The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

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Dragonrider

Dragonrider

Tame and ride 5 dragons

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How to unlock the Dragonrider achievement in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition - Definitive Guide

To be able to tame and ride dragons you will need the Bend Will shout and you will need all 3 words of this shout.

To get this shout you will have to travel to Solstheim. After progressing though the main quest there you will learn the 1st word during the quest Cleansing the Stones and you will able to cleanse the All-Maker Stones located throughout the island by shouting at them.

The 2nd word is learned from Hermaeus Mora at the end of The Path of Knowledge. It allows you to force other NPCs and creatures to become temporary allies.

The 3rd word and last word is taught to you by Hermaeus Mora at the end of The Gardener of Men quest ,this will allow you to temporarily tame and ride dragons.

Now while in game use cn_B go to Magic and then down to Shouts ,find the Bend will and be sure all 3 words are unlocked by using a dragon soul on them and click cn_RT to have it as your active shout.

Now we will need to find 5 different dragons as it cannot be the same and use cn_RB on the dragon you will find,the dragon will land near you and wait a few seconds only so be sure to get close to him and cn_A to ride him. Do this 5 times on different dragons and the achievement should pop.Also if you want to get off the dragon click cn_A one time only, if you tap cn_A again it will cancel the landing.
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Good luck and enjoy the dragon rides toast.
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17 Nov 2016 15:45

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It's worth noting that the dragon you tame (Sahrotaar) while getting the last word counts toward the 5 tamings you need for the chevo.
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By AmagiciaNamdGob on 09 Oct 2017 22:46
Aw i didn't even know that , good find AmagiciaNamdGob clap
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By Rainleaf on 10 Oct 2017 04:18
Does anyone know if this can be on the main map? Or does it have to be in the DLC Map?
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By BigPete7978 on 12 Sep 2020 05:51
Main map works fine :)
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By Rainleaf on 12 Sep 2020 11:39
Does anyone know if this can be gotten after yoy beat the main storyline?
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By THE ROXY BABE on 14 Jan 2022 17:51
Yes you can get after the main story :)
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By Rainleaf on 14 Jan 2022 17:55
Can confirm i have encountered hostile dragons since completing this questline
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By THE ROXY BABE on 14 Jan 2022 20:17
@rainleaf thank you 😁😁😁
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By THE ROXY BABE on 14 Jan 2022 20:44
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Press ~ to open Console.

tgm
player.teachword 040179D9
player.teachword 040179DA
player.teachword 040179DB
player.modav dragonsouls 3

Apply Dragon Souls to learn Shout.

player.placeatme 00F80FA

Use Shout on Dragon; if it doesn't resist, ride it.

killall

Use Shout on Dragon; it should die when it touches the ground again.

Repeat until you get achievement.
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14 Mar 2021 00:41

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Worth noting.... this wouldn't work for me until i did some research.

You need to HOLD the shout button! Pressing it alone would not work!

+1
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By Markyshizzle on 14 Mar 2021 01:34
If you can't apply the dragon souls, use `player.unlockword 040179D9` for the first word, then the others can be applied normally.
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By DPC eNeRGy on 14 Mar 2021 09:03
not working
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By VanGeko on 15 Mar 2021 06:41
Worked perfectly. Thank you
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By Mr DopeGaming on 15 Mar 2021 15:54
@VanGeko you need to "charge" the shout by holding the shout button
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By Void7274Void on 22 Mar 2021 12:22
For anyone as dense as me, this is the "Bend Will" shout, not Dragonrend like I spent way too much time doing lol
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By codomojump on 23 Mar 2021 02:39
I had to complete the quest where you meet the greybeards to be able to unlock this. Try adding in setstage mq105 140 (after that talk to Arngeir to complete the quest).
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By Hysteria89 on 13 Apr 2021 19:22
If you're like me and couldn't figure out how to spend the souls, press the "p" key to open the magic menu, click on shouts, then select the shout and press "r" to spend the souls until you have it maxed out. Once you do that, press and hold "z" to shout at the dragon and it should allow you the option of riding it. The last part of the guide also didn't seem to work for me. Using shout on the dragon to get him to land didn't work. I had to press "e" to make him land after using the killall command in console. He will then die when he lands, allowing you to repeat it.
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By Derek1337 on 19 Dec 2021 04:29
Use the command player.setav shoutrecoverymult 0 to get rid of shout cooldowns.
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By DoomScott on 11 Jun 2022 10:28
Worked great thanks
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By Sensei Neo on 16 Jan 2024 22:53
Tried this on multiple saves. If I can even get the commands to work, the shout does nothing. Terrible guide.

EDIT: You need to unlock each word before using the teachword command.
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By Lvx on 24 Jan 2024 13:58
only issue i have is the code to reset the cooldown on the shout does not work
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By Goggs25 on 27 Jan 2024 11:51
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You'll need all three words of the Bend Will shout to be able to tame dragons, but the good news is that you'll obtain them all as part of Dragonborn's main questline. Once you have them, you can fast travel around Skyrim to the various dragon locations on your map and simply use it 5 times.

To tame a dragon, use the full shout on it when it gets close. It will land nearby, and if you approach it you'll be prompted to press A to mount it. Do this and enjoy the view a bit, then press A again to have the dragon land so you can move on to the next one.

Note: This must be done on 5 different dragons! It doesn't count towards the achievement if you wait for the same dragon to become hostile again and then tame it again. (Thanks ponypo2001 for reminding me.)

Credit to: alanp9
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15 Nov 2016 00:08

For this achievement, you must first learn and unlock the Bend Will dragon shout. Use the commands below:
 
  • player.teachword 040179D9
  • player.teachword 040179DA
  • player.teachword 040179DB
  • player.modav dragonsouls 3
Go into your magic menu and apply the dragon souls to all three words in the Bend Will shout and equip it. Then use "player.placeatme 00F80FA" to spawn a dragon. Use your shout (be sure to hold the button to fully power it) on the dragon to tame it (may take a few tries) and once it lands, go up and interact to ride it. Land the dragon, then warp to a new location and repeat this step four more times with newly spawned dragons.
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You secretly move to the dragon icon on the map and when it starts to take off, you yell at it with all your might with a fully pumped “Submission of Will” and fly a little, land on the next dragon icon. To speed up the receiving process - video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FiBfWJVQZ8.
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07 Mar 2017 15:08

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We find any dragon, use a shout, sit on it, immediately land, wait 2 hours, the dragon becomes aggressive again, repeat the procedure 5 times.
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By Cugel on 22 Apr 2019 02:55
There is no need to sneak up on anyone or anywhere. When you meet a dragon, you attack it with a full cry of submission of will. Sit on it and you can land immediately. So 5 times.
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By Damien on 27 Nov 2017 10:20
Contrary to one of the tips above, it works on any dragons, not just legendary ones
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By PaulBanks603 on 22 Jun 2022 22:19
Using the same dragon won’t work (I used it more than 20 times and already thought that the trophy was glitchy). In addition, sometimes shouting at the dragon does not work, even if you reboot 100 times. It needs to be exactly 5 different dragons (or rather 4, since the plot dragon also counts). Therefore, we take turns jumping on different icons with dragons until we receive the trophy.
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By ManiaK on 24 Jan 2022 09:39
There is no need to sneak around, you can even yell at them in flight. They will land without any problems. The problem was that I was trying to get a trophy on all the dragons in a row. But “cheap” dragons don’t work. You only need ancient or legendary ones (if you go 100%, like me, you will still need to level up to level 78 for these same legendary dragons to appear). So, move around the map between the dragon icons. Yell and ride. It is not necessary to take the trophy right away; it is possible and preferable between missions. Let everything calm down and day follows night.
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By feodosya777 on 04 Feb 2020 19:54
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