The Witchkiller [Skyrim Anniversary Edition Crossbow Build] 

The Bestiary section is the single best piece of Skyrim RP work I have ever seen.

‘It’s best to take a break here because you can roleplay that the thalmor party is scheduled months away’ THANK YOU this is always the hardest roadblock to cross when I’m roleplaying in this game.

I’ve always wanted a Geralt of Riverwood build 😀 Edit: taking screenshots of that bestiary to immerse myself further

No better way to wake up than to a new skypothesis build!

I love the idea of a normal man becoming a skilled witchhunter! It really reminds me of my Dnd bloodhunter and my current Skyrim Playthrough! Although my character takes on an Arcane Knight role with more bound weaponry! Thank you for this amazing and unique build!

Love the aesthetic of the build looks like the mages guild guard’s from Oblivion. That bestiary is next level role playing its really awesome.

You surprised me a lot with the bestiary,i cant imagine how much time took to put it together. Amazing build as always

I've played a lot of alchemists, and something that's etched into my memory is impstool canis root and mora tapanella

Much like the Demonhunter build from the old Skyrim Blog & Tamriel Vault days. A favorite to be sure.

As always, I love the lore, backstory, roleplay, and aesthetics. Dawnguard (siding with the Dawnguard) is my favorite faction questline. I like that The Witchkiller’s backstory is a common man rather than a fighting man and that his skills come from knowledge and practice. Windstad Manor is my favorite vanilla player home - a stunning location and a fish hatchery. The Witchhunter’s fighting style of crossbow, magic, and potions/poisons is one of my preferred combat styles since I tend to not use melee. Your use of The Witchkiller’s Bestiary to present the potions/poisons and combat strategies was very creative. As with some of your previous characters, I like how you tie in other characters from the Skypothesis universe. As an aside, I particularly love the backstory of this character being based at Renoit’s Books in Chorral. My main character, Estelle Dubois who is an ex-librarian of Daggerfall in High Rock and now book collector in Skyrim, is a descendent of Estelle Renoit of Renoit’s Books. I enjoyed the nostalgic trip around Chorrol during the backstory segment.

The build is awesome, but the effort put into editing these videos deserve much more appreciation than the build itself. Also, the backstories are always such amazing stories which could be actual Lore. I bow to you, skypothesis!

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The beastiary section reminded me of fudgemuppets newest build's backstory in the sense that it was told in first person. Very cool

Honestly these videos are so well done you don't even have to play Skyrim or make the characters to enjoy the content. That said I do often make these characters, and I often have to jump back into the videos and jump around to find a stat or item the character needs and while the time stamps help with this I think having a description list stuff like race, standing stone and gear at the very least would be helpful

This is basically my Demonhunter build I posted to the Tamriel Vault site (before it was even called that) back when Skyrim 1st came out, only updated to absolute pinnacle form for AE, and I love it. You guys are seriously gods at this stuff!

Having watched pretty much every other Skyrim character build channel out there, Fudgemuppet, BadCompanySarge, Major Slack and Fevvy being a few, you guys are my absolute favorite, I'm glad I found your channel when I did, you guys give no end to the inspiration when it comes to character builds, I like to create my own and usually turn to RU-vid for good ideas, I'll watch a build but rather than copy it like for like I'll take it and tweak it to my own so it feels less like plagiarism and more like intuitive guidance on the original concept creator's part, you guys have very tight gameplay, backstory and gameplay techniques that are hard to change up but that isn't a bad thing as it shows just how original your content is, I applaud you for that, I love the old content and the new equally, carry on bringing us the quality content I have come to rely on so greatly!!

I loved the build skypothesis , I have a character with a similar aestethic, he's a Breton named Edgard Ottus , he comes to Skyrim searching for Fame, Fortune and Knowledge , The Ottus family have a code of only using weapons and armor made from Silver , he's a Chaotic Neutral , he lives Life like It's a Song, even his weapons is named by Songs , on The build he uses heavy armor, 2h , Alteration, archery and enchanting , on battle he uses silver armor and weapons (Greatsword and Crossbow) alongside with flesh spells

I never clicked on a video faster in my LIFE

Yes, yes, yes! Waited for so long!

Dwemer Warlord or Tonal architect- Dwarven plate armor, wraith guard gauntlets, dwarven crown from the forgotten seasons dlc (all about the Dwemer), sunder+keening, dwarven staves, and tonal magic (mod), and plenty of dwarven ruins to explore. Maybe you can use that as inspiration for a future build? I’ve got a lot more I’d like to share but it’s be too much for a comment😅 love your videos btw!❤️

My new favorite thing to do after coming home from a long day of school and wrestling practice is to unwind with a video from Skypothesis

Love this build the Beastiary. Great touch! One little note, The Drunken Huntsman in Whiterun sells crossbows - usually Imperial and Silver at lvl 1, so the signature crossbow can be bought straight away.

I like this build I am going to mix this build with the skill and two handed block abilities of the redoran swordmaster to give even more Witcher aesthetic it’ll give this character so much ways to survive

As always, everything that comes out of this channel is perfect Edit: for those who don't have access to the anniversary edition, the armour could probably be equated somewhat by using the dawnguard heavy armour with the temple priest hood. (Only issue is the death of a temple priest somehow being justified.)

That bestiary section was super cool... and obviously the rest of the video was fantastic as always. Keep it up!!!

Oh my there is so much to say. Absolutely wonderful build! Definitely starting this tonight. More Skypothesis universe = awesome. Beastiary was an amazing addition to this build. And I love the call before the storm special move. Keep up the great work!

Amazing Work. Im still playing your Redoran Swordmaster build because it is so much fun but now i know what build i wanna try next. Thank you guys so much

Been buzzed for this, can’t wait for watch it after work!

The role play for this build is amazing, and I can’t wait to play this character. Great job once again lads 😁

I swear it’s like you guys read my mind and now exactly what kind of builds I’m looking for… great build as usual!

I've watched quite a few of your skyrim builds at this point, but this one is a whole new level. I absolutely love it, and will probably do something similar for my next playthrough

27 minutes ?! Wow, you've outdone yourself with this one !

This is an amazingly well-done build, and all the recipes and art only adds to the professional quality of the video in total. Nice job guys!

Excellent timing, i just started to rewatch your builds!

Great build. A few equipment suggestions: 1) After buying a silver crossbow from the fletcher, you can take it to a forge to enhance it (requires Steel Smithing perk). Ignores 50% of enemy armour. 2) Swap out the Gauldur Amulet for Kyne's Token. More fitting for this character in terms of RP, 5% more bow damage & animals do 10% less damage (because of a bug this effect also applies to every enemy in your bestiary except vampires).

Guys, amazing job seriously you guys truly care building well crafted stories and gameplay loops in your characters and I just want you to know how much I love what you guys do.

Thank you guys for putting so much effort in these builds 🙏🏾. This is probably my favorite channel rn

This build is so sick, and so medieval!

So, I just found you guys recently, with this video as it happens. As I've gotten back into Skyrim after a sizeable break (following a nearly 63 level, RP-intensive build that left me burnt out), your videos are giving me some serious inspiration. While I'm normally someone who mods the hell of of his games, I keep a second copy on my Switch just for vanilla/AE builds, and have started giving the Witchkiller a go. Normally, I struggle with roleplaying in the game, but this one gives me some interesting points to try and focus on, so it might help me get better at it. Anyway, to close out this rambling comment, I just want to say thank you. I have quite a few more build videos to watch, but you guys are giving me a whole new appreciation for the vanilla game.

Very well done! Kinda similar to a build I made when Anniversary Edition came out, But there's so many differences between the two. Also the witchkiller's backstory was well written. Looking forward to the next build.

This is awesome

Fiiinnneeee, I'll start ANOTHER playthrough! Seriously, keep the amazing builds up!

This is still by far my favourite build, this character is so cool!

Coming back over a year later, I still think this is one of the most interesting, engaging, and immersive builds out there. Absolutely amazing work!

This is my favorite build I’ve seen in 10 years. I absolutely love the Bestiary.

I seriously love this build, plus totally dig the awesome background lore for the Build! Nice job!

This is VERY much my play style. Crossbow and magic, all the way. Great build. Very Witcher-esque in the Skyrim universe. Great job, guys. 👍🏻👍🏻

YES! I've been waiting for a build like this for so long! I actually just recently made a Vigilant build I'm super proud of based off all the new silver weapons!

thanks for you're work, you have changed the way I play

Love the Bestiary notes

another amazing build,the beastiary is a master piece! great work guys!!!!

Hope to see more content someday. Id like to see you do builds for each race that only use the raised starting skills for each race. The ways you make the backstory for each build makes me want to see more and more.

Cool that you used the less popular spells In the game to make them effective! I wouldn’t have thought to use the rune spells with a shout like that, great video - I’ll try to learn tricks like that In my build videos I also liked how you showed guides to kill the enemies of Skyrim In a first person way. And the way you edited the skill perks and showed the skill tree with gameplay behind It was really Impressive! 👍

I've been playing this a few days now. The first time I'm ever roleplaying Skyrim. All the time thinking, what would my character do, what is his motivation. This is so much more fun, that Achievment grinding. Thanks! Both of you!

I'm a big fan of your builds, you've inspired me to make content. Much love ❤ 💙

Another outstanding build!! Keep it up guys!

The Beastiary is really cool. I love immersive habits like this that connect me to my character. I love to pretend i only know as much as my character would, to imagine i'm discovering the mysteries of Skyrim for the first time along with my character on their journey. Can i also just quickly say that its really silly that Trolls are weak to poison even though their fat gives resistance to poison? It just feels like a contradiction between one game mechanic and another. Anyway, great video! I'm not sold on the backstory, it seems kinda bare-bones, but the roleplay itself is quite cool! Also cyclone plus destruction rune is probably the coolest trickshot I've ever seen. Dope as hell.

I'm so stoked, gonna work on this before work and do some more when I get home tonight!!

I have spent months looking for a Witcher themed build, I didn’t want to download mods cause I’m lazy. But thank you so much for creating this beautiful build I can’t wait to use it when I finish using the Ghost of Atmora

Crazy! In the middle of my own AE playthrough when I was starting to ponder starting over and making a witchrr build to make use of the crossbows etc. from the CC. But this looks significantly cooler 😎. Great work!

This looks amazing! Wonderful work, and loved the in depth bestiary!

I love that shot at night of our hero running across the bridge in Morthal off to vanquish Movarth!

You guys really do deserve more credit for you videos

This video especially the bestiary part, has honestly revitalised my love for skyrim, this feels awesome and it wouldn't be out of place in a book you can find and pick up. It's better than the witch hunter build video that fusguppet did, much as I love their channel.

I’m digging the Witcher bestiary vibe. Very *creative and immersive* I appreciate you’re not using mods, but rather…. sticking to Skyrim anniversary edition content. I play on switch -> subscribed.

This is it!!! I've always wanted a more technical approach to my kills, and this is perfect!! I'm currently playing with a Paladin of Stendarr build. My next gameplay will be this. Thank you

I like the way you added for Dwarven Automatons.

i still havent watched the entire thing and i liked it :)

Nicely done 👍 I especially like your Beastiory ,potions, armor set and location, etc. You've earned a sub with many thanks.

Ok this is cool, I love these builds that basically have no prior combat experience, it let's you get creative

yes ive been waiting!!!

You guys got yourselves a new subscriber with this video. What amazing commitment to role playing!

Amazing video guys, I waited for a witch hunter type build, they're always interesting to roleplay 😃

The backstory on this character was awesome, thanks I'm getting through yr videos slowly ...hope us gonna do more on these types of rpg 😀👍👍👍👍👍

I never thought to keep notes or a journal like the bestiary that is really cool

Yesssss I f-ing called it too! I know a crossbow hunter when I see one haah I havent gotten 3 mins in yet and it might be my favorite build, as I have seen literally every variation of this archtype from RU-vid, reddit, and deep google searches including making my own. Thanks so much and can't wait to see whats coming next, I'm working on a artificer of sorts using dwemer tech, pets, the new cc staves basically he can't perk combat skills until enchantmenting is maxed, the RP being he boosts himself how ever possible and is an ravid seeker of technology and knowledge for his own machinations

This build made me want the anniversary edition so great job!

This content is incredible, the love you put on your work is inspiring

Bro your mystic knight build is so overpowered! I’ve been playing it for the past three days, and he can block like all magic!

I really love this build. I have a similar build the only difference is I chose the spell knight armor(CC). With the 2 variants of the ebony armor it adds a bit more immersion for me. I went with the restoration variant. I really appreciate all the hard work put into your builds and videos.

You guys does not disappoint. Hands down..🔥🙌🙏, great build as always.

Loved the beastiary, nice touch

I love this build so much, the only things I changed were the gear, I went with Leather Scout Armor and hood, Leather Boots (the original) and Hide brawling gauntlets. It makes for a very Witcher Gear look.

Discovered this channel recently and omg am I glad i did you guys are awesome so many great character ideas keep it up sirs

You guys deserve million views and followers, so good!

The demonhunter build is here! With the AE and new crossbow options I was wondering if you would try something like this. I'm glad you did, its another remarkable build, and I watched the entire thing with a smile on my face - a worthy successor to NoSnakesAlive's original on the Vault posted many years ago. Nice to see the scout hood get an outing, too. I really am liking these 20+minute builds, though no doubt its a lot more work to produce them. This is not just because they are a joy to watch in a general sense, but the extra detail such as the Bestiary, or the Shepherd's quite moving (at least to me) backstory really make the difference. This one and the Bone Shepherd really do stand out as some of your best work. Great stuff, as always.

This was awesome! Thanks so much for this video

Quickly becoming one of my favorite Skyrim channels

What a wild coincidence! I just began a similar build the other day. He uses Alteration instead of armor, though. Mara's Wrath is my favorite way of keeping the undead at bay while I line up my shots.

First build I've watched from you but won't be the last. Great work.

Idk if it’s new to this video only, but I like how you put up drawings/artwork of the enemies as you explained them.

That rune toss was sick

My favorite build so far. I going to make this character tomorrow. Going to download a app to make a journal and bestiary for roleplay purposes. For those that don't have the silver armor, use the dawnguard heavy armor ( white or brown) with the apprentice hood, or dawnguard light armor ( grey ) with Lynew hood.

Wow I just discovered your channel I’m excited to see future builds using the AE content keep up the amazing work!

I also just started to play the anniversary edition. Even with a similar crossbow focused build (less magic more dawnbreaker) it‘s nice to see that my Anvil-born Nord is not hunting alone.

Love your builds man and how you come up with special moves is amazing especially from a role play perspective but the one thing I cannot let slide is the fact you said "when gandolf vs the balrog of morgoth" it's MORIA 😂 sorry my brain does this thing when I hear wrong info, other than that banging job! Will definitely be using this build!

Sick build. Crossbow + Magic is so much fun in Skyrim

Would love to see a playthrough series of this build.

I know I’m late to the party but this is a great build! I’m running something similar except I’m running with the full silver armor (so far my favorite armor set in the game plus it looks badass with the dark souls vibe) and adventurer’s backpack, though the hood looks amazing. I’m also enjoying the sword and shield but might try the crossbow now! This is my first play through so these guides are really helpful!

Holy smokes! How creative!