Elder Druid

Wood Elf - Dagger - Staff - Light - Spellsword - Conjurer - Werewolf

Background

As a high ranking member of your druid circle you are a master of weather magic, which allows you to command control over the battlefield. When the enemy gets close you can change into your beast form to maul them with your fangs and claws.

Weapons

An Iron Dagger at the start of the game upgraded to a Steel Dagger as soon as you can.

The final weapon is a Dragonbone Dagger enchanted with Paralyze and Absorb Health. This can be crafted once you have the Dragon Armor Smithing perk and have killed a Dragon for the materials.

The Staff of Sheogorath is also used which has a massive area of effect paralysis and staggers everything else immune to paralysis. The downside is you cannot attack anything that is paralysed. The quest to get this can be started by reading a note on a barrel in the Retching Netch in Raven Rock on Solstheim.

Armor

The final gear is a Silver and Moonstone Circlet, Fur Armor, Leather Boots and Bracers. An Ancient Nord Amulet is also used but this can only be enchanted if you play with the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.

The Silver and Moonstone Circlet can be randomly found in the inventory of general goods merchants. I got mine From Fralia Gray-Mane but it took about 50 vendor resets to get it. I have no idea if the inventory is level dependent or not.

The Fur Armor cannot be crafted so it has to be acquired from bandits. There are 4 variants with the one I used having an exposed chest, on male characters before you get too excited, and fur on the shoulders and back.. I got very lucky in that the first bandit I met, which was outside Embershard Mine, was wearing the exact version I wanted.

The Leather Boots and Bracers can be crafted at the start of the game.

The Ancient Nord Amulet is in the Jarl’s Longhouse in Falkreath in a display case.

Spells

Utility spells and mage armor spells from Alteration. Conjure Familiar and Pride of Hirstaang from Conjuration. Shock and Wind spells from Destruction. Healing spells from Restoration.

Standing Stones

The Lord Stone for 50 Armor Rating and 25% Magic Resistance.

Shrines

Use a shrine of Kynareth for 25 Stamina.

Shouts

Character Creation

Female Wood Elf

Druids are best played as either a Wood Elf or Breton. I decided to go with Wood Elf for the Poison and Disease Resistance boost and also the Command Animal greater power.

Pick female as the sex for your character as there are more male humanoids than females to fight in Skyrim so the 10% damage bonus against the opposite sex from Agent of Dibella gets more use. All Dwemer Automatons count as Male.

Join the Companions and become a Werewolf. This gives you disease immunity and fits the build very well.

Attribute Distribution

Place attribute points at 1 / 2 / 0. At level 61 which is required for all the perks the attributes are:

Perk Point Distribution

The skill boosts for Wood Elves are marked in bold.

Skills and Perks

Mage Skills

Warrior Skills

Rogue Skills

Spells

Alteration

The Detect Life spellbook can be obtained in Whiterun by taking to the Steward in Dragonsreach and following the quest to the Stables. Cast this spell in the market to level Alteration.

Conjuration

Soul Trap is used to level Conjuration and also fill soul gems.

Destruction

Unbounded Storms from Hobs Fall Cave can be used to level Destruction by casting it and fast travelling.

Illusion

Courage can be used to level illusion by casting it at NPC.

Restoration

You can start using better healing spells as the cost reduction perks are acquired but I pretty much just used Healing and Fast Healing before getting enchanted gear.

Enchantments

The effects listed below are based upon 100 Enchanting skill, all the enchanting perks in the build and with a set of enchanted crafting gear. Read my guide on making crafting gear if you are not familiar with it.

With the Sallowed Regent Black Book the magnitude of all enchantments can be increased. Please note that Black Books can only be used on Solstheim.

The magnitude of the enchantments can be further increased by equipping 4 pieces of Azhidal's gear.

Alchemy

Potion of Fortify Destruction

Gather 2 Glowing Mushrooms inside the entrance of Shimmermist Cave to the North East of Whiterun. The remaining 7 are in the secret lab at the farm. Snowberries are numerous on the path through the mountains between Helgen and Ivarstead. Steel-Blue Entoloma can be bought from Khajiit merhcants with Ri’saad being the one you are most likely to discover first as his caravan travels between Whiterun and Markarth.

Potion of Regenerate Stamina

Mora Tapinella and Red Mountain Flowers can be found on the way to Whiterun from Helgen. You can get Scaly Pholiita if you travel towards Ivarstead from Helgen and there’s some by the Alchemists Hut.

Potion of Fortify Enchanting

Dreugh Wax and Stoneflower Petals are only available from Khajiit caravans. Some travel between Whiterun and Markarth. Snowberries are abundant near Windhelm.

Potion of Fortify Smithing

Dreugh Wax and Gold Kanet are only available from Khajiit caravans. Some travel between Whiterun and Markarth. Glowing Mushrooms are in Falmer caves.

Farming

For more information on getting to and setting up your farm read my guide.

Main Area (27)

Side Area (11)

Planters (6)

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