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Character Build: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

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    July 15, 2012

    One Discussion, Four Builds

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    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    The Four Horsemen, bane of the living, the true harbingers of the end times. These things, be they human, specter or demon, are the forerunners for the end of the world, showing humanity the signs of their impending doom.

    This "Mega-build" As I like to call it, features each of the four horsemen at level 40. The Stone used for each is fittingly the Steed stone, due to the obvious joke (Horsemen ha ha) as well as the actual effects of the stone being highly beneficial to the all heavy armor build style.

    Basic Playstyles

    Pestilence: Stealthy bowman, using poison to harm and demoralize enemies without them even knowing they are infected.

    War: Total Berzerker, using a two handed great sword to decimate his foes, whilst playing on their fears and incinerating all that stand before him

    Famine: Manipulating enemies so they are at their weakest and wiping them out using dual-wield maces, poisoned to sap their energy and stamina

    Death: Commanding undead soldiers whilst disabling and harming anything that gets in his way with his battleaxe(scythe).

     

    Character Builds

    Pestilence

    Race: Bosmer, due to Archery Buff and Poison/Disease Resist

    Suggested Equipment: Orcish Boots/Gauntlets, Ebony Mail, Ebony Bow, Jagged Crown

    Key Shouts: Marked For Death, Aura Whisper, Slow Time

    Archery (100)

    Heavy Armor (100)

    Sneak (80)

    Alchemy (80)

    Overdraw (5)

    Eagle Eye

    Critical Shot (3)

    Power Shot

    Hunter’s Discipline

    Quick Shot

    Ranger

    Bullseye

    Juggernaut (5)

    Well Fitted

    Tower of Strength

    Matching Set

    Reflect Blows

    Stealth (5)

    Backstab

    Deadly Aim

    Alchemist (3)

    Physician

    Poisoner

    Concentrated Poison

    Snakeblood

    Smithing (100)

     

     

     

    Steel Smithing

    Dwarven Smithing

    Orcish Smithing

    Ebony Smithing

    Daedric Smithing

     

     

     

    Priority: Archery> Heavy Armor> Alchemy> Sneak>Smithing

    Special Abilities

    Contraction: A single ailment is never enough. Equip a Weakness to Poison + Ravage Health + Damage Health potion (Deathbell, Giant Lichen, Skeever Tail) and use the Marked for Death dragon shout. Fire twice after a short while, giving the mark time to work.*

    Epidemic: Spread disease to all. Use Damage Over Time poisons (One every two shots) and use the Slow Time dragon shout. This not only hits more enemies but also causes more damage to them as well.

    *If the specific poison isn’t easily obtainable, any poison with Weakness to Poison + Health Damage may be substituted

     

     

    War

    Race: Orc preferable for special abilities

    Suggested Equipment: Ancient Nord Armor, Daedric Greatsword

    Key Shouts: Slow Time, Elemental Fury, Dismay, Fire Breath

    Destruction (100)

    Illusion (50)

    Heavy Armor (100)

    Two Handed (90)

    Novice Destruction

    Apprentice Destruction

    Adept Destruction

    Expert Destruction

    Master Destruction

    Augmented Flames (2)

    Intense Flames

    Novice Illusion

    Hypnotic Gaze

    Aspect of Terror

    Juggernaut (5)

    Well Fitted

    Tower of Strength

    Matching Set

    Reflect Blows

    Barbarian (5)

    Champion’s Stance

    Deep Wounds (3)

    Great Critical Charge

    Devastating Blow

    Sweep

    Smithing (90)

    Enchanting (20)

     

     

    Steel Smithing

    Dwarven Smithing

    Orcish Smithing

    Ebony Smithing

    Daedric Smithing

    Enchanter (2)

     

     

    Priority: Two Handed>Heavy Armor>Destruction>Smithing>Illusion>Enchanting

    Restrictions

    Destruction: Only Fire-based    Illusion: Fear only

    Special Abilities

    Annihilation: Show your enemies the true power of war. Use Flame Cloak, Berserker Rage and Slow Time/Elemental Fury and charge into the enemy.

    Scorched Earth: The flames of war are hotter than ever before. Using a weakness to fire poison, slice with sweep on enemies in front of you, followed by casting Fire Storm. Slow time may prove useful for performing this maneuver, especially if combined with Flame Cloak for extra damage.

    *Note, Fire Storm may be replaced by any flame-based destruction spell

     

    Famine

    Race: Imperial, due to racial ability

    Suggested Equipment: Dragonbone Armor, Dual Orcish Maces

    Key Shouts: Marked For Death, Disarm, Dismay

    Illusion (100)

    Alteration (100)

    Heavy Armor (100)

    One Handed (100)

    Novice Illusion

    Apprentice Illusion

    Adept Illusion

    Expert Illusion

    Master Illusion

    Hypnotic Gaze

    Aspect of Terror

    Rage

    Master of the Mind

    Novice Alteration

    Apprentice Alteration

    Adept Alteration

    Expert Alteration

    Master Alteration

     

    Juggernaut (3)

    Well Fitted

     

    Armsman (3)

    Fighting Stance

    Bone Breaker (1)

    Dual Flurry (2)

    Savage Strike

    Dual Savagery

    Paralyzing Strike

    Alchemy (60)

    Smithing (100)

     

     

    Alchemist (3)

    Physician

    Poisoner

    Concentrated Poison

    Steel Smithing

    Dwarven Smithing

    Orcish Smithing

    Ebony Smithing

    Daedric Smithing

    Dragon Armor

     

     

    Priority: Illusion>One Handed>Heavy Armor>Alchemy>Alteration>Smithing

    Special Abilities

    Ravenous: A man unfed will eat anything. Cast Frenzy on the strongest visible enemy. Whilst the group of enemies is distracted, use marked for death on the target to weaken further over time.

    Starvation: The slowest and emptiest of deaths. Use the Disarm dragon shout on an enemy, followed by casting fear and paralyze in quick succession. The enemy is utterly helpless against their impending demise.

     

     

    Death

    Race: Nord, due to Frost resistance and racial ability

    Suggested Equipment: Blades Armor, Ebony Boots/Greaves, Vokun, Nord Hero Battleaxe

    Key Shouts: Marked for Death, Frost Breath, Ice Form, Become Ethereal

     

    Conjuration (100)

    Destruction (100)

    Heavy Armor (60)

    Two Handed (60)

    Novice Conjuration

    Apprentice Conjuration

    Adept Conjuration

    Expert Conjuration

    Master Conjuration

    Necromancy

    Dark Souls

    Twin Souls

    Novice Destruction

    Apprentice Destruction

    Adept Destruction

    Expert Destruction

    Master Destruction

    Augmented Frost

    Augmented Shock

    Deep Freeze

     

    Juggernaut (4)

    Well Fitted

     

    Barbarian (4)

    Champion’s Stance

    Limb Splitter(2)

    Devastating Blow

     

    Enchanting (100)

    Smithing (100)

     

     

    Enchanter (3)

    Insightful Enchanter

    Corpus Enchanter

    Extra Effect

    Steel Smithing

    Elven Smithing

    Advanced Armors

    Glass Smithing

     

     

    Priority: Conjuration>Two Handed>Heavy Armor>Destruction>Enchanting>Smithing

    Special Abilities

    Lambs to the slaughter: When in combat with thralls, cast as many Frost runes behind the enemy as is practical and then use Battle Cry. When the enemy is slowed after running over the runes, cast Wall of Frost/Storms on top of them to cause massive damage.

    Death’s Touch: One devastating strike. Use the Marked for death dragon shout, followed by a weakness to frost poison/Weakness to shock applied via battleaxe and finally casting Icy spear/Thunderbolt.

    BONUS: Four horsemen, One playthrough


    To Achieve this, you will need to use the Death build, potentially taking the ritual stone to make up for the lack of temporary resurrection. You will then need to use:

    Follower- Eola; Famine

    Eola is a good choice for this role because even though she does not fit the role 100%, she is the best fit for the role out of the followers, especially due to her quest line and dialogue. Load her up with stamina/magicka/weakness poisons as well as dragonplate armor and dual maces to create Famine.

    Thrall 1- Champion of Boethia; Pestilence

    Who else but the Champion of Boethia? Mostly used to to the default armor being ebony mail but also because he is a solid fighter too. Load him with damaging poisons along with a bow of choice to create Pestilence.

    Thrall 2- Chief Yamarz; War

    Wearing full orcish armor along with over 1200 health (Help kill the giant), Chief Yamarz has all the health and armor required to take on the mantle of war, although he is lacking fire magic. Upgrade his armor and give him a Greatsword to complete the role.

    And there you go, all four horsemen in one play-through. Warning: Save frequently and often and do not enter a new area without making sure your thralls are still there, losing named thralls really sucks.

    Go bring the apocalypse to Skyrim!

     Note; Conquest is potentially in the works, watch this space!

    While you're at it, why not take a look at my other quality builds?

    Blackguard   Planar Ranger

  • July 15, 2012
    Very interesting build. Not as cluttered ad I thought it would be. +1 keep up the good work