Dragon Priest Masks (Skyrim)

The Dragon Priest Shrine

"Legend holds that the highest ranking Dragon Priests were granted magical masks - strange artifacts that defy the laws of time, and grant their wearers powerful enchantments."

―The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - loading screen

A Dragon Priest Mask is obtained after defeating each of the eight unique Dragon Priests that appear in fixed locations throughout Skyrim. Each mask is unique in color and varies in material. Masks are named after their respective masters and have unique effects; they are defined as either Light or Heavy Armor.

All Dragon Priest Masks require the Arcane Blacksmith perk to upgrade them.

Most dragon masks can be found by talking to Arngeir in High Hrothgar, and asking if he has located any words of power. Several words of power are guarded by Dragon Priests.

Skyrim Masks

Hevnoraak This dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Hevnoraak, who can be found in the Nordic Ruin of Valthume. Enchantment: The wearer is immune to disease and poison. Class: Heavy Armor
Krosis This dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Krosis, who can be found at the Dragon Lair Shearpoint. Enchantment: +20% to Lockpicking, Archery, Alchemy. Class: Light Armor
Morokei This dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Morokei, who can be found at the Nordic Ruin of Labyrinthian. Enchantment: +100% Magicka Regeneration. Class: Light Armor
Nahkriin This dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Nahkriin, who can be found in the Nordic Ruin of Skuldafn, during the main quest. Enchantment: +50 Magicka, -20% Restoration and Destruction Magicka cost. Class: Heavy Armor
Otar This dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Otar the Mad, who can be found in the Nordic Ruin of Ragnvald, north-northeast of Markarth. Enchantment: Fire, Frost, and Shock resistance is improved 30%. Class: Heavy Armor
Rahgot This dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Rahgot, who can be found in the Nordic Ruin of Forelhost, south-east of Riften a top the near mountain. Enchantment: +70 Stamina. Class: Heavy Armor
Vokun This dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Vokun, who can be found at the Nordic Ruin of High Gate Ruins, west of Dawnstar. Enchantment: -20% Alteration, Conjuration, and Illusion Magicka cost. Class: Heavy Armor
Volsung This dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Volsung, who can be found at the Nordic Ruin of Volskygge, west of Solitude. Enchantment: +20 Carry limit, 20% better prices, and can breathe underwater. Class: Light Armor
Wooden Mask This mask can be acquired from within the central barrow in Labyrinthian. It is unlike the previous masks; rather its purpose is to gain access to the Dragon Priest Shrine when worn within the barrow it was found. Enchantment: The wooden mask hums with an unfamiliar energy. Class: Light Armor
Konahrik This dragon mask can be acquired after collecting all the previous masks. To collect this mask, entry into Bromjunaar Sanctuary is required. The sanctuary can be found within the central barrow in Labyrinthian. Here lies a Wooden Mask that sends its wearer back to a time before the destruction of Bromjunaar Sanctuary. The central focus of the sanctuary is the Dragon Priest Shrine. Once the eight masks are placed in each respective slot on the shrine, the final mask, Konahrik, is revealed. The other masks may be taken from the shrine once Konahrik is obtained. Enchantment: When health is low, has a chance to heal wearer and damage nearby enemies. Class: Heavy Armor

Dragonborn Masks

Ahzidal This dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Ahzidal, who can be found in the Nordic Ruin of Kolbjorn Barrow. Enchantment: 50% Resist Fire; Fire spells do 25% more damage. Class: Heavy Armor
Dukaan This dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Dukaan, who can be found in the Nordic Ruin of White Ridge Barrow. Enchantment: 50% Resist Frost; Frost spells do 25% more damage. Class: Heavy Armor
Zahkriisos This dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Zahkriisos, who can be found in the Nordic Ruin of Bloodskal Barrow. Enchantment: 50% Resist Shock; Shock spells do 25% more damage. Class: Heavy Armor
Miraak This dragon mask can be acquired from Miraak at the conclusion of the main questline for Dragonborn. Enchantment: Increases your Magicka by 40-70 points. Class: Heavy Armor or Light Armor

Trivia

• In addition to Dragon Priest masks having powerful enchantments, it should also be noted that certain masks have the highest armor rating of any headgear available.
  • For Light Armor, Krosis and Volsung have the highest base armor.
  • For Heavy Armor, Konahrik has the highest base armor.
• Upon retrieving a mask placed on the shrine, all smithing enhancements will be removed from the mask. This is likely because a new copy of the mask is added to the inventory upon retrieval.

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Dragon Priest Masks (Skyrim). 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.

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PC   360   PS3   When equipping a mask and the Archmage's Robes together; both the mask and your entire head may disappear, showing only an empty hood. A short term fix is to drop the Archmage's Robes then pick them up again. Another fix is to store the mask in a container and then equip it directly from the container.  PC   This can be temporarily fixed on the PC by pressing F5, quicksave, and then F9, quick load.  360   Clearing the Xbox 360 cache will also correct this issue.  PS3   PS3 users can also temporarily fix this by saving and loading  PC   360   PS3   It is possible to equip this item while wearing a Falmer Helmet, Ancient Shrouded Cowl, The Jagged Crown and circlets.  PC   360   PS3   If a mask is given to Malborn in the Diplomatic Immunity quest, it may disappear. This has been known to happen with the masks Morokei and Krosis.  PC   To resolve this matter for PC, use the console command player.additem <itemID> 1, and it will add the mask to the inventory again.  PC   360   PS3   If any mask is given to any follower, it may disappear from their inventory eventually.

See also

• Dragon Priest
• Dragon Priest Shrine