Skyrim: Did I make a mistake going Two Handed?

[Moonlight Butterfly]

Nah not at all My friend uses a two handed and he is a lot more powerful than my character by the sounds of it and she uses stealth and bows.

Get yourself some smithing and enchanting and get some decent weapons and armour on the go. 'Warriors' tend to be very gear dependant in games.

 

[Conn1496]

I rolled a Nord who is now level 12 and is profecient in Two Handed Swords and Heavy Armour.

He wares improved full steel armor, uses an improved sky steel great sword and a hunting bow with steel arrows.

He does not have any perks in archery or block or one handed weapons.

He is getting raped by troll dragons who can shoot flames and light him on fire underwater.

Did I make a a character totally unsuited for taking out dragons?

I think you're not going wrong with your choice in two-handers, but infact, your choice in equipment. I use a high level argonian that is based on two handed skill, and I pretty much slaughter anything in my path. I advise that for a two-handed user, you'd be better off using a light armor (As I do), as light armors encumber the wearer less, and cause less stamina depletion during power attacks. Also, as a two-handed weapon user, swords are the least effecient out of the three weapon styles (the opposite may be said for one-handed users.).

I advise using a warhammer, or powerful battleaxe, as the perks these weapons give are much more valuable to a two-handed user than the increased critical chance, warhammers ignoring armor, and axes causing bleed damage (Later on you should obtain "critical charge" from the two-handed skill tree, which assures a critical hit during a sprint, then it should be used as your "battle starter" move, 9 times out of 10 it severely wounds / kills the opponent).

Another reason for using warhammers (The most efficient two-handed weapons IMO.) is that the damage bonus from the two-handed tree is in a percentage, and so a naturally more powerful hammer will get a huge boost, whereas a naturally weaker axe will gain a smaller bonus. This is definately important for two-handed users, as they primarily aim for "one-shotting" enemies.

If you are going to use two-handed, use a warhammer and light armor (Unless you can find a stronger axe than your current warhammer. Ofc. For example: a battleaxe that does 10 damage is better than a warhammer that does 9.).

If you are unsure about my suggestion for light armour, I can go into further detail on why it is more effecient if you like, but your armour choice is yours, light armour is just a suggestion. (If you decide to choose light armour, I can also tell you what to talent into to make the most of it.)

Hope this helps.

[Edit]: Also, enchant everything with two-handed damage. DO EET. DOO EEET!

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

Wait until they land. Two Handed weapons do ludicrous damage, really. Mix that with the right shouts and you should be unstoppable.

 

[Suicidejim]

No, I find the two handed method gives me a better grip, and in fact can sometimes improve stimulation and pleasure when I'm . . . wait, what? What the hell do you mean, 'Skyrim?'

Oh. *Ahem*

I decided to make myself an Orc heavy warrior who crushes skulls with his warhammer, I haven't really had too many problems so far, although dragons can indeed be a pain in the ass. Shouts, always use the shouts. And buy a lot of healing potions and fire resist potions.

 

[Handbag1992]

You need to buy/ find new armor and weapons, if you use steel for too long you will get raped. Might I also suggest you try a little smithing, it makes a good fighter. All you need to do is buy every iron ingot and leather straps and make as many iron daggers as you can. Once you do this you can make your armor/ weapons even better and you'll be making epic items in no time

1000 Iron Daggers = Dragon Bone Armour right?

More or less.

I got my smithing up all the way today, dumped eleven points into my smithing tree and now I'm walking around in full Dragonscale, and my husband in full Dragonbone.

No idea how much it cost, because I have basically infinite money, but I just jumped to every hold buying and stealing all the leather and iron from the blacksmith shop. By the time I got to the ninth hold, the first one had re-stocked. So it only took me 20 minutes or so to max smithing.

Now if I can get my enchanting up, I can make myself immune to fire and frost, and make my destruction spells cost nothing to cast.

Edit: Also, if you're dying a lot, I suggest completing the companions quest line. It gives you an awesome 2-handed weapon and a great ability to use if you're in a difficult fight.

 

[Pinstar]

Actually, wrong, vrbtny. There's a shield perk that allows it to block magic effects like fire.

Shield bashing a dragon in the nose will cause it to recoil too. Very useful for getting free hits.

 

[Denamic]

Two-handed weapons gets an area of effect power attack and a particularly powerful sprinting power attack.
One-handed weapons give you the benefit of more mobility and the ability to use a shield.
A master blocker can pretty much nullify ANY physical attack, gives you an armour boost, and lets you even mitigate elemental attacks.
I almost always go 1-handed + shield or magic.
It's more flexible.

 

[Nabban Haque]

"No dude 2handed is the superior melee choice imo. Better than dual wielding by miles"
Dunno about this statement...i made a dual-wielding Dark elf with dual flurry maxed and dual savagery and there is no need at all to block...shreds pretty much everything in about a second, untouchable. Also, I've never been a fan of using two-handed with spells personally. The constant weapon switching irritates me. Stocking up on potions aught to work though. I used the atronach stone on my kajiit hand to hand + destruction class and it pretty much nullified any caster threat. Its a really easy one to find as well, pretty much directly south of Windhelm by the hotsprings.

 

[Scow2]

I think that it helps to have a few perks in Block... at least the Bashing side of the tree. Also, two-handed weapons and Archery complement each other very well.

 

[I-Protest-I]

Get destruction to the point of stagger, you can time attacks to hit them as they form words. You never get damaged and they always land eventually.

 

[Leodiensian]

Two Handed is a lot of fun - provided you're an Orc.

Two Handed means your playstyle is based around dealing as much melee damage as quickly as you can, presumably also wearing Heavy Armour to compensate for the lack of a shield and the Orc's racial ability absolutely compliments both those traits by doubling the amount of damage you deal and halving the damage you recieve. It's effectively an "Once Per Day, Deal With It" power.

Okay, I'm being unfair to the non-Orc untermenschen; you can make a good melee tank with basically anyone if you work at it enough.

OP, you're pretty early in the game by the sounds of things and there's nothing wrong with a little versatility to your build. I'd recommend splashing into Archery or Destruction a little to still deal damage to the dragon when it's flying around being a pussy. You can afford it and you'll still be effective in your main combat role as a juggernaut.

 

[Bas Poelmann]

A way I used with my spellsword, which is really easy I guess with a low lvl 2h whatever your race is, is to just use the lowest lvl ward (which is lesser ward restoration tree). doesn't use that much mana and ALL dragon breaths from lvl 1 to infinity are completely blocked (if you get the ward up in time, there is a 0.5 sec timelag or some such after u start casting it). then just wait untill the bastard comes down, get out your heavy hitter and charge.

If he shouts again just shout back or block-bash his face to oblivion (he will be interrupted). and keep on hitting his are untill he falls down and crumbles before your supreme might and godlike prowess while you laugh at his puny lifeforce rushing into you!! LIKE A BAWS!

 

[Freechoice]

You need to buy/ find new armor and weapons, if you use steel for too long you will get raped. Might I also suggest you try a little smithing, it makes a good fighter. All you need to do is buy every iron ingot and leather straps and make as many iron daggers as you can. Once you do this you can make your armor/ weapons even better and you'll be making epic items in no time

1000 Iron Daggers = Dragon Bone Armour right?

I think they patched that. It's based on value now. Banded iron armor is the way to go. After that, Dwarven bows.

OP: Resist/Absorb health Enchants, health/regen/resist potions and learn to time your shoves properly. Really, most anything in the game isn't that hard. Shit, dragons were nothing for me and I didn't put a single level into my health. I put one into stamina so I didn't max out my magicka and I feel like a goober for doing that. Dragonrend, summon daedra, summon spectral assassin, have Shadowmere tank, heal, eat lots of cheese (for everyone!) and just spam fireball.

Works every time.

 

[WaywardHaymaker]

Dude. Take cover, use the Feim shout to avoid Dragonfire, and then they'll land. Use Dragonrend if you've got it. Two-Handers are so fucking powerful that once they land you can pretty much just fillet that ***** on the spot.

 

[Jynthor]

The key is Smithing.
I play a Nord Warrior with heavy armour, two handed and smithing. I currently use an improved Ebony battle axe and it destroys anything in my way. I have no means of ranged combat other than my shouts and have to wait for dragons to land. Still that should not be a problem with the amount of potions you probably have on you at all times.

And a tip for two handed weapons. Use Elemental Fury. That shout makes two handed weapons as fast as a dagger, you can imagine how that goes.

 

[Biosophilogical]

2 handed weapons are actually the best for taking on dragons. 1 handed Sword and Shield are pointless, because a shield is totally useless against a dragon, and you can use the extra hand for hitting the dragon!

oh, and no, i didn't. I'm being a fucking roman soldier.

Actually you can stagger dragons by shield bashing them also the shield deflects a lot of damage from their breath attacks

Might I ask you a question that I simply can't find the answer to online? When you get the shield perk that negates half elemental damage (while blocking), I know it makes Spellbreaker an obscene shield (because it effectively doubles it's ward strength), but does blocking something like a dragon's breath or a mage's spell improve your block skill? It makes sense that it wouldn't before that, because you aren't actually doing anything against the elemental damage, but what about after the perk??

Also, Sorry for necro-ing the thread, guys and gals. I swear I'm normally more restoration inclined than conjuration.

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

2 handed weapons are actually the best for taking on dragons. 1 handed Sword and Shield are pointless, because a shield is totally useless against a dragon, and you can use the extra hand for hitting the dragon!

oh, and no, i didn't. I'm being a fucking roman soldier.

Actually you can stagger dragons by shield bashing them also the shield deflects a lot of damage from their breath attacks

Might I ask you a question that I simply can't find the answer to online? When you get the shield perk that negates half elemental damage (while blocking), I know it makes Spellbreaker an obscene shield (because it effectively doubles it's ward strength), but does blocking something like a dragon's breath or a mage's spell improve your block skill? It makes sense that it wouldn't before that, because you aren't actually doing anything against the elemental damage, but what about after the perk??

Also, Sorry for necro-ing the thread, guys and gals. I swear I'm normally more restoration inclined than conjuration.

I'd assume that it would, since Im pretty sure your block increases when you catch damage with your shield

 

[Jimmy T. Malice]

Another way to block fire is to get the Spellbreaker shield, which puts up a 50-point ward against magic as well as blocking physical damage. You can get it by doing a quest for Peryite at his shrine north of Markarth (you have to be level 15 or something).

 

[Sean Hollyman]

Two Handed works, you just need to heal every now and then. Dragons aren't too hard