Their Racial Power, Dragonskin, allows this race to absorb 50 percent of the Magicka from incoming spells for 60 seconds.ĭark Elves are one of the few races that are best used when focusing on two playstyles. They start off the game with Flames, Healing and Conjure Familiar. Their favored skills include Conjuration, Illusion, Restoration, Alchemy, Alteration and Speech. The Bretons are built more around the game’s Magicka system. They start off with the Flames and Healing spells, and regenerate health 10X faster for 60 seconds thanks to their Racial Power, Histskin. They feature favored skills towards Lockpicking, Pickpocket, Sneak, Alteration, Restoration and Light Armor. The first race on our list, the Argonians, are built for thievery. However, each race in the game has a particular set of advantages, and today we’re going to teach you about every race and racial advantage in Skyrim. Many players might hop into a new game, choose their favored race and go about the game without ever thinking about the consequences. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition contains the same ten races that launched with the original game back in 2011.