Is there any way of improving claw attacks by Khajiits?

Solution 1:

I chose Khajiit for the +15 damage claw attack among other things and was a bit disappointed they didn't at least scale it with your level. It really is a letdown .-. Despite this, I found another way.

I started off by upgrading my Heavy Armor tree. I put a point in Juggernaut then added another in Well Fitted. Upon next level up I went straight for the Fists of Steel perk. Now, I continue to max out everything that increases Armor Rating. Let me tell you this.. it's like having a 2-handed weapon in the form of your fist. I punch giants, trolls, dragons etc. to death with ease. It is true that you can improve weapons with Blacksmithing, but you can also improve armor. Meaning.. the stronger your armor rating on your Gauntlets.. the stronger your Unarmed Attacks will be. I got sick and tired of how inconvienient it was having to carry all those weapons around and decided this is what I was going to do. There is no better feeling in this game than the mass triumph punching a dragon in the face to death yields!

Also, as far as the unarmed damage enchantments go.. I suggest the +15 Heavy Armor Rating enchant if you want some balance of defense and power. Otherwise, stick to the +10 Unarmed Damage enchant :]

Note: I'm not at all saying this way of combat is better than any other. I'm saying that it is just as viable and can be an extremely fun/rewarding experience.

Solution 2:

While the usefulness of the claw attack does fade over the course of the game, you can substantially extend its lifespan by picking up the Fists of Steel ability in the Heavy Armor skill tree. In addition to being a viable attack in the early and middle game, the Khajiit claws are always extremely powerful in unarmed brawls, which are part of a number of quests and optional objectives.

Solution 3:

You can get enchanted items that improve unarmed damage by themselves. In my game, I found early brawler gloves (light armor) that give +10 Unarmed damage and I finished the game with them with only doing unarmed damage.

Still, that enchant is very uncommon since I only ever found one in the whole game somehow. If I had more, I'd have broken it and enchanted some jewelry with it for another boost. You can only put that effect on gloves, rings and necklaces though and you need 80 in enchant and 5 perks to remake the 10 bonus damage gloves.

Solution 4:

First, go to the Ratway in Riften and kill Gian the Fist for his Gloves of the Pugilist (he can be found in the room with the alchemy table and the bear traps all over the floor). These are a guaranteed drop and can be disenchanted for the Fortify Unarmed Damage effect.

You'll want to add this effect to your ring, gloves, and neck item. If you have the Extra Effect perk, pairing Fortify Unarmed Damage with Regenerate Stamina allows you to chain together far more power attacks than bladed or blunt players can.

There are three perks which are pretty much must-haves if you're going to go hand-to-hand:

• Fists of Steel, which increases unarmed damage when wearing heavy armor gauntlets by their armor rating.
• Juggurnaut, which increases the armor rating of heavy armor. This is a prerequisite for Fists of steel and increases the bonus it grants by increasing your gauntlets' armor.
• Dual Flurry, which increases the speed of Dual Wielding attacks. While unarmed attacks don't count as one-handed, they are affected by dual-wielding perks.

Daedric Gauntlets have the highest base armor rating at 18 and, depending on your Smithing, can be significantly increased. Just ensure that you improve your gauntlets as much as you can before enchanting them unless you have the Arcane Blacksmith perk!