Become Ethereal

Become Ethereal
The Thu'um reaches out to the Void, changing your form to one that cannot harm, or be harmed.
FEIM
ZII
GRON
Fade
Spirit
Bind
Basic Info
Recharge	20, 30, 40
Locations	Bard's Leap Summit Ustengrav Depths Ironbind Barrow
ID	00032920 (Spell) 00032917 (FEIM) 00032918 (ZII) 00032919 (GRON)
Sound

Main article: Dragon Shouts

Become Ethereal is a dragon shout in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Effects

This shout makes the Dragonborn spectral in appearance and will make them invulnerable to all damage for the duration of the effect; 8/13/18 seconds. In addition, stamina will not be depleted while this shout is active (but will not replenish while running). However, any damaging attacks performed while the shout is active will immediately end the effect. Casting any spells will also end the effect.

Shouting additional words increases the duration and cooldown of the effect. A word of the shout can be meditated on with Paarthurnax to increase health regeneration while using the shout.

Advantages

• Descend mountains quickly, as all fall damage is completely ignored.
• Unlimited sprinting for the duration, as Stamina drain is ignored.
• Ignore all traps.
• Provide a small window for uninterrupted Magicka regeneration.
• Charge various master spells mid-battle without the risk of being interrupted (with the exception of Dragonhide).
• Can be used to make enemy mages deplete their Magicka while attacking the Dragonborn.
• Can be used to quickly negate massive amounts of damage from dragon breath attacks.
• Can draw enemy attacks while healing/supporting a follower.
• Fire, Frost & Lightning Cloaks still damage the enemy while Ethereal.
• J'zargo's Flame Cloak Scrolls can be tested in combination with the shout to avoid taking damage.
• The shout can be augmented with Ethereal Spirit, increasing the health regeneration rate while ethereal by 25%.

Word Wall

Thu'um	Dragon Language
	Transliteration	Translation
Become Ethereal Locations: Ironbind Barrow, Lost Valley Redoubt, and Ustengrav
Feim
	NONVUL BRON DahMaan DaaR ROT FIN FODiiZ BORMah-Nii LOS HeyV DO ENOOK MUN WaH LahNey VOTH ahKRIN ahRK ZIN LEH ROK FeiM VODahMIN KOTIN VULOM	Noble Nords remember these words (of) the hoar father - It is duty of each man to live with courage and honor lest he fade forgotten(?) into darkness.
Zii
	NAFNI WahLaaN QETHSEGOL BORMahii VahRUKT ROGNVALD WEN Zii FEN MahFAERaaK aaK OK BROD ahRK FOLooK OK HOKORON	Nafni raised (this) stone (in) memory of his father Rognvald, whose spirit will forever guide his clan and haunt his enemies.
Gron
	HET NOK BeIN NahGahDINOK AZARAN FaaL MUNAX WO UNT Wah GRON KRILOT DILON DO SOVNGARDE Wah LeiN DO JUL ahRK FUNT	Here lies foul Necromancer Azaran the Cruel, who tried to bind (the) valiant dead of Sovngarde to (the) world of man and failed.

Gallery

The player using Become Ethereal.

Trivia

• The "Azaran the Cruel" mentioned on the third Word Wall is very likely a reference to a necromancer of the same name in Thief II: The Metal Age.

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Become Ethereal. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following: Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.

• When the Dragonborn unequips the Ebony Mail and uses the shout and re-equips it, the shadow effect then disappears.
• Upon jumping into the water while using this shout, the Dragonborn may appear invisible.
• While in water the model becomes "broken up" and it ceases to merge, making the lines of all the individual pieces in the model become visible.
•  360   On very rare occasions, the shout may not even work at all.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim