Like the battlemage, the spellsword can also heal himself with restoration magic.įor the purposes of comparison with provided perk choices up to level 56 for both builds below, which equals a total of 55 perks. This sneak element is enchanced with his mastery of illusion magic. While not a completely stealth based character, the spellsword is also levelled in sneak and can start an offensive by taking out at least the first enemy by surprise. Our spellsword is a light armor user who’s quicker on his feet and attacks primarily with a one-handed sword, although he’s also proficient in destruction magic. He can also heal himself with Restoration magic. Our battlemage is a heavy armor user who wields both destruction magic and two-handed weapons. Due to the fact that there’s a large number of different opinions out there on what separates a battlemage from a spellsword, for the purposes of this guide I’ve decided on the following definitions: The undisputed core definition of both is a class that uses a combination of mage and warrior skills.Ī popular differentiation between the two is the theory that a battlemage makes greater use of magic and a spellsword is a mostly warrior class with some assistance from the arcane. If you search through internet forums you’ll find a plethora of definitions of both spellswords and battlemages. There’s no black and white answer to this question. Move the slider left and right to change between Battlemage (left) and Spellsword (right) Spellsword Vs Battlemage: What’s The Difference? Spellsword Vs Battlemage: What’s The Difference?.You can click the links to jump further down the page to the relevant section.) Combining the melee prowess of warrior fighting skills with the healing, destruction and assistive powers of magic, these arcane/physical hybrid builds are carefully constructed to bring you the best of both worlds. Maybe you’re looking for a challenge and want to crank the difficulty as high as it will go and find a viable build that offers offense, defense and support possibilities for a wide variety of encounters.Įither way, a Spellsword or Battlemage build has you covered.
Maybe you’ve already tried endless play throughs as either a lethal one-handed bandit or a powerful pure mage and you’re just after something different.
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