Quote Originally Posted by Animeniax View Post
Destruction spells can do a lot of damage because I don't think armor rating protects you from it, and most people don't always wear protection from fire/shock/frost all the time. Plus your health is probably only in the 200-300 range, so a powerful spell can kill you in one strike.
As soon as I posted this I went to Skyrim and got attacked by bandit marauders. One of them hit me 4 times in about 6 seconds with a lightning attack and nearly killed me (I have ~400 health). Magic attacks are devastating!