User blog comment:Soxboy66/Thief Races?/@comment-429391-20120214164534

I hate to state the obvious, but Breton. 25% magic resistance is very useful to any character, even in the end game. If you are playing a sneaky character on PC with a rig that supports some of the (excellent and highly recommended) realistic lighting mods, the ability to see in the dark without compromising stealth offered by the Khajit's Eye of Night racial ability is something to seriously consider. The new lighting mods make dark dungeon interiors difficult to navigate without light; whereas, when I was running the game on XBox, I found I could completely obviate the need for a light source by adjusting the brightness a tad.

Mind, any other race can acquire similar night-vision by becoming a vampire. I found this build to be tremendous fun. Note, however, that Argonian vampires look ridiculous.