» Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:32 am
Conjuration and Illusion are your friends. Summon Atronachs to do the fighting for you, or get the enemies to fight each other. And Restoration and Alteration will keep you alive if you get stuck. Try a mage who looks down his/her nose at weapons as beneath them, and who views destruction as the lowest form of magic.
Illusion requires a lot of the perks, and dual casting, to work on tougher enemies, but goes wonderfully with sneak. Note it won't work on Undead or Dwemer constructs until you have mastered the school and taken that perk, against them it's summon or run.
For stones, the Steed lets you move (run away) in full heavy armour if you want to wear any, the Atronach gives 50% spell absorption, and the Lord only gives 6% damage mitigation, but 25% resist magic.
And don't forget to get followers to do the fighting for you, that's what they are for.