Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-8435644-20130625212451/@comment-5569775-20160622063010

Not sure the race matters other than the starting stats and racial bonuses, most of which don't matter in the long run. Altmer's Highborn allowing for a barrage of Destruction magic or lots of healing if needed, is nice; however, those are the only 2 that benefit from such regeneration. Redguard's being able to spam power attacks, is helpful, but Stamina Regerates quite well during battle via other means. The powers of Breton, Bosmer, Dunmer, Imperial, Nord & Kahjiit are mainly useful early game after which they become less useful as they all have alternatives that can be used in game.

The top 2 powers and most useful throughout the game are Berserker Rage and Histskin. And while most people prefer Berserker Rage, I prefer Histskin. BR halving the damage you take is greatly helpful, but you still have to heal, you can't just ignore your health and go ham; in comparison, Histkin allows you to ignore your health and focus fully on attacking, more so if you have any other health Regen effects active. However, BR does grant you double damage with physical attacks which can end the fight quicker.

As far as Passives go: Breton's innate magic resistance is greatly helpful, Dunmer's fire resistance is great for Vampires and although it could just be enchanted onto a helmet, the Argonians Waterbreathing is helpful as it's frees a slot that can be used for another enchantment, but it's mainly a matter of convenience.

I suggest that people just pick which ever race they like and build up skills in all fields. One of the characters I'm playing on right now, and Orc(and my first one at that) is using Restoration, Conjuration, some Alteration(for passive perks), Heavy Armor, One-Handed, Two-Handed, Archery, Sneak(for Muffled Movement, Light Foot and Silence) & Speech(for Intimidation).

Another character that I haven't played in awhile, is a Khajiit that uses Illusion spells along with Archery and well placed runes to take out enemies and if anything survives long enough to get within melee range, they'll likely get paralyzed by my Frost Cloak. All that while sneaking in heavy armor(because Muffle is broken). I also use poisons and make armor for allies.

So as long as you're willing to actually play a jack of all trades, the race shouldn't really matter.

Also, seeing as I've made like 6 different Argonians, it's safe to say they are my favorite race.