Been runnin a 2h slasher, plate armor 'tank'
Hit points equal stamina (he has a lot of both) ..tried makin up a batch of Elven armor (man that stuff is LIGHT)
. .. Giants and Dragons took big bites in a fight as I could not dodge every attack.
With Steel Plate (Epic) I can stand toe-to-toe and hack 'em down.
(well ..when the Dragon finally goes to ground.. till then I plink him with a Dwarven bow and Elven arrows, and my Shout)
I mean .. giants are 3 hit kills ..usin an Elven Greatsword with steal life enchant I put on it.
I use resilient Dragons mod so they are a good fight... takes awhile to take a Dragon down as it should.
(fought one near Soitude and it killed *everyone* outside the entry area .. LOL)