A character with high Health will be able to kill armies of enemies without having to heal themselves.

High Health later in the game will practically make you invincible.

Characters with large magicka supplies can tear down whole towns and cities with flurries of devastating spells.

High Magicka will allow you to cast more powerful spells and cast them more frequently.

These are the prime reasons you should pick out races with high Health, Magicka, and Magic Resistance: Any penalties on a character can easily be covered up later on, such as Altmer elemental weaknesses.

Redguard (Male/Female) - Decent EnduranceĪlthough these races have other bonuses/penalties, it is the major bonuses that have been included.

Orc (Male/Female) - Decent Endurance, Decent Magic Resistance.

Altmer (Male/Female) - Excellent Magicka bonus.

Breton (Male/Female) - Good Magicka bonus, Good Magic Resistance.

Imperial (Male/Female) - good overall fatigue bonus/equal health/magicka.

Also, you should not worry about skill bonuses because skills are fairly easy to upgrade anyway. Choosing races based on their Greater Powers is inadvisable, because frankly, being an ultimate character skilled in all magic means that you won't really need them. Resistances to single elements are not as useful as resistance to magic later on. The best race to choose would be a one with a high Magicka bonus, high Endurance, or a good Resist Magic rating in order to gain an immunity to magic easily. Although any race has the potential to be ultimate, here are some specific recommendations.

8.8 Optimized Character's Active Effectsįirstly, you must choose your race.

8.7 Optimized Character's Oghma Infinium Choice.

8.4 Optimized Character's Derived Attributes.

8.1 Optimized Character's Vital Statistics.

4.3 Over-Advancing Attributes and Skills.

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