Moth Priest dies

[n0qz]

In the Dawnguard DLC whenever I try to fight the Moth Priest he ends up dying.
I chose not to be a vampire, don't know if that changes anything.
I've also tried resurrecting him, but nothing changes.

[n0qz]

plz help :c

[mpd1958]

When you release him from the force field and he goes agro on you, is that where you kill him?

[n0qz]

Originally posted by mpd1958:

When you release him from the force field and he goes agro on you, is that where you kill him?

Yep.

[mpd1958]

What level are you and what weapon are you using?

[n0qz]

Originally posted by mpd1958:

What level are you and what weapon are you using?

I'm level 44 and using a daedric warhammer.

[mpd1958]

Try using a weapon that doesn't do quiet so much damage with a single hit. Stike until his health is nearly depleted and he drops to his knees. Then step back and sheath your weapon.

This part of the quest if buggy so he may recover some health and start attacking again. Just repeat what you did before and if he won't stop attacking than you will have to check the UESP Wiki for a possible bug fix.

[n0qz]

Originally posted by mpd1958:

Try using a weapon that doesn't do quiet so much damage with a single hit. Stike until his health is nearly depleted and he drops to his knees. Then step back and sheath your weapon.

This part of the quest if buggy so he may recover some health and start attacking again. Just repeat what you did before and if he won't stop attacking than you will have to check the UESP Wiki for a possible bug fix.

I tried using a weaker sword and also told Serana to wait some distance away so that she doesn't attack him, but whenever his health got low he healed himself and attacked me more.
He never went into the "yield state" or whatever that is.

[n0qz]

Bump.

[cfs111]

Once you enter the area he is in open the console and
setessential xx0058B0 1
Where xx is the position of Dawnguard in your load order, usually 02.

[mpd1958]

From The UESP Wiki: If Dexion is outside of the magic barrier when you first see him, or if you manage to speak with him and tell him to meet you at Fort Dawnguard before he becomes hostile towards you, he ends up becoming permanently hostile after that point.
This bug is fixed by version 2.0.1 of the Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.
Reloading and making sure he is in the magic barrier, then playing the quest sequence in the proper order (rescue, defeat, then speak to him) will resolve this.
It is also possible to use Bend WillDB on Dexion if you've got two or more words of the shout to let him stop attacking everyone.
If reloading does not get Dexion to spawn inside the magic barrier, it is also possible to complete the quest by simply not interacting with the magic barrier. You can defeat the vampires and send Dexion to Fort Dawnguard without him ever turning hostile. Deactivating the magic barrier is not mandatory for completing the quest and if you looted the Weystone Focus from Malkus' body, it will cease to be a quest item (and thus can be dropped) after reporting back to Isran.
Doing this may turn the Dawnguard hostile towards you.
Before quest stage 41, use the console command prid xx007B88, followed by moveto xx00313A.
It is also possible to fix this by adding him to your own faction via the console. Select him by clicking on him or typing prid xx007B88, and then typing addfac 0005A1A4 1.
If the previous solution doesn't work for you, select Dexion, and use the console command disable followed by enable.
If the previous solution doesn't work for you, open the console and select Dexion, either by clicking on him or entering prid xx007b88 (the first two digits vary depending on loaded mods), then use the command setav aggression 0. This makes Dexion passive again and the quest can proceed normally.

[Broski]

Did you try NOT thrusting a dagger into his sternum