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Skyrim - Chief Yamarz: Infinite Combat Skill(s) Leveling

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Channel: Derivative MVs · 2015 · Entertainment

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During the quest "The Cursed Tribe", you eventually find a time where Chief Yamarz asks you to kill a giant for him, and you're given the option to either agree, or get him to kill it.

Normally, he gets killed either way, since if you kill it he tries to kill you afterwards, and the other way he just dies instantly fighting the giant, but I accidentally found this method of farming him for combat skill levels. 

First: Decide to kill the giant yourself.
Second: Draw the giant towards Yamarz and he will engage it.
Third: Hit Yamarz at least once during the fight, then kil the giant before he kills Yamarz.
Fourth: Now Yamarz should be in combat with you (like in the video), but still essential (aka won't die). 
I don't know if this can be done at any other point in the quest, but this is just how I ended up doing it. 
I also confirmed that it does not bug the quest if he doesn't die; as I showed in the video.
If you want to kill him anyways (after you're done grinding on him ofc), just use a calm spell, or in my case I tried Voice of the Emperor which worked and he became killable again. 

While there are probably other essential NPCs out there which you can beat on like this, I personally like this guy because 
A) He's secluded, and nothing else will cause you trouble in the middle of your grinding.
B) He's got a shield and (almost) always blocks when you attack, and as far as I can tell my swing time is shortened when it gets blocked by a shield; so more swings per second.
C) He's got a ton of health. I'm fighting him on Novice mode in the video, and he takes long enough to kill as is.
All in all I just think he's the best punching bag a grinder could ask for.
Side Note: If you intend to level your Block or Armor skill(s), I'd advise you do so with a Giant instead. They (for some reason), raise my defense skills (block in particular), at an insane rate, and this guy should only be used for aggressive skills (Archery, One-Handed, Destruction, etc.)

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