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Event Build: The Cutthroat

Tags: #Race:Nord  #Character Build Archer  #Character Build Warrior  #Rank:Exemplar  #Character Build Duel-Wield 
  • Member
    May 24, 2015

    Another point is that, if you keep Windshear in your left hand, you can benefit from the left-handed forward power attack - which grants a stagger (most of the time) as long as you're not using a dagger to perform the hit.  

    So you'd feint (get close enough to encourage the enemy to do a power attack), backpedal out of the way, wait for them to just recover, and do a forward left-hand power attack with Windshear.  That staggers them, and you can slice & dice with the right hand.  

    Anyway, nice work on this!  I've never really used Windshear, but making it the focus of a build in a way that isn't overpowered is an attractive option.

  • Member
    May 24, 2015

    How many words of Slow Time did you use?  Just 1 word is nice, but the other 2 are great - except that they require you to get involved with the civil war *and* complete the College questline.  How did that play out in RP?

  • Member
    May 24, 2015

    I used one word, although I am fairly certain Ponty has a guide to backdooring Korvanjund and the other place. I'm probably going to link it somewhere on the build, because I can't find a reason for a pirate dude to join the College or the Civil War. Thanks for pointing that out, three words of Slow Time are indeed great.

  • Member
    May 24, 2015

    I never knew that the left hand swung faster. I'll definitely make a note on the build somewhere. Thanks

  • Member
    May 24, 2015

    Alright, here's the image. Thanks in advance

  • Member
    May 24, 2015

    The Civil War *might* fit, if you RP it as just joining up as a temporary merc for some coin.  Probably join the Imperial side in that case.  It's just a couple quests in, so it wouldn't take too long I think.  

    But yeah, finishing the College questline would be hard to justify.  

  • Member
    May 24, 2015

    It's not that the left hand swings faster (it doesn't - the right hand does), but that the speed of your swings when dual-wielding is dependent on the weapon you are holding in your left hand.  So for example, you could dual-wield with a dagger in your left hand and a mace in your right and swing that mace much faster than if you were wielding a mace in each hand.  Just one of the quirks of the game. 

  • May 24, 2015

    You're going to need to find me a much larger version of this image to work with. This one is tiny. 

  • Member
    May 24, 2015

    Here's a bigger version Curse 

  • May 24, 2015

    link is dead