Caolan Mooney
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When you encounter a Dragon you need to make a lightning-quick decision:stay your ground and fight for your life, or run away.
The General Stategy
...But a dragonslayer never runs away! If you stand your ground, take note that dragons can use a variety of Shout powers, including fire breathing and ice breathing, among others. Dragons stick to a rather rigid attack pattern in which they fly around, occasionally breathhing fire (or ice), and then landing to snap at victims with their crusing jaws.
If you have the Impact perk, using a dual cast Destrution spell such as Ice Spike or Lightning Bolt will stagger a dragon in mid air, which is useful to stop them breathing fire and coax them into landing. When the dragon lands, it is also recommened to use a high level Shout such as Unrelenting Force to stagger the dragon and open it up to melee attacks.
Additional helpers in the form of conjured beings can also help immensely. Flame and Frost Antronachs are very useful as distractions, as they can fire long range spells and are resistant to their corresponding element's damage.
Named Dragons
Named Dragons are dragons that have survived longer than most other Dragons, who tend to get hacked up into chum in their early years by adventurers like yourself. "Ahem" that said, these dragons are harder to find and much more potent.
Name Location
Vulthuryol Blackreach
Vujotnaak Bloated Man's Grotto
Paarthunax Throat of The World
Alduin Near dragon buriel sites unless main story is completed
Odahviing Throat of the World and can be called after the quest:The Fallen
the Call Dragon Shout
Vijrukkin(sp) Wilds of Skyrim
Vjinturuth Random
Sahloknir Kynesgrove
Mirmulnir Whiterun during Dragon Rising
Nahgliiv The Reach
Hope this helps!
The General Stategy
...But a dragonslayer never runs away! If you stand your ground, take note that dragons can use a variety of Shout powers, including fire breathing and ice breathing, among others. Dragons stick to a rather rigid attack pattern in which they fly around, occasionally breathhing fire (or ice), and then landing to snap at victims with their crusing jaws.
If you have the Impact perk, using a dual cast Destrution spell such as Ice Spike or Lightning Bolt will stagger a dragon in mid air, which is useful to stop them breathing fire and coax them into landing. When the dragon lands, it is also recommened to use a high level Shout such as Unrelenting Force to stagger the dragon and open it up to melee attacks.
Additional helpers in the form of conjured beings can also help immensely. Flame and Frost Antronachs are very useful as distractions, as they can fire long range spells and are resistant to their corresponding element's damage.
Named Dragons
Named Dragons are dragons that have survived longer than most other Dragons, who tend to get hacked up into chum in their early years by adventurers like yourself. "Ahem" that said, these dragons are harder to find and much more potent.
Name Location
Vulthuryol Blackreach
Vujotnaak Bloated Man's Grotto
Paarthunax Throat of The World
Alduin Near dragon buriel sites unless main story is completed
Odahviing Throat of the World and can be called after the quest:The Fallen
the Call Dragon Shout
Vijrukkin(sp) Wilds of Skyrim
Vjinturuth Random
Sahloknir Kynesgrove
Mirmulnir Whiterun during Dragon Rising
Nahgliiv The Reach
Hope this helps!
