Racial abilities

Weapon bonuses below use the default Physical Combat overhaul. Their strength depends on your attributes. See Combat for the combat rules.

Race	Innate abilities	Weapon bonuses
Breton	+30 to saving throws against Magic effects; stacks with class resistance	None
Redguard	No innate resistance	Long Blade, Blunt Weapon, Axe and Archery
Nord	+30 to saving throws against Frost	Axe, Blunt Weapon and unarmed damage
Dark Elf	No innate resistance	Long Blade and Short Blade
High Elf	Immune to paralysis	None
Wood Elf	No innate resistance	Archery and Short Blade
Khajiit	+30 to Climbing for climbing checks	Short Blade and unarmed attacks
Argonian	Cannot drown under the default water settings, always active online; with that option off, breath lasts about twice as long	Short Blade

Offline, with the combat overhaul disabled, Redguards gain level-based bonuses with melee weapons, Dark Elves with melee weapons and bows, and Wood Elves with bows. Other races receive no racial weapon bonus under those rules.

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