Hello guys i wish to know if i should focus on health or stamina for a sword and shield build , i ask because i am lvl 17 but i have died more times in here than in Demons Souls lol no joke!

EDIT: btw i am not doing the main quest for now so i can't use shouts :I

You got heavy armor?

Well you answered your question. Sounds like more health it is.

hmm... its as simple as asking your self wich one you feel depletes faster

i havent played with a shield yet at all, so i dont know how you spend your stamina so im gonna go with health.

PS: there is a shrine that gives you a blessing for health ( +25 i think ) in whiteruns Crypt. i think it aplies aslong as you dont pray on any other altar

Yes heavy armor , and i tried to get both stamina and health , but god any bandit kills me in 3 hits if he wields a 2h sword or mace i am dead , blocking does nothing and i have quite a lot of perks in blocking

As for deplete , ny stamina bar depletes veeeery fast

I don't have a whole lot of experience, yet, but I'm doing the same build as you and trying to distribute my points equally between health and stamina.

I'm level 16 primarily sword and shield. I just put it all into health until I run into problems with stamina then I put a little in there.

If you running out of stamina to fast try cutting back on power attacks and bashing. I use them conservatively. Bash is usually to disrupt their power attacks, and power attack while they are staggered or distracted.

since mere blocking in skyrim does nothing more than reduce the damage(no staggering) when dealing with melee situations u need to really take advantage of shield bash which does make enemies stagger. bash eats up a lot of stamina, so investing in fatigue is fair choice. ofcourse health is more vital for survival,but similar attention to fatigue is a must especially when using shield.

I switch between both of them every time I rank up. And you're missing out on the shouts. The first one you get when you level it all the way up you literally blow people away. For example if a bear is coming at you, you can use the shout and it will send it flying backwards. The rag doll physics are awesome too.