{"id":157953,"date":"2021-01-02T21:30:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T21:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/skyrim-dragon-priests-ranked-least-most-powerful\/"},"modified":"2021-01-02T21:30:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T21:30:18","slug":"skyrims-dragon-priests-ranked-from-least-to-most-powerful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/02\/skyrims-dragon-priests-ranked-from-least-to-most-powerful\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyrim\u2019s Dragon Priests, Ranked From Least to Most Powerful"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Few figures in Skyrim’s<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>lore are as harrowing and enigmatic as the Dragon Priests.\u00a0In life, these powerful mages served under dragon overlords. Intoxicated by the promise of great power, they willingly aided in the subjugation of humanity. When the dragons disappeared, the Priests were thought to vanish with them\u2014but alas, they simply lay in wait, forgotten in Skyrim’s ruins.<\/span><\/p>\n

By the time Skyrim\u00a0<\/em>takes place, they lie trapped in the restless sleep of the undead\u2014until the Dragonborn comes knocking at their coffins. Armed with Shouts and powerful magics, Dragon Priests are some of the most powerful and mysterious\u00a0enemies the player can face. Based on their legacies within the Dragon Cult<\/a> as well as their in-game combat difficulty, here is every Dragon Priest in the game, ranked according to power.<\/p>\n

13 <\/span>Morokei<\/h2>\n
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Central to the College of Winterhold questline, Morokei rests imprisoned in Labyrinthian. He is the only Dragon Priest who speaks to the Dragonborn in their own language\u2014completely draining the player’s magicka when he does.<\/p>\n

Morokei is by no means weak; however,\u00a0three College apprentices managed to seal him away<\/a> for several decades. Though his fight can be tricky for mages, it’s one of the more winnable Dragon Priest encounters, which makes sense considering Savos Aren and company trapped him once before.<\/p>\n

12 <\/span>Otar the Mad<\/h2>\n
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Once a well-loved and benevolent ruler, unknown forces corrupted the mind of this ancient Nordic king. Under this mysterious influence, Otar went mad and turned down a path of violence and destruction, until two warriors under his rule overthrew and imprisoned him.<\/p>\n

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Like Morokei, Otar\u00a0is shown to have been defeated once, guarded now by the ghosts of his vanquishers. Once released, he attacks with shock spells, the weakest form of Destruction magic. While he’s no pushover, battling him is less demanding than many of his brethren.<\/p>\n

11 <\/span>Vokun<\/h2>\n
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Like most Dragon Priests, Vokun’s spells focus on a single element: in his case, fire. He is by no means easy to conquer, but he doesn’t have any particular tricks up his sleeve.<\/p>\n

Little lore exists about Vokun.\u00a0Players’ only information comes from a plucky Nord woman named Anska, who claims\u00a0he possesses a scroll linking her\u00a0lineage to Ysgramor<\/a>.\u00a0Yet players never learn why\u00a0Vokun\u00a0holds this scroll, or whether he himself is connected to Ysgramor. Perhaps his legacy was lost to time, or perhaps it was simply less noteworthy than his peers.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>Hevnoraak<\/h2>\n
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Once obsessed with resurrection and immortality, Hevnoraak\u00a0rests in the ruins of Valthume. Upon entering, the spirit of a warrior named Valdar requests the Dragonborn’s help in waking the Dragon Priest and killing him once and for all.<\/p>\n

Hevnoraak’s shock spells are less debilitating than fire or frost; however, his\u00a0Wall of Storms\u00a0staff makes it\u00a0difficult for melee-based attackers to corner him. However, archers can\u00a0take him out fairly easily with a powerful bow, and mages can use ranged spells to cripple him.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Rahgot<\/h2>\n
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In life, Rahgot led a chapter of the Dragon Cult\u2014whom he drove to mass suicide in an effort to protect himself. The notes and journals found throughout the ruin of Forelhost demonstrate the cruel, sadistic nature with which he\u00a0ruled\u00a0his followers. Like any cult leader, Rahgot held powerful sway over the minds and souls in his grasp.<\/p>\n

Rahgot fights the Dragonborn with fire spells, causing crippling lingering damage. His attacks are no more deadly than most other Dragon Priests\u2014but no less powerful either.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Krosis<\/h2>\n
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A frost-based Dragon Priest, Krosis is unique in that he uses a Staff of Fireballs rather than\u00a0a staff\u00a0of\u00a0his element. This makes him a somewhat more difficult enemy: The slowed movement of Frost spells combined with long-lasting burning damage can be debilitating.<\/p>\n

Like Vokun, little is known about Krosis’ feats; however, he is the only Priest\u00a0with a dragon guarding his\u00a0resting place. This makes his fight considerably harder, and may point towards Krosis’ power and favor\u00a0with his dragon masters.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Zahkriisos<\/h2>\n
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Zahkriisos is the only Dragon Priest aside from Miraak\u00a0whose level scales with the Dragonborn, ranging from 25-60. However, this doesn’t mean lower-level players should challenge him lightly. His shock spells are amplified by his mask’s enchantment, making him especially dangerous to mages.<\/p>\n

Like his brethren on Solstheim, Zahkriisos is linked to Hermaeus Mora, as evidenced by his summoning Seekers in battle.\u00a0Deriving power from both the ancient dragons and\u00a0a Daedric lord, the Solstheim Princes rival their mainland counterparts when it comes to knowledge and power.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Volsung<\/h2>\n
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Found at the summit of Volskygge, Volsung may not appear all that unique at first glance. Like all Dragon Priests, he uses high-level Destruction spells (favoring frost), conjures atronachs, and flies evasively over the battlefield. However, his Conjuration, Restoration, Alteration, and Destruction skills are all at their max level.<\/p>\n

Additionally, he boasts a very high resistance to magic, and his Command Daedra spell is more powerful than any other Dragon Priest. These extra stats make him tough to beat, and set him slightly apart from his comrades.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>Nahkriin<\/h2>\n
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Guardian of a portal to Sovngarde, Nahkriin’s role necessitates some extra punch. He is the only priest\u00a0who utilizes Destruction spells of all three elements<\/a>, marking himself as more magically\u00a0proficient than his peers.\u00a0His huge arsenal of expert-level spells makes him a challenge for players of any build, crippling the Dragonborn with fire, frost, and shock.<\/p>\n

Nahkriin takes his job seriously,\u00a0ensuring\u00a0that traveling to Sovngarde is no easy feat.\u00a0He inflicts lingering damage as well as draining stamina and magicka, and summons\u00a0storm atronachs to aid him.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>Dukaan<\/h2>\n
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Dukaan’s element is frost, and similarly to Zahkriisos, his signature mask\u00a0increases the\u00a0strength\u00a0of\u00a0his spells. Fixed at level 60,\u00a0his attacks and defenses are objectively more powerful than his mainland brethren, all of whom are fixed at 50.<\/p>\n

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He too draws power from the Daedric Prince Hermaeus Mora, and summons Seekers to aid him in combat. Taken together with the stamina-draining and slowed movement effects of his powerful frost magic, Dukaan is one of the more difficult encounters on Solstheim.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Vahlok the Jailor<\/h2>\n
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Vahlok was one of the only Dragon Priests to\u00a0challenge\u00a0Miraak’s rebellion, and the\u00a0force of their battle ripped Solstheim away from the mainland.\u00a0Some legends claim he imprisoned his foe and stood guard over him until his own death; others say Hermaeus Mora carried Miraak away to Apocrypha.<\/p>\n

While it’s no walk in the park, Vahlok’s fight is not as punishing as some of the others<\/a>\u00a0among his ranks. However, his role in Miraak’s defeat and the legends surrounding\u00a0him mark\u00a0Vahlok\u00a0as one of the most powerful Dragon Priests.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Ahzidal<\/h2>\n
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The first human to master elven magic, Ahzidal is regarded as one of the most powerful mages in Tamriel’s history.<\/a>\u00a0Hungry for knowledge and power, he sought out the forbidden magic of the Dragon Priests\u2014and when that could not sate him, he sought Hermaeus Mora.<\/p>\n

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Ahzidal’s magical prowess is evident in combat. His unique spell, Fire Stream,\u00a0inflicts more damage than expert-level Destruction spells and is nigh impossible to dodge. He also reanimates corpses to aid him, further proving his mastery in\u00a0multiple magical schools.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Miraak<\/h2>\n
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A foe unlike any other, Miraak\u00a0wields the power of dragons, Hermaeus Mora, and his own Dragonborn blood.\u00a0Able to\u00a0dominate minds of dragon and mortal alike, he\u00a0rebelled against his dragon masters. By the time he faces\u00a0the player, Miraak has resided in Apocrypha for millennia,\u00a0learning arcane secrets and forbidden wisdom.<\/p>\n

His Shouts yield\u00a0massive buffs,\u00a0his unique weapons<\/a>\u00a0drain stamina and inflict poison, he summons dragons to kill them and absorb their souls. The clash between Miraak and the Dragonborn is one for the ages, a worthy climax of the\u00a0Dragonborn<\/em> questline.<\/p>\n

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