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Altmer
Skyrim Race
High elf
Altmer (High elf) is one of the 10 playable races in Skyrim, one of its 4 elven races. It starts with +10 Illusion and +5 to 5 other skills.
Its racial power is Highborn. It carries the constant ability Highborn.
Altmer Builds
Lvl 8
4 / 14
3 / 12
Early game mage
Skyrim build
Lvl 61
11 / 14
9 / 10
9 / 13
9 / 15
7 / 12
3 / 9
Arch Mage
Arch Mage build
Lvl 40
8 / 8
9 / 14
8 / 12
6 / 10
No Craft Mage
Destruction | No Crafting | No AE CC build
Lvl 50
13 / 13
8 / 10
9 / 12
9 / 15
1 / 9
Sneak Mage
Everything Mage build
Lvl 38
11 / 14
11 / 13
3 / 9
5 / 8
1 / 12
Magician
Agile Caster build
Lvl 51
10 / 14
11 / 11
5 / 9
8 / 15
4 / 9
6 / 10
Dark Lord
Skyrim build
Lvl 50
8 / 9
8 / 10
4 / 10
5 / 6
6 / 10
5 / 12
Enchanted Blade
One handed, Alteration, Light Armor, Restoration, Smithing and Enchanting build
Lvl 41
4 / 9
7 / 13
3 / 6
1 / 10
1 / 9
3 / 10
Calm & Backstab
Illusion Assassin build
Lvl 159
14 / 14
15 / 15
8 / 10
9 / 9
10 / 10
9 / 9
Echo
Skyrim build
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builds
Open the character build planner as a Altmer, with the race's skill bonuses and abilities folded into the stats.
Create a build with AltmerSkill Bonuses
Starting Spells & Abilities
Racial Powers
Other Races
Dunmer
+10
Destruction
+5
Light Armor, Sneak, Alchemy, Illusion, and Alteration
Unlocks: Resist Fire, Ancestor's Wrath
Bosmer
+10
Archery
+5
Light Armor, Sneak, Lockpicking, Pickpocket, and Alchemy
Unlocks: Resist Disease and Poison, Command Animal
Breton
+10
Conjuration
+5
Speech, Alchemy, Illusion, Restoration, and Alteration
Unlocks: Magic Resistance, Dragonskin
Nord
+10
Two Handed
+5
Smithing, Block, One Handed, Light Armor, and Speech
Unlocks: Resist Frost, Battle Cry, Fortify Warmth
Imperial
+10
Restoration
+5
Heavy Armor, Block, One Handed, Destruction, and Enchanting
Unlocks: Imperial Luck, Voice of the Emperor
Redguard
+10
One Handed
+5
Smithing, Block, Archery, Destruction, and Alteration
Unlocks: Resist Poison, Adrenaline Rush
Orsimer
+10
Heavy Armor
+5
Smithing, Block, Two Handed, One Handed, and Enchanting
Unlocks: Berserker Rage, Stalwart
Khajiit
+10
Sneak
+5
One Handed, Archery, Lockpicking, Pickpocket, and Alchemy
Unlocks: Claws, Night Eye, Fortify Warmth
Argonian
+10
Lockpicking
+5
Light Armor, Sneak, Pickpocket, Restoration, and Alteration
Unlocks: Resist Disease, Waterbreathing, Histskin