Carry weight is a useful stat inThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimno matter what kind of build players want to try out. A few basic weapons and apparel items don’t weigh that much, especially since equipped items don’t count against thecarry weight. Instead, this stat mostly decides how much loot players can bring back from any given dungeon or monster lair.
The best way to make money inSkyrimis to sell valuable loot at shops, and so every player has a good reason to boost their carry weight as high as it will go. Fortunately, there are a few simple ways to manage this, and there are a few potions, items, and exploits that can help players bypass their normal limits.
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How To Permanently Boost Carry Weight
Each time players reach a new level, they get a perk point and a chance to boost Magicka, Health, or Stamina by 10. Magicka and Health are very valuable in obvious ways, butStamina has less of an impact. Stamina drains when sprinting and when using power attacks, but it doesn’t drain when players run or attack normally.
However, in exchange for being less useful in combat, Stamina has a direct impact on carry weight. Each time players boost Stamina by 10 by leveling up, their carry weight goes up by 5. However, other effects that raise or lower Stamina,including potions, diseases, and equipment, have no effect on carry weight. In addition, the player’s current Stamina value doesn’t impact carry weight, and so players are free to spend Stamina no matter how close to their carry limit they are.
The other big way to boost carry weight is with the perk Extra Pockets inthe Pickpocket perk tree. To get this perk, players need 1 rank of Light Fingers, Night Thief, and 50 skill points in Pickpocket. The best items to steal to improve Pickpocket are rings and necklaces since they have a low weight (high success chance) and high value (more Pickpocket experience).
Temporary Boosts And Exploits
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis available now on PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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