Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-101.166.145.250-20150126102331/@comment-6881629-20150215113711

Using console commands over powered mods or the enchanting loop are what i think of as exploits and cheating so i would say you beat him fairly. The Ebony Warrior is set i think at level eighty and you being one hundered and four might explain how you found him a bit easy.