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Tags: <the-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim>
Title: How do you beat frost dragons in Skyrim?
Question: I find these types of Dragons really difficult to face. One strike with their frost breath wipes out most of my health. I have beaten some before, but I need easier ways, so feel free to tell me anything-Thanks     I am a Dumner or the Dark Elf btw and I use all magic, but mostly destruction.

Answers:
sents: text: If you can find or make some equipment with either magic or frost resistance, their breath attacks will do less damage to you.
text: Having a companion with you can help by tanking the dragon for you, so you can attack
text: it's side, so it can't hit you with its tail.
text: You can also bash them with a shield during its breath attack to stop it prematurely.
text: It really depends on what kind of character you are.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/22971/iLevin
score: 11
sents: text: A great way is to use "Spell breaker"
text: It creates a ward that blocks any magic attack up to 50 damage.
text: This can be used on any dragon except ancient.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/23181/Harrison Miller
score: 4
sents: text: Another strategy not mentioned is to use the dual casting destruction perk Impact.
text: Assuming your playing a magic-using character of course.
text: Impact as I understand it normally does not stun dragons, however once you put points into the appropriate "additional damage" perks of whatever school your using (fire, frost, or lighting)
text: it will.
text: While the conditions to meet this status are hazy to me, I know for a fact it works as I've stun-locked dragons many times.
text: Simply stun them as they are about to use their breath attack, and voila.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/15095/Ender
score: 3
sents: text: Rather a high price to pay, but becoming a vampire does the trick.
text: Vampires are 100% resistant to cold, as I found out after several minutes wondering why getting my arse repeatedly frozen by a dragon was doing me no harm :)
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/23218/Rob Agar
score: 3
sents: text: Use magic and frost resisting potions and equipment .
text: You can find a damage reduction calculation here: Is Resist Magic multiplicative or additive?
text: Frost dragons are weak to fire .
text: So you should use fire spells .According to the UESPwiki entry it is 25% and it has a 50% restistance to frost.
text: So don't use frost spells.
text: You can increase the weakness using an aversion to fire potion .
text: Using a flame atronach as a damage addition and diversion could also be helpful.
text: You can cast this with a scroll, a staff or spell.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/9781/Tom
score: 1
sents: text: Defense Use measures to increase your magic resistance or just frost element damage.
text: (Answered in another Gaming SE question here:
text: What should I do to mitigate heavy spell damage? )
text: The reason you might find frost-breathing dragons hard, but not fire-breathing ones is that because your character, a Dunmer, already has constant 50% resistance to fire .
text: Get a follower that will tank damage for you, preferably a Nord
text: (Nords have 50% resistance to frost).
text: Offense Frost dragons are weak to fire .
text: Since you mention that you are a Dunmer mage, specializing in destruction, then hit that dragon up with Fire spells .
text: List of Fire spells, staffs and weapons here: http://uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Fire_Damage Take the Impact perk, as soon as you can.
text: This will stagger dragons if you hit it with a spell casted with two hands (temporarily stopping it from attacking).
text: You can also use the Dunmer's greater power, Ancestor's Wrath ( for 60 seconds, opponents that get too close take 8 points per second of fire damage, once per day ), if you find yourself near the frost dragon.
text: If you also have skill points and perks in Conjuration, the Flame Atronach (ranged fire attack) and the Dremora (wields a sword with Fire enchantment) can also help attack and absorb damage from the dragon.
text: The Flame Atronach is weak to frost, though and will be easily dispatched by a frost dragon, if attacked.
text: However, it is available at just level 25 skill in Conjuration, while to conjure a Dremora, you either need the Sanguine Rose or level 75 skill in Conjuration.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/4797/galacticninja
score: 1
sents: text: Well a problem with a frost Dragon ah, Here are some Tips:
text: They are like any other Dragon.
text: They are vulnerable to fire and Sparks.
text: Once in a while it will stay still to attack.
text: Use that as one weak point of Dragons.
text: As soon as it crash lands (When it cant fly) stay away from the tail and the head.
text: Although you may still get damaged, it will be better then getting eaten or sent to the moon.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/68187/TheFez
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
Find some equipment with magic or frost resistance and have a companion with you to tank the dragon for you. They are vulnerable to fire and sparks.
Frost dragons can be defeated by following a wide range of tactics, combined with specific gear.