Even Ascended Sleepers fall prey to the power of 300 speed short sword. In fact, with my enchanted Daedric Wakizashi I can often backstab a Dremora Lord in one hit, and Golden Saints in two. And with the +200 fortify to Speed granted by the Boots of Blinding Speed, you get an AWESOME bonus to your short sword skill. WTF?'īut see, Short Sword is dependant on SPEED. Short Sword - Now, you may be asking, 'What the hell? The best weapons in the game are Long Swords, then Axes, then Blunt. Raiding smuggler's caves ain't gonna cut it - you need to break into the treasury of the three great houses. Sneak - In order to get the money to make decent enchantments, you need to be able to steal.

Light Armor - The best magickal armors in the game are light (Curaiss of the Savior's Hide and Boots of Blinding Speed), it doesn't affect encumbrance much, and you can use that advantage to steal what you need to pay for the constant repairs. If you get NO other magickal skills, get this one. Enchanting - Expensive skill, but SO worth it.