- "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."
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A Dragon Priest Mask is a unique piece of headgear, and can be 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 smithing material. Each mask is named after their respective master and have unique effects; they are defined as either Light or Heavy Armor.
All dragon priest masks require the Arcane Blacksmith perk to upgrade.
As the majority of the Priests are found near Word Walls, they can be easily located by talking to Arngeir, in High Hrothgar, about finding words of power. And receiving quests to discover most word walls.
Skyrim Masks
HevnoraakThis 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. |
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KrosisThis 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. |
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MorokeiThis dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Morokei, who can be found at the Nordic Ruin of Labyrinthian. Enchantment: +100% Magicka Regeneration. |
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NahkriinThis 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. |
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OtarThis 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%. |
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RahgotThis dragon mask can be acquired from the Dragon Priest Rahgot, who can be found in the Nordic Ruin of Forelhost, south-east of Riften atop the near mountain. Enchantment: +70 Stamina. |
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VokunThis 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. |
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VolsungThis 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. |
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Wooden MaskThis 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. |
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KonahrikThis 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. |
Dragonborn Masks
AhzidalThis 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. |
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DukaanThis 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. |
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ZahkriisosThis 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. |
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MiraakThis dragon mask can be acquired from Miraak at the conclusion of the main questline for Dragonborn. Enchantment: Increases your Magicka by 40-70 points. |
Trivia
- Each mask seems to be made of a different metallic or stone material. This is supported by the fact that the mesh and texture files are referred to by material rather than by which Dragon Priest it belongs to.
- Hevnoraak is Iron
- Krosis is Bronze
- Morokei is Moonstone
- Nahkriin is Ebony
- Otar is Marble
- Rahgot is Orichalcum (referred to as "orichalum")
- Vokun is Steel
- Volsung is Corundum (referred to as "corondrum")
- 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:
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PC 360 PS3 If any mask is given to any follower, it may eventually disappear from their inventory. |