Skyrim Factions Tier List

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The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has a huge world filled with all kinds of joinable factions. These factions range from an ancient organization of dragon slayers, to an underground guild of professional assassins. Each also has its own motivations and goals. Though, of course, some are better than others.

Granted, there are plenty of ways to measure the quality of a faction in Skyrim. In this particular tier list, every joinable faction will be judged based on their quests (both the main quest and side quests), the characters affiliated with said faction, and lastly, the player rewards. Thus, factions in the highest tier have a good balance of compelling quests, memorable characters, and lucrative rewards. Those in the lower tiers lack in either one aspect or more.

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The Dark Brotherhood – The Dark Brotherhood has one of the strongest starting quests in the game, and continues to deliver with the ambitious emperor assassination job. Though the quests start to taper down in quality after killing the emperor, the faction still manages to tell a compelling story. Additionally, the Dark Brotherhood is home to some of the most memorable characters in the game — Cicero being the most obvious candidate in Skyrim. Though Astrid and Babette are pretty noteworthy as well. Finally, the faction rewards the player with many different armor sets, such as the Shrouded Armor as well as Cicero’s Outfit (should the player choose to kill him).

The Thieves Guild – The Thieves Guild of Skyrim is another fan-favorite in the community, and for good reason. Like the Dark Brotherhood, it has a strong opening quest and a compelling main questline centered around bringing the guild back into power. Plus, every member of the Thieves