Skyrim:Troll

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Troll
Armored Troll
Frost Troll
Armored Frost Troll

Trolls are large, ape-like humanoids endowed with three eyes. Their powerful arms and claws deal massive physical damage. Trolls are also very strong defensively, possessing high health levels and a particularly effective ability to quickly and fully regenerate health during combat. Their greatest vulnerability is to fire, which not only damages them, but also impairs their capacity to self-heal. Maintain high health vigorously when fighting them, as two or three blows from a troll can be lethal, and these can be delivered against you in lightning-quick succession. Other tactics are maximizing armor and physical damage defenses, and using combat methods which deal fire damage. If you have more than one fire-enchanted weapon to choose from, lighter, faster weapons may be more effective than heavier, slower ones. If you use hit-and-run or evasive tactics, trolls will almost certainly outlast you, given their ability to self-heal.

Trolls can be encountered both in the wilderness, particularly in the Rift, and in the deep underground of caves and Dwarven ruins. They have even been spotted in ancient barrows. There is one unique troll encountered in the game, Udefrykte, who is encountered in the Dawnstar Sanctuary during the quest The Cure for Madness.

The locations inhabited by frost trolls are farther north and at higher elevations than those of their generic cousins (who are sometimes called "cave trolls"). Frost trolls are significantly more powerful—both offensively and defensively—and are partially resistant to frost damage. They are distinguishable by their white fur.

Armored trolls are used by the Dawnguard in battle. They have more damage resistance than regular trolls due to the armor that they wear over their bodies. If you join the Dawnguard, you can hire an armored troll for 500 gold to act as a follower in battle, although it is only able to follow simple commands such as waiting in a specific location (much like a dog). If you are level 20 or above, an armored frost troll will be provided instead of a regular armored troll.

Creature (ID) Level Health Magicka Sta. Resist Damage Attacks Weakness to Fire Resist Frost Soul
Troll
(00023ABA)
14 280 0 340 0 50 0 Lesser
Armored TrollDG
(xx00D0B8)
(xx011BA9)
200
Frost Troll
(00023ABB)
22 460 0 480 0 50 33 Common
Armored Frost TrollDG
(xx00D0B9)
(xx01981E)
200

Loot[edit]

Trolls of any kind will always drop one sample of troll fat upon death. In addition, there is also a 10% chance of trolls dropping one the following:

Hearthfire[edit]

With the installation of the Hearthfire add-on, you can create troll statues on large bases in the trophy room addition of any homestead, should you choose to build it.

Trophy Options
Frost Troll
  • Troll Fat
  • Troll Skull
  • Straw
SR-trophy-Frost Troll.jpg
SR-trophy-Frost Troll 02.jpg
Frost Troll
  • Troll Fat
  • Troll Skull
  • Straw
Troll
  • Troll Skull
  • Straw
  • Troll Fat
SR-trophy-Troll.jpg

See Also[edit]

  • For historical information on trolls, see the lore article.

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