The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis awash with different ways to journey through Tamriel and progress through the game, but Werewolf gameplay is certainly one of the more unique ones. The vanilla werewolf features leave a lot to be desired, but with the right mods, players can experience much more of what lycanthropy has to offer and enjoy the experience and the challenge of progressing this way far more.
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In the thriving modding community ofSkyrim, the Companions questline is no longer the only way to get access to a werewolf form, and the quality of life of the experience can be improved significantly. These are the best mods for fans of lupine antics, which accomplish everything from minor changes to complete overhauls.
7Werewolf Night Eye
Werewolf Night Eyeis a simple mod that adds one keyquality-of-life changeto werewolves inSkyrim. It adds a night vision passive ability to the player when in werewolf form, adding to the realism of becoming a werewolf, and will activate automatically when a player transforms, providing a seamless experience.
This is a small mod that works perfectly in conjunction with other werewolf upgrades, although some have their own version, or on its own to slightly improve the vanilla experience. Whether or not Bethesda originally intended werewolves to have this ability, it certainly does not go amiss.
6Predators
Predatorsis a mod that enhances the RPG qualities of playing as a werewolf or vampire and makes both fit into the world in a much more sensible way. The mod aims to display some of the rational fear and wariness that NPCs would naturally display and introduces consequences if the player does not adequately hide their identity.
The mod isextremely customizable, allowing players to choose whether they treat their affliction as a fun extra ability or a defining trait of their character. The difficulty and drawbacks associated can also be customized, to give players a more challenging survivalist experience or a much easier ride.
5Werewolves Jump Higher And Farther
The best quality-of-life change for vanilla werewolf gameplay inSkyrimis theWerewolves Jump Higher and Farthermod, which does exactly what one might expect. Any werewolves in mythology have their athletic abilities significantly enhanced, and this mod simply brings theirSkyrimcounterpart up to standard.
It also reduced the fall damage players take when transformed, which is certainly not a bad upgrade to have when on a rampage. It’s another great mod to install solo to improve the vanilla experience, or with other werewolf mods to begin tooverhaul the whole feature.
4Lupine
TheLupinemod tackles one of the most lacking aspects of lycanthropy inSkyrim, which is the skill tree. The mod adds a double-sided tree with over 20 additional perks, so players can significantly improve and more easily customize their werewolf gameplay, for a much more rewarding experience.
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These perks improve several aspects, from the ability to interact with objects while transformed to improved benefits from feeding. It also adds three new howls, which have added functionality with the new skill tree. This mod won’t serve as a complete overhaul, but does fill a lot of the gaps that vanillaSkyrimleaves, and is even better when combined withsmall mechanics modsto be used while transformed.
3Manbeast
Skyrimfans who are after a proper experience of werewolf gameplay will often require a complete overhaul, andManbeastdoes just that. It balances out most of the systems associated with the transformation, to make it blend much better into the overall game, and make becoming and existing as a werewolf much more impactful and worthwhile.
Werewolves can be easily forgettable inSkyrim, but Manbeast adds some powerful abilities for transformed players so that the choice to transform has some beneficial effects. It also changes the skill tree entirely, expanding this as well as the selection of howls available. It does also have some realism aspects so as to make the gameplay more challenging, including a forced transformation mechanic for players who choose to put off their change as long as possible.
2Moonlight Tales Overhaul
Moonlight Talesis a mod that focuses largely on allowing players to fully customize their werewolf experience,drawing from aestheticsdesigned by hundreds of members of the community. Players can fully customize their look while transformed, as well as choose how and what they choose to see and hear during the experience.
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It also adds some important realism features, such as lunar transformations, which make living as a werewolf inSkyrima far more immersive experience. The mod also heavily modifies werebears after they were introduced in theDragonbornDLC, which brings them up to par with the changes made to werewolves, with a few of their own features.
1Growl - Werebeasts Of Skyrim
Arguably the best werewolf mod available right now inSkyrimisGrowl, which is a lightweight overhaul mod for werewolves and werebears, but still accomplishes everything players could want. The focus is on werebeast combat, with improved mechanics, scaling as the game progresses, and other quality-of-life changes toimprove the experience of fightingwhile afflicted.
The mod also features a fully revamped skill tree and perks and makes lycanthropic adventures a viable option without feeling too imposing or creating an imbalance in the game. One particularly unique feature is additional abilities while transformed depending on the race of the Dragonborn, which is a fun way to create some variety between playthroughs that many other mods lack.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - Anniversary Editionis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
