Class	Major Skills	Minor Skills	Traits
Sentinel	HeavyArmor Marksman	Guard Smithing	Sentinel Stance Enter Sentinel Stance after not moving for 1.5 seconds. Standfast Ballistics While in Sentinel Stance, crossbow attacks generate Offensive stacks. Offensive stacks increase crossbow damage while in Sentinel Stance. Stack strength and duration scales with Marksman skill. Iron Anchoring While in Sentinel Stance blocking or crossbow bashes generate Defensive stacks. Defensive stacks increase armor and reduce stagger while in Sentinel Stance. Stack strength and duration scales with Heavy Armor skill. Steadfast Constitution Starting Health is increased by 25%.
Merchant	Charisma Smithing	Alchemy LightArmor	Silver Tongue Buying and selling prices scale more effectively with Charisma skill. Trade Caravan Carry weight and selling prices increase as Smithing skill improves.
Ranger	Marksman LightArmor	Agility Alchemy	Penetrating Shot Close range bow shots are more effective at piercing through armor, scaling with Marksman skill. Skirmisher's Stride Firing a bow grants increased movement speed for 3 seconds, scaling with your Light Armor skill. Field Endurance A hunter’s conditioning increases starting stamina by 25%.
Assassin	Agility OneHanded	Alchemy LightArmor	Backstab Attacks made from behind with Daggers deal increased damage and critical damage, scaling with One-Handed skill. Ambush Dagger backstab sneak attacks deal increased damage and have increased critical strike chance, scaling with Agility skill. Shadow Conditioning Years of silent movement grant +25% starting stamina.
Barbarian	TwoHanded LightArmor	Guard Smithing	Crushing Blows Two-Handed power attacks deal additional Stamina damage, scaling with your Two-Handed skill. Unstoppable Take reduced stagger damage from enemies below 50% Stamina, scaling with your Light Armor skill. Battle Hardened +12.5% Health and +12.5% Stamina.
Bard	Charisma Illusion	Pickpocket Lockpicking	Bardic Performance Song magnitude and duration are increased. Effects scale with Charisma skill. Inspiring Presence While affected by one of your songs, Courage, Frenzy and Calm spells are more effective. Effects scale with Illusion skill. Wanderer’s Rhythm Years of travel and performance grant +12.5% Stamina and +12.5% Magicka.
Reaver	OneHanded Conjuration	HeavyArmor Pickpocket	Dark Armament Bound Weapons deal increased damage, scaling with One-Handed skill. Soul Rend Bound Weapon attacks absorb Health, scaling with Conjuration skill. Grave-Bound Vitality Exposure to necromantic energies grants +12.5% Health and +12.5% Magicka.
Brawler	HandToHand Guard	HeavyArmor Smithing	One-Two Punch Every second consecutive unarmed light attack deals increased damage. Effect scales with Hand to Hand skill. Haymaker Unarmed power attacks deal increased damage, but increase damage taken by 30% while attacking. Effect scales with Hand to Hand skill. Windup Blocking while unarmed grants Windup for several seconds. While Windup is active, incoming damage is reduced and Haymaker no longer increases damage taken. Effect scales with Guard skill. Pit Fighter Conditioning Endless arena combat builds resilience: +25% starting Health.
Crusader	TwoHanded Restoration	Guard HeavyArmor	Divine Protection Power attacks grant a healing over time effect lasting 10 seconds and sun spells deal increased damage, scaling with Restoration skill. Consecrate While under Divine Protection, two-handed weapons deal additional sun damage against undead, scaling with Two-Handed skill. Blessed Resolve +25% starting Health.
Spellblade	OneHanded Destruction	LightArmor Alteration	Arcane Flow Casting any spell while a weapon is equipped empowers melee attacks, increasing weapon damage for a short duration, scaling with One-Handed skill. Spellbreak Momentum Landing a melee attack empowers Destruction spells, increasing spell damage for a short duration, scaling with Destruction skill. Battle Caster Martial and arcane training grants +12.5% Stamina and +12.5% Magicka.
Witch Doctor	Restoration Alchemy	Conjuration OneHanded	Virulent Brews Poisoned weapons gain additional poison charges as Alchemy skill increases. Gain 1 charge every 30 Alchemy skill, up to 4 at 100. Toxic Mastery Poison damage from spells is increased against targets affected by Alchemy poisons, scaling with Restoration skill. Tribal Apothecary +25% Magicka.
Arcanist	Destruction Alteration	Restoration Illusion	Catalyst Casting non-concentration spells applies Catalyst, reducing cost of next spell. Scales with Alteration skill. Backdraft Next non-concentration spell consumes Catalyst and increases magnitude and duration of the spell. Scales with Destruction skill. Aetheric Overflow +25% Magicka.
Artisan	Enchanting Smithing	Alchemy Charisma	Arcane Craftsmanship Enchanted items gain 1 additional enchantment slot but are half as strong. Enchantments scale more effectively with Enchanting level. Masterwork Tempering Tempering weapons and armor is more effective, scaling with Smithing skill.
Cleric	Restoration HeavyArmor	Charisma OneHanded	Divine Communion The effects and duration of blessings are increased based on Restoration skill. Empowered Blessing Once every 30 seconds, blocking empowers the Cleric's active blessing. Divine Blessing While empowered, the Cleric regenerates Health over time. Healing scales with Restoration skill. Daedric Blessing While empowered, nearby enemies suffer Poison damage over time. Damage scales with Restoration skill. Sacred Bulwark While under the effects of an Empowered Blessing, damage taken is reduced based on Heavy Armor skill. Sanctified Constitution Divine favor fortifies the body: +12.5% Magicka and +12.5% Health.
Knight	Guard HeavyArmor	OneHanded Charisma	Steeled Advance Guarding with a shield increases damage done for 10 seconds stacking up to three times. Scales with Guard skill. Iron Bastion blocking with a shield reduces damage and stagger taken for 10 seconds stacking up to three times. Scales with Heavy Armor skill. Knights Resolve +25% starting Health.
Beggar	None	None	Destitute Begins the game with a single Gold coin and no skill bonuses. Chosen Deal massively increased damage to Dragons and Dragon Priests, and take significantly reduced damage from them. Starved Body Severely weakened starting physiology reduces all stats to 66% of normal.
Monk	HandToHand Alteration	Agility Restoration	Pressure Points Unarmed power attacks apply Pressure Point debuffs in sequence. The first strike reduces damage dealt, the second reduces armor, and the third reduces blocking effectiveness. Effects scale with Hand to Hand skill. Iron Fist While protected by a flesh spell, unarmed attacks deal additional damage. Effect scales with Alteration skill. Inner Discipline Meditation and control increase stamina by +25%.
Duelist	OneHanded Guard	LightArmor Agility	Tempo While dual wielding, not being hit for 5 seconds grants Tempo. Attacks and blocks gain effects while active. Pressure While Tempo is active, light attacks against attacking enemies reduce their attack speed. Scales with One-Handed. No Reprieve While Tempo is active, power attacks against attacking enemies reduces their movement speed. Scales with One-Handed. Reposition While Tempo is active, blocking or dodging grants a movement speed burst for 1.5 seconds. Scales with Guard. Effortless Grace +25% starting Stamina.
Nightblade	Agility Illusion	OneHanded Destruction	Veiled Mind Illusion spells are more powerful while undetected. Effect strength scales with Illusion skill. Silent Arcana Spell casting sound is reduced based on Agility skill. Shadowborn Vitality Attunement to darkness grants +12.5% Stamina and +12.5% Magicka.
Berserker	OneHanded LightArmor	Guard Smithing	Blood Rage Taking damage while dual wielding and power attacking triggers Blood Rage for 5 seconds. Can only trigger once every 15 seconds. Wild Swings While in Blood Rage, light attacks absorb Health and power attacks absorb Health and Stamina. Scales with One-Handed. Unstoppable While attacking in Blood Rage, take reduced damage and stagger. Scales with Light Armor. Exhausted After Blood Rage ends, become Exhausted for 5 seconds. While exhausted attacks cost 20% more Stamina. Combat Adrenaline +25% Stamina.
Scout	Marksman Agility	Alteration Pickpocket	Pathfinder While running or sprinting, movement speed and jump height are increased. Effect scales with Agility skill. Ambush Shot Sneak attacks with bows are slower, but deal increased sneak attack damage. Effect scales with Marksman skill. Lead the Way Scout's training grants +25% starting Stamina.
Shaman	Conjuration Restoration	TwoHanded LightArmor	Spirit Link Shamans can only summon spirit and elemental types. The Shaman’s abilities are empowered while a summon is active. The type of summon determines the effect: Elemental (Atronach) or Spirit/Animal. Elemental Surge While an Elemental summon is active, spell magnitude is increased and incoming magical damage is reduced. Spell magnitude scales with Conjuration. Magic damage reduction scales with Restoration. Feral Spirit While a Spirit or Animal summon is active, Two-Handed damage is increased and incoming physical damage is reduced. Melee damage scales with Conjuration. Physical damage reduction scales with Restoration. Spirit Tempering Tribal resilience grants +12.5% Stamina and +12.5% Magicka.
Sorcerer	Alteration Enchanting	Destruction Illusion	Arcane Focus While a staff is equipped, spell magnitude is increased. Effect scales with Alteration skill. Scroll Savant Scrolls are more effective. Effect scales with Enchanting skill. Mystic Vestments Spell duration is increased while wearing robes. Effect scales with Alteration skill. Arcane Implements Enchantments when wearing a robe and stave are more effective. Effect scales with Enchanting skill. Arcane Vitality Deep magical attunement grants +25% Magicka.
Battlemage	HeavyArmor Alteration	Destruction Enchanting	Arcane Bulwark While casting spells, incoming damage and stagger are reduced. Effect scales with Heavy Armor skill. Reactive Flesh Flesh spells also reduce magic damage, and taking damage while a flesh spell is active increases spell magnitude for a short duration. Effect scales with Alteration skill. Battle-Forged Will Hybrid discipline grants +12.5% Magicka and +12.5% Health.
Warlock	Conjuration Illusion	Destruction Alteration	Demonic Soul Warlocks can only conjure undead or dremora type summons. Dread Servant While an undead summon is active, Fear spells are more effective and last longer. Effects scale with Illusion skill. Harvest Deal increased damage to feared targets. Effects scale with Conjuration skill. Cursed Essence Dark pact increases Magicka by +25%.
Thief	Pickpocket Agility	Illusion LightArmor	Swift Entry Entering sneak grants a burst of movement speed for 3 seconds. Movement speed scales with Agility. This effect has a 10 second cooldown. Cunning Hands Lockpicking success and chance to be caught, pickpocket success, and lock sweet spot size improve with Security skill. Cutpurse Conditioning Thieves’ reflexes grant +25% starting Stamina.
Warrior	HeavyArmor TwoHanded	Guard Smithing	Relentless Strikes Power attacks deal increased damage and cost additional Stamina. Scales with Two-Handed skill. War Momentum Performing a power attack invigorates the Warrior, restoring Stamina over time. Stamina regeneration scales with Heavy Armor skill. Warrior’s Endurance Battlefield conditioning grants +25% starting Health.
Witchhunter	TwoHanded Alchemy	Marksman LightArmor	Potent Draughts Beneficial and detrimental potions last longer and have increased effectiveness. Effect scales with Alchemy skill. Prepared Hunter While under the effects of any beneficial potion, the Witchhunter gains increased damage reduction and reduced stamina costs for attacks. Effect scales with Alchemy skill. Silvered Execution Silver weapons gain increased damage, critical damage and critical chance against creatures, undead and supernatural enemies scaling with Two-Handed skill. Unnatural Enhancement Survival-hardened physique grants +25% starting Stamina.