Which race is stronger physically, Nords or Argonians?

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Eolexis

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I know Nords are strong people physically but I think Argonians have the edge. I picture a Nord and an Argo having an arm wrestling contest (weird I know) and I can't imagine a Nord winning.

Between a Nord and a Khajiit I think a Nord would definitely win since Khajiits are more slim and slender compared to Argonians.

This probably has no bearing on the matter but Argonians have a tail, Nords don't. I'm not sure if helps the Argonians with their physical strength or not.

What do you think? Which race is physically stronger, Nords or Argonians?
 

The Honorable Gidian Diva of Sass

Sahrot Vahlok Spaan. Bahnahgaar. Minion #88!
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I think that's far too general of a thing to apply. As individuals each race has a huge variation in strength. One does not seem, as a rule, to be particularly stronger than the other.
 

Seanu Reaves

The Shogun of Gaming
Nords are the physically superior race in terms of physicality. In your example, if arm wrestling actually was pure strength the Nordic in Lore would win majority of the time by a good margin.

Same with tradition wrestling, assuming equal skill, nor would win the vast majority of the time.
 

-The Ice Queen-

Rightful Queen of Skyrim
Nords are good, but orcs seem to have quite the potential. If it weren't for orcs not having a proper "kingdom" per say, I'd say they could give Nords a run for their money, when it comes to brute force in battle.
 

Eolexis

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Nords are good, but orcs seem to have quite the potential. If it weren't for orcs not having a proper "kingdom" per say, I'd say they could give Nords a run for their money, when it comes to brute force in battle.

Yeah I'm pretty sure that Orcs are the most physically strongest race out of all of them. I'm not asking about them though, I'm asking specifically about Nords and Argonians.
 

-The Ice Queen-

Rightful Queen of Skyrim
Nords are good, but orcs seem to have quite the potential. If it weren't for orcs not having a proper "kingdom" per say, I'd say they could give Nords a run for their money, when it comes to brute force in battle.

Yeah I'm pretty sure that Orcs are the most physically strongest race out of all of them. I'm not asking about them though, I'm asking specifically about Nords and Argonians.
Oh! Well then, I'd have to say Argonians are stronger, or at least have the potential to be. Through the power of the Hist, they beat Mehrunes Dagon by a long shot during the Oblivion Crisis. It was so bad, MD closed all his Oblivion gates in Black Marsh.
 

Seanu Reaves

The Shogun of Gaming
This is on an individual basis. What you are describing is as a whole. Argonia is impossible to invade, being frenzied enough to lead armies into Oblivion doesn't really relate to their physical capacity.

In pure strength to me it seems to go Orc, Nord, Redguard, then about the same imperial, bretons Beast Races/Wood Elves, and Altmer being physically the weakest.
 
Oh! Well then, I'd have to say Argonians are stronger, or at least have the potential to be. Through the power of the Hist, they beat Mehrunes Dagon by a long shot during the Oblivion Crisis. It was so bad, MD closed all his Oblivion gates in Black Marsh.
You have to look into the factors thou, Black Marsh is a much harder environment to live in, many of Mehrunes Dagon army could've succumbed to this alone. Also, I'm unaware of how they won they're war. Is it described anywhere at all or nah? Because they could just have more stealthy archers, or ambush them from the depths of their waters. Honestly I'm agreeing with you in a strength contest but

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DrunkenMage

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You have to look into the factors thou, Black Marsh is a much harder environment to live in, many of Mehrunes Dagon army could've succumbed to this alone. Also, I'm unaware of how they won they're war. Is it described anywhere at all or nah? Because they could just have more stealthy archers, or ambush them from the depths of their waters. Honestly I'm agreeing with you in a strength contest but

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Mehrunes Dagon's realm is as harsh as it gets, they'd have no issue in the environment of Black Marsh. The Argonians won against the Dremora by swarming into the gates, the fighting didn't simply happen in Black Marsh. The Argonians actually invaded Dagon's realm of Oblivion with such fury that Dagon's Lieutenants had to close all the gates in the province to stop the Argonians attacking and overrunning their lands.
 

The Honorable Gidian Diva of Sass

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You have to look into the factors thou, Black Marsh is a much harder environment to live in, many of Mehrunes Dagon army could've succumbed to this alone. Also, I'm unaware of how they won they're war. Is it described anywhere at all or nah? Because they could just have more stealthy archers, or ambush them from the depths of their waters. Honestly I'm agreeing with you in a strength contest but

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Mehrunes Dagon's realm is as harsh as it gets, they'd have no issue in the environment of Black Marsh. The Argonians won against the Dremora by swarming into the gates, the fighting didn't simply happen in Black Marsh. The Argonians actually invaded Dagon's realm of Oblivion with such fury that Dagon's Lieutenants had to close all the gates in the province to stop the Argonians attacking and overrunning their lands.
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DjoReactor X

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Daedra are the strongest in my opinion. they have badass swords, badass armor, badass physical form and badass realm! Seriously, never seen a badass-er armor in any game that this. :p
 

Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
Daedra are the strongest in my opinion. they have badass swords, badass armor, badass physical form and badass realm! Seriously, never seen a badass-er armor in any game that this. :p
Ah! But are they a race?
 

Dabiene Caristiana

Your friendly neighborhood weirdo
One piece that people are forgetting is...

Water.

If anyone has gone swimming for a long time in the summer, you'll notice some muscles growing on ya. I remember one summer when I was in k-6 grade I got a lot of muscles because I swam at the local pool every day. Dived, went deep diving, swam the length of the pool many times, did somersaults, etc. And by the end of it I was a bit stronger that I was prior to all the swimming. Joints didn't hurt either if I lifted something heavy.

Water is think, bottom line. Argonians are master swimmers. I think I read somewhere in lore they are pretty fast swimmers. Not just because of their tail, but they are strong overall.

But in terms of strength in in itself, Argonians probably have the endurance down pat. Say both Argonian and Nord were in the military. Both had the same training. Nord would probably win due to the harshness of Skyrim. Argonia is also harsh. However the brute strength compared to endurance... well... Nord would win, but not saying he would win by a huge margin.

That's just my view anyway.
 
Argonians hands down.

My reasoning for this statement is only one, Black Marsh. Argonians are the only race that can live and breed freely in the Black Marsh, which, except for a select few places, is almost uninhabitable for the other races. No other place in Tamriel has this kind of situation.

Firstly, the marsh itself hinders any form of movement, making it much harder to do basically anything. Living in a marsh is like living in a place with gravity higher than that of the Earth. So the people living there, i.e. the Argonians have to be extra strong just to carry on with their daily lives. Skyrim has harsh weather, true, but it can be conquerable easily by just changing your attire, something that is not an option in the Black Marsh. To give you a perspective, you can see Argonians in Skyrim, from its big cities to even the remotest of places. But you will never find a Nord taking a morning stroll in the marshlands of Argonia.

Secondly, their scales. As a wise Whiterun Guard always said, "The best offence is a good defence, eh?" The Argonians live in the marsh, and due to its unique properties of making life difficult in every step, wearing heavy armour in combat is just not feasible there. So they have scales, scales so hard that they can forego the need of heavy armour entirely and fight only wearing leather armour. To me, strength is not just how hard you can punch, it is also how hard you can punch without breaking your wrist in the process. And Argonians excel in that department more than any other race in Tamriel.

Lastly, their tails. But Krosis, what does a tail has to do with physical strength? Well, take it from a dragon priest, everything. A tail improves a creature's balance manifolds, which means you won't reduce the power of your punch while losing your footing in a fight. An Argonian (and Khajiits, for that matter) can punch with the full weight of their body behind it, which is physically impossible for their tail-less counterparts, as the action would carry them over forward and just serve to make the punch utterly useless.

That is my opinion anyway.
 

Yol Goraag Kaazah

Zu'u Yol Goraag Kaazah! Faas zey!
Nords. Definitely. Nords are natural warriors whereas Argonians are built mainly for speed. More thieves than warrior. :Dragonborn:
 
Hard to say. I'm leaning more toward Argonians, though. I have to agree with one of the above posters who spoke about how swimming makes you physically stronger over time; it's true, I know from experience. So given how often most Argonians swim, and the area they come from - Black Marsh - being inhospitable to every other being besides them; and their being the only ones to single handedly stop the Oblivion Crisis within Black Marsh? Not to mention their incredible healing rate due to their unique connection to the Hist. I mean, Nords are tough and definitely strong, sure - but in a competition between the two, taking all of this into consideration, it would have to be Argonians. Hands down.


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