Who are the enemies in the Temple of Miraak?

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The enemies in the Temple of Miraak include draugr and cultists, who are waiting for you deeper into the Sanctum, as well as various traps that can be triggered close to these enemies, and clever movement can turn these traps against your enemies. The Temple of Miraak is filled with dangerous foes, including the Gatekeeper, a named draugr who carries the Temple of Miraak Key, a leveled weapon, and a leveled piece of jewelry.

Enemies in the Temple of Miraak

Types of Enemies

The Temple of Miraak is home to a variety of enemies, including draugr, cultists, and Miraak himself, who is the primary antagonist of the Skyrim DLC: Dragonborn.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who is the Gatekeeper in the Temple of Miraak? The Gatekeeper is a named draugr found in the Temple of Miraak, encountered after learning a word of the shout Dragon Aspect, where she and other leveled draugr break out of their coffins.
2. What happens if you use Bend Will on Miraak? Successfully hitting Miraak with a Bend Will means your Shout will recharge in 30 seconds, and Bend Will will still function even if he has a ward up but not when he’s ethereal.
3. What to do at the Temple of Miraak? Upon reaching the Temple of Miraak, you will meet a Nord female named Frea who seeks to free the minds of her people who have been enslaved by Miraak’s power.
4. Who is the bad guy in the Dragonborn expansion? The character Miraak is the primary antagonist of the Skyrim DLC: Dragonborn, who believes he is the one true Dragonborn and sends cultists to kill the player and eliminate the “False Dragonborn“.
5. What happens if you defeat Miraak early in Skyrim: Dragonborn? Defeating Miraak will allow you to absorb his soul, or rather all three Dragon souls he absorbed during the fight.
6. Who do Dragonborns hate? Most Dragonborns hate gods and dragons, and they have a mostly innate disdain or apathy toward deities or figures of faith.
7. Who has a crush on the Dragonborn? Aela has a crush on the Dragonborn.
8. What is the reward for killing Miraak? Defeating Miraak will allow you to absorb his soul, and you can return to Hermaeus Mora at any time to spend a Dragon Soul to respec a single talent tree.
9. What level should you fight Miraak? Generally, players recommend being at least level 40-50 and having a high level of combat skills, such as archery, one-handed or two-handed combat, and magic spells.
10. How am I supposed to defeat Miraak? The fight’s a bit easier if you stay up in his face since he’s got some good ranged attacks, and after the last dragon is absorbed, stick him with the pointy end until he dies.
11. Can you join Miraak? Miraak will semi-intelligently use a variety of Shouts in combat, and the final quest of the Dragonborn DLC was changed to give you the option of teaming up with him against Hermaeus Mora.
12. Who is the final boss in Skyrim? The final boss in Skyrim is Alduin, who is considered a disappointment by many players.
13. What race was Miraak? Miraak is a Nord, and this doesn’t come as too much of a surprise since he served the dragons in ancient times.
14. Who is the secret giant boss in Skyrim? Karstaag is a secret boss, much like The Ebony Warrior, and the quest involves finding the skull of Karstaag and reuniting it with the rest of his skeleton in Castle Karstaag Ruins.
15. Is Miraak more powerful than Dragonborn? As powerful as Miraak was, with him being able to suck the souls from still living dragons and being able to steal the souls from dragons killed by the player over great distances, he was still no match for the Last Dragonborn.