The BEST Skyrim Mods Going Into 2023 (A Huge Mod Catalog) 

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I'd like to see a "Player" modlist, fearuring things as Immersive Equipment Displays, HDT-SMP Equipment, etc. Overall best mods that add immersion to your character.

Jeeze, seems like Skyrim modding has gotten pretty intense since the last time I played. Id love to see an modern day ''essential'' mod list by Mern.

When I saw your post on reddit I was so happy. Modding Skyrim nowadays is such a daunting prospect so I was looking forward to getting a modlist containing the best mods to play. And you delivered. Mind you, this still seems daunting and time consuming but I am excited to once again jump into the rabbit hole that is Skyrim modding. Thank you so much!

I decided to take a break from the modding scene just over a year ago, so pretty much right before the Oblivion crisis of all Skyrim mods. I have to say im so happy to have stumbled upon your channel as it has made not only getting back into modding and taking note on the new situation so much more easier, but i have simply never had this much fun modding the game before. Thanks for giving me a hand and making modding more pleasant than ever mate, sincerely appreciate it!! :D

Just wanted to say I'm impressed on the high quality of your videos! Couldn't find anybody else this deep in the Skyrim modding community creating such well polished content, it really helped me a lot! Amazing!

Playing vigilant with Valhalla was probably most fun I've had in years of gaming. A must try mod!

Mern my brother you're a godsend! To me you're like the bridge between all these fantastic modders and what they've been cooking up for the modding community🙏🏾❤. Also gekoloniseerd 🇳🇱

Just finished Beyond Reach and oh boy... I had no clue about the ride i was about to take, what an absolute masterpiece

sick video as always! i would love to see an entire video dedicated to your favorite clothing and armor mods!

It has been some time since I have played skyrim but I want to point out that Interesting NPCs isn't just for the ambiance, it also adds hours of content by adding a lot of quests around the world (and a main quest that you have to organically unlock). It's honestly pretty great. I think the mod author has stopped working on it but someone else has ported it on the new versions etc ? so maybe they had to cut some things but if they have not and you want to add more hours to your playthrough with interesting quests, interesting NPC is also there for you.

I think something you should consider adding is a guide that explains where to start when it comes to modding. I understand that it can be very overwhelming with all these cool features and add ons.

What a wonderful list! I've been wanting to replay Skyrim for a while now and this is the perfect kickstart for it!

Would love to see your version of categories for survival mods and immersive/engaging extra creatures! Keep up the good work, Cheers

really really thank you . this video was everything i was looking for it for long time and i couldn't find them anywhere

Thank you so much for your videos! I have just gotten back to skyrim after 6 years and OH BOY, starting out modding is OVERWHELMING! Your videos spared me weeks of frustration and looking around nexus

Forever wanting an auto installer for the perfect modlist.

Yep, pretty much my setup right there. ~650 mods, but very stable. Mern definitely sent me in the right direction with his guides.

Thanks, getting back into skyrim and glad to find a comprehensive up to date mod list

Just really wanted to express my gratitude towards you, Mern. I've found so many amazing mods thanks to you and I adore my current mod list!

Cheers Mern, that sponsor segment is a chef's kiss! I truly appreciate the shout out! Here's to another strong year of modding 💪

short AND comprehensive, exactly what I needed thx

Like your ad part so smooth and fun at all 😂

I'd like a modlist video for beginners tbh. That would help me a ton

These mod showcase vids are so helpful! Could you do a video showcasing some non skimpy female armours? It’s really hard to find realistic/practical armour and clothing for my girl :’)

Thanks so much for this video. I'm only half way through and have already grabbed a bunch of mods

new to modding thanks to Mern and his generous amount of guides. So far 35 mods installed.. mostly bug fixes.. I can't wait to get into adding weapons, the combat mods (hopefully some good first person as Im not into turning skyrim into a souls like), some quest mods like bruma or reach, and dungeons...AND THEN GRAPHICS (no enb cuz Im using upscaler and I don't wanna suffer stutters) and overhaul towns and cities!!! After that Im gonna spend a good amount of time sorting the load order ;-;

Man have you thought of making a wabbajack profile with all these awesome mods! Like these are insane

Thank you for sharing these amazing mods. All these modders are artists. If you aim for a theme and pick and choose the mods you think will go well together its like a painting. put enough time into it and you can make a masterpiece.

Currently rebuilding my mod list this list is helpful thanks

Awesome vid, on the the best I have seen so far concerning mods. Just got back into skyrim again, really excited to try some of new mods.

I just got into Skyrim modding very recently and i'm having a blast. I screwed up a couple of times, started again from scrach with new load orders, or fixing some things here and there, honestly i've spent way more hours modding than actually playing the game but anyway xD Your vids and a few others have been sooo helpfull, really appreciate the tips and suggestions

Man I'd love a modlist full of these mods that works, I am having a hard time always setting up the best mods because they require things that make me look stupid. Like the combat one took me like hours to figure out.

0:47 homie said hold on I gotta ad to implement brother 😂😂

Coming back to play skyrim in and I have to say, this list and the linked webpage has been super awesome!!! Thank you so much!!!

iEquip was around well before Elden Ring and Elden Equip. Looking at the layout, I wouldn't be surprised that Elden Equip's functionality was adopted from iEquip. Just for posterity's sake.

First let me say, I am 71 and have been playing the ES games since Daggerfall. I bought Skyrim back years ago when it came out and couldn't play it because my computer couldn't run it. I put it away and forgot about it and about a year ago I bought a new computer and dug it out and have been playing like crazy. I love mods. I used them in all the other ES games but unfortunately, I need the plug and play mods. When I have to copy and paste and do things like that I totally FUBAR the game. So I need MODs that have everything included and just need to be installed. I use Vortex since it is the easiest for me to deal with. Did I say I know just enough about computers to totally mess them up just by touching the keyboard. I bought all the expansions and upgrades and have them installed. I love the Wheel of Time Mod, it gives me a little spear maiden that follows me around and she doesn't count as a follower. She can go where followers cannot go and is always there with me. I also have most of the Serana mods. I love her as an NPC and I have her dressed in the Seducer Armor and the Spear Maiden dressed in the Saint Armor. i also love the "Nude" mods that remove the stupid underwear and leave the bodies naked. Both ladies look awesome in the metal battle bikini too. I would love to try the body mods but am afraid to because I don't want to mess up the game and am not sure how to install them. When I tried a couple the game went tilt and I had to download the whole game and start over. So I am leery of a lot of mods. I wish I had computer guru to set the game up with all the cool mods and bells and whistles so I could just play it.

*Nice video, someone shared it and I really like the channel* 😀

Great vid! I downloaded almost everything :D

Such a shame starting a new mod list/load order from scratch is like an 8 hour investment.

What I wonder is why Mern doesn't release a Wabbajack list 🤔

Damn, the effort put in these videos is outstanding. I am legit astounded by the quality. It's like MxR Mods (without the brain damage) + Gopher (without the boredom) + GamerPoets (but the videos are longer than 3 minutes). I love it.

love ur videos man, don’t play skyrim like 1 year, but this videos so thicc have a happy new year!❤

bro I really love your videos, thxs for them nice work

4thUnknown's armors are really amazing guy keeps putting out quality stuff one after another

Just came back to Skyrim and began playing around with mods, after upgrading the pc. Great video, cool mods, thanks for sending them my way!

You get a like and a sub for creative thinking, on that hello fresh intro! I really enjoyed your video, and it is very helpful, thank you very much!

I JUST found out about creating new instances so I'm making a new mod list with a lot of your recommendations. Thanks for the quality videos 🔥

Your videos helped me very much in modding skyrim to match my playstyle.Thanks for sharing amazing videos and also very thanks to the modding authors to create interesting and beautiful mods.

youve made it really easy to get back into modding for me after not touching this game for 2 years thank you

Thx for this. Made a huge difference in my gaming. Much appreciated.

Great video man!

amazing vid great mods and got to say the editing and cinematography was on point amazing wid

This genuinely made my Christmas, Thank you!

Thank you so much Mern ! 🤗

Thank you so much man I need this

Awesome video man! I'm currently saving up for a new PC and boy will I be installing some of these mods. Keep making awesome videos!

I just got Skyrim with it being on sale and these mods are amazing and needed. I now have to decide to complete the game in vanilla first or to get the mods now!

Brilliant video as always!

Amazing video, and editing. Has revitalized my Skyrim experience!

The quality of your videos is amazing!!! You have a lot of potential, keep it up!

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this video is sooo god thank you for the search, test and sharing!

I've been watching many vids of you for modding skyrim... you're doing an amazing job man for real! Thanks

Best mod list video I have seen so far

Thanks mern I’ll add some of these to my list 🙏🔥🎁

Love the video mern! You should defs check out Vokrinator Black if you havent already especialy with the amount of build variety it can add

been quite a while since I cracked open skyrim, so I'm glad to see MCO and all the work everyone over at skyrimguild has been working on is moving along beautifully. Probably time to come on back soon. 😃

At first I didnt believe you when the title said "huge catalog", but now Im already sitting here 1-2h installing the mods xD very good video!

love the effects, they are stunning. how is your pc still running with all these mod?

so glad to see some love for identity crisis, one of the few bar none quest mods along with Tale of Tsitampra Xiros and Moon and Star

This is one of the best and most concise mod lists I've seen. I'm trying to get back into Skyrim and this is the video I needed.

this is the best mod video I've ever seen. your editing and delivery is top notch. subscribed

I absolutely love you videos, this one is an AIO stop! I'm looking forward to you releasing a guide to sound mods which are some of my favorites.

TY so much for your hard work dude you are a godsend

Another great informative video!

thanks for the hard work making this video.

you put a lot of love into your work well done soooo good

your mod recommendations are always wonderful

Dude, your video couldnt have come at a better time. Im just coming back to modding skyrim after years, and now with a better pc im dabbling into enb and MO2. Thx for the vid

I wish I could just copy-paste your mods and load order. Holy hell, your modded Skyrim looks absolutely amazing.

Dude you rekindled my flame for this game, I had a lot playing there at the time on ps3 but when I see this I’m just amazed I feel like I see a new world xd

one 'category' that'll become increasingly necessary in the coming months is "Workarounds"; because of the skyrim ae update, the game will not run some skse plugins [skse not compatible, to my knowledge, with the newly installed bink dll file from the update], so a lot of mods are in disarray :( one thing that i would love to see are workaround mods to deal with that problem, or guides to regress the issue without totally breaking the game!

As someone whos about to restart their skyrim journey on pc for the first time, thanks very helpful!

Wow! great job on the hello fresh ad.

good content! earned a subscription here

Couple months late, but fantastic list. My load order is up to about 600 mods now and I still found some new gems. The modding community has really made Skyrim immortal.

Outwards music goes well with this game/video, love the soundtrack

This is quality, thanks so much

as always your videos are fun and very helpful. keep it up the Daedric Prince level work my man.

Mern, thanks for another great video. I've been watching a lot of your videos lately, and they are really well made. I don't even skip the ads :) I've recently gotten back into modding Skyrim. Typically, I've only used some UI mods, and some textures and mesh mods like SMIM, but watching your videos has inspired me to start tinkering with animations and ENB. One question I have though, is how do you use one body type for your character and another for the NPCs? Is Umbrael set to her own unique race? Do you only build specific outfits for her Bodyslide and leave the base game armors built for the NPC body type? I've tried using a mod called Unique Characters. I had some success with unique meshes but ran into trouble when it came to the textures using that mod. I spent a few hours serching for this topic, but I haven't been able to find anything specifically relevant. Any input would be appreciated, or even a link to some useful resources. Thanks, and keep up the good work.

this weird feeling of pride when the mod you already have installed is mentioned xD

hey great video. btw, what is the red glowing katana did u use. is it in vanilla or is it a mod? 5:04

i love your sponser vids they are always amazing hahaha

what i need is: when i download all the mods i want to play with i need to do certain operations 1)how to run nemesis , 2) how to flag ESL mods espfe etc etc 3) how to clean them before or after installing ? 4) do i have to use wyre bash for patches or i install them by renaming them 1 by 1 ? 5) running loot on 1500+ mods for the first times which kind of fix we are expecting to do 6) how to generate output mod ? trough wabbajack mod list ends with output , how we do that too ? 7)how to generate LOD with Dynlodod ?8)extra functionality of MO 2 for mods? A video like this is a life SAVER . Thanks!

Tnx Mern, now to wait for DAR to update because my current is fun enough as it is. This will just have be the used on the next playthrough with hopefully a lot more cool mods when I get to it.

Really glad you got a Sponsor Dude

Dang it, now I gotta go back to Skyrim. Liked and Subscribed

I'm literally only 4 and a half minutes into the video and already the game looks totally unrecognizable, but in a good way. I had no idea there were mods out there that completely changed how skyrim looked, felt and played in this big of a way and I am all for it. I REALLY gotta try some of these mods out, that combat mod looks super fun.

perfect timing for a new years modlist! gonna keep away from enb till the dlss mod supports it but you always got the sauce for the best mods!