Using the Bound Bow spell summons 100 bound arrows upon casting, so it's perfect to use if you run out of arrows in a pinch.

Leveling your skills quickly is vital on legendary, so choosing the Thief stone at the start is great for the 20% boost to your biggest skills.

Alternatively, choosing to play as a Bosmer gives you a +10 to Archery which will start you out ahead on your most important skill.

Choosing to play as a Khajiit will give you a +10 for your sneak skill, which can help you avoid taking extra damage being spotted by enemies.

You can get huge damage boosts by getting gear with the fortify archery enchantment, or enchanting your gear with it yourself.

Your minor skills are going to be Smithing, Enchanting, and Alchemy. Your major skills are going to be Archery, Sneak, and Light Armor.

Considering every hit could be life or death on legendary, this is a good advantage to have.

A stealth archer is a good option for legendary because you can deal a lot of damage from a far distance. The stealthy archer and its many variants are good classes to play, but for the sake of variety, I’m putting it lower on this list.

Plan to play a stealth archer from the beginning this time (so your character doesn't 'accidentally' turn into one halfway through).

Your armor also gives you a 15% resistance to frost damage, combined with the Atronach standing stone you will take significantly less magic damage.

Your vampiric skills give you an advantage over your enemies, especially as a vampire lord.

A crossbow as your secondary weapon will allow you to get some hits on powerful enemies before they’re in melee range.

The Ebony Blade is your primary weapon, and its ‘absorb health’ enchantment will make it much easier to take down your enemies as time goes on.

This build recommends the Nightingale armor set, which will help with sneaking around your enemies and boost your one-handed attacks and stamina.

Your minor skills are going to be Two-handed, Restoration, Block, Sneak, and Light Armor. Your major skills are going to be Alteration, Alchemy, and Archery. Hence the name, your skills focus on keeping you alive and dealing enough damage to keep up with the dramatic decrease in your damage output on legendary. The Undying is an Altmer vampire build that is great for trying out legendary. If you’re looking for a character build that works great for playing on Legendary, check these out! 10. Your enemies will be doing 3x the damage as well, so every move is crucial. For anyone who has never tried out Legendary, your character deals 0.25% of the damage they do on Adept (standard) difficulty. More than ever, you have to take every stat and perk into consideration to stay alive. Legendary is a whole other difficulty, so it only makes sense for a whole new list of builds.Īnyone who has dared to play Skyrim on legendary difficulty knows how important your build is.

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