Draugr don't have a weakness.

They don’t have any real weakness (except for taking silver damage because undead). They are resistant to fire and immune to poison though.

Personally I recommend the mace for the swamp. While the draugr won’t be extra impressed with it, nor leeches I think, skeletons and blobs ARE weak to blunt damage so it’ll serve you well.

I think maces are good against anything in the swamp.

I noticed my bronze mace would stagger draur quite often the damage dealt was decent. The stagger effect allowed me to get in 1 to 2 extra hits before having to raise my shield. I can deal with 2 or 3 at a time any more then that and its run like my pants are aflame or my buns get toasted.

I guess it helps that my mace/club skill is at 81.

Everything there have weak or neutral resist from blunt , u must craft iron mace to crush bonemass and mountain mobs next ( golem wolfs and fenrlings aka werewolfs ) that are weak or get normal damage from blunts too

When walking around in the swamp use the hoe to level ground and create paths. It was actually another player that gave me that advice here in the discussions. Strategy works beautifully.
And yes...potions, potions, potions! Poison potion is a must. Have stamina and health potions at the ready on hotkeys.
Good Hunting!

Originally posted by Thunder Beaver:

Got a lot of good mats from leaches and blobs ancient tree bark and entrails to make sausage. Died once recovered all my gear. Those stamina potions and poison resist potions are a must. The swamp is nasty. Can anybody tell me the weakness of the swamp zombies? Is it piercing slashing or blunt crushing weapons? Im still at bronze level gear.

Try to lure them alone without all the other enemies - use a sealth arrow to weaken them. If there is a spawner that should be your priority - just weaken the enemies and destroy them with the spawner.

If there are archers lure the enemies you fight arround trees and move a lot to not get hit by arrows.

If you want to use some probably not intended game-mechanics - climb on trees - somtimes it seems as if some enemies pathfinding fails.

Also never do the swamps without a potion against poison.

Originally posted by blushastin:

When walking around in the swamp use the hoe to level ground and create paths. It was actually another player that gave me that advice here in the discussions. Strategy works beautifully.
And yes...potions, potions, potions! Poison potion is a must. Have stamina and health potions at the ready on hotkeys.
Good Hunting!

Yeah I read somewhere that swamp hoes are the best hoes. :D

Blunt is good for Dragr and blobs and great for skeletons. Shield is most important tool in game. Always have this maxed out. You have to find trader and get the light and belt for the crypts. The hoe is great to make paths in the swamp. I roll in troll armor for better speed agility and endurance but max mace and shield

Take your smashy stagbreaker into the crypts, I use a coper knife ATM it slices and dices and stagers aswell

Theres a shallow narrow sea lane between me and the swamp. Im currently using my hoe and building hammer to create a land bridge to the swamp so I dont have to use my boat to get there.

Ive one hit killed lvl 2 blobs and leaches with my lvl 3 bronze mace. I t helps that my mace/club skill is now at 85. Plus Ive staggered lvl 2 draugr quite a bit. Its only if they swarm attack that I get in real danger. Also I make sure to exit the swamp well before sundown, The swamp is deadly at night.

Oh and thanx for all the advice everyone. Its very much appreciated.

Originally posted by Thunder Beaver:

Can anybody tell me the weakness of the swamp zombies? Is it piercing slashing or blunt crushing weapons? Im still at bronze level gear.

They don't have a weakness to damage type. In my view their weakness seems to be a lack of speed. I'm not completely sure because everything seems to have that weakness.