The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has a highly customizable combat system that allows players to tailor-make their gameplay style. They can equip several melee and ranged weapons to deal with Skyrim’s varied enemies and cast different types of spells to control the battlefield.
Skyrim features a robust magic system that allows players to combine spells to increase their effectiveness. These spells belong to one of five schools of magic – Destruction, Alteration, Restoration, Conjuration, and Illusion. As the name suggests, players can use Conjuration spells to summon powerful creatures to help them in battle. A Skyrim player shows how a summoned Flame Atronach can add a dramatic flair to the gameplay.
A user named oneupkev conjures a Flame Atronach to help with a fight against a Bandit Chief in Skyrim. The battle goes smoothly as the Bandit Chief catches fire, and the player initiates a kill cam on the enemy. The Flame Atronach explodes in the background in dramatic fashion during the kill cam, right as the player kills the enemy. The timing could not have been more perfect as it synchronizes with the attack, ending the fight stylishly.
One Reddit user claims that this is one of the best Skyrim clips shared outside of comedic videos. Another player mentions that investing in magic is worth it due to the damage potential of Bound Weapons that Conjurers can equip for a set duration. Many users also agree that the Conjuration school of magic is insanely powerful and quickly destroys enemies. Further down the post, one Skyrim player posts a clip from around a year ago of a Flame Atronach similarly exploding during a kill cam for dramatic effect.
Some players consider Flame Atronachs to be one of the best conjurable followers in Skyrim. According to a popular list made by noob_master_69II on Reddit, Flame and Frost Atronachs sit in the A tier, while the Storm Atronach is in the tier below. The S tier is solely reserved for the Conjure Dremora Lord spell. The spells for summoning Bonemen and Mistman from the Dawnguard expansion are at the bottom of the tier list.
Players can improve the effectiveness of these conjured beings by putting points into the Skyrim’s Conjuration skill tree. It allows users to make Atronachs more powerful, double their duration, and even have two of them active simultaneously. Additionally, one user recommends getting a mod that adds advanced skill trees to Skyrim, allowing them to further improve their builds.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.