

This race starts out with the Flames and Healing spells, and its Racial Power, Voice of the Emperor, calms any nearby people for 60 seconds total. With highly favored skills like Restoration, Destruction, Enchanting, Block, Heavy Armor and One-Handed, this race is built to dominate the battlefield with magic and muscle. Looking to make your living as a Battlemage? Then the Imperial race is the perfect choice for your character. This race’s Racial Power, Highborn, allows them to regenerate 25 percent of their maximum Magicka each second. They also have favored skills in Illusion, Conjuration, Destruction, Alteration, Enchanting and Restoration. Players wishing to play as a more offensive based Mage should check out the High Elf race, as their starting spells, Flames, Fury and Healing make them exceptionally dangerous on the battlefield. Their Racial Power, Ancestor’s Wrath, creates a Flame Cloak that damages nearby enemies 10 points for 60 seconds. By using Thief and Mage features, this race has favored skills in Destruction, Illusion, Sneak, Alteration, Alchemy and Light Armor. Their Racial Power, Dragonskin, allows this race to absorb 50 percent of the Magicka from incoming spells for 60 seconds.ĭark Elves are one of the few races that are best used when focusing on two playstyles. They start off the game with Flames, Healing and Conjure Familiar. Their favored skills include Conjuration, Illusion, Restoration, Alchemy, Alteration and Speech. The Bretons are built more around the game’s Magicka system. They start off with the Flames and Healing spells, and regenerate health 10X faster for 60 seconds thanks to their Racial Power, Histskin. They feature favored skills towards Lockpicking, Pickpocket, Sneak, Alteration, Restoration and Light Armor.


The first race on our list, the Argonians, are built for thievery. However, each race in the game has a particular set of advantages, and today we’re going to teach you about every race and racial advantage in Skyrim. Many players might hop into a new game, choose their favored race and go about the game without ever thinking about the consequences. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition contains the same ten races that launched with the original game back in 2011.
