burma, where they adopted some Nord customs both to blend in with the large Nord population and because they just felt drawn to it. So he basically has mixes the honot, pride, and weapons expertise of a Nord with the magical skill of an Altmer, with a specialization in two handed, heavy armor, enchanting, and restoration. For gear I use an enchanted Elven Greatsword or an enchanted Glass Greatsword, the heavy Dawnguard armor, ebony spell knight boots and gauntlets, an amulet with fortify two handed and restoration, and the ring of Kyne from the creation kit to amplify his speed. Guilds are Companions and maybe College of Winterhold, though he probably delegates most of his duites as Arch Mage to Tolfdir.
You should make a Clever Man build. According to the lore they are ancient nord mages who use frost and lightning magic, summon atronachs and can summon spirits of animals and the dead
Would love to see you guys do a "pure" series making characters based off of the starting attributes each race gets and seeing each one embrace their heritage as much as possible.
I have a couple suggestions for Skyrim builds in the future, if y'all decide to do them. One is based upon the priest character in the movie "Silver Bullet" and/or the book it's based on, "Cycle of the Werewolf" by Stephen King. Could be a person who is a devout worshiper of the Divines, maybe even a priest or priestess or a warrior monk of some sort, who is one day infected with Lycanthropy. They struggle with it for a bit but eventually control it and decide to use their werewolf blood for good. The other one is pretty much like Blade from Marvel: a vampire who hunts other vampires to keep them in check. That or a death dealer like those from the "Underworld" movies would be pretty cool too. Of course these are suggestions, hope they inspire everyone and y'all have fun.
Just wanted to say long time fudge Muppet fan while they more focus purely on back story it is incredible to see how much you focus on astetics and accuracy great passion and detail reminds me of when they first started incredible work sub and liked.
Love your videos! Just leaving an idea i had for next season: a build focused around the use of shouts, using the new breastplate from the stormcloak champion (anniversary Edition), blessing of talos and amulet of talos. I was wondering if i could use it with the necromage perk and vampirism, for a total of 75% shout redduction. But couldn’t fit the aesthetics of the lore for such character. Anyways, here’s the challenge for u guys! Keep up the great job!
Good to have y'all back! Cant wait to see what's next. Maybr a traditionalist tribal Khajiit build that follows the old pantheon: Azura, Kenarthi, etcetera.
Funny enough, I played a very similar build to this in both Skyrim and Oblivion. Thank you for making these videos, and good luck with the future of your channel!
I have a similar build in the works. Instead of using 2-Handed I used the blades sword. I also use some yellow restoration robes. I also use some poisons that damage their magicka and stop it’s regeneration.
Would love to see some more nord builds, perhaps a nature warrior build inspired from ESO’s warden play style. Or a Nordic ranger, perhaps something that plays into or revolves around the survival mode aspects of the anniversary edition?
Amazing build definitely going to try this! May I recommend using the Warlocks ring? Which gives you a ward whilst blocking and also gives a 30% Health regen and 5% faster movement on top of that.
Hey try and do a Viking build that would be awesome and plus great video I love I love Tallia decided to make him all murdering a vampire my opinion you should have over 1 million subs by now hundred thumbs up from me😂
It’s great to see your return with another build! I loved seeing the continuation of the brothers’ saga and after watching this, I plan to go back and re-watch the other two brothers’ builds. As always, I love the roleplay, lore, and aesthetics. It was interesting hearing The Mystic Knight’s views on power and magic and how you implemented those facets of his temperament to his story. I like how you interpreted the various spells in Skyrim as being Mysticism. I loved the outro screenshot of the three brothers! I look forward to seeing your future builds in both Skyrim and Starfield!
I am counting the days till we get more uploads. i love your content it scratches an itch that even fudgemuppet can't quell. I hope you all are well and healthy
Ah heck yeah. Skypothesis is back! Good to see ya again guys . This is a heck of a comeback build, Easy to build, coherent theme and very powerful . Its only weakness is archers at low level and healing can handle that. Also as always looks great. I am not sure about stand your ground needing ebony flesh though . Its expensive to cast and by the time you have it, you probably are at the armor cap .
I can't wait for another build i hope at least your doing another one. if i may suggest one how about one being a champion of boethiah it be a good for ebony mail and the creation club add on goldbrand sword to be together for the build
I've been doing a playthrough i call the wanderer. I basically ignore the main quest and just do everything else. My goal is to have every side quests done including the island of solstheim and then start the main quest. I'm playing as a old Nord in robes who really is an aspect of Shor regaining his powers. So he wanders observing the mortals as they live their lives offering help if they need it. And finishing off the dragon cult once and for all.
Great Build! A bit of a shame that you didn't use the Warlock's Ring considering how compatible it is with the build. Though I don't know if the ward perks apply to it.
I don’t know about the ward perks but the warlock ring does stack with the ward effect of Chrysamere. Combined together, it’s basically like having Spellbreaker in terms of the ward
And when the world needed them most, they vanished. (In all seriousness I hope you guys are doing well, we all miss you and are eagerly awaiting new posts or updates)
you could roleplay shouts as a one time use to reflect magic, using Fire Breath (meditating about Yol), Frost Breath (Enhance it with Black Book IF you want to) and Storm Call :D EDIT: Master Spells are also an Option: Lightning Storm until Magicka is gone, Fire Storm and Blizzard as a One Time Use
Before watching this video I’m getting the vibe that this guy is going to be related to the volkihar and dawn knight. If he can absorb spells he’s definitely the strongest brother.
I absolutely love it! I tried my hand at making this guy a few months backs just because, and like you guys, I could not find a good look for any of the guard helmets that would still be functional. The best I came up with was the Telvanni Robes and Whiterun helmet, but it just didn't feel right. I think that the ebony plate looks good for him though, and hammers home the idea of a master of the battlefield, no matter the opponent.
From the day we learned than the middle brother of the knights familly was going to be an apprentice in the school of Julianos i KNEW he was going to be special. I didn't know why it was just because Julianos is THE god of magic in The Elder Scrolls lore yet he's almost never mentionned in character builds.
The concept is absolutely genius and i love how creative you can get to bring back the school of Mysticism in Skyrim and how everything come together so nicely, both the roleplay and gameplay side.
The only change i would make about this guy is in his perk spread. I would remove a few perks in Shield Wall to work towards Disarming Bash and use this instead of Disarm for the move Even the Odds. Because the Disam shout become useless at some point in the game where the ennemies are too high level for the shout to have an effect on them + you need to complete the Thieves Guild questline to get all 3 words of the shout which doesn't fit The Mystic Knight at all.
Pinning this as the block suggestion is probably the better way to do it. Thanks!
@@Skypothesishey, which house fits the mystic knight best? Creation club or not.
@@The_Jedi_Saberguard From what I can see it’s Tundra Homestead, if not then maybe Breezehome.
It should be a place where a man can retire in humble comfort.
@@KGdorah1964 ok. Thanks for telling me. I’ll probably go with tundra homestead due to it being more cozy.
Should I marry? And if so, who? (It can’t be brelyna because the armor was so overpowered that it absorbed her spell and broke the quest)
POST AGAIN PLS
It's been eight months... I miss this channel
@@serotonin.scavengersame man. Such an underrated gem.
They died in a car crash back in December.
@@AutumnSummer1926 what?! Source please
@@AutumnSummer1926source?
Anyone else just occasionally binge watch the series and get sad when it ends while waiting on the next video
Hoping for a new build soon
😊
*"The scrolls told of their return... their defeat was mearly delay!"*
What a way to start a weekend, welcome back!
Just when tamriel needs Skypothesis characters most they’ve vanished. Many months have passed with no sign, but I believe the next time we see them, they can change the world.
Epic avatar entrance music
ATLA nice 😉👍
THE KINGS HAVE RETURNED! FINALLY!!!
Its so great to see the third Bretton brother!
Welcome back to Skypothesis! It feels great to get another build out on the channel. Thank you all for your support and patience. We're eagerly anticipating the release of Starfield, and will be delivering some fresh space builds as soon as we can. But don't worry, this will always be a Skyrim channel at heart and we have so many more Anniversary Edition builds planned.
Wind guide you!
💙🤍
At the last the three brothers have been revealed, the triumvirate of knighthood
Welcome back, you've been missed.
Who is the strongest out of the three brothers
Sky above, Voice within!
Come back….please
These guys are definitely the best Skyrim build channel out there. Fudgemuppet is great and all, but I feel that Skypothesis character builds fit more seamlessly into the world with their backstories, roleplaying, and aesthetics. They feel like actual characters that inhabit the Elder Scrolls universe. I hope to see them return soon.
That image at the end of all 3 of them is a chef's kiss 🤌
👨 👨 👨
I could one very crazy family reunion when all three brothers meet up at some random location in skyrim first they say hello then argue who has the better sword
I hope everything’s okay. Here’s to new content soon and wealth and health for you and your families!
I still come back to the channel and rewatch your builds. Love you guys! Hope you're doing well!
Man, how I wanted to see these three brothers meet in the middle of their adventures.
Dawn Knight is my favorite because I love paladins, but I really like the 3 brothers!
Skypothesis comeback! And with a fitting roundup of the three brothers storyline. Cool!
This has got to be my favorite of the brother builds
This build is perfect for my play style. I just love “Nope-ing” other people’s powers, not just in Skyrim but in roleplaying in general. Only thing I’d change is using the spell knight helm, but that’s just for aesthetics
FINALLY THE KING IS BACK 🎉
Haha me when I saw this video!! ✨
Me when I saw this video- LETS FUCKING GOOOO!!
And now gone again 😔
ALL I WANT FOR XMAS IS A NEW SKYPOTHESIS BUILD!!!
Miss you guys, Merry Christmas and I hope you all are doing well!
I don't know if you'll still make videos in the future but i would really like to see more build, because this channel is gold and i just discovered it.
Hope you guys are doing well
One year later. Time flies
I’d like to imagine the brothers all running into each other, not by any planning, but by chance in some tavern. All of them just silently staring at the other while doing the Spider-Man Meme and reaching for their swords
You have no idea how badly we wanted create the Spider-Man pointing meme with these guys for this video 😂
Maybe some day hahaha
I'd pay to see that!
A brawl breaks out and everytime the Dawn Knight or the Volkihar Knight have the upper hand and / or about to land a potentially fatal blow,
the Mystic Knight intervenes and deflects it.
The eldest and the youngest have chosen their sides and the path they walk, but the middle is caught in the middle.
I mean from his personality he would eventually choose to side with the Dawnguard but having to fight your brother with the intent to kill would be rough especially since he doesn't really hold much animosity towards them.
I think a true high king of skyrim would be a cool idea. I would love to hear your take on it
I'm so happy I discovered this channel, I used to make the same boring jack of all trades character again and again in Skyrim without any roleplaying in mind and always ended up getting bored and abandoning the play through around the level 20 mark. Now discovering these builds I realise there is so much fun to be had if you play around with your creativity and imagination, almost like I just got a whole new game. I personally love the Witch Killer, Redoran Sword Master and Art Thief. Thanks so much boys! really excited to see what else you come up with
Personally love the first (Ghost archer build), the art thief, and the roderan swordsman, but yeah this whole channel rocks
God id give anything to have them do a Redguard Sword Singer, aka 'Ansei', build.
Kings, we got like dozens of people in the comments begging for you to come back. PLEASE COME BACK!
When the world needed the avatar most they vanished...
Oh come oooon- Right as I started a brand new Skypothesis build- God damnit, time to expand my to-do list
I watched the other two knight builds before watching this video. The fact that you guys had the foresight to weave together 3 builds over 2 years ago is just amazing. Great work, love the channel!
Thank you!
THE RETURN OF THE KINGS
Older brother: Oath of devotion Paladin
Younger brother: Oath of treachery paladin
This one : Oath of watchers paladin
Ah cool idea for a whiteskull pirate would be a redguard witch doctor necromancy/poisons build
For months I was sad cause I didn't see any updates on the channel, last night I saw the post for todays new build and I got so happy!
can we all agree these guys are pure legends of skyrim builds
And the prophecies have spoken, of kin's conflict unbroken, that when siblings clash, destinies twirl! Brothers, bound by blood, a tale of old yet untold, With a strife that could shake the world's swirl! SKYPOTHESIS!
I watched a bunch of videos the other day from you guys waiting patiently for the return and it’s here
Glad to see you guys are back!
By the way, a little suggestion for future builds I had is an Altmer warrior. Basically an Altmer whose parents moved away from Alinor to escape the Thalmor's tyranny and ended up in Burma, where they adopted some Nord customs both to blend in with the large Nord population and because they just felt drawn to it. So he basically has mixes the honot, pride, and weapons expertise of a Nord with the magical skill of an Altmer, with a specialization in two handed, heavy armor, enchanting, and restoration. For gear I use an enchanted Elven Greatsword or an enchanted Glass Greatsword, the heavy Dawnguard armor, ebony spell knight boots and gauntlets, an amulet with fortify two handed and restoration, and the ring of Kyne from the creation kit to amplify his speed. Guilds are Companions and maybe College of Winterhold, though he probably delegates most of his duites as Arch Mage to Tolfdir.
I like it. I think that'd be cool.
Absolutely thrilled to see you guys back, as well as the final piece of the knight brothers lore!
You should make a Clever Man build. According to the lore they are ancient nord mages who use frost and lightning magic, summon atronachs and can summon spirits of animals and the dead
Talos preserve us all, they have returned once again! Good to see that I wake up to a brand new skypothesis build. 😁😁
As soon as i heard the move Even the odds i immediately thought about Stormfang 😂
Would love to see you guys do a "pure" series making characters based off of the starting attributes each race gets and seeing each one embrace their heritage as much as possible.
The way the Mystic Knight sees magic reminds me of an organization called The Rose in a game called Dragonfable
I have a couple suggestions for Skyrim builds in the future, if y'all decide to do them.
One is based upon the priest character in the movie "Silver Bullet" and/or the book it's based on, "Cycle of the Werewolf" by Stephen King. Could be a person who is a devout worshiper of the Divines, maybe even a priest or priestess or a warrior monk of some sort, who is one day infected with Lycanthropy. They struggle with it for a bit but eventually control it and decide to use their werewolf blood for good.
The other one is pretty much like Blade from Marvel: a vampire who hunts other vampires to keep them in check. That or a death dealer like those from the "Underworld" movies would be pretty cool too. Of course these are suggestions, hope they inspire everyone and y'all have fun.
Just wanted to say long time fudge Muppet fan while they more focus purely on back story it is incredible to see how much you focus on astetics and accuracy great passion and detail reminds me of when they first started incredible work sub and liked.
Love your videos! Just leaving an idea i had for next season: a build focused around the use of shouts, using the new breastplate from the stormcloak champion (anniversary Edition), blessing of talos and amulet of talos. I was wondering if i could use it with the necromage perk and vampirism, for a total of 75% shout redduction. But couldn’t fit the aesthetics of the lore for such character. Anyways, here’s the challenge for u guys!
Keep up the great job!
Good to have y'all back! Cant wait to see what's next.
Maybr a traditionalist tribal Khajiit build that follows the old pantheon: Azura, Kenarthi, etcetera.
there is goldbrand and boethiah's armor in the AE game to go for a champion of Boethrah build as well!
Yes! I'm so glad to see new build video, specially just one day after I finally acquire Skyrim Anniversary Edition!
Funny enough, I played a very similar build to this in both Skyrim and Oblivion. Thank you for making these videos, and good luck with the future of your channel!
Glad I was able to catch this super early, nice to see your still making these
Are you all done making videos? Just waiting for a reason to come back again lol.
Kings. We miss you.
I discovered this channel pretty late, but man this is so high quality.
I was waiting for the last knight for so long. THANK YOU!
I have a similar build in the works. Instead of using 2-Handed I used the blades sword. I also use some yellow restoration robes. I also use some poisons that damage their magicka and stop it’s regeneration.
I’m watching this later but I gotta say. I love your builds, and the lore you’ve built up for the channel. You guys at skypothesis are legendary
Your Skyrim build videos gives me so many great ideas for my own characters.
I still check this channel every now and then to see if there's a new video. Such a great and underrated channel.
By the 9 Divines you've Done it again! 🎉🎉🎉 SKYPOTHESIS IS BACK BABY!!!!!
I would absolutely love to see yall do a stalhrim based Roleplay! this one was a banger just like they all are, keep doing your magic please!
pretty fun to watch, first video of yours that I watches, came by yt recommendation. I've being playing skyrim for 6 years now.
Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed :)
Love the fact that you finally finished the story of the 3 brothers.
Which videos are the other 2 brothers? I mean what characters?
@@joogullae3456 Volkihar Knight and Dawn Knight
@@karenzeise1522 you are the definition of amazing
Seriously thought yall were gone for good! Glad to see I was wrong!
We may take a hiatus now and then, but we’ll always be back :)
Greatest story ever! Taking character builds and bridging them with brilliant writing. Well done!
Would love to see some more nord builds, perhaps a nature warrior build inspired from ESO’s warden play style. Or a Nordic ranger, perhaps something that plays into or revolves around the survival mode aspects of the anniversary edition?
FudgeMuppet has a druid build that actually inspired my nord warden in eso!
Welcome back, always entertaining to watch your video.
Amazing build definitely going to try this!
May I recommend using the Warlocks ring? Which gives you a ward whilst blocking and also gives a 30% Health regen and 5% faster movement on top of that.
Great recommendation!
Does the ring’s ward scale with your perks?
Pls come back skypothesis
Welcome Skypothesis
Hey try and do a Viking build that would be awesome and plus great video I love I love Tallia decided to make him all murdering a vampire my opinion you should have over 1 million subs by now hundred thumbs up from me😂
Imagine a wild Vampire Cannibal roaming the forests of Skyrim with the horns of a elk and the movement of a owl
Shit now I gotta do this
It’s great to see your return with another build! I loved seeing the continuation of the brothers’ saga and after watching this, I plan to go back and re-watch the other two brothers’ builds. As always, I love the roleplay, lore, and aesthetics. It was interesting hearing The Mystic Knight’s views on power and magic and how you implemented those facets of his temperament to his story. I like how you interpreted the various spells in Skyrim as being Mysticism. I loved the outro screenshot of the three brothers! I look forward to seeing your future builds in both Skyrim and Starfield!
Skypothesis is back❤
Miss you guys!
I am counting the days till we get more uploads. i love your content it scratches an itch that even fudgemuppet can't quell. I hope you all are well and healthy
My prayers answered! Happy Skyday!!
I hope we see stories about these three meeting on the battlefield
Just looking for a new build and here it is.
Welcome back Skybro's! It's been a while but it's great that you've returned!!
Ah heck yeah. Skypothesis is back! Good to see ya again guys . This is a heck of a comeback build, Easy to build, coherent theme and very powerful . Its only weakness is archers at low level and healing can handle that. Also as always looks great. I am not sure about stand your ground needing ebony flesh though . Its expensive to cast and by the time you have it, you probably are at the armor cap .
keep up with these build man
Yes we finally have the trio of knight !
I can't wait for another build i hope at least your doing another one. if i may suggest one how about one being a champion of boethiah it be a good for ebony mail and the creation club add on goldbrand sword to be together for the build
I've been doing a playthrough i call the wanderer. I basically ignore the main quest and just do everything else. My goal is to have every side quests done including the island of solstheim and then start the main quest. I'm playing as a old Nord in robes who really is an aspect of Shor regaining his powers. So he wanders observing the mortals as they live their lives offering help if they need it. And finishing off the dragon cult once and for all.
Thank you for your feedback, I'm new to the channel and your builds push me to be more creative thank you for everything 🙏🏽
you should do a lets play with your favorite build I think that would be so entertaining😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
That intro was freaking SICK! The build was awesome too. Keep up the great work, Skypothesis.
Love to see another thief based build please 🙏
Great Build! A bit of a shame that you didn't use the Warlock's Ring considering how compatible it is with the build. Though I don't know if the ward perks apply to it.
I don’t know about the ward perks but the warlock ring does stack with the ward effect of Chrysamere. Combined together, it’s basically like having Spellbreaker in terms of the ward
And when the world needed them most, they vanished. (In all seriousness I hope you guys are doing well, we all miss you and are eagerly awaiting new posts or updates)
The aesthetics as always are so good. Given that you guys only use the base game and AE armors, makes this so creatively put together.
When the world needed them most, they returned.
you could roleplay shouts as a one time use to reflect magic, using Fire Breath (meditating about Yol), Frost Breath (Enhance it with Black Book IF you want to) and Storm Call :D
EDIT:
Master Spells are also an Option: Lightning Storm until Magicka is gone, Fire Storm and Blizzard as a One Time Use
Love that idea!
Man these character designs are cool as hell.. Everything from the lore to the armor selection is peak
LETS GOOO 🎉🎉 Skypothesis we love your builds! They’re so unique!
Before watching this video I’m getting the vibe that this guy is going to be related to the volkihar and dawn knight. If he can absorb spells he’s definitely the strongest brother.
You must wield what power you gain in service to those less fortunate
I absolutely love it! I tried my hand at making this guy a few months backs just because, and like you guys, I could not find a good look for any of the guard helmets that would still be functional. The best I came up with was the Telvanni Robes and Whiterun helmet, but it just didn't feel right. I think that the ebony plate looks good for him though, and hammers home the idea of a master of the battlefield, no matter the opponent.
Necromancer rings seems like a good fit, cause of the magic shield