Dragon Priest Masks (Skyrim) (2024)

This article contains video content produced by Fandom with some or no input from editors of The Elder Scrolls Wiki, and may not properly represent the scope of the written article below. Statements and footage within the video may be inaccurate, outdated, incomplete, or otherwise misleading to viewers.

For other uses, see Dragon Priest Masks.

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 various locations throughout Skyrim. Each mask is unique in color and varies in smithing material. Each mask is named after their respective master and has 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.

Masks

Image	Name	Prerequisite	Enchantment	Armor	Material
	Hevnoraak	Kill Hevnoraak in Valthume	Immunity to disease and poison	Heavy	Iron
	Krosis	Kill Krosis in Shearpoint	+20% to Lockpicking, Archery, Alchemy	Light	Iron
	Morokei	Kill Morokei in Labyrinthian	+100% magicka regeneration	Light	Moonstone
	Nahkriin	Kill Nahkriin in Skuldafn, in the main quest	+50 magicka; -20% Restoration & Destruction cost	Heavy	Ebony
	Otar	Kill Otar the Mad in Ragnvald	+30% Fire, Frost, Shock resistance	Heavy	Malachite
	Rahgot	Kill Rahgot in Forelhost	+70 Stamina	Heavy	Orichalcum
	Vokun	Kill Vokun in High Gate Ruins	-20% Alteration, Conjuration, Illusion cost	Heavy	Steel
	Volsung	Kill Volsung in Volskygge	+20 Carry limit; 20% better prices; Waterbreathing	Light	Corundum
	Wooden Mask	Go to the central barrow in Labyrinthian	The wooden mask hums with an unfamiliar energy	Light	N/A
	Konahrik	Bring the others to Bromjunaar Sanctuary	When health is low, may heal you & damage enemies	Heavy	Gold
	Ahzidal DR	Kill Ahzidal in Kolbjorn Barrow	50% Resist Fire; Fire spells do 25% more damage	Heavy	Ebony
	Dukaan DR	Kill Dukaan in White Ridge Barrow	50% Resist Frost; Frost spells do 25% more damage	Heavy	Ebony
	Zahkriisos DR	Kill Zahkriisos in Bloodskal Barrow	50% Resist Shock; Shock spells do 25% more damage	Heavy	Ebony
	Miraak DR	Kill Miraak at the end of the questline	Increases magicka by 40–70 points	Both	N/A

Trivia

• According to character artist Jonah Lobe in an AMA thread, the decision to give masks to the Dragon Priests were inspired by masks like Vivec's Ashmask in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Lobe also states that the design of the masks themselves was inspired by a Nigerian mask gifted by a family friend.^{[UL 1]}
• 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.
• Upon retrieving a mask placed on the shrine, all smithing enhancements will be removed from the mask.
• Dragon Priest masks cannot be disenchanted at an arcane enchanter to learn their enchantments.
• Although the in-game descriptions for Ahzidal, Dukaan, and Zahkriisos state that only spells of their respective elements will do 25% more damage, weapons enchanted with said elements will also be affected. For example, equipping Ahzidal will cause a Steel Sword of Scorching to do 18 points of fire damage, instead of 15.
• Vahlok the Jailor is the only notable Dragon Priest who does not have a Dragon Priest mask associated with him.
• As masks are considered armor, the Alteration perk Mage Armor is negated.
• In addition to dragon priest masks having powerful enchantments, certain masks have the highest armor rating of any headgear available.
  • For heavy armor, Konahrik has the highest base armor.
  • For light armor, Krosis and Volsung have the highest base armor.
  • However, with the Dragonborn DLC, Miraak's mask has the highest heavy and light armor.

Bugs

See also

• Bromjunaar Sanctuary

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn
• The Elder Scrolls Legends: Heroes of Skyrim

References

Notice: The following are unlicensed references. They are not copyrighted by a ZeniMax Media company, but can still be considered part of The Elder Scrolls lore and are included for completeness.

DeutschEspañolFrançaisPolskiPortuguêsРусскийУкраїнська