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Unrelenting Force is a shout that pushes objects and entities. Weak versions of the shout stagger enemies and slightly push objects, while the strongest version will throw objects a great distance and turn enemies into a ragdoll, briefly rendering them helpless.

When you first meet the Greybeards they will insist that you identify yourself as Dragonborn by your use of this shout on Arngeir.

Word Stagger Strength Damage DB Force Fus 0.75 2 8 over 1s Ro 1.25 5 20 over 1s Dah 1.5

+ ragdoll 10 40 over 1s

+ disintegrate

1 This damage is in addition to the main damage, though main damage is instantaneous.

2 Creatures immune to ragdolling are staggered with a magnitude of 1.5, but using the Ro shout effect to eliminate the ragdolling.

3 Creatures immune to disintegration do not take any extra damage.

Meditation [ edit ]

Meditating on the word Fus with Paarthurnax grants you the ability Force Without Effort. This ability causes enemies to be staggered 25% more, while you are recoiled 25% less, applying to both Unrelenting Force as well as power attacks and any other form of stagger.

DB Dragonborn Force [ edit ]

After completing the quest inside the Black Book Epistolary Acumen there are three abilities to choose from. One of them, Dragonborn Force, increases the damage output of Unrelenting Force, and there is a chance of disintegrating enemies when using all three words, if your foe's health is low enough. If the damage taken from the shout kills the enemy, their body is replaced by an ash pile. Combined with the aforementioned ability Force without Effort, this makes Unrelenting Force one of the most devastating shouts in-game, especially against weak enemies that are standing on cliffs, mountains or other high areas where they will sustain fall damage, or it is also incredibly useful within dungeons.

Related Quests [ edit ]

Possible Uses [ edit ]

This shout can be useful when fighting an enemy who can be pushed off a high location: falling damages and kills NPCs easier than it does you.

This can also be used at low power to momentarily stun a foe, opening up their defenses for an attack.

The shout can also be used to open draugr tombs that lie on the ground in dungeons (though not those propped against walls).

This shout can be used to detonate rune traps and tripwires from a safe distance.

If the shout is used against fish in water, they will die and float on the water.

The shout will also kill insects in the air, dropping their remains to the ground where they can be collected for use in alchemy.

Notes [ edit ]

Word Wall Translation [ edit ]

Thu'um Word Wall Translation Transliteration Fus HET NOK F1L V4LOK

D2NM1R DO DOV4GOLZ

4RK 1N FUS DO UNSL1D

R4GOL 4RK VULOM Here lies the guardian

Keeper of (the) dragonstone

And a force of unending

Rage and darkness HET NOK FaaL VahLOK

DeiNMaaR DO DOVahGOLZ

ahRK aaN FUS DO UNSLaaD

RahGOL ahRK VULOM

Bugs [ edit ]