BECOMING OVERPOWERED FAST - Skyrim Is A Perfectly Balanced Game With No Exploits

Its 2024 and what better time to be playing skyrim! Today we are diving into a new run and exploration of the game as I intend to discover if Todd Howards wonderful and divine TESV or skyrim anniversary edition as we normies would call it, is a perfectly balanced game with no exploits. My goal today is rather simple to become as overpowered as possible using a super cheesey strategy of increasing my attack speed to a point higher than the game can process. In order to pull this off I will be using all skyrim bugs, glitches and exploits possible to create a very unique and broken skyrim build.
So whilst most of you are watching the fallout tv show and wanting me to do a fallout 4 video I am instead playing skyrim again! You cant stop me!!! Ok fine yes we will be doing a fallout video too.
00:00 - Intro
01:52 - Obtaining Skyrim's most broken weapon
04:33 - Questing for more broken weapons
08:09 - Creating the infinite stagger build
12:19 - Fighting our first dragon
15:14 - The final piece of the puzzle
17:14 - The Ebony Warrior
18:38 - Death of the Emperor
20:21 - Our final test
21:18 - Outro & Thanks for Watching!
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title: BECOMING OVERPOWERED FAST - Skyrim Is A Perfectly Balanced Game With No Exploits
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[@thespiffingbrit]

*I Am Speed, Kachow. - Mr Beast 2024*

[@Just.a.Random.furry.]

Yes

[@VioletDolphin]

You are now faster than anything, spiff👍🏻

[@NevermindThee]

Huh, neat.

[@A.k.-47-]

*perfectly balanced*

[@Ne_ponIatno]

Why do you say something that is not even true at all? sorry no offence

[@dyslexsticks3381]

Making vendors pay for stuff they already own is a real and totally legitimate British strategy.

[@michaelsutherland5848]

Today we call it "Central Banking."

[@drunkfarmer5106]

The power of tea is strong with this one.

[@Ixarus6713]

Ah yes, our most powerful stand: "COLONIALISM"

[@hiddenleafshinobi2608]

That's just capitalism in general

[@noobatgames3321]

I mean the government does that from taxes here. sales tax

[@bionicdragon5]

The fact that Spiff calls his character "our vessel for today" all but confirms my theory that Spiff's an extradimensional chaos god.

[@MyNameIsNigel]

Even Sheogorath is concerned for the madness and chaos that this lovely boy comes up with

[@Rihadso]

@@MyNameIsNigel We all know that Spiffin Brit is Tzeentch.

[@richardhicks5031]

Nah, Tzeetch is scared of the spiff. SPIFF is the chaos god, even the empror feared

[@divineghoul2505]

He’s quite literally Prime thanos of gaming

[@zach11241]

That’s not a theory. It’s a fact. Hard and cold just like the bodies spiff creates and myself after watching his videos.

[@johnduranso7618]

Hey Spiff, you can actually take weapon speed way further if you use a vampire character with both the necromage perk from restoration and the bloodworm helm from one of the add-ons. If a vampire character has both of them, taking dual flurry will permanently DOUBLE weapon speed while dual-wielding. They both also increase the power of elemental fury. You can end up performing a dual-wielding power attack faster than you can even see. Dragon aspect also powers up elemental fury too, but it's a lot more work to get. Love the content, man! Keep it up!

[@kieferthereaper3318]

Holy crap did you just donate 50 dollars 😮

[@30noir]

Iirc elemental fury doesn't work with enchanted weapons because it's the same button they used as a shortcut to burn a soulgem and repower it.

[@syrelian]

@@30noir But you can use other shouts while holding enchanted weapons, that doesn't make any sense It is the button you use, but you use that button in the inventory screen not the field

[@asm7069]

@@syrelian that guy is talking nonsense elemental fury doesn't work with enchanted weapons because like we saw, the shout is supposed to be an enchantment to your equipped weapon, if its currently enchanted you cant enchant it again

[@syrelian]

@@asm7069 Yeah thats what I figured(even though its not really an enchant, as shown), I was just deeply confused by the logic

[@morrigankasa570]

He forgot the Death Brand Armor! It has an enchantment that increases Duel Flurry speed even more!

[@Greenhawk4]

Doesn’t matter it’s still impossible to go even faster than he ended up going.

[@morrigankasa570]

@@Greenhawk4 Are you sure, have you tried this exploit yourself? Beyond that, it's still a really cool underappreciated set of Armor! Every playthrough I always get it, even if I'm not playing as a Light Armor Character. Often in those cases I give it to Serana until I Craft & Enchant her the best Dragonscale Armor I can as her final Armor Set.

[@werd3426]

@@morrigankasa570 your comment has been screenshotted, never heard of that armor and now I want it

[@werd3426]

@@Greenhawk4 still, he might have been able to go to the maximum attack speed if he was wearing this armor without the need to use shouts (which take a while to recharge and having to constantly reequip stuff just so that your build can work is silly)

[@morrigankasa570]

@@werd3426 You are welcome, it's a bit of a nuisance to get but is incredible. It is on Solsthiem and has a whole Questline to get it.

[@Dav1d458]

I'm starting to think he might be lying when he says the games perfectly balanced

[@thespiffingbrit]

ME! LYING! Never.

[@Rhjhhhfhhfvvgb]

Hmmm I wonder - could be meant ironically?

[@geekpool9251]

Here, have some tea with absolutely nothing added that would affect your perception of what's real.

[@thecrowcook]

@emilende absolutely fucking not

[@MeThinkThereforeMeIs]

​@@thespiffingbritFinally a new Skyrim vid! Keep up the exploiting dude!

[@RaydeusMX]

The fact that after 10+ years of playing Skyrim I still didn't know that quest existed shows why I'm still playing Skyrim (in VR) to this day.

[@JoshuaCrockford]

Don't be too worried that quest line was one of the creation club content added to the anniversary edition of the game

[@asm7069]

@@JoshuaCrockford which quest are you talking about ?

[@reckoner1913]

@@asm7069 Guardian Vault

[@nicholsonc23]

Spiff, I'm loving the little tips in the corner. And that dragon montage was epic. Well done, sir!

[@CharlesGriswold]

"I don't have any dragon souls. So let's go find ourselves some." Cue exciting 80s training montage music.

[@richie2259]

Yeah now i wanna know whats the title lol

[@strongerthanever2039]

Such a terrifying thumbnail. Watch out Todd, he's right behind you! Oh god, he can't hear us, he has his airpods in! Oh no! Who's gonna make The Elder Scrolls VI now?

[@thespiffingbrit]

I will be making it from now on.... MUHAHAHAHAHA

[@pauperslament3467]

Hopefully not Bethesda with the crap they pulled with Starfield.

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

​@@thespiffingbritin that case I might actually see it release in my lifetime 😊

[@strongerthanever2039]

@@thespiffingbrit Hopefully it will be perfectly balanced. We don't want another Toddening, do we?

[@tokul76]

You mean, who is gonna lie about elder scrolls on e3

[@ericb3157]

i think i mentioned this before, but it's still interesting: one of my favorite tricks is the "Impact" perk in the Destruction skill tree. it makes "Dual Cast" spells Stagger almost any enemy, unless they are really powerful, with EVERY cast. to pull that off, you just need a destruction skill of 40, and 3 perk points, one point in the most basic skill, that reduces the casting cost of "novice" spells 50%, one point in "Destruction Dual Cast", which enables you to equip the same spell in both hands and press both buttons at once to do an extra-powerful version of the spell, and the Impact perk itself. to top it off, i like to equip "lightning bolt", and also put at least on Perk Point into the Destruction perk that makes Electric spells stronger. with that "build", you can *Stagger-lock Dragons* ! it's QUITE overpowered!

[@VictusBcb]

Pity there's basically 0 damage scaling for spells in the base game. Destruction spells get a measly 50% of each element in their own perk, and they can get potions. That's the only damage scaling they get (Man Bethesda must really hate mages after the over-powered magic in Morrowind and Oblivion). But yeah, Impact stun locking is fun, just sucks that you basically need to carry a destruction pot to deal any decent damage.

[@juliopedrogasparetovigollo706]

13:59 "We've picked up two words of the elemental fury, now we just need to go for the *fifth* and final" I see what you did there Mr. Spiff, nice reference

[@kirbodin]

What is the reference? it flew past me

[@juliopedrogasparetovigollo706]

@@kirbodin in the classic 1975 movie Monty Python And the Holy Grail, King Arthur was unable to count to three, so he kept saying five every time three was to be used

[@kirbodin]

@@juliopedrogasparetovigollo706 wonderful. it has been decades since i have seen that movie, didnt think about it in this context heh.

[@NoNameFruitloop]

@@juliopedrogasparetovigollo706 I had assumed it was a "Fifth Element" movie reference but I like your Monty Python better

[@edopronk1303]

Ooh, well spotted!

[@wraithwrh9640]

*Spiff releases another skyrim video* Todd: havent you done enough..

[@DamienHawkeGaming]

As long as more releases of Todd games come out, the Spiff will never stop till reality implodes on itself.

[@Zorrin1995]

Spiff: No

[@Bananahammock681]

@@Zorrin1995 Also Spiff: Lol

[@thatcat_]

Nah, for Todd these are called features, not exploits

[@jotarokujo3603]

It just works.

[@IAmCrusty]

The real power is in the chefs hat and we all know it.

[@thespiffingbrit]

And it's a tiny rat

[@tazzhart4628]

This exchange was excellent. *Sips Yorkshire Tea while ordering a summer vegetable stew.*

[@the_algo_rhythm]

I'd been waiting for this interaction for so long, I can barely believe it's happening. 🙃

[@jerrad123able]

@@thespiffingbrit spiff this is legit in the game those swords you shown look like a mod???

[@SkinnyBlackout]

Let the knife do the work.

[@Ryyi23]

5:33 "Easy peezy, squeeze the lemon" made me laugh so much 😂

[@paraceratherium255]

I don’t know why, but it did for me as well.

[@RedSirPent]

Absolutely love the little facts throughout the vid! I could be wrong about this but it looked like for the first ebony warrior test the swords were in the wrong hands, which would mean he wasn't being hit with windshear and wasn't getting stunlocked. Such an awesome build though!

For those asking, The GREYBEARDS level up with the player, and they max out at level 150. So they are the highest level NPCs in Skyrim. Anduin also levels up with the player up to level 100. Karstaag gets to level 90, is the frost Giant Ghost found in Dragonborn. Ebony Warrior is level 80. Edit: It seems there are some followers/friendly NPCs that level up with the player character AND don't have a level cap, either because a bug or because intended behaviour so take this with a grain of salt.

[@KaivaDubs]

I thought Frea from Dragonborn didn't have a level cap?

[@xanderx2648]

Isn’t the magical anomalies the highest? I thought they didn’t have a level cap and scaled 1.7 times the player level

[@JohnnyCaje]

Jzargo levels up with the player too, making him arguably the strongest follower you could have

[@DelinquentChibi]

@@xanderx2648 The magical anomalies suffer from a bugged health pool, I believe, but I don't think they technically count as NPCs.

[@viroshanargiri4641]

​@@JohnnyCaje except he has the shittiest spells in arsenal. The only saving grace is that he can wear heavy armors and have good one-handed skills so if you changed ai to warrior he's an absolute tank. Other than jzargo both frea and another dawn guard woman also has no level cap. Frea is better since she's one five followers that can dual wield naturally.

[@Ironfist2211]

Tea powered Skyrim shenanigans? On a Monday morning? Hell yeah!

[@thespiffingbrit]

Tis rare I upload on a monday but here we are :D

[@Parciwal_Gaming]

Morning? Where the hell are you, it's 8p.m in germany, even im San Francisco it was uploaded after 10 a.m. and Australia is about 4 a.m... Wait, are you in New Zealand? that's 6 AM right now, so it would be morning...

[@ozhinz]

@@Parciwal_Gaming10 am is morning

[@Parciwal_Gaming]

@@ozhinz its "Vormittag", prenoon. Morning ends at nine...

[@georgetrevor2621]

​@@Parciwal_Gaming it's America, of course 10am is considered morning

[@footstwistedfungi4353]

@thespiffingbrit I was just binging your Skyrim videos. Thank you for making my week just 100 times better! You legend 🎉🎉

[@djepp1261]

This is probably my favorite vid of yours. Absolutely brilliant.

[@Clevelandlantis]

1:57 in: alright step one finish the entire dark brotherhood quest line Me: noted

[@robinhunter4375]

or just kill Astrid in the shack

[@shrgien8602]

@@robinhunter4375 then you can't get windshear

[@Leto85]

Valdr's Lucky Dagger + Windshear + Berserker Rage + Dragon Aspect + Vegetable Soup + Elemental Fury was to go build. 👌

[@thespiffingbrit]

ahhh yes vegetable soup! I will have to dedicate a video to it

[@thespiffingbrit]

also fun fact you can run dual lucky daggers as a build " If Valdr is attacked by an enemy before he finishes talking at the end of the quest, the dagger will still be put into the Dragonborn's inventory. After the enemy is defeated, he will restart his speech and give the Dragonborn a second dagger."

[@Leto85]

@@thespiffingbrit I didn't know that. Thanks!

[@MehnixIsThatGuy]

@@thespiffingbrit Would Mehrune's Razor also work with this stacking speed built to proc loads of instant-kill chances in a short period of time?

[@nicholausstevens1262]

​@@thespiffingbrityou can also pickpocket it off of him if you have the perk. After you finish his quest he'll give you another one.

[@ferdburfle2370]

Thank you for this spiff I've missed your skyrim vids to the point I've actually rewatched some lol

[@themarlboromandalorian]

The ebony warrior bit... You were attacking with the right hand, and had windshear in your left. That's how he managed to get an attack off.

[@xthexpunisherx]

19:20 landing in the bucket can only mean mitten squad is now inhabiting the Skyrim code. Rest easy Paul

[@Balrog4242]

Making the bucket was definitely my fav part.

[@ianrollinson7959]

Loved the Magic the Noah video spiff, Top exploits!

[@thespiffingbrit]

aww thanks! It was very fun. I look forward to working again with him in the future

[@Mudcrown]

@@thespiffingbrit I LAUGHED SO MUCH

[@thatcat_]

Agreed it was very fun

[@BobMcBobJr]

@@thespiffingbrit That game was not balanced. We can tell because Spiff lost.

[@chrislaurie1684]

Literally yesterday i was looking up “The spiffing brit skyrim” and you posted one today thank you 🙏 you read my mind

[@saintgamingsg5038]

I love the fun facts - they were really interesting! Nice vid

[@funzed7902]

- Spiff, how many Skyrim video you gonna make? "sip from Yorkshire tea" - Yes!

[@rundown132]

Its free real estate

[@masondegaulle5731]

@@rundown132 Easy Peasy ...squeeze a lemon.

[@VictusBcb]

And I'll be here for every one of them.

[@carcharoclesmegalodon6904]

Todd shouldn't've made 15 Skyrims if he didn't want that.

[@bastihod]

Love these little facts you have integrated in the video like at 13:26 to explain enemies etc. Very nice indeed!!

[@CoffeUp]

thanks spiff, I'll always need some skyrim video of yours

[@djSBlade]

ich mag den das neue editing der Videos, macht richtig mehr her und toller Entertainment! Dankeschön

[@baconlando4569]

18:10 The ebony warrior has access to the perk “reflect blows” on the heavy armor tree which has a chance of causing melee damage to be reflected back at you

[@nessesaryschoolthing]

This. On higher difficulties, hitting him with your maxed-out upgraded melee weapons can easily one-shot you

[@Link-wf9ec]

I love your uploads breaking such an amazing not at all broken game is always so wonderful to see

[@Biblebasher89]

Spiff, I love you and wish you the best cup on morning tea on your next awakening. You have made my day many time. Glory to you sir.

[@Tharronis]

I loved the straight-man comments on-screen that provided some extra information that isn't filtered through the character. Great addition.

[@JakeCWolf]

Another great video, best wishes to you, Mango and Georgie!

[@tommyvogel9595]

Love the 80s training montage!

[@GoatSimpulator]

Have that very song in my retrowave playlist... Mattie Macguire's "Racing Hearts"

[@DoomsdayR3sistance]

I was wondering if Spiff had remembered that the Ebony Warrior had damage reflect, glad to know that he hadn't. First time I ever got to the Ebony warrior, I sneak attacked him with dagger... and from the x30 damage modifier... instantly I fell over dead. Never forgotten about that since then.

[@NathanHenkel213]

Love you Mr. Spiff. Always a great day when you upload

[@iainfreeman5112]

Mandatory comment time for the algorithm code! You are honestly the reason I play Skyrim.

[@frankiesan_FT23]

I would pay good money to watch Spiff interview Todd Howard. Don't tell him who you are and just ask questions like you do in these videos. 100% Pure comedy gold right there, akin to Borrat or Ali G.

[@joshmapes4311]

Best montage I’ve ever seen. Thank you for that.

[@Maxentius71SPQR]

I always enjoy your videos… but this one is an absolute banger. It had me laughing so much. The crash during the training montage took me out ☠️.

[@jongroskin729]

I love the Spiffman captions in the corner.

[@aabatteryalex]

I love that you still make skyrim stuff in 2024

[@Charly_Z]

The spiff back at it glad to see ur chanel active 🙏

[@xRandomSarahx]

The dragon soul montage 😂 Another great one Spiff!

[@grugnotice7746]

Now you know why they lashed it to the bow of the Emperor's boat. Infinite ramming.

[@DamienHawkeGaming]

My favorite Brit. 💯 Chaos is my favorite cup of tea.

[@KryptosGames6680]

These videos are amazing, I laugh so much! Please never stop making these 😂

[@OlaftheGreat]

Dammit, the British have finally discovered the power of Spinjitsu and the world is now doomed

[@gabevoss6689]

Shit I don’t thing is Americans can win against the spinjistzu masters cracked out on Yorkshire tea

[@dustinbaugh601]

Dawn/Dusk Fang is a fantastic weapon if you are doing a vampire playthrough as it is pretty strong but it's most useful quality is that it acts as a watch where if its blue you know you wont take sun damage upon walking through a door. There are plenty of stronger weapons though so it's sort of a niche.

[@scarletskyg182]

I've waited for a return for so loooong!❤

[@Yardiff]

Oh beautiful! I’m at work now - however I have a treat for when I get home, awesome. :) I hope that they include you in the making of TES VI, the exploits will be glorious. Preferably involving tea. :D

[@DragonbornEDITZ]

It just works... IT JUST WORKS

[@SamiJuntunen1]

This video explains show much of Skyrim and even more on every other of their games!

[@karykature]

19:25 "that's incredible Todd" 🤣

[@kellyrestiaux9846]

Okay, the dragon-soul-collecting montage music was staggeringly awesome work.

[@compupsych3897]

Great montage, Spiff!

[@brokenbritishvet7900]

Todd could never stop the power of yorkshire tea

[@fastjimmy6167]

Time Traveller: Tell me what year it is Me: Spiff just released a Skyrim bug video Time Traveller:

[@Dom646464]

Not expected a new Skyrim video but I love these ❤️😋

[@allenellisdewitt]

3:27 best combo for this is Valdr's Lucky Dagger, due to it's 25% chance to crit: The reason this is important is that CRITS STAGGER OPPONENTS! This makes an amazing combo, even in a game with bug fixes!

[@YouTube]

that jester chef get up is 🔥🔥🔥

[@thespiffingbrit]

Skyrim is the world's best fashion simulator

[@mikeoxmall69420]

KZbin itself commented?

[@Zorrin1995]

missed these skyrim expoit videos❤

[@thespiffingbrit]

its always good to return! Myself and the editors love making them

[@tailsofwillow]

I was just wondering if there would be any new Skyrim videos and then I come onto KZbin to this ❤️

[@kjp24]

By the 9, the SmartFridge thing got me immediately. A man who knows his audience. Keep cracking away Spiff, you are amazing as always and I'd tip my hat to you, if I had been wearing one.

[@Yutzune]

Day 299 of asking Spiff to play Battle Realms. Back from vacation and a Skyrim video awaits me, what a treat.

[@Hydelix]

This video is very whelming.

[@thespiffingbrit]

I strive to produce whelming based content

[@dcyphermanplays8233]

OMFG! I absolutely love the Dragon soul montage!!!

[@nonzensy1554]

Best use for 80ies training montage and accompanioning music 👌

[@andrewpariseau2829]

Todd should just hire Spiff to be a game tester for all his games. He finds every bug that will make a normally difficult mission and make it trivial

[@TheGary108]

And Todd would label those Bugs a Feature.

[@pearcefisker487]

the game is over a decade old, these bugs are very well known. He didn't discover them.

[@PrinceSushi_]

Honey, wake up, a new Spiffing Brit Skyrim video dropped! 🔥🔥

[@SonOfJustice]

Nice Content as always, like to see u tackle a new way of tackling Fallout 4

[@FenkenK]

the edit during the dragon montage was very good, good job to the editor

[@phlogistanjones2722]

Thank you for the video. My goodness you are always a wonder Mr. Brit. Peaceful Skies.

[@AaronErskine]

Dude, I missed your Skyrim videos. Thanks

[@JamieSchofield1]

I've gotta say loving the montage

[@AGame475]

I love these Skyrim videos. I started a new playthrough and i used the sneak exploit. I got to level 81 and im pretty much immortal besides some stronger enemies. Ill definitely use some of thwse glitches in my playthrough.

[@cressrose]

Sat down with a little treat to enjoy this video and I nearly choked at 5:31 XD Thank you for this twist on a classic phrase, I will now be stealing it to use in my own vernacular. >v

[@billyhaynes791]

Absolutely love the montage. Perfect 😂

[@dartagnanstinson2166]

Thanks for the sweet build, but for me personally. You didn't know there's a Deathbrand Armor set that actually increase dual weapons' damage so I can take advantage of your build with this, with that set and this build. You can basically easily kill prob less than what you think. Keep up with the tea you giving us, Spiff!

[@Slickdown]

Really digging the little informational popups

[@AtrainElite]

Best Tea ever. Thank you Good Sir :)

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

Always good to see more Skyrim shenanigans XD

[@kareningram6093]

The head flying into the bucket was the cherry on top. 🤣 Perfect video. Such balance.

[@ashbird7279]

I'm playing through Morrowind at the moment and will move on to Oblivion soon enough, I know you've probably done those both to death but absolutely love eating dinner and watching you cheese all my favourite games :)

[@prosamis]

I love the instinctive slash when lydia jumpscared you at 19:01 Also I'd love to see you break path of exile It's perfect for breaking. Mechanics, content, the economy... Everything can go all crashing down with the actions of a single brit

[@officialnucky]

Thay attack speed reminded me of Blinkin in Robin Hood Men in Tights when he's attacking the stone statue

[@ludditzthrell2061]

You know what? I've beaten Skyrim dozens of times, I've been playing it since it came out, and I never knew about this. Thanks, Spiff! I seriously thought I knew all of the base weapons in the game, but never once noticed this despite how many times I've beaten the Dark Brotherhood questline.

[@Roadvoice]

You, good sir, is the nightmare of every game dev in the universe! Keep it up!

[@mcolman303]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Classic. Laughed my guts up on that 1. I take my hat off to You, Mango & Connor my fine Sir for finding out those useful titbits of Information. Usually I am a Stealth Archer, but you've just given me a lovely idea for my next play through. Cheers Spiff & Co. On ya's 👍

[@ioncodreanu1261]

Hey Spiff, i love your videos!

[@user-qi9mq8nq3g]

Spiff! I think I found my own cheesey goodness in Skyrim! I had started a wood elf play through and while using their ability I realized you can get any level animal on your side. I’m sure there’s other animals to test it on but I was able to use the ability in two mammoths, attack their giant, and watch as they came to my aid and ganged up on the giant! It was really.. frustrating. I see less and less challenge in this game but I know you have been thriving on that exact principle, so I figured I’d share!

[@RickClark58]

The ending on that montage was absolutely perfect. Haha.

[@tycospartan117]

And once again, this man continues to impress me and make my laugh at the chaos that ensues every video.

[@jyanin]

Amazing montage. Amazing end to montage :p

[@mr.huzzah3019]

Even to this day, I'm still amazed Todd was capable of such perfection. Truly awe-inspiring. Huzzah!

[@pallipondance8645]

Really loving the little footnote spiffs

[@JonesCrimson]

"Stop! This isn't fair!" The dragon screams after flying high above your head for a whole 4 minutes.