Alright, so Skyrim melee is bad. Really bad. There's no thinking to it, just run in, and heavy attack until you run out of fatigue. Whoever has the most HP wins. It sucks. So, here's some mods I use, that do a pretty good job at unfucking it. #Wildcat - Combat of Skyrim LE: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/76529 SE: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1368 So, what this mod does, is it makes you take and deal tons more damage. Also, taking damage has a very high chance being staggered, meaning taking one hit, will probably end the battle for your sorry ass. It also goes the other way. At various health thresholds, combatants will suffer various combat changing wounds, that won't go away until the combatant is fully healed again. This mod will make combat swift, brutal, and heavily avoidance oriented. #TK Dodge LE: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/20923/ SE: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/15309 Adds a quick dodge to the game, that also includes invulnerability frames. With Wildcat making avoidance heavily necessary, this mod helps you survive combat. #Mortal Enemies - De-aimbot Your Foes LE: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/73921/ SE: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4881/ Because what's the point of adding a dodge, if enemies are just going aimbot at you at all times anyway? This mod fixes that. #Revenge Of the Enemies 2016 LE: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/40491 SE: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2969/ Rewrites the enemy AI, and gives them far more skills and talents. Regular enemies are now borderline world boss tier on their own. Mixed with Wildcat, you might as well just stick your head between your legs, and kiss your ass goodbye.