Hand to Hand - An Adamant Addon
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #1 of 147 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Hand to Hand - An Adamant Addon
Hand to Hand is an addon for Adamant - A Perk Overhaul that merges Lockpicking and Pickpocketing into Security and adds a new perk tree for Hand to Hand combat. Merging Lockpicking and Pickpocketing into a single tree improves thief gameplay by reducing the number of non-combat skills that players need to invest in. It also creates space to add a new, fully integrated perk tree for Hand to Hand. This allows for full support for unarmed combat as a legitimate and competitive gameplay style, while also untethering unarmed from either light or heavy armor.
Requirements
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[]Requires SKSE and Address Library. [/]
[]Since this is an addon for Adamant - A Perk Overhaul, it requires Adamant and all its dependencies. [/]
[]Requires Comprehensive Attack Rate Patch and Perk Entry Point Extender. These mods allow Hand to Hand to escape the need for the invisible unarmed weapon.[/]
[]Unarmed Weapon Speed Scaling is highly recommended, as it allows Fortify Attack Speed effects to work on unarmed power attacks.[/]
[]Unarmed Behaviors Expanded is highly recommended, as this mod adds missing unarmed attacks.[/]
Hand to Hand
Hand to Hand is the art of fighting with fist and claw. Those who are skilled in Hand to Hand can face armed opponents without a weapon.
Pugilist (10/50): You deal 25/50% extra damage with unarmed strikes.
Heavy Blows (20/70): Unarmed attacks deal Stamina / Magicka and Stamina damage.
Rapid Strikes (40/90): Unarmed attacks are 10/20% faster.
Brace (40/70): You resist 10/20% for all incoming weapon and spell damage while both hands are empty.
Brawler’s Stance (30): Unarmed power attacks cost 20% less Stamina and deal 25% more Stagger.
Overwhelm (60): Unarmed power attacks deal 50% extra damage.
Knockdown Punch (80): Unarmed power attacks have a chance to knock enemies down.
Fists of Fury (100): Repeated unarmed attacks against the same target deal up to 50% extra damage.Notes
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Hand to Hand is an addon for Adamant - A Perk Overhaul that merges Lockpicking and Pickpocketing into a single skill and adds a new perk tree for Hand to Hand combat. It's for Skyrim players who want a more integrated stealth and unarmed playstyle.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 6,362 endorsements and 5 million downloads
- Seamlessly integrates unarmed combat with stealth skills for a unique build
- Regularly updated (last update February 2024) so it's likely compatible with current setups
⚠️ Cons
- Requires Adamant - A Perk Overhaul, so it's not standalone
- Merging skills might not appeal to players who prefer separate trees
For Skyrim players who enjoy perk overhauls and want to try a hand-to-hand build without sacrificing stealth progression. Perfect for those who already use Adamant and want more depth. Skip if you prefer vanilla perk trees or don't want to manage additional mod dependencies.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Adamant installed and loaded before this addon, and check load order if you use a mod manager.
- If you're new to perk overhauls, consider starting a fresh character to avoid perk tree conflicts.
- Look for compatibility patches if you use other mods that alter Lockpicking or Pickpocketing skills.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Simon Magus Colinswraths and Jelidity
- Version
- 2.0.1
- Downloads
- 4,986,675
- Endorsements
- 6,401
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 12/11/2021
- Updated
- 8/15/2026
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