sword and shield , or just doublehanded sword , is the least enjoyable combat form of Skyrim , it ' s a far cry from something like Dark Souls . You ' re just waving it around mindlessly like a couple of toddlers playfighting with some sticks in the yard . That being said , all the other forms of combat are extremely enjoyable . My bread and butter is sneak and archery . Stealth and daggers is also quite enjoyable but mostly occasional and situational . It ' s pretty hard to sneak up on a flying dragon and backstab him . Magic is pretty varied as well . Just with the destruction spell alone you can choose to shoot at enemies from a distance , run in and use closerange spells , have them run towards you and have them walk into a magic rune . Then there ' s conjuration as well , and dragon shouts of course . My best playthroughs are the ones with a mix of everything . Sneak around with some Illusion magic to add to my stealth and shoot longrange enemies with my bow , or backstab them with a dagger at close range , if they ' re powerful and run towards me then I ' ll shoot destruction magic at them and place a rune for them to run into , if they ' re still standing then I ' ll switch to closerange spells and summon a daedra or spirit , use healing spells if I have enough magica , and finish them off with a dragon shout , etc .