Skyrim - Starting Guide + Tips and Tricks 

Wow this video really blew up! Just wanted to say I’ve been getting a lot of comments about why I didn’t do this exploit or that exploit, and the reason why is because newcomers and those looking for a refresher do not care about exploits and just want to play the game normally. I am also someone that dislikes exploits and intentionally did not put any in the video. Just wanted to say this because I’ve been getting comments for the past 5 months about it which bothered me because I felt many people missed the point of the video.

I never thought I would be looking for a beginner's guide to Skyrim in the year 2024 but here I am. Thanks brother. Amazing guide

Tip for newbies: Don't kill any chicken when you first arrive, cuz everyone gonna kill u for it

It's 2023 and we're still getting tutorials. I love it, truly a game of all time. And yes, I'm still playing my modded playthrough a few hours a day.

Further point about Helgen cave with the bear, there is an iron helmet and a black-briar mead on the side by the cart. This mead can be used to help the jarl of falkreath before level five.

My tips: 1. At around level 5-10 take a stable ride to Markarth, then do the Molag Bal quest (find the haunted house) to get the Mace of Molag Bal. This mace is a very effective starter weapon and looks cool. 2. Any level: recommended for lowlevels Go to Farengar Secret-fire and get the spell tome for Soul Trap. Then, find an animal like a fox or even a mudcrab and spam soul trap. Wait an hour if your magicka is depleted. Repeat until you are level 100 in Conjuration. Then go to Winterhold and speak to Phinis. He will give you a quest where you need to summon a daedra to collect a sigil stone. Use a bow and arrow to kill the daedra if not. Then get the sigil stone and bring it to Phinis. He will return it and what you can do is go to the Midden (far left from the entrance, looks like a trapdoor) and then find the Atronach forge. Search up a guide for this as you will need certain ingredients. Once you have the ingredients put them in the Offering Box and pull the pulley. If you've done it correctly, a daedric weapon or armorpiece will spawn. Unless you have done Daedra heart + Greater soul gem + Iron sword, then you will instead get a random weapon or armor with a random enchantment. Save before doing the random recipe just in case you get anything unwanted. 3. Common knowledge: don't get too cocky and go to a giant or a dragon at a lowlevel. I beg you. Unless you have a strong bow and arrow or Fireball do not even attempt it. You absolutely will be demolished.

Skyrim veteran across several platforms. My favorite game ever. And I still learned a couple of things watching this video. Cheers. New subscription earned.

Been playing this game for like 5 years and I’ve barely scratched the surface, this dude is teaching me things I didn’t know about freaking Bleak Falls Barrow.

"once you strip that mine for all it's fucking got" I laughed, excellent, 10/10

Going to try Skyrim today I know I'm years late but better late than never. Thanks for the guide 👍✌️

As a weirdo who never really played Skyrim until the Anniversary edition, I really appreciate you mentioning Golden Hills Plantation and the Tundra Homestead. All the added housing is pretty great (especially because I think they all were made by one of the best modders in the Bethesda modding world, Elianora) but those two are especially good. My warrior Nord, Njordmann the Nord Man, operates out of the one in the mountains between Markarth and Falkreath, which is basically Jorrvaskr turned 90 degrees. This is a great guide! I haven't done much exploring of the immediate area between Helgen and Riverwood. Njordy might do some extra poking around next time I play, particularly to find that bandit camp with the treasure map.

years after my first play through later i decided to hop back on this game and remembered NOTHING so THANK YOU for this video 😅❤

I tried starting this game twice previously years ago and couldn’t get very far due to being overwhelmed by how much there is. Thankfully, this video helped out a lot. Started my third try and am enjoying it a lot. Playing as an Orc using 1 handed and a shield. Seems pretty straightforward.

Skyrim is a lifetime game if you play it patiently , quest by quest without skipping anything ( conversations , traveling....) !!!! Amazing work , imagine if we get one day full Tamriel RPG !!!! 🔥🔥🔥☝️☝️☝️

Noob here. I’m about 25 hours in, and restarted 3 times because I kept a poor diet in survival mode. This game is amazing. Here’s my best move so far: My current file, I ended up near a saints bandit camp that they’re wearing all gold. I tried to beat them a few times and had no chance. There were some nearby giants, so I aggroed the bandits and baited them to the giants. The giants aren’t in my party but they cleared those bandits for me, and let me save the bug.

Thank you for making this video, I never played skyrim on console and I got it on my pc recently and have been playing it. I loved the fallout series so I thought there was no way I couldn’t like this. Now I have an upperhand and a general start in the beginning with new characters. Thank you so much again

Just started Skyrim again on ps5. Last time I played it was probably a decade or more ago on Xbox 360. Feels like I’m playing it for the first time again Truly a masterpiece

Many thanks, Im a veteran Skyrim gamer but haven’t played in a few years so thought I’d give myself a quick refresher which this guide did well. For those folk who eant early exploits I would say, if you haven’t played before just relax into it and don’t push yourself too hard. Skyrim is an individual experience not a competitive one. Once you become familiar enough with the game and things become familiar and grindy, then consider using the exploits to speed things up.

Thank you! I have never played a game like Skyrim before and wanted to watch your video to see what it's like. I really appreciate it!

I love how after so many years we still play and love it

Great Video! Been playing this for several years and learned a few tips, not just for me. My son just started playing too! The cave after Anise Cabin is new to me. Watch the river on the way to Riverwood. We found Salmon and caught some for the Roe ingredient during my son's playthrough.

just a note on smithing the gold, its worth noting that smithing, enchanting, and alchemy all level based on the value of the product, so making jewelry with gems will be better than without, meaning depending on the gems you have it might be better to make silver rather than gold to mix with the more common gems, furthermore, if you only have gold, its better to make gold rings than gold necklaces because it makes two rings, and together theyre worth more than the necklaces

Dude, that was an awesome video. I'd love to see a Goldenhills Plantation video too. You earned my subscription. Keep up the great tutorials

I love that your videos are so nice and short!

I'm a cozy indie gamer who just got this game and you made it a little less overwhelming for me! It's hard to find guides that truly talk about the basics and simplify it in a way that's easy to understand :)

Cool.. i play this game from the release on and never knew about the Chest behind the wordwall in Bleakfalls Barrow - Thanks!

As a person who has never played the game before this was very helpful thank you for the info.

I would say a more important reason to join companions early on is to get access to sky forge steel. It will be your best weapons for a long time and still a good option if you don’t care for the other styles.

Thought I knew Skyrim but I was shocked to hear about that flawless emerald, thanks dude I'll have to give that a shot then.

Throwing it out there that I indeed would Like a video regarding the golden plantation!

Just reloaded this after years away and it's really fun Loving it.

This really is a very well done starting guide.i strongly recommend it to any new players. 👍

Once exiting the Helgen cave go southeast to the main road toward the alchemist shack/Riften. Not far down that road there will be ambushed Kajits with a skill book and a little further on North side of the road (under a ledge with icicles) another skill book. There are only low level enemies up to the Alchemist shack. Grab a few Scaly mushrooms while you're there. Both skill books will be gone once you go to Riverwood.

I love seeing someone play the game for the first time. Always funny seeing them run around like a headless chicken😂

November 11, 2011. It's hard to believe we've been coming back to this game for so long, and it never fails to suck us right back in

So great. Just bought the anniversary edition, never played before. Your intro is the best I’ve seen. Thank you.

I just started Skyrim on Xbox series s. Having fun so far I love the atmosphere and nature

I’ve been hitting that bandit camp since release. And what’s funny is no one told me about it. But I like that it’s something everyone does now ❤

I’ve just bought this game for the 4th time (PS3, PS4, PC and now PS5). Spent hundreds of hours on it, but never played it this well-planned. Thanks for a lot of tips for a quicker start.

Man, I have been playing this game every year for the last 11 years. Love it.

Before you leave the cave you can level up several times. You get behind whoever your following and sneak attack them, you keep doing it. You have to keep an eye on their health and wait ever now and to then for them to heal. You level up mostly in sneak but also whatever weapon class you're using. You can realistically level up until you're tired of it. But of course the higher you go the longer it takes. I usually go to level 9 or so you get there fairly quick

I am new to the game and I'm so amazed. I want to learn more about it!

Love watching a new Skyrim guide (and I had no idea about the thalmor robes lol)

as quick starts go, this is the best advice i have seen in years👍👍

Thanks for the tips and only went halfway thru, but I'm new to the game and it's a bit of a spoiler alert rather than just general advice which I thought beginner guides generally gave.

Man I wish I could play through Skyrim one time now I know the world like the back on my hand but to think people are still playing it for their first time in 2023 cheers me up

Damn good video. You earned a new sub. I just finished Witcher 3 and was looking thru videos for new RPG. And you actually pulled me in to the game. 💪🏾👍🏾

Got the game on the winter sale and truly what a master piece of unlimited content even for 2023.

I wish I'd seen this guide when I first started. Despite going through that beginning dozens of times, you tought md three new things.

Note on Halted Stream Camp, please make sure to grab the "Transmute Mineral Ore" spell in the boss room. This spell combined with the endless iron mines in Skyrim makes leveling smithing a breeze

Hi l have just installed elder scrolls V (skyrim) special edition less than a week ago withouth having any knowledge about the game at all and l wanted to say that these tutorials really help me, currently working on the bleak falls barrow rn

ive never get to play any skyrim games when i was young because i never had a personal pc the computer shop i played with only have online games, now that ive bought my own I can now play Skyrim

I bought this game 2 months ago, but only started playing this weekend. Just from reading books on random shelves i feel overwhelmed lol

When you get your first lock picks, unlock all of the cells in the torture room and the hallway that follows. Sometimes you can level up you lock picking just once before you pick up your first bow. The torturer's hood (which you can only get if you run w Ralof, since with Hadvar he heals too quickly) is also bugged so that it levels up with you. It is a light piece of armor that is always 1 armor rating above the best current piece available to your level. Aside from the first bandit camp mentioned in the video, when the road out of Helgen's cave bends to the right, go left over the hill and find another bandit camp set up under a cliff edge by the bees nest. Three archer bandits will show up after you loot their chest but they also have some good meat and alchemy ingredients too. Very useful if playing survival but can also be a challenge. After that, I usually head for the bandit camp mentioned in the video then the Shrine of Talos. Unless you are using the Unofficial Patch, the thief stone does NOT cover Bow skills. There is a bug that put Bow under the Warrior stone. So you either want to choose Mage or Warrior, unless you want to level up sneak and lock picking/ pickpocket earlier but it will put you at a disadvantage in combat as you level. That potion of lock picking after leaving Bleak Falls Barrow is usually a random low level skill potion. I have also picked up a potion of invisibility there before instead. Interesting that Kaj highwayman was wearing the torturer's hood for you. I have never seen that before.

I just bought Skyrim during the Steam sale. This guide is very helpful, thank you!

Thank you for this informative video.

this and gamevibez’s video helped me a lot thanks for this gang 😇

My way to save time after you leave Riverwood is if the items are not crafting/leveling related don't pick it up unless it's worth 100 gold per 1 pound of weight. Ingredients for potions are your real source of money. Put a couple of points in stronger potions and experiment with ingredients to find the most valuable recipes and you will have more gold than you can spend right away. Always buy iron ore from everyone all the time. That way when you get the transmute ore spell you will be able to make lots of gold ore for blacksmith power leveling.

Very good video. Well, edited. Sounds nice I like.

I am brand new to gaming and really appreciate this tutorial!!! Thank you!!!!

Just started playing after owning this game for over 6 years. This games sick!

Really useful guide and a big help to get things started. Time to start looking at your builds, thinking the battlemage this time since I've mostly played illusion assassin and necro and could do with the heavy armour for more survivability.

I played the game at launch. Beat it 12/31/2011. I decided to play it again and started 12 years later on 12/31/23. Im so hyped to dive back in to this classic!

Can we just say Skyrim is the best game of all times. I remember playing it for the first Time In 2014 and I was shocked on how good it was and now we have a tutorials in 2023!!

I bought skyrim half off on my switch yesterday, but i watched my dad play this game so much as a kid like the loading screens are a part of me childhood.

This video has inspired me to start my 562nd stealth archer playthrough

This makes my inner hoarding self pleased

You can get one of the best archery weapons at lvl. 1. You can steel a deadric crossbow by the arrow maker in Solitude.

Nice job with the hints and highlights

Just started recently. Look forward to playing!

Left this gem till it went on sale.. It was just $12 on steam so I finally picked it up. Going to do my first playthrough with no mods. Thanks for the guide~

I will agree that the potions you can make is a gateway to a ton of profit. The ravage potions and poisons and such at lower levels still give you a ton of gold from any merchant since most merchants sell potions

Hey I'm new to Skyrim. Thanks for smooth start awesome video keep them coming.

Loved the guide

Tomorrow I’m gonna watch this video again to start a new Skyrim game the 1000th time

Also the bear cave allows you to enter at level 1 and come out at level 17 or higher depending on how much time you wish to "sneak" near the bear.

Ive played this game since it came out and currently have 10,340 hours on it. Love it and truly an experience

😍😍 i can't stop loving this

The first time I played this game I beat it with sword and shield on expert. It was fun but this time around I'm doing a full on destruction/alteration magr on adept who doesn't use weapons or armor (only robes). I'm having way more fun this time around. I used to think adept was too easy, but it's not. The higher difficulties (expert and onward) don't really make the game more challenging. I mean.. they do. But for the wrong reasons. On adept there's a lot of room to experiment with your build and you dont have to worry about doing the maximum amount of damage all the time. You can play the game.. like a role playing game. You can do.. what you want. On higher difficulties I'd probably need to use a full set of the best light armor I could get, plus some flesh spell, plus enchantments on my armor that decrease destruction cost. It gets out of hand rather fast. (The default difficulty the developers intended is the most fun way to play the game? Imagine that. Seems so obvious in hindsight)

The thing with Goldenhills Plantation is that it's possible to acquire the farm, set up the farm in a specific way, do a few "sleep & harvest" repeats, and you'd have enough ingredients to power-level Alchemy to 100, granting a ridiculous amount of valuable options to sell... all in less than 90 minutes of play.

This will be my 2nd ish play through. I started Skyrim after my buddy had begged me to play for years. I have a save at his house but as we’ve grown up we don’t get to see eachother as much. I didn’t want to download it at home because it had become his and I thing. We’re the only nerds in the group who still love Skyrim. We’d get together and play for hours taking turns defeating enemies and laughing about how much I pickpocketed and seeing those stats. I really miss it and now that Im downloading it today I wanted to get a refresher on the beginning of the game. What felt kinda sad to make a new save has turned into excitement after watching this video. Thank you bringing back the Skyrim spark.

Great video man :) i subbed! i played skyrim in the past before but never beat the main story quests i might play it again...

Bro, your Whiterun Guards: Why are we here video is fuckin hilarious.👏 More Please, whenever the fuck you decide!!!

never played skyrim, is it still worth playing? It's on sale but i'm not sure if i should buy it or not.

Great video, even as someone that's done multiple playthroughs since 2011, I needed a refresher before my latest playthrough. Not sure why, but the random "fuck" you dropped made me laugh cause it was out of nowhere

Upon exiting the cave from Helgen, take a sharp right through the woods. There you will find a bandit camp with skill books and a chest.

Idk why I’m watching this when I have hundreds of hours in this game but HEY I’m glad i did

Can’t believe I’m just now getting around to playing this game but thanks for the tips hopefully this sets my first play through up with success💯🔥

Thank you, this should be very helpful for 5000th playthrough!

You missed a lockbox left of the entrance of bleak falls barrow. If you stand in front of the entrance and go left and then right around the corner, there will be a lockbox there with some loot.

Been playing since daggerfall and never knew about chests behind waterfall lol

Your outro was perfect!

I've played this game a few times I just enjoy these type of videos

You can hit Ralof or Hadvar all the time in helgen Cave with your weapon for leveling your one or two handed skill. I leave helgen every playtrought with 1 or 2 handed level 40 and playerlevel 5 till 6

I'm new at this game and don't see how I am dying so easily! It's crazy because I guess I'm not used to playing games with such low health and needing to block.

Best starting tips video I could find

New player starting now so thanks for the tips man very much appreciated!

Maybe it's time for me to finally play this game

What a great video….thank you….naturally I subbed immediately 😊…I came late to the party , have only played Skyrim since last August …..but have fallen in love…..just a mention…if one has anniversary edition…the warrior house can be gotten by killing the warrior that lives there….completely furnished and child ready. It’s a free furnished place until you get money for other places you may want. Golden Hills and the Stones of Barenziah will guarantee financial freedom in the game. My first character was broken…I contracted Vampire Dz., I couldn’t get rid of it because Fallion died. Then I got hit with a very OP dragon that I couldn’t beat or run from all under lvl 15. Awful…..but I learned very quickly to become a werewolf asap to avoid the vampire issue. I pretty much follow your route at beginning of game. I just love videos like these and sharing tips and tricks with others. Thank you for a great useful video.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌸

Great video! I'd also recommend getting The Black Star early in game, it's a reusable black soul gem which will allow powerful enchants.