I started a Breton 1H/Shield character (I don't pay attention to what races make the best warriors).

I have a natural 25% resistance to magic, and can use my special power to be 50% resistant.

Does this mean I am naturally 25% resistant to all magic spells cast by a mage? ie. Shock, Fire, and Frost attacks? I know there are separate resistances for shock, fire, and frost, so I wasn't sure if 'magic' resistance included all of these.

All magical attacks that cast at you will be reduced. I am not sure but some attacks may not be magical and just a plain elemental attack.

yea, you are resistant to every kind of magic

Your special power makes 50% of all spells cast on you (whiles it's active) have no effect, and you recover magicka in the amount used to cast that spell. Any that make it through are then subject to your 25% resistance - their magnitude is reduced by that much. Bretons laugh at casters.

It's as very nice trait to have since enemy casters are insanely powerful in this game. Frost mages are the worst unless you are a Nord since they slow you down making it really hard to get near them. They run around like crazy people too. My archer loves to paralyze them with poison just for fun. Fish in a barrel.

Its why my Mage carries a sword ! Seems those IA's can keep thier shields up forever, but they are not immune to steel !!!

Bow + paralysis potion = dead mage.

Great. Thanks for clearing that up.

I think I am going to like the choice of being a Breton warrior as a camp full of casters would give me fits on my previous warrior that had no magic resistance.