Summary
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis one of themost popular and successful RPGsBethesda has ever made. This popularity has sparked a dedicated community that goes as far as to mod the game, altering or adding new features for players to experience.
Bethesda wanted to capitalize on this withSkyrimCreation Club, a means of supporting mod creators to create high-quality mods that have a premium price tied to them. This has resulted in a massive amount of controversy about the practice, but few talk about the quality of the creations in question. Like the millions of free mods on the Nexus, it’s a mixed bag.
Updated on June 08, 2025, by Ritwik Mitra:While the Creation Club may be replaced with the Verified Creators system now, this doesn’t mean that the high-quality content present in the earlier iteration of what was essentially a paid mods system will go away anytime soon. During the time when the contentious Creation Club was in full swing, a wealth of new additions were added to Skyrim that did a great job of letting players experience brand-new quests, fun cosmetics, and great weapons to brandish in the game. A lot of the Creation Club mods are worth checking out for players who want an excuse to play Skyrim for the umpteenth time.
What Is Skyrim Creation Club Used For?
TheSkyrim Special EditionCreation Club is the primary way a player can mod the remastered version of the game, as many mods can be installed via third-party means or manually. InSkyrim, all Creation Club content has a Credit amount associated with it, as players have to spend money on Creation Club Credits in the amounts listed below to download anything.
In this way, players are able to more directly support the creators of Creation Club assets, though it’s certainly not without controversy. With the release ofSkyrim: Anniversary Edition,a variety of these mods will become built-in to the main game rather than serve as add-ons, though not all of the best creation club modsSkyrim Special Editionoffers will be included.
Accessing Skyrim Creation Club Content
TheSkyrimCreation Club is not like the Steam Workshop or Nexus Mods, where players can go to a website to view available add-ons. The storefront is only available in-game through the main menu, and Credits for the Creation Club can similarly only be bought through the in-game interface or via Steam or the console-appropriate marketplace.
Getting access toSkyrimCreation Club mods is as easy as launchingSkyrim Special Editionand navigating to the “Creation Club” tab in the main menu. This will launch a browser where players can sort through mods. Additionally, there is a “Mods” tab below the “Creation Club” tab that lets players maintain and adjust their installed mods as needed.
15Ghosts Of The Tribunal
Category: Apparel, Weapons
The Elder Scrolls 3was a major turning point for Bethesda. Their attempts to create an epic open-world Western RPG were a massive success, with the success ofMorrowindletting Bethesda stand tall as one of the best developers around. It helped that the two expansions for this game,Tribunal,andBloodmoon, were pretty amazing in their own right.
Players who loved the content inTribunalwill be glad to know that a wealth of armor and weapons from this classic expansion pack are added toSkyrimin the form of Creation Club content. Players will love channeling their nostalgia as they use the many items present in this pack to strike down their foes while looking pretty imposing in the process.
14The Cause
Category: Characters, Weapons, World
The Cause is one of the better Creation Club mods that fans can check out. Those who loved the fourth mainlineElder Scrollswill find this piece of Creation Club content to be right up their alley. It involves the members ofa deranged cultthat wants to open an Oblivion Gate once again, which is not desirable for obvious reasons.
The aim is to open a gate to the Deadlands, which is something that the Dragonborn must prevent at all costs. The many Daedric items and enemies that players will engage with make this mod well worth the price of admission.
Most people may not be aware ofThe Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard, which serves as an action-oriented take on one’s adventures in the world of theElder Scrolls. With how much the series has boomed in popularity followingthis spin-off’s release, most people likely won’t mind taking a glance at its interesting past.
Dead Man’s Dread is a great piece of Creation Club content that focuses on this spin-off, even letting people collect the relics of its protagonist, Cyrus. The quest added by this mod is pretty engaging and makes for a fun distraction that players can engage in ifthe main questis losing its luster.
12Pets Of Skyrim
Category: Creatures
The Pets of Skyrim modadds five companionpets toSkyrim;a frostbite spider, a goat, a skeever, a fox, and a rabbit, alongside a lengthy quest chain to unlock them in the first place. Each of the five pets has its own ability, like the frostbite spider being able to spin web traps, the fox being able to hunt treasure, and the rabbit that can locate harvestable plants.
But what makes Pets of Skyrim one of the best Creation Club modsSkyrimplayers can download is its secondary systems – the add-on introduces a lot more than just animal companions to the game. There are several new books to read that go over the new systems and new items, including a pack and a collar, as well as several new systems for taking care of and learning about the new companions.
11Saints & Seducers
Category: Apparel, Creatures, Gameplay, Weapons, World
Saints and Seducers adds a new questline toSkyrimthat involvesan insane magetrying to merge Sheogorath’s realm with Nirn. In gameplay terms, this is effectively one long Shivering Isles-themed dungeon romp with someOblivion-themed enemies and loot for good measure, making it one of the bestSkyrimCreation Club mods.
The quality of this creation is surprisingly high, blending the vibrant art style ofOblivion’s Shivering Isles withSkyrimexpertly. New items and enemies are also of high quality and worth using in any playthrough. Once one of the most expensive options on the Creation Club, the Saints and Seducers mod is now free to download.
10Civil War Champions
The Civil War backdrop ofSkyrimis definitely one of the world’s most interesting aspects, but there’s no denying the fact that this settingfizzles out a bitafter the corresponding quest is over and done with. However, by heading to theSkyrimCreation Club, players can squeeze out a bit more content from this war.
The Civil War Champions pack adds two new armors, along with a quest that sees players taking the side of one faction as their champion as they participate in a vicious duel against the other warring faction’s champion. It’s a great way to flesh out the conflict between the Imperials and the Stormcloaks.
9Nix-Hound
Any fan ofThe Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowindwill be aware of the infamous Nix-Hound, one of the most iconic enemies in the game. It was a shame that this enemy hadn’t appeared in later games. That is, until the advent of theSkyrimCreation Club mod that goes by the same name.
Downloading this mod adds hostile Nix-Hounds to the region of Solstheim, making for a rather nostalgic ride as the player hacks these iconic enemies to bits once again. Along with this, there’s also a friendly Nix-Hound that the player can purchase to accompany them on their travels as well.
8Arcane Archer Pack
Category: Weapons
Skyrimhas one of the most flexible leveling systems in any RPG, allowing players to play nearlyany build they want. Some archetypes are missing, though. One archetype is an arcane archer, which uses magical arrows to fire spells from afar.
The Arcane Archer Pack fulfills that fantasy rather well. This mod grants spell-infused arrows such as Telekinesis arrows or Chain-Lightning arrows. It’s one of the best mods on Creation Club based on cost versus content. There are mods on the Nexus that change the game in similar ways, but none are as simple and accessible by all players as this one.
7Arcane Accessories
Arcane Accessories is an add-on that no mage inSkyrim Special Editionshould go without. It adds a whopping 28 new items to the game, which includes 16 new spells that fit perfectly into progression through the regular game. These spells range from a variety of Elemental ranged attacks to a variety ofuseful out-of-combat spellsto the powerful Touch of Death absorb ability.
Two sets of robes, the Robes of Conjuration and Illusion and the Robes of Destruction and Alteration, make their wearers more proficient at two schools of magic at once, which scale from Novice to Master level. Access to the Arcane Accessories can be unlocked by completing the new Lost Library quest, which begins in Hob’s Fall Cave after unlocking the mod at the Creation Club.
6Camping
Category: Gameplay, World
While this might be a minor integration, one can’t deny that having the ability to camp will do wonders when it comes to immersion. ThisSkyrimCreation Club mod allows the Dragonborn tocarry a portable campthat can be used for sleeping and cooking on the go.
The best part about the Camping mod is that it pairs off perfectly with the Survival Mode mod that can be purchased in theSkyrimCreation Club as well. Any player who wants their travels inSkyrimto feel slightly more realistic need only try out the Camping mod for themselves.
