The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Route

Helgen

Dragon Strats

1. Beginner – Sprint to the right of the dragon into the house

2. Advanced – Jump on the dragon’s right shoulder (left side from character perspective) and jump to the roof

Inside Helgen Keep

1. Bump Hadvar on first dialog

2. Double bump or quicksave/load to skip next dialog

3. Use a bowl to clip through the wall to the right of the table

4. Take All on the mage inside the cage (don’t need to open cage) – Used for money (total of ~210g)

5. Avoid the spiders’ webs (reduces stamina)

6. Get out of helgen

Riverwood

i. Get the torch out of Embershard mine

ii.Equip the torch, favorite it, and bind it (I use 1)

iii. Cut as far west as possible while still getting the Riverwood PoI and not losing infinite sprint

iv. Avoid the wolves (Rockjoint is a run-ender)

Whiterun

i. Punch the guard at Pelagia Farm (getting PoI) and pay the fine

ii.Enter Dragonsreach

iii. Engage the conversation with the Jarl while grabbing 3 platters

iv. Sell all items you have to Farengar (torch isn’t sellable, so it’s safe)

v. Fast travel to Pelagia Farm

vi. Use the carriage to travel to Solitude

The Thalmor Embassy

i. Get the Katla’s Farm PoI

ii.Climb the mountain to the Embassy

iii. Platter through the western outer wall of the courtyard (see my setup for consistency)

iv. Enter the northern house

v.Take all from the chest in the back room

vi. Grab the platter on the table

vii. Leave and fast travel to the Whiterun Stables

viii. Take carriage to Riften

Riften

i. Talk to guard, leave after persuade success, enter Riften

ii.Enter the Ratway

iii. Use the bucket to jump across the gap at the bridge

iv. Get to esbern

v.Talk to the door ONLY ONCE (accidentally double clicking the door causes the convo to freeze)– mention dragonborn

vi. Speak to Esbern – bump after convo over and ask to wait, follow; leave

vii. Platter through the wall in the center (see video) to emerge at the door

viii. Leave the ratway

ix. Fast travel to Riverwood (may need to get to the top of the stairs to remove combat flag)

Riverwood

i. Enter the inn

ii.Wait 1h for esbern to show up

iii. Bump the convo until Orgnar says “Yeah, sure” then wait 1h for esbern and delphine to teleport to the bottom room

iv. Leave the inn when delphine says “now then” (audio cue)

v.Re-enter the inn

vi. Leave the inn when “Talk to Esbern” appears on the screen

vii. Fast travel to the Whiterun Stables

viii. Use the carriage to go to Markarth

Markarth

i. Ask Esbern to wait (might increase consistency of esbern appearing inside alduin’s wall, needs testing)

ii.Infinite sprint to the Karthspire (see video)

iii. Run to the first puzzle (click middle -> left -> middle)

iv. Infinite sprint to the chain in the next room and use it, then up to the chest, loot the chest, and wait 1h for esbern to appear (if he does not, you must fast travel out of the area, then back)

v.Talk to esbern (first option)

vi. Bump him and use the blood stone

vii. Enter Alduin’s Wall

viii. Wait 1h then talk to esbern (first option)

ix. Talk to esbern – first option; leave, bump, and wait.

x.Run and grab the Dragonbane sword out of the left room

xi. Wait 1h when esbern turns to get him to the center panel

xii. Bump until delphine says “Have you heard of such a…” and talk to her, leave at “Talos Guard You”

xiii. Leave through the entrance and fast travel to the Whiterun Stables

xiv. Take the carriage to Winterhold

Winterhold

i. Run to Septimus’ cave (see video)

ii.Attempt to pickpocket the Blank Lexicon from Septimus (68.75% chance as Orc), may need to load to get a successful attempt

iii. Leave and fast travel to Whiterun Stables

iv. Run to the backdoor of the Elder Scroll temple (Unmarked dwemer ruins)

v.Platter through the door and use the lever

vi. Place the Blank Lexicon on the pedestal

vii. From the right (2 -> 2 -> 2 -> 2 -> 3 -> 3 -> 4)

viii. Grab the elder scroll

ix. Leave and fast travel to Helgen

Throat of the World

i. Move southeast (past Orphan Rock)

ii.Climb the mountain to the sloped section

iii. Sprint the rest of the way to High Hrothgar

iv. Platter through the left pillar on the right side of the building (see video)

v.Climb out the back of the building

vi. Enter High Hrothgar

vii. Talk to Arngeir (third options)

viii. Bump Arngeir and wait 1h so he teleports out to the circle

ix. Get Clear skies

x.Get to the top of the mountain

xi. Talk to paarthurnax

xii. Get Flame breath

xiii. Talk to paarthurnax until he says “You could learn dragonrend from those who created it”

xiv. Use the elder scroll in the sparkly zone (Arngeir glitch possible if used at 7 am [possibly Fredas the 22nd])

xv. Watch boring cutscene

xvi. AS SOON AS THE CROSSHAIR APPEARS -- Keybind Clear Skies (I use 2), Dragonrend (I use 3), Flame Breath (I use 4), Berserker Rage (I use 5), and Dragonbane (I use 6)

xvii. Use Dragonrend on Alduin as soon as possible (Hitting him with Dragonrend before he gets in position coming out of the cutscene consistently causes a 1 cycle)

xviii. Use Berserker rage and kill alduin (refresh Dragonrend asap when shouts cooldown)(Optimal Orc DPS: 60.3894, Alduin HP: 2247 [at level 1], Optimal kill time: 37 seconds)

xix. Talk to paarthurnax then fast travel to Whiterun (you can qs/ql all dialog except for “Meyz Mul Dovahkiin…”)

Whiterun 2

i. Talk to the Jarl to ask for aid

ii.Fast travel to High Hrothgar

iii. Platter into the building (If Arngeir Glitch, talk to Arngeir out front and ignore iv and v)

iv. Enter High Hrothgar

v. Talk to Arngeir (leave once he says “We shall see if they still remember us”)

vi. Fast travel to Katla’s Farm and punch the guard slightly up the hill toward solitude.

vii. Speak to Tulius inside Castle Dour

viii. Fast travel to Whiterun Stables and take the carriage to Windhelm

ix. Punch the guard on the bridge and go to jail, enter the keep.

x. Talk to Jarl Ulfric and exit

xi. Fast travel back to High Hrothgar

xii. Platter into the building (Talk to Arngeir first if glitch occurs, ignore xiii)

xiii. Talk to Arngeir to start the council

xiv. Use Quicksave/load to skip dialog in the council (PC only)

xv. You cannot skip 3 lines of dialog during the council

- 1. Tulius: “First,…”

- 2. Tulius: “I don’t know about…”

- 3. Arngeir: “The Stormcloaks will withdraw…”

xvi. Use first options always during the council

xvii. Talk to Esbern to acquire the Odahviing Shout

xviii. Fast travel to Whiterun

xix. Speak to the Jarl to start the event

xx. Use the Odahviing shout in Dragonsreach

xxi. Use dragonrend as Odahviing swoops on the guard

xxii. Use dragonrend again as Odahviing lands (not necessary if you use level 3 as he swoops, needs testing)

xxiii. Speak to Odahviing in the trap, release him

xxiv. Wait until odahviing is in position to be spoken to

xxv. Speak to Odahviing to go to Skuldafn

Sovngarde

i. Climb up the mountain to the left of the Skuldafn entrance (see video)

ii.Climb up the tower and ruins and enter the portal to Sovngarde

iii. Follow the left side and over the mountain in the center to Tsun

iv. Talk to him, exiting immediately, and hit him once with fists, then flame breath, and hit him (with dragonbane) enough to finish him (usually 2 more hits)

v.Walk into the hall

vi. Talk to and bump all three heroes

vii. Leave and start using clear skies on the fog until the heroes arrive

viii. After 3 clear skies, alduin engages (60%ish from left side, 40%ish from right side)

ix. Dragonrend Alduin ASAP, Berserker rage, and kill Alduin.