Can't kill Ancano

[NinjaNate]

I've gotten to the part in the questline where I have to kill Ancano. Now, this isn't like the other "can't kill Ancano" discussions. I've played as a mage before and I know how to kill him, but this time Ancano says that he knows what we're doing and Tolfdir just stares at him with his fireball spell out, not attacking. This means that I can't start to fight Ancano at all. What do I ned to do to fix this?

[SeeEmilyPlay]

I found these suggestions, see if any of them help for you.

1. Leave the room, ie go to the Arcanium or something where you travel and wait 24 hrs. Come back and see if the conflict resumes. Or fast travel to another location like Riften or whereever, and back to Winterhold.

2. Use the command code "disable" and then "enable" (without closing the console) on both NPCs.

3. If those suggestions don't work, use setstage MG08 30 and then you may advance. (Using the "setstage MG08 30" command will skip the conversation, making Ancano fight you instantly).

Good luck.

[NinjaNate]

Thanks! I disabled Tolfdir (then enabled) and the fight began!

[SeeEmilyPlay]

Originally posted by NinjaNate:

Thanks! I disabled Tolfdir (then enabled) and the fight began!

Awesome!

[JDaremo Fireheart]

I believe resetAI on Tolfdir would have worked as well.

[Altava]

Just in case somebody still has issues after trying the above steps, for me it was closing and reopening the metal gate inside the Hall of Elements that triggered the dialog correctly.

[Jack Burton]

Originally posted by Altava:

Just in case somebody still has issues after trying the above steps, for me it was closing and reopening the metal gate inside the Hall of Elements that triggered the dialog correctly.

Haha yes, I had the problem I could only talk to Acano not fight him, if I tried to hit him my sword jsut went through him and did nothing.

The simple thing fixed the problem!