How do I avoid those shouts of death?

[Wetblowdryer]

I was recently in a tomb where I had to fight 3 unique draugr bosses, each taking turns. Once I got to this one, whenever he shouted at me, I died instantly, at full health. From what I could tell, I am pretty sure he was using Fus Roh Dah. I luckily was a high-leveled mage with wards, letting my two companions do the work which took a long time since his shouts killed them instantly as well.

Yeah, there's a way around those insta-kill shouts as a mage, but what could I do as a melee character without using spells?

[Mr Bagel]

Stop right there, criminal scum! nobody breaks the law on my watch! i'm confiscating your stolen goods. now pay your fine or it's off to jail.

[EbonHawk]

Originally posted by Wetblowdryer:

Yeah, there's a way around those insta-kill shouts as a mage, but what could I do as a melee character without using spells?

Dodge? Hit him more often, and dodge?

[Alluboy]

I fought them recently. Annoying fight to be honest. They didn't kill me with their shouts, but they always threw me all over the place, and it took a while to finish the fight.

[Mumbles]

The Become Ethereal shout is my preferred tactic - bit cheap but it beats being a pool ball!

[EbonHawk]

Or you could just install the realistic ragdoll physics so stuff (and people) stop doing that. :-P

[Clever Monkey]

dodge, move in and stagger him. perks, perks, perks place them properly and use them properly

[Trigger]

do you have Dawnbreaker

[Wetblowdryer]

Originally posted by Trigger:

do you have Dawnbreaker

I have a bow that is really deadly against undead, but it's too late since I beat him.

Originally posted by EbonHawk:

Or you could just install the realistic ragdoll physics so stuff (and people) stop doing that. :-P

As far as I can see, just me getting hit with the shout makes me dead, not the whiplash from it.

[neymar]

You can hear when he's about to do it. So dodge it, then attack. Or you can just straight block it, with a shield. Hope it helped

[Clever Monkey]

put a finger over your mouth and shush him. tell him hes making enough noise to wake the dead

[Trigger]

do you have the shout " Ice Form "

[Zefram Cochrane]

Originally posted by Wetblowdryer:

I was recently in a tomb where I had to fight 3 unique draugr bosses, each taking turns. Once I got to this one, whenever he shouted at me, I died instantly, at full health. From what I could tell, I am pretty sure he was using Fus Roh Dah. I luckily was a high-leveled mage with wards, letting my two companions do the work which took a long time since his shouts killed them instantly as well.

Yeah, there's a way around those insta-kill shouts as a mage, but what could I do as a melee character without using spells?

Gaulder brothers? If you're a mage I'm guessing you're squishy, thats just the way it is. Got blown around myself a few times but theres nothing like good set of armour for protection. And a good bow, pick 'em off before they get close enough to do much damage and much easier than chasing around trying to catch 'em with your sword.

[Wetblowdryer]

Originally posted by Trigger:

do you have the shout " Ice Form "

These powerful powers are fine, but there were 4 of them. All had shouts, but 3 had one HP while one was the actual boss.

[Clever Monkey]

Ever seen sesame street.
"One of these things doesnt belong, one of these things is not like the other"
identify who is who and kill the right one.

[Skyrimnut]

Ah, one of the Gauldurson brothers for sure, my guess is that it was Sigdis, with his delightful teleportation skills. Yep, IMO, he's the hardest of the three, and I tend to fight him the way he fights me, with a bow and shouts. If you back into a wall, he can't throw you nearly as far, also I tend to use columns to break his shout. A distraction follower is also great. That being said, glad you beat him.