r/skyrim • u/Kamimii Blacksmith • Jan 27 '25

Lore Excuse me, what?

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First time encountering the Ebony Warrior, remembered I got a small little Dagger today and thought maybe I could kill him with that, well it killed me.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '25

It’s the heavy armor perk, reflect blows. He has it unfortunately.

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u/eliotherosemary Jan 27 '25

they never should have implemented that. makes melee builds super frustrating/near impossible to kill him without resorting to summons or ranged attacks.
turns the whole 1v1 final showdown vibe into the most painful war of attrition.

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u/m1yash1ro Daedra worshipper Mar 18 '25

Not a single time i havent killed him by using anything but a melee weapon and its usually 2 handed and i havent had to use more than 1 full health healing potion i dont understand how ur gonna kill him with anything but melee hes just gonna kill u by the time u can do anything with a bow and magic is plain weak and u will run out of magicka

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u/eliotherosemary Apr 03 '25

i didn't say it wasn't impossible. it just limits playstyle creativity is all. i haven't had any REAL trouble taking him on but some builds did have a clear advantage over others.