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Skyrim Survival builds

Builds for survival and hardcore modes, where food, sleep and disease matter and mistakes stick. Eat well, sleep often and plan the trip home.

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The Druid King of Order, Chaos & Nature
Skyrim Stealth Archer, Battlemage & Necromancer Hybrid build
Magic
Melee
Mind Games
Stealth
Survival
Published / Updated
byXxC4D3xX

You are the Druid King. A Bosmer “Grey Lord” & king of natural order & Chaos of all living & non living creatures , you are also the Dragonborn, master of all shouts, a master werewolf & leader of the companions, master of all schools of magic, & a servant of the 2 old gods Hircine & Namira. Reanimate Corpses on the battlefield or Bend all Animals / Unnatural creatures to your will, Skyrim is yours to conquer.

Lvl 44
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Dragon Bane
Skyrim Two Handed Highest Damage Per Hit Tank build
Boss Killer
Endgame
Meta
Solo
Survival
Published / Updated
bySkybound100

This is a min-maxing build. Every single perk, power and equipment is carefully chosen to create this build. Highest damage that a single hit can cause and highest defence and hp possible on the lowest level. It was built with USSEP patch active. No Creation Club content used, only free AE upgrades.

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The orphaned Daughter of Hircine
Skyrim The Demigoddess of Prey build
Endgame
Long Range
Roleplay
Stealth
Survival
Published
byFloret: SlyBunny
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The Harius
Skyrim Nord Forest Stalker build
Close Range
Long Range
Roleplay
Stealth
Survival
Published
by@dandahman

The Harius is based on the ancient germanic night-hunters. He is a skilled forester and woodsman who can either dispatch enemies at a range or charge in with unrelenting brutality to massacre entire encampments before they even know what's happening.

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