Learning Dragon Shouts
Know the type of shouts. There are many shouts to learn in Skyrim. Here is an overview of the different shouts and how they can assist you: Animal Allegiance – animals in the surrounding area will be your allies in a fight Aura Whisper – shows you all of the life forces nearby Battle Fury – enchants allies’ weapons to quicken their fighting abilities (Dragonborn add-on) Become Ethereal – makes it so that you cannot harm others or be harmed Bend Will – the stronger the power, the more animals and people are forced to do what you want (including dragons) Call Dragon – summon a dragon Call of Valor – summon help from Sovngarde Clear Skies – stop all precipitation and clear fog so that you have perfect visibility Cyclone – send a cyclone into your enemies’ ranks (Dragonborn add-on) Disarm – knock the weapons out of your enemies’ hands Dismay – strike fear into your enemies, causing them to flee Dragon Aspect – become like a dragon with armored skill and more powerful blows for weapons and shouts (only available once a day) (Dragonborn add-on) Dragonrend – force dragons to land for easier combat Drain Vitality – take both life and magicka from your enemies (Dawnguard add-on) Elemental Fury – Enchant your weapons to move faster when striking Fire Breath – engulf those in front of you in fire Frost Breath – engulf those in front of you in frost Ice Form – freeze those in front of you into ice Kyne’s Peace – calm animals so that they will not fight or run away Marked for Death – weakens your enemies’ health and armor Slow Time – cause those around you to stop moving as time temporarily stops Soul Tear – marks an enemy for soul trap once they fall (Dawnguard add-on) Storm Call – calls down lighting Summon Durnehviir – call forth Durnehviir to help you (Dragonguard add-on) Throw Voice – throw off the hunt of enemies as they look for you by throwing your voice to a different area Unrelenting Force – push things away from you and cause them to stagger Whirlwind Spirit – launch yourself forward at a quick speed (don’t use this near cliffs)
Find word walls. You have to visit numerous crypts, caves, and other areas to learn all \the possible shouts from walls that have the words you need etched into them; these are called word walls. Some shouts can be found during side quests or random areas, while others can only be learned through specific quests.
Learn the shout from word walls. You must go near the wall. Your vision will blur, and once it returns to normal, text will scrawl across the screen telling you what you have learned from the wall. Word walls always provide you with the next word in the sequence. You won’t be learning the words out of order; you will always encounter the first word first, then the second, no matter what order you do the quests.
Find Greybeards. Aside from word walls, some characters will give you the words you need as you play through the main quest line, several of them are Greybeards. Speak to Greybeards to learn some words. Note that not all Greybeards will teach you Dragon Shouts.
Using Dragon Shouts
Go to Magic. Access “Magic” from the main menu (includes Skills, Items, Magic, and Map).
Scroll down to Shouts. All of the shouts you have acquired will be listed to the left. You can see the level of each shout by seeing how many words you have found. For example, after finishing the quests at Bleak Falls Barrow, you will have one word for Unrelenting Force (Force). When you find the next one, it will appear beside the first word. This does not replace any magic you have enabled, but it does replace any powers you have enabled. If you go in and enable a Power, you will need to restore the Shout after using the Power. Except for the words that are given to you, shouts will require that you absorb a dragon soul before you can use the shout.
Close the menu.
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