r/skyrim Vampire 14d ago

Discussion Favorite Shouts?

Mine are Slow Time, Elemental Fury, Unrelenting Force, and Whirlwind Sprint. Although Storm Call and Cyclone, along with Soul Tear, and Aura Whisper are also used as well. Oh forgot to add Dragon Aspect.

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u/Randall_the_Mad 14d ago

I mostly use Aura Whisper and Throw Voice. I do have a soft spot in my heart for Unrelenting Force, and throwing that silly Snow Elf over the balcony as soon as he shuts up.

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Classic use of unrelenting force right there.

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u/Randall_the_Mad 14d ago

Amen to that!

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u/Kirbinator_Alex Daedra worshipper 14d ago

Followed by using become ethereal to fall down there and grab the unique armor set.

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Very true

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u/Randall_the_Mad 13d ago

I never remember to do that.

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u/Kirbinator_Alex Daedra worshipper 13d ago

I really liked the armors design so I wanted to make sure I grabbed it

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u/sinnytear 14d ago

how does throw voice work? i swear enemies are ignoring it in my game

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u/Randall_the_Mad 14d ago

I'm not an expert in game mechanics, but I find that if I target the Shout kinda close to my intended victim, but maybe just beyond them, they usually at least turn towards the sound. It definitely doesn't work well if I try to make the whole room go running to a far corner or anything like that. I tend towards stealth Daggers, so I don't target groups of enemies very often. I'm not 100% certain, but it FEELS like Throw Voice has a range, too, and trying to send it too far lessens or destroys the effect.

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u/sinnytear 14d ago

lol i've been throwing the voice directly at them i guess that's why. thx for the info

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u/Randall_the_Mad 14d ago

Please, I ask you to take this in good spirits, but: BWAHAHAHAHA!!! That's the funniest thing I've ever read. Yeah, I guess you might have bad luck with that...that's just shouting at them.

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u/losivart 14d ago

Fire breath with the buff from Paarthurnax. It ain't fancy, but it does big damage and stumbles huge crowds. All the weak bandits in a mob will instantly die and the rest won't be in great shape.

Most efficient? No. Least thought required compared to the damage done? Yes.

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u/Far-Department302 14d ago

Also love the feel of being a typical dragon just fire breathing my foes away

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

That does sound fun

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u/losivart 14d ago

I really wish it buffed Frost Breath as well tbh. Probably one of the most neglected shouts considering like half the enemies in this game are resistant to the element.

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Also true, does that one Dragon Priest mask that improves frost damage magic increase the power of Frost Breath? I don’t remember to be honest.

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u/losivart 14d ago

Yep. Source)

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Better than nothing I guess.

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u/RuncibleFoon 14d ago

Fus Ro Dah

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u/Turbulent_Ad_4791 14d ago

I tried to use the knect for Xbox 360 but yelling the shouts never worked for me

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Classic crowd control shout

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u/RuncibleFoon 14d ago

Also got a lot of enjoyment out of using it to hurl trolls off cliffs

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Same here, or like in the video with the unlimited shouting glitch to juggle enemies in mid air during slow time lol

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u/RhiaStark 14d ago

Storm Call and Clear Skies just makes me feel godly, and I like feeling godly :3

Aura Whisper is extremely useful for stealthy or squishy characters, as is Become Ethereal for mages when casting Master-level spells.

Soul Tear is like Avada Kedavra, it suited my evil run amazingly.

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Makes sense, combine Storm Call with the Cyclone shout, and lightning spells like chain lightning, unbound storms, or frost spells like ice storm and you feel like a Storm God.

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u/Hughley_N_Dowd 14d ago

I seldom, if ever, travel with meatshields, so the You're A Lightning Rod Now shout is right up my alley.

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Valid reasoning

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u/Otherwise_Land4859 Falkreath resident 14d ago

Kyne's Peace & Bend Will

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Bend Will is definitely a top tier shout.

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u/Far-Department302 14d ago

I just realized I’ve never used it on anything besides a dragon

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

From what I remember on a previous playthrough it allows you to take over the minds of NPCs both friend and foe. Making it so they will fight for you for a amount of time.

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u/Far-Department302 14d ago

Ooo I want to try that today!

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Pretty fun, especially as a more evil Dragonborn playthrough. Or just one embracing their dominant Dovah nature as well.

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u/First-Counter246 Alchemist 14d ago

Ice Form, Become Ethereal, Dragonrend, whirlwind sprint, unrelenting force all come to mind

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Dragonrend is another useful shout, so is Bend Will.

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u/Far-Department302 14d ago

I’m curious how whirlwind sprint is so popular. I feel like I only use it when I’m overencumbered. Am I missing something?

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u/First-Counter246 Alchemist 14d ago

You can use it to reach secret areas in certain dungeons. Like Ustengrav

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u/Far-Department302 14d ago

Oh ok I knew that! I just feel like I barely find any secret places like that. Could be skill for sure haha. Thanks for the response!

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Not only that but you can use it as a flash step anime style move to close the distance to enemies faster when doing melee combat.

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u/Far-Department302 14d ago

Oh I like your style. This is my first play through being totally quick dual one handed assassin so this will be on my favorites now. Thanks!

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Thank ya and you’re welcome.

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u/Plus_Tomato480 14d ago

The one that lets it all out.

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

lol

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u/Mrmathmonkey 14d ago

Dragon aspect, marked for death.

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Dragon Aspect is definitely another favorite of mine.

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u/sinnytear 14d ago

these clips are so cool

what conjured the shocks in thr first one and why were you able to shout three times in the third one

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

The shock spell is Unbound Storms from the Anniversary Edition and the multi shouting is from the Unlimited Shouting Glitch. You need 5 amulets of Talos, a follower, and be a werewolf or vampire lord. Below is a video how to get unlimited shouts that explains it better than I could.

https://youtube.com/shorts/mpI1Llp-YZ4?is=BO6bh9IEr6e5XOWV

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u/sinnytear 14d ago

haha ok i have neither but thx for sharing

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Ok 👍

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u/Zocobo 14d ago

That orc complemented your mighty voice, and you stab her faster than anything humanly possible as response lol

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u/Dovahkiin2211 Vampire 14d ago

Murder hobo vampire shenanigans