Skyrim: The Best Builds For Dark Elves

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Dark elves (also known as dunmer) are an interesting race in Skyrim due to both their bonuses and how they play. These native people from Morrowind have a lot of unique bonuses that make creating a solid build about them quite the task to undertake since they don’t completely specialize in one specific area.

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The best builds for a dunmer are versatile ones that take full advantage of their ability to fit most roles in battle. Just about any build would be good for a dark elf, but these are the best of the best regarding playing into their strengths and using them to their fullest potential.

While not as sneaky as an argonian, dark elves do start with a 5 point bonus in the Sneak perk tree to help them tiptoe around unsuspecting enemies. On top of this, they also possess the magical prowess for the Illusion perk tree, with an extra 5 points in that category and Light Armor for better protection. Joining the Thieves Guild is a must, as they can provide you with the armor and tools necessary to be a great thief. Activating the right standing stone can also further help increase your build’s effectiveness, and the best one for this build is the Shadow Stone, found to the south of Riften, near the Nightingale Hall.

The people of Morrowind usually don’t make the best pure warriors out there, which is why it’s important that if you want a melee build, you combine it with something a dark elf is good at.

They may not have any starting boosts to their one-handed skill, but they do start with 10 bonus points to their Destruction skill. The dunmer also has a 50 percent resistance to Fire Damage which is a common element used in destruction magic by enemy mages.

As for the standing stone