Can You Beat Skyrim Using ONLY Magic?

[@TheEmeraldWeirdo]

Quick word of advice to anyone else who wants to try a run like this: Shock spells are the best kind of spells. The game doesn't tell you this, but many enemy types have resistances/weaknesses to certain damage types. Out of the three Destruction magic types, Shock has the fewest number of enemies that resist it.

[@kugelblitz1557]

And elemental bolt/elemental flare that you can get from the mage at dragons reach are good for lots of small enemies.

[@samakiraroyjanssen6326]

To note: Named dragons are resistant. Storm atronachs are immune. Das it. Named dragons have flat 50/75 to all elements (depending on which named dragon). So you have 1 enemy resisting/immune to just lightning… one that can only exist if another enemy summons it.

[@TheEmeraldWeirdo]

@@samakiraroyjanssen6326 ...Holy cow, I didn't realize they were _that_ good! The wikis never actually specified. Now it makes sense why Shock spells are the most expensive of the three to cast.

[@Leeloo-Foxx]

"the game doesnt tell you this" theres literally loading screen tips that tell you some enemies are resistant to certain magic.

[@XSilver_WaterX]

Other ES games also have shock as a go to spell as very few mobs like vampires, wereboars, high end dedra and badly coded steel golems. Going to do another lp of Daggerfall unity!

[@075716]

I’ve never played Skyrim and on my first play through I religiously only upgraded destruction/ enchantment and thats how I beat the game on my first run.

[@PurpleDazed81]

Funny thing i'm pretty sure there is a master spell in conjuration that you could use to make a permanent zombie.

[@KnerdYT]

I actually didn't know that existed, but even if I had known I don't think I was about to grind for a master spell JUST to resurrect Faendal😂

[@PurpleDazed81]

The spell does existed it's called dead thrall and conjuration really isn't that hard to level just need a soul trap spell and use it on a horse pretty sure it could be master in less then a hour.

[@Forgottenseeker]

@@KnerdYT listen get the special crown from the dwarven forge and ger the stone skill next to whiterun, put it in a favorites and take it on and off and you can use dead thrall on mass scale and have a undead amry even gigants will be part of it

[@Forgottenseeker]

@@KnerdYT also if you smap flame spell it dose more damage

[@kennethfox8602]

Staff of worms does the same thing and it's shown in the run through

[@eeayquetting5963]

"Our first dragon kill... Isn't this exciting Faendal!" You're adorable!

[@marcacurso7756]

It's easy to win with magic on any difficulty. It just takes a little while to get your stats where you need them to dominate all of Tamriel. I like to take my time doing side quests level up learn different schools of magic and collect spell books. I used to try to speed through all of my playthroughs but now I enjoy the long plays trying to do every mission possible.

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

I cant imagine doing magic builds on legendary or Master. Especially early on. Magicka depletes so fast, and while I do love magic in Skyrim I do think spell damage is a bit weaker than melee. Of course once you get high enchanting Magic becomes really powerful, but the process of getting there sounds hellish on those difficulty levels. (Of course Archery is the best damage type in Skyrim. XD)

[@marcacurso7756]

@@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist I play it like a stealth archer early on until I get enough items to craft gear for better survival

[@ElInventor]

Last week I beated Skyrim with only magic. I trained restoration, illusion and destruction. I used fireballs, the Mark of death shout, healed my self and also became invisible to skip the dungeons and the enemies.

[@killcount4750]

My current run only added one-handed halfway through

[@mr.j410]

Just need to know how to dodge as a mage

[@ElInventor]

@@mr.j410 Invisibility helps with that. Or you just don't dodge and keep healing. The secret is trying to stay away and attack from the distance.

[@josgojiehyp2000]

why is feandal so much more of a beast than I remember, surviving giant hit's, mammoths, and traps?

[@Battlefield1Clipz]

Basically me on my first (and only) playthrough. I have to admit that it was pretty tricky at the beginning because I started on difficulty expert and i simply had not enough magica to deal with high level enemies or large groups of enemies. At some point I decided to switch to adept difficulty because it was too frustrating. Once I unlocked the archmage robe and enchanting 100 things became pretty easy. I never really used staffs or summoned weapons but I think I should have because they appear to be pretty cool in my opinion. I also used spells from all of the five disciplines except illusion but I think illusion is pretty cool if you know the level of your enemy.

[@KnerdYT]

Yeah I could have made this challenge A LOT easier if I had taken my time and unlocked better spells/magic weapons. Magic is already pretty weak imo and trying to play through the game while under leveled and underpowered just made it even more difficult

[@TheFreakingZay]

@@KnerdYTknerd why dont you make a infinite magic build and get unbound stroms?

[@calebmangold6355]

The legend is back!

[@fracturedcrystal2382]

We all know you can but, we’re here for the journey

[@KnerdYT]

Exactly

[@KelbPanthera]

... trivially. And with more efficiency than you showed here. Could even make a point of mastering Destruction and maxing out damage without crafting first. Focused skill growth, shalidor's insights, the solstheim dragon preists' masks, a bit of elswyr fondue, master robes, a ring of recovery, and some purchased potions and you're golden. On the highest difficulty and at end-game, you'll want some brewed potions and manually enchanted gear but for a challenge like this, the previous is well beyond adequate.

[@gilathir]

See the more fun challenge is magic only. IE no weapons, no armor, no enchantments, no potions, no lockpicks. Just your magic for offense, defense, and healing. On legendary difficulty and permadeath. Only exceptions are books. You have to read spell books to learn spells, so allowed. Keys. While there are some magical ways to open locks, especially in Anniversary Edition, you still need keys on occasion, and Quest related items. This doesn't mean you can get the Skeleton Key and use it the whole game cause it's a Quest item. This means you can use quest items only as much as is absolutely necessary to complete the quest. You can also use Standing Stones and Black Book powers as they're magic and not really locked into an object you have to carry around with you. You can wear clothes, just not enchanted clothes, and that's about it. Some tips. Avoid Destruction magic. Without enchantments to bolster Magicka regen or reduce spell cost it's just to expensive. You want to lean into Conjuration and Illusion. Cast and forget spells that last awhile. Stealth is also your friend. In the regards to Muffle and Invisible spells allowing you to avoid conflicts and escape no win situations. Final tip. Once you max out Conjuration and Illusion you'll start feeling pretty strong again. Like this is doable. You're not. One mistake, one stray arrow, one stray spell, and you're dead. You'll need to put a lot of points into Magicka just to make casting without spell reduction viable, so you'll have barely any health. On Legendary with enemies doing 3 times as much damage and only flesh spells to protect you, (If you have the Magicka to cast them), you'll be beyond squishy. Good luck, and may the Nine watch over you.

[@goblinsuburb]

you and i have very different definitions of “more fun” 💀

[@mr.j410]

First rule as any mage character SUMMON

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

I love magic, but dang its rough early on.

[@egod8815]

This is really underrated you revivef my skyrim addiction lmao 😂😂

[@molkwi9077]

What's the armor used in the thumbnail?

[@advicepals]

Im doing a play through like this. My husband told me I couldn’t do it but I told him in every other game I’m a mage I’m one in this game too 😂 I’ve never fully played through Skyrim as a young teen my attention span was flawed 😂 So now I’m 26 and playing for the first time really and decided to only use magic I found a really good housecarl early on and I’m doing pretty good

[@StormRaid417]

Just use summon daedra for the rest of the game after you use soul trap on a dead wolf to level your conjuration to 100. Went through an entire playthrough that way.

[@groottree7911]

you can put on elven armor and walk past the elves in diplomatic immunity if your a elf

[@KnerdYT]

Really? That's actually so cool I had no idea

[@jasondaniels7740]

Pretty good quality. Good work

[@marcosmauricio6328]

You don't use enchanting to have infinite mana, don't even use conjuration, that's the real challenge!!

[@marcosmauricio6328]

The real challenge is that you play honestly and the main quest, because if you do main quest after pick level 100 conjuration, there is no challeng!!

[@thebosszowz]

Tbh magic build is very weak when on legendary and you shouldn't use exploits to level up distruction quickly or any kther thing tbh because world meant to level up with you as u progress . You either gonna be bored to ur core with low progression or die at every encounter because enemies leveled up with you . And u haveny explored enough to get enough gold to bye right spell nor right gear . Sure unbound storm is strong but i dont recommend goin staright for it also if ur playing in legendary u wont be able to defeat them regardless unless ur very careful.

[@1992zorro]

This.....was.....soo.... beautiful

[@KnerdYT]

Truly incredible how Skyrim can turn an ordinary mage playthrough into such an amazing storyline 😂

[@julianirwin1173]

Pure mage is pretty fun and op😊

[@NekuSato-zw1xj]

what a chad fireball till endgame o7

[@brendansherlock6442]

Played once and beat it with mage build. Was hard until about level.50, after that, piece of cake. Helper, Dremora Lord, shout that conjures that Viking dude to fight for me. Max destruction on pretty much everything. 1 becomes 4

[@ryanorionwotanson4568]

Funny, I chose high elf and use one handed weapon with magic with my other hand, I might switch to only magic if I can manage it.

[@gaara_death88]

I always run a mage/vampire build sometimes a pure mage and sometimes a battle mage

[@nashazaanderson7390]

Love it i want to do videos like this as well ,not sure how to edit

[@KnerdYT]

It's definitely a lot of work and takes a while to learn how to make/edit videos at a high quality, but imo its worth it. There's a lot of free editing you can use and so many helpful tutorials out on KZbin to teach you

[@nashazaanderson7390]

Thanks

[@KingDuck-j9u]

If this kid can do it with a freaking fire bolt I can do it with like every spell in the game

[@HeProteccAtacc]

It's been a bit where were you?

[@KnerdYT]

I'll admit I got a little caught up in playing Skyrim off camera after I had finished the challenge, after all I hadn't played it for years and it was a lot of fun to play again. Good news is I'm back from my little Skyrim break and working hard on KZbin again, in fact my next video is releasing next Monday the 28th so be ready for that!

[@HeProteccAtacc]

@@KnerdYT I might be living under a rock but whats skyrik ik its a game made by bethesda other than that what else

[@KnerdYT]

@@HeProteccAtacc It's a game set in a fantasy world with magic, dragons, monsters, and more. You play as the dragonborn, trying to defeat alduin the world eater before he destroys the world. It's a huge open world with a seemingly infinite amount of things to do, so much customization, and just overall a lot of fun

[@HeProteccAtacc]

@@KnerdYT oohhh pretty cool might download it.. oops might check it out

[@ulfricstormcloak8241]

Why take all the pains learning magic when you can just crush it all down with a warhammer?

[@kingCasss]

nice vid

[@WikkeSchrandt]

'Can you beat Skyrim using "only" one of the main three playstyles' is honestly a strange premise for a video, because of course you can

[@doomslayer7316]

For me I just use a bound sword in my right hand and healing spell my left

[@xsilvawolf747]

Do this again but with no armor only cloths or mage sets

[@thebosszowz]

It would be impossible tbh

[@Grfbd]

This isnt even a challenge. Can clear Skyrim with only Conjuration alone if you wanted to. Chuck in other magic classes and becomes trivial. The fact conjuration gives you weapons anyway makes the challenge null and void to a degree

[@moonlight_stoner_666]

There's already a magic man he's from Adventure Time

[@PMPalacky]

yippee someone knows

[@deppress0_674]

If you use conjuration, you literally won’t need anything because you can summon minions and res dead and use bound weapons

[@xKingLx]

Has anyone made the joke bout him being a "Mermage"?

[@JesseLong-o6w]

there is this thing called a mage build

[@StormRaid417]

Magic has a capping point where as melee and archery weapons do not.

[@brianellinger6622]

they said... "you think that this isq magiq"lol

[@mr.j410]

So how i always play games lol

[@EggsBenedict-te4nj]

Man really took one of the most common and op builds and made a video saying "Can it be beat?".

[@Aynar44]

Play in legendary and you will see if it is "OP" 😂

[@EggsBenedict-te4nj]

@@Aynar44 Still makes the game much easier

[@Sir_Fres]

Um yeah duh thats not even a challenge thats just a mage playthrough

[@KnerdYT]

I mentioned that in the description, this was more of just an excuse for me to finally try a mage build in Skyrim. But I did play through while extremely under leveled and stuck to basic spells only, so it was still technically a challenge

[@Sir_Fres]

@@KnerdYT 💀

[@christopherhorn164]

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