Warrior Skills | Skyrim Wiki


Warrior Skills is one of the three major skill groups in Skyrim. There are three offensive skill trees, two defensive skill trees each focusing on a different set of equipment that players can use and a crafting skill tree. One-handed, Two-handed, and Archery are dedicated to enabling and supporting physical melee and ranged attacks with weapons while Block and Heavy Armor are defensive skill trees focused on Shields and Heavy Armors. Smithing allows players to make and improve weapons and armor to help players deal and take more damage. 

 

What is the best weapon class in Skyrim

The weapon classes in Skyrim are well balanced, each class has its own pros and cons. Players can pick what they want to use based on their own preferences. Each weapon class has unique features and unique perks that provide players with different benefits in combat. 

One-handed weapons have the fastest attacks and can be used with a shield or while casting a spell while Two-handed weapons have greater damage and reach to deal with groups of enemies and even have a perk that gives a chance to decapitate your enemies. One and Two-handed weapons have many similar perks that assist in combat so players can choose between the 2 weapon classes and still have access to the same combat bonuses such as the armor penetration afforded to axes.

Archery helps players who use bows or crossbows to dispatch their foes from afar, with additional perks to aim better and shoot faster. Even shields come with offensive perks that improve bash damage and capabilities. 

 

Tips for Players new to Skyrim

  • Focus perk points on your main skill - Keeping to one skill grants more powerful bonuses quickly
  • Focus on fewer skills to quickly level them up and unlock deeper into the perk trees for greater bonuses quickly
  • Stamina regenerates slower in combat but regular attacks can still be made with 0 Stamina
  • Dual-wield weapons is supported in the One-handed skill
  • The attack speed of the two weapon attack while dual-wielding is based on the weapon in the left hand, equip your faster weapon such as daggers and swords on your left

 

Skyrim All Warrior Skills

 

 

Skyrim All Warrior Perks

The Skill Level and Requirements for the following perks listed in the table are relevant to the Warrior Skill, such as the following One-handed, Two-handed, Archery, Block, Heavy Armor and Smithing.

Quick Search of All Warrior Skill Perks

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Perk Description
Armsman (1) One-Handed weapons do 20% more damage.
Armsman (2) One-Handed weapons do 40% more damage.
Armsman (3) One-Handed weapons do 60% more damage.
Armsman (4) One-Handed weapons do 80% more damage.
Armsman (5) One-Handed weapons do twice as much damage.
Bladesman (1) Attacks with swords have a 10% chance of doing critical damage (+0% crit damage).
Bladesman (2) Attacks with swords have a 15% chance of doing more critical damage (+25% crit damage).
Bladesman (3) Attacks with swords have a 20% chance of doing even more critical damage (+50% crit damage).
Bone Breaker (1) Attacks with maces ignore 25% of armor.
Bone Breaker (2) Attacks with maces ignore 50% of armor.
Bone Breaker (3) Attacks with maces ignore 75% of armor.
Hack and Slash (1) Attacks with war axes cause extra bleeding damage.
Hack and Slash (2) Attacks with war axes cause more bleeding damage.
Hack and Slash (3) Attacks with war axes cause even more bleeding damage.
Dual Flurry (1) Dual wielding attacks are 20% faster.
Dual Flurry (2) Dual wielding attacks are 35% faster.
Dual Savagery Dual wielding power attacks do 50% bonus damage.
Fighting Stance Power attacks with one-handed weapons cost 25% less Stamina.
Critical Charge Can do a one-handed power attack while sprinting that does double critical damage.
Savage Strike Standing power attacks do 25% bonus damage with a chance to decapitate your enemies.
Paralyzing Strike Backwards power attack has a 25% chance to paralyze the target.
Barbarian (1) Two-Handed weapons do 20% more damage.
Barbarian (2) Two-Handed weapons do 40% more damage.
Barbarian (3) Two-Handed weapons do 60% more damage.
Barbarian (4) Two-Handed weapons do 80% more damage.
Barbarian (5) Two-Handed weapons do twice as much damage.
Deep Wounds (1) Attacks with greatswords have a 10% chance of doing critical damage.
Deep Wounds (2) Attacks with greatswords have a 15% chance of doing more critical damage.
Deep Wounds (3) Attacks with greatswords have a 20% chance of doing even more critical damage.
Skullcrusher (1) Attacks with warhammers ignore 25% of armor.
Skullcrusher (2) Attacks with warhammers ignore 50% of armor.
Skullcrusher (3) Attacks with warhammers ignore 75% of armor.
Limbsplitter (1) Attacks with battle axes cause extra bleeding damage.
Limbsplitter (2) Attacks with battle axes cause more bleeding damage.
Limbsplitter (3) Attacks with battle axes cause even more bleeding damage.
Champion's Stance Power attacks with two-handed weapons cost 25% less Stamina.
Devastating Blow Standing power attacks do 25% bonus damage with a chance to decapitate your enemies.
Great Critical Charge Can do a two-handed power attack while sprinting that does double critical damage.
Sweep Sideways power attacks with two-handed weapons hit all targets in front of you.
Warmaster Backwards power attack has a 25% chance to paralyze the target.
Overdraw (1) Bows do 20% more damage.
Overdraw (2) Bows do 40% more damage.
Overdraw (3) Bows do 60% more damage.
Overdraw (4) Bows do 80% more damage.
Overdraw (5) Bows do twice as much damage.
Critical Shot (1) 10% chance of a critical hit that does extra damage.
Critical Shot (2) 15% chance of a critical hit that does 25% more critical damage.
Critical Shot (3) 20% chance of a critical hit that does 50% more critical damage.
Eagle Eye Pressing Block while aiming will zoom in your view.
Steady Hand (1) Zooming in with a bow slows time by 25%.
Steady Hand (2) Zooming in with a bow slows time by 50%.
Hunter's Discipline Recover twice as many arrows from dead bodies.
Ranger Able to move faster with a drawn bow.
Power Shot Arrows stagger all but the largest opponents 50% of the time.
Quick Shot Can draw a bow 30% faster.
Bullseye 15% chance of paralyzing the target for a few seconds.
Shield Wall (1) Blocking is 20% more effective. (Actually 10%)
Shield Wall (2) Blocking is 25% more effective. (Actually 20%)
Shield Wall (3) Blocking is 30% more effective.
Shield Wall (4) Blocking is 35% more effective. (Actually 40%)
Shield Wall (5) Blocking is 40% more effective. (Actually 50%)
Quick Reflexes Time slows down if you are blocking during an enemy's power attack.
Deflect Arrows Arrows that hit the shield do no damage.
Elemental Protection Blocking with a shield reduces incoming fire, frost, and shock damage by 50%.
Block Runner Able to move faster with a shield or weapon raised.
Power Bash Able to do a power bash.
Deadly Bash Bashing does five times more damage.
Disarming Bash Chance to disarm when power bashing.
Shield Charge Sprinting with a shield raised knocks down most targets.
Juggernaut (1) Increases armor rating for Heavy Armor by 20%.
Juggernaut (2) Increases armor rating for Heavy Armor by 40%.
Juggernaut (3) Increases armor rating for Heavy Armor by 60%.
Juggernaut (4) Increases armor rating for Heavy Armor by 80%.
Juggernaut (5) Increases armor rating for Heavy Armor by 100%.
Fists of Steel Unarmed attacks with Heavy Armor gauntlets do their armor rating in extra damage.
Cushioned Half damage from falling if wearing all Heavy Armor: head, chest, hands, feet.
Conditioning Heavy Armor weighs nothing and doesn't slow you down when worn.
Well Fitted 25% Armor bonus if wearing all Heavy Armor: head, chest, hands, feet.
Tower of Strength 50% less stagger when wearing only Heavy Armor.
Matching Set Additional 25% Armor bonus if wearing a matched set of Heavy Armor.
Reflect Blows 10% chance to reflect melee damage back to the enemy while wearing all Heavy Armor: head, chest, hands, feet.
Steel Smithing Can create Steel armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.
Can also create Bonemold armor.
Arcane Blacksmith You can improve magical weapons and armor.
Dwarven Smithing Can create Dwarven armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.
Orcish Smithing Can create Orcish armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.
Ebony Smithing

Can create Ebony armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.
Can also create Stalhrim armor and weapons.
Daedric Smithing Can create Daedric armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.
Elven Smithing Can create Elven armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.
Can also create Chitin armor.
Advanced Armors Can create Scaled and Plate armor at forges, and improve them twice as much.
Can also create Nordic armor and weapons.
Glass Smithing Can create Glass armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.
Dragon Armor Can create Dragon armor at forges, and improve them twice as much.
Can also create Dragonbone weapons.

 




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