The Best War Games logo

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Guides

Page 20

skyrim tag page cover art
9 /10

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
RPG
Action
Adventure
Systems
super greyscale 8-bit logo PC-1 PlayStation-1 Xbox-1
Top Critic Avg: 81 /100 Critics Rec: 83%
Released
November 11, 2011
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol
Developer(s)
Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher(s)
Bethesda Softworks
Oblivion Remastered Players Return to Skyrim
6 Images
Oblivion Remastered Players Return to Skyrim
skyrim recreation whiterun the sims 4
skyrim-player-conjuration-skill-symbol
Spellbreaker Deflecting Magic Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - Dragonborn steam image (3)
Daedric Armor In Skyrim

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim celebrates 10 years of adventuring in stunning detail. The Anniversary Edition includes a decade worth of content: the critically acclaimed core game and add-ons of Skyrim Special Edition, plus Creation Club content released on or prior to November 11, 2021.

EPIC FANTASY REBORN
Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

LIVE ANOTHER LIFE, IN ANOTHER WORLD
Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the legendary freedom of choice, storytelling, and adventure of The Elder Scrolls is realized like never before.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU PLAY
Choose from hundreds of weapons, spells, and abilities. The new character system allows you to play any way you want and define yourself through your actions.

BATTLE DRAGONS
Battle ancient dragons like you’ve never seen. As Dragonborn, learn their secrets and harness their power for yourself.

Genre(s)
RPG, Action, Adventure
Skyrim Argonian Roleplay
Skyrim: A Complete Guide To Roleplaying Argonians
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

If you want to get the full roleplay experience as an Argonian in the world of Skyrim, you'll want to take note of these tips.

By 
Skyrim Lost to the Ages Quest
Skyrim: A Complete Guide To The Lost To The Ages Quest
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Lost To The Ages quest can be an undertaking in Skyrim. Here's a look at how you can get it done.

By 
Skyrim The 10 Best Accessories (& Where To Get Them)
Skyrim: The 10 Best Accessories (& Where To Get Them)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

There are many accessories that can make you stronger found strewn throughout the land of Skyrim. Here's some of the best and where you can find them.

By 
Skyrim Ebony Mail Nahkriin
Skyrim: The 10 Best Pieces Of Heavy Armor (& Where To Get Them)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

There are a lot of heavy armor pieces to find throughout Skyrim. Here's a look at the very best and where you can snag them.

By 
Ebony Warrior Guide
Skyrim: How To Defeat The Ebony Warrior
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Ebony Warrior of Skyrim is a challenge only available to the strongest heroes. Here's a look at how you can defeat him.

By 
Featured Nord Roleplay
Skyrim: A Complete Guide To Roleplaying Nords
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Are your ancestors smiling at you? End your milk-drinking and learn everything you need to know about roleplaying a Nord in Skyrim.

By 
Flawless Sapphire Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - How to Get Flawless Sapphire
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Skyrim players may be looking for Flawless or Exquisite Sapphires for quests or money, but there are only a couple of places to find them.

By 
How To Marry in Skyrim
Skyrim: How to Get Married
PC Gaming

Life as the legendary Dragonborn can get lonely for some players, so check out this guide to learn how one can pursue marriage in Skyrim.

By 
player in archmage robes surrounded by destruction spells and the perk tree in the elder scrolls 5
Skyrim: Everything You Need To Know About Destruction Magic
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Anyone proceeding with a mage playthrough in Skyrim will need to be intimately familiar with destruction magic — consult this guide for the basics.

By 
skyrim lakeview manor
Skyrim: How to Get Sawn Logs
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Sawn logs are a required resource for building homes in Skyrim, but the game doesn't tell the player where or how to obtain them.

By 
skyrim werewolf
Skyrim: Proving Honor Quest Guide
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

In Skyrim's Companions questline, the Dragonborn must first prove their worth by completing Proving Honor before joining the werewolf clan.

By 
dragon-priests
Skyrim’s Dragon Priests, Ranked From Least to Most Powerful
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Skyrim’s Dragon Priests are tough foes to handle. But some are tougher to take on than others.

By 
left: imperial and stormcloak soldiers fighting. right: paarthurnax the dragon on mountain in skyrim
The Toughest Decisions Players Have To Make In Skyrim (& What Happens When You Make Them)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Skyrim forces players to make some tough decisions. Here's what happens when you do.

By 
top left: dwarven flip ship crash. top right: dragon on an island. bottom right: island with giant nirnroot. bottom left: island with riekling structures
Skyrim: Solstheim's 10 Most Interesting Unmarked Locations (& Where To Find Them)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Being a familiar location to Morrowind fans, Skyrim's iteration of Solstheim features a multitude of intriguing unmarked locales.

By 
top left: giant dead mudcrab. top right: log bridge. bottom right: pillars in a field. bottom left: skeletal hand with a sword in a pond.
Skyrim: Whiterun Hold's 10 Most Interesting Unmarked Locations (& Where To Find Them)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Whiterun's among the first holds players will become familiar with in Skyrim, but that doesn't mean it's lacking in intriguing unmarked locales.

By 
top left: skeleton lying on an altar. top right: wispmother spawning. bottom right: frozen mammoth. bottom left: two skeletons by a bear trap.
Skyrim: Winterhold Hold's 10 Most Interesting Unmarked Locations (& Where To Find Them)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

From content associated with cut quests to a shrine haunted by a ghostly Wispmother, Winterhold has some of Skyrim's coolest unmarked locations.

By 
top left: chicken necromancer. top right: mountains at sunset. bottom right: burnt corpse. bottom left: dead khajiit by a waterfall.
Skyrim: The Rift's 10 Most Interesting Unmarked Locations (& Where To Find Them)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

From mysterious altars to the site of... fowl necromancy, the Rift certainly contains some of Skyrim's strangest unmarked locations.

By 
top left: stone altar with juniper planet. top right: troll cave. bottom right: stone altar by waterfall. bottom left: hagraven nest
Skyrim: The Reach's 10 Most Interesting Unmarked Locations (& Where To Find Them)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The westernmost hold of Skyrim, The Reach, has a number of fascinating unmarked locales that players should endeavor to check out.

By 
top left: peak of a mountain. top right: sunken treasure. bottom right: waterfall campsite. bottom left: mammoth graveyard
Skyrim: The Pale's 10 Most Interesting Unmarked Locations (& Where To Find Them)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Pale contains some of Skyrim's most interesting unmarked locations, just waiting for players to stumble across them.

By 
top left: necromancer ritual. top right: dead mammoth. bottom right: ghost barrow with 2 bandits. bottom left: summoning stone structure
Skyrim: Hjaalmarch's 10 Most Interesting Unmarked Locations (& Where To Find Them)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Hjaalmarch, situated north of Whiterun, features a multitude of interesting unmarked locations for intrepid Skyrim players to discover.

By 
18 19 20 21