These Skyrim mods help add new depth to your combat experience.
Skyrim is one of the greatest role-playing games ever made, and it's easy to see why. A combination of stellar open-world design, incredible character customization, and heaps upon heaps of quests have helped cement this game's legacy in the video game industry.
A big part of what makes Skyrim such a beloved video game is the vast swath of mods available. Fans have created mods that cater to each and every gameplay element, becoming so crucial to enjoying the game that most people consider these mods to be essential to the Skyrim experience.
Perhaps the greatest example of "mod mandating" can be found in Skyrim's combat system, which is basic to the point of lacking in the vanilla version. With a little help from the following mods, however, battles can rank up from chore-bore to truly challenging.
Updated on February 15th, 2022 by Quinton O'Connor: With the recent arrival of Skyrim: Anniversary Edition, another wave of fans has returned to the best-selling RPG of all time. There are probably some total newcomers, too. Either way, you'll want to check these out to shore up the fantastic game's single biggest weakness. Rock on, mod community. Rock on.
Being a stealth archer is one of the most common combat styles in Skyrim due to the winning combo of simplicity and effectiveness. After a few dozen hours, however, players will often get bored with the rather basic archery.
This is where the Archery Gameplay Overhaul mod comes into the picture. It adds a bunch of tweaks to improve archery in the game, such as enchanted arrows, better animations, bleeding effects, and a whole host of other impressive changes.
Per the lore, Skyrim hosts many of the most ferocious foes in all of Tamriel. Per the gameplay, maybe not so much. The enemy AI is predictable, to put it lightly, and not exactly innovative. This can get grating after a while, especially when players start overpowering their opponents with a mix of high levels and good gear.
Ultimate Combat aims to improve the battles of Skyrim by making them more realistic and challenging. Enemies have better AI, there are more Power Attacks to use in the game, and a poise system is also integrated into the mix. Stagger resistance, timed blocks, locational damage boosts — Ultimate Combat rewards us for thinking rather than mindlessly slashing.
The aim of this mod is fairly self-explanatory. It adds a way to dodge in Skyrim so that combat feels more fluid and responsive.
The original Ultimate Dodge mod is decent enough as it, but the revamped animations brought about by Reanimated makes it even better. Try it out in conjunction with Ultimate Combat and you'll love what you see.
The weapons of Skyrim might be quite numerous, but they do get rather boring to use after a point. After all, the vast majority of these weapons have the same moveset, so it's only their stats and aesthetics that govern whether the player would use them further down the line.
Animated Armoury takes care of this issue by integrating new weapons into the world of Skyrim that have unique movesets of their own. It brings about a change to the gameplay that isn't palpable at first glance, but makes a world of difference further down the line when it comes to improving the feel of combat in the game.
If there is one word new players tend to add to their vernacular regularly, it's "caveats." Skyrim's combat is bursting with caveats. Enemies are entirely too accurate but typically too weak; broadswords feel too airy; the list goes on.
Mortal Enemies changes this system by making enemies more realistic. They won't be able to move around with impunity while attacking and will be more inaccurate with their attacks. If this sounds like a reduced difficulty mod, it mostly isn't? But if you're worried it will make things too easy by proxy, combine it with some tougher mod fare and you'll be set.
For the most part, the areas where players can roam about in Skyrim are leveled along with the player to scale difficulty. However, players who want their playthrough of Skyrim to be a touch more… we'll say sadistic, should download the Skyrim Unleveled mod.
It turns Skyrim into an unpredictable mess, with areas in the world being at different levels. This can make the early game extremely challenging as players struggle to deal with enemies that might be way beyond their current level. It can also turn unexpected sections into cakewalks.
Another combat project that changes player style and enemy AI, Blade and Blunt is easily one of the most underrated mods on this list. It brings forth a plethora of tweaks to the combat system that makes for a highly engaging experience.
The biggest change brought about with this mod is to the stamina system. Everything from attacking to blocking has a more noticeable impact on stamina, making for a tense experience as players manage their stamina with each and every swing of a weapon.
Sometimes, a combat mod doesn't need to be a well-balanced and convoluted affair. Sometimes, it should just allow the player to look extremely cool as they slice and dice their way through enemies.
The Akaviri Martial Art mod aims to bring forth this aesthetic and enjoyable change. Players who use a one-handed weapon will find their character slashing and cutting enemies in a satisfying style, which is lovely to behold and frequently deadly.
A mod so good that most people consider it to be integral to any playthrough of Skyrim, the Combat Gameplay Overhaul mod is the most popular combat mod for Skyrim by a country mile. True to its name, this mod tweaks the combat of Skyrim heavily without being too overbearing with its changes.
The end result is a fresh and enjoyable combat system that most people would absolutely adore in Skyrim. The amount of love put into this mod is clear for everyone to see and makes battles in the game incredibly engaging.
Out of all the mods in the game that add new movesets and animations during combat, Attack Behavior Revamp is the most comprehensive of the lot. It's hard to find any mod that brings forth the amazing changes from this one.
Players can now unleash complex combos, varied power attacks, and utilize new movesets for each weapon type. All in all, Attack Behavior Revamp is a great mod for Skyrim players who want to enjoy a more flashy and enjoyable combat system.
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