

For recharging the weapons, I enchanted an Orcish Dagger with Soul Trap to capture souls in the Black Star. While the sword’s base damage is leveled, I wouldn’t worry about picking up the higher level versions just pick it up as soon as you can. The staff produces the same effect as Mora’s Agony, only on a smaller scale, while Miraak’s Sword absorbs fifteen stamina per hit. I also recommend picking up Secret of Arcana, Seeker of Sorcery, and Bardic Knowledge.įor weapons, the Poisoner uses Miraak’s Sword and Staff. In addition, Aura Whisper is a nice alternative to Detect Life/Dead, Throw Voice is great for stealth, and Become Ethereal is useful for casting Mass Paralysis uninterrupted.īlack Book Abilities: The only absolutely key one here is Mora’s Agony (from The Hidden Twilight), since it has a poisoning effect. Shouts: No poisoned-based shouts unfortunately, but the DoT aspect of Marked For Death and Drain Vitality thematically fits with the Poisoner. Lategame, due to the effects of Miraak’s Sword and Bardic Knowledge, you can stop with stamina and focus exclusively on health/magicka if you’d like. The Poisoner works best with a well-rounded spread. More usefully, it also paralyzes the target for 5 seconds. Stone: Due to the fact that its power deals poison damage (25 points of it, to be exact), the Serpent Stone is the obvious choice for this build. Race: The Poisoner's skillset can mesh reasonably well with most races I recommend Altmer for a boost to the build's magical abilities. For those of you that don't have it, please note that this build does use the Dragonborn DLC. The Poisoner is a build that utilizes poison damage (and to a lesser extent, Paralysis) in almost all its forms. The reality is, however, that there is a wide variety of options for poison damage in Skyrim. Again, why the short sleeves.When someone brings up the subject of poison in Skyrim, they’re usually talking about the harmful concoctions that you can make via Alchemy. Or covered in wolf blood, it was hard to tell. It was about as inconspicuous as I was ever going to manage.īeard, meanwhile, was still in his uniform, and now his arm was shredded.

I needed something else to wear.įortunately there had been a mage cadaver just lying about in the sub-levels of the fort, and I had no qualms about putting on a dead person’s clothes, so long as they hadn’t been dead for too long. The air was still damp and chilly and awful. The foothills might have been green and more temperate, but you couldn’t fool me. The armor was too conspicuous, too bloodied, and showed too much skin, especially for Skyrim. I drank a measure from one of the healing potions I’d taken from the fort and considered my options. That earned it a stream of invective and also flames.

Thank the Ancestors Ralof made for a better target.Įxcept for the one that I failed to connect a hit on and got a bite as a result. Including the local wolfpack, apparently. Whereas I was presently wearing an awful mash of Imperial and Stormcloak armor, which was not precisely the right message to send to anyone. Click to expand.Yes, they will be so bored by your tour of the local midden that they’ll fail to notice you’re wearing a rebel uniform.
