Good build for an Orc?

Some advice on a good build for an orc? Preferably melee advice though, since hes a warhammer user.

Orc builds are fun, i've even done an orc mage before, tho they're best suited for melee.. i have 2 favorite builds when using orcs, 2 handed weapon master or duel wielding weapon master, both go very well with his rage ability, i always use axes with my orc characters cause the speed is perfect when used with rage, not too fast not too slow but thats just me..

You could use volendrung as your hammer since it fits orcs well, smith up some orcish armor and join the companions just for something to do. I once made an orc that used bows. He was a heavy archer and rp'd him that he came from an orc army scouting out skyrim. I would just explore and do different quests. Lets just say berserker rage and a bow was great.

Cynriic said:

Some advice on a good build for an orc? Preferably melee advice though, since hes a warhammer user.

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Here's a fairly straight-forward build that focuses on almost all of the Orc's primary and secondary skills; it's also a build that I have personally used successfully throughout the game so far:

Health/Stamina: 50/50

Heavy Armor: Juggernaut 1-5/ Well-Fitted/ Tower of Strength/ Matching Set
Two Handed: Barbarian 1-5/ Champion's Stance/ Devastating Blow (it works with Warhammers)
Archery: Overdraw 1-5/ Eagle Eye/ Power Shot
Smithing: Steel Smithing/ Dwarven Smithing/ Orcish Smithing (Optional: Ebony Smithing/ Daedric Smithing/ Arcane Blacksmith)
Enchanting: Enchanter 1-5/ Insightful Enchanter/ Corpus Enchanter/ Extra Effect

Optional Tips:

Get the Warrior Standing Stone first; later in the game when you have most of your desired Warrior Tree perks, switch to the Lord Stone for the 25% Magic Resistance, or the Atronach Stone for the 50% Spell Absorption. Also, do the Mara Quest asap to get an easy 15% Magic Resistance, since magical damage will be one of your Orc's few weaknesses.