User blog comment:BrooklynGuido42/What Race did You pick in Skyrim?/@comment-5047509-20120502010117

my first was a high elf, and i got perks pretty much all-round and just did whatever i wanted.. levelled magicka, health, and stamina all equally.

second was a high elf and i focused HEAVILY on magicka perks. once you get 100 enchanting, it becomes pretty much ridiculously easy. thunderbolt does 90 points of damage and costs nothing.. dual wield it, plus the perk that staggers enemies frequently... and THEN you add on the slow time shout with all 3 words.. i see a dragon, slow time completely, and just unload on it with dual thunderbolts. i can get an ancient dragon to almost dead within what would be a few seconds in-game.. RIDICULOUS.

my third (and current) is a wood elf rogue/thief/awesomeness. all i need is a bow & some daggers and im set. it's fun :)

since i pretty much have only used swords & 2h weapons when im training that specific skill in order to level up in order to get more perks.. i think my next is gonna be an orc that ONLY uses melee. dragons will be hard until i get dragonrend. gonna stay on master difficulty this play-through. wootwoot.

SO IN SUMMARY: the best race to use just depends on your play-style. they all have different abilities. high elf is probably the best for mage, orc for melee, and thief has some good contenders, like dark elf, khajit, even wood elf.. but you also have to consider, like, for example, being a vampire makes the game more interesting and is beneficial for sneaks, but it is really weak to fire, but dark elf blood helps balance that weakness out.. soo.. you gotta plan ahead. :)