Skyrim - All 14 Shrine Blessings Ranked

A complete ranking video on all 14 Shrine Blessings in Skyrim, ranked worst to best. In today's video I explore all of the Blessings in Skyrim, including those from the Dawnguard and Dragonborn expansions, and rank them accordingly.
There are numerous shrines scattered across Skyrim. In addition to curing most diseases, these shrines also offer blessings. They can consist of simple altars within buildings or have an entire site dedicated to that purpose. Blessings are bestowed by praying at (activating) a shrine to the specified deity. You may only have one shrine blessing at a time. Shrine blessings are active for a period of time measured in real time, not in-game time. So a blessing lasting 12 hours will be active during 12 playing hours.
This ranking is based on the effectiveness and usefulness of shrine blessings. This is of course in my own opinion, but feel free to share your views in the comments section below.
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Intro (00:00)
Blessing #14 (00:41)
Blessing #13 (02:18)
Blessing #12 (03:29)
Blessing #11 (04:45)
Blessing #10 (05:53)
Blessing #9 (07:15)
Blessing #8 (08:44)
Blessing #7/6 (9:53)
Blessing #5 (12:09)
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Blessing #3 (14:44)
Blessing #2 (16:22)
Blessing #1 (17:38)
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[@Abdullah_the_slave_of_Allah]

I made it a habit to always hit the Talos shrine in Whiterun every time I’m passing through, keeps me free of diseases as well

[@Abdullah_the_slave_of_Allah]

@That clone trooper in the back on the high ground ngl I’m a Heimskir fan, he makes the city more lively

[@lumethecrow2632]

@@Abdullah_the_slave_of_Allah *RISE UP, CHILDREN OF THE EMPIRE, RISE UP, STORMCLOAKS*

[@JaelinBezel]

Shame Arcadia will still think you are diseased regardless

[@HPD1171]

yeah I always forget so usually I don't remember until the screen flashes red and see a message saying "You feel weakened by the sunlight." so I quickly rush to whatever the nearest shrine happens to be.

[@collectorofmyst2107]

I know you mean you go and get the blessing, but I'm just picturing you running past Heimskir and knocking over the shrine as you head on up to the Cloud District.

[@deadknight1402]

So far as I'm aware, Auri El is merely an aspect of the Time God, as is Alduin. Being that Auri El is the beginning of time, Akatosh is the body of time, and Alduin is the end of time.

[@ApollyonZKX]

Like some form of the Trinity?

[@deadknight1402]

@@ApollyonZKX I was thinking more Hindu when I first heard of it. (The idea that God can be divided out into multiple other gods who are its aspects)

[@KahavaveCAPIPI]

That's one way to interpret it. Its not wrong, so much as due to how TES cosmology works there's like twenty other mutually exclusive answers which are also right. Saying that they are all aspects of the oversoul time god is just as right as saying they're all the same god given different names. Or even arguably the Trinity proposed by Seraph, though probably more like a Triple God rather than specifically the Trinity.

[@destoyer094]

Akatosh, Auriel, Auri-El, Tosh-Raka, Ak'tusk, Alkosh, Alduin, AKHAT. All different names for the same being.

[@the_dropbear4392]

Auri'el and akatosh are the same deity viewed through different cultural lenses. Akatosh is not an aspect but the first creation of the time god. The whole aspect thing is a fanfic.

[@khanji_klub2331]

Zenithar, Arkay and Mara are probably the divines that influence the daily lives of standard citizens the most.

[@Jorji_FCS]

Also Kynareth for farmers

[@CallMeMimi27]

"for the love of mara" seems to be a common saying in Skyrim. And probably every single merchant prays to zenithar.

[@willemdafriend519]

I feel like dibella would be up there as well

[@CallMeMimi27]

@@willemdafriend519 incels: "i pray to dibella every day! why am I not getting laid?!"

[@RealityRogue]

Says a lot not including Dibella on your list 😂

[@TheRealW.S.Foster]

You know, it'd be pretty nice if the blessings were more or less permanent, kind of like the Standing Stones. I mean, it's not like having one blessing from a shrine would make us any more OP than the game already lets us; and coming from a guy who has spent the better part of the past 10 years playing Skyrim, I can tell you right here and now that I've achieved godly levels of OP-ness, even without mods. Any who, I'd say my favorite blessing depends on the build I play at the time. *Edit:* My current character-build is a two-handed, heavy armor-wearing paladin... so if I had to answer WW's question, the Blessing of Stendarr would by my #1 favorite, and the Blessing of Arkay my #2.

[@ByteSizedGamer]

Wintersun is one of the better mods to rework Relgions in skyrim. Makes the “consequences” be realized

[@User9r682]

Unlike the stars, gods actually care that you pay attention to them.

[@TheStarsOfTheLion]

Blessing with duration would require you to visit the shrine frequently. Deities wouldn't want their worshippers to pray to them once and never bother to return, would they?

[@TheRealW.S.Foster]

@@TheStarsOfTheLion True - but for the sake of convenience, only having to pray once to get a constant (and let's be honest - small / insignificant) blessing would be nice.

[@SeviathTheHumanDrago]

@@TheRealW.S.Foster That is honestly a very good point. Personally I think the shouts make you OP enough considering if you're like me and play Mage you can slow time and wipe out whole groups of enemies with a fireball spell or the ice storm spell. Become ethereal and any of the elemental AOE spells is devastating as well.

[@astuteanansi4935]

If you have the Amulet of Talos, the Shrine of Talos blessing, and Morokei's mask (with the Unofficial Patch), you can reduce shout cooldown by up to 60%, and even 80% under the influence of Dragon Aspect, with no need for any exploit shenanigans.

[@Melzinoff]

If you bought the Anniversary DLC, you can get the blessing of Vaermina, which gives a 10% reduction cost for Illusion spells. It is found in Gallow's Hall at the Eye of Mara pond. While Illusion is not the most useful school of magic, it's still good to have that reduction if you plan on using illusion spells.

[@theWelshWizard]

Oh really? I can’t seem to find anything online about it, apart from it being included in Wintersun

[@Melzinoff]

@@theWelshWizardI'm aware, it's weirdly absent from UESP and the wiki but it is part of the Gallow's Hall quest to obtain the house so if you look up a video, it will be shown, i believe.

[@jador9641]

Excuse me? Illusion pretty much breaks the game, since you can mind control everyone through the dual casting perk lol Well, excluding dragons.

[@shalidor8102]

@@jador9641 3 words: Bend Will Shout. Dragons are no longer above your mind control

[@jedofaxa1147]

Illusion is a perfectly valid school of magic and do not let anyone tell you otherwise

[@mrsmissy2669]

Interesting. I didn't realize the divine shrines had these perks. I just used them for healing and wear the enchanted jewelry as needed instead.

[@justinrastin8802]

The production values on your videos are outstanding. Its a crime you don't have more subscribers.

[@theWelshWizard]

Thanks man 😇

[@CatacombD]

@@theWelshWizard The editing and such was excellent, but it does make the audio stand out a bit. You might want to try the trick of recording your audio under a thick blanket. I've heard several youtubers talk about that as being an extremely easy way to deal with echo/room audio problems.

[@jonathanprince707]

The best place to find a Shrine of Zenithar is outside Riften. Follow the road north past the guard towers and there is a small shrine off to the east. It's guarded by a leveled animal (usually a spider or a bear), and you will find an Amulet of Zenithar there too for another 10% buff to barter.

[@TheStarsOfTheLion]

And there are Riften guards nearby to help you deal with the bear when you're in low level or on legendary difficulty too. I hate bears.

[@fabriziodefrancesco7083]

Another real good place, the western Whiterun tundra...there's a "couple" of Shrines, just west of Swindler's Den and north-northeast of Broken Fang Cave 😉😉

[@zenbamboo7978]

I'm a lover of Zenithar and his blessing. I adore what he stands for and how he blesses his followers and patrons. I wish more would take interest in him... I also wish he had more Lore. Praise be to Zenithar!

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

i respect his message of hard work, but as one who steals for their daily bread we do not see eye to eye. he would not want me, so I do not interact with his shrines.

[@rustyshackle8000]

Hell, my most recent playthrough, playing a traditional Hero's Journey, my character began as a worshiper of Zenithar, as he was in fact a blacksmith by trade. Before he eventually converted to the Way of the Voice (I downloaded an alternate version of Talos for Wintersun, but the effects reflected the Way of the Voice)

[@zenbamboo7978]

I follow that take often too! Going from a humble blacksmith to a mighty warrior, then after the fighting is done, he either returns to his blacksmithing days or becomes a follower in the Way Of The Voice I like to think the Daedric Prince Malacath is sort of like a mix of both ways. Zenith for the work ethic, and the Way Of The Voice for the rules and strict ways that his followers must live. Hence why he stole the position of favourite Prince from Hircine

[@condabon]

Let's go the Welsh wizard is back!!!

[@carlosneira5537]

I've always wonder why the blessing of Akatosh doesn't provide any bonus to shouts considering that he himself is a dragon

[@collectorofmyst2107]

Because it wasn't Akatosh who gave the ability to shout to mortals; if anything, other than Talos, Kynareth should be the one who gives you a shout bonus.

[@KopperNeoman]

@collectorofmyst2107 Nobody "gave" anyone the ability to Shout. Shouts disturb the Godhead's dream and directly alter reality, but they must be done perfectly. Beings with dragon souls (such as the Dragonborn, who are aspects of... Akatosh!) master Shouts far more easily, but anyone can DO them. All Paarthurnax taught was knowledge: he was like Prometheus.

[@lawrencefosterjenkins8216]

glad you pointed out akatosh is more useful than julianos when you have high magicka. i was about to call you crazy for ranking the latter higher

[@auddiegoddie1561]

Top tier content, informative as usual

[@patsilverfang]

The Shout builds are some of my favorite and I try to grab the shrine whenever I see one. Even though I do tend to wear a string of talos amulets the imperials don’t seem to notice 😂

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

Just claim they're trophies from a bunch of no good talos worshippers

[@TheDailyGrind2022]

Don't forget that you can get multiple amulet of Talos, and equip them whenever you acquire werewolf form or vampire lord form and have a follower. Infinite shouts galore

[@whiterabbitserpentshand5645]

I'm gonna shout Nazeem to death with that benefit

[@TheDailyGrind2022]

Now why would you do that? Make sure to Soul Trap him into a Black Soul Gem. And then leave it in a display case. It'll be a trophy

[@whiterabbitserpentshand5645]

@@TheDailyGrind2022 hmmm.... good idea! He'd make for a great display inside of the College of Winterhold!

[@TheDailyGrind2022]

I know right? Or take it one step further, Use said soul gem and enchant it with the soul gem and name the item from the soul trapped victim. Sorry. I'm evil. Lol

[@ArturoPladeado]

I do that with Amulets of Akatosh as mana regeneration is so painfully slow in combat, I feel stacking them as fine.

[@nicholayrichardson9668]

Dibella's blessing is a godsend early game. You miss a ton of persuasion checks when you're starting out, and many of the less violent quests are locked behind it to a degree.

[@cheshirekoala9457]

And also can be found easily at Helga's room in Riften, which also is the citiy with most persuasion checks.

[@thevious7790]

Love the effort and style of your videos. Informative and humorous. I think I'll remember alot of this in part because of how funny the delivery of the information was delivered.

[@radioasmr2263]

You give us detailed facts, interesting tips of useful builds and even little story performances with each blessing. You treat us too much.

[@theWelshWizard]

I try :)

[@RiDankulous]

I came from Grandma Shirley's channel and she has yours under her channels page. I'm actually very impressed by the thorough information but also the great graphics of your videos. Bravo!

[@theWelshWizard]

Oh wow, that’s awesome! Thanks for pointing that out 😯 It’s great to have support from a well respected Skyrim channel like hers 😊 I really appreciate the kind words as well mate, thank you!

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

The effort put into this video is rad, good job, have a like!

[@genesisvalkyrie1592]

thank you man,your effort is amazing

[@kingtoasts9485]

I'm so happy you're still posting

[@Jimbo898]

Glad I found you. Your Skyrim vids are on point and have excellent production quality.

[@CosmoProductions666]

So much effort put into this video as usual, hope you're proud of it!

[@Lkymn]

The editing in the video is legendary. You got yourself a new subscriber.

[@samuelchvojka7815]

This is such an underrated channel... hope you get more recognition in time.

[@furkankostekli7400]

I really loved details and editing, superb job man ggs👍

[@sametgocmez295]

as always nice videos, these videos are timeless

[@Jazzyjayyy]

Missed these videos!

[@alexvanvarik9755]

Yess been lookin forward to another video, nice one✌🏻

[@xaviersanchez4965]

The editing is sooo good in this video

[@devilsmessanger]

oh waw ,happy to see you back !

[@theWelshWizard]

Great to be back!

[@MetaCynical]

I love the mage with a bow footage as it reminds me of my favorite class in Dragon's Dogma: The Magick Archer.

[@Bleachigo162]

I just watched a video of yours from 6 years ago on a duper glitch and the unfiltered unedited you is just as good as how you act in these newer videos

[@nekaudi4372]

Awesome vid. Informative, funny, delivered with the style of a tru wizard

[@liambuckley206]

Just found this Chanel and I have to say these videos are very well made, keep it up!

[@scotchtape4341]

It's nice to see ppl still making fresh content for a legendary dinosaur of a game like skyrim

[@TheTennantt]

Great video bro! You're smashing it

[@theWelshWizard]

Thanks bro!

[@jojoisepico82]

your editing and humor are great! you deserve 10x the subscribers man!

[@Kirokill1]

Your editing and little jokes are funny. I love the presentation!

[@theWelshWizard]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@davidradloff-licht]

Hey! Great video man. The editing was on another level! I think my favorite is probably the blessing of Talos for the shout time reduction. Although despite that I always support the Empire! Keep up the fantastic work

[@theWelshWizard]

Hey, thanks man!

[@MormonDude]

I’m a Talos worshipper but I side with the Empire. The only way the altmer empire is going to be defeated is together.

[@Romanticoutlaw]

when I first played the game, I sided with the nords. And then I began to learn that the empire was basically enforcing their laws at gunpoint, and THEN I learned that ulfric was originally a thalmor pawn who was used to basically artificially create the war. The aldmeri dominion are easily the biggest threat. Not that it makes the imperial bootlicking any easier to swallow. Though I seem to remember the digital card game implies that the aldmeri dominion wind up taking all of tamriel by force in the end so it's all kind of a moot effort lol

[@TheChristianChimp]

​@@MormonDudetbf, hammerfell did win against the thalmor and the reason they attack the nord is because they are holding the empire up, tho that could be your point on joining the empire.

[@alexpeers9863]

This is great stuff. Dioch!

[@Rex-The-Wolf]

Yay!!! Ill watch this now whilst playing eso, thanks!;

[@AdventurerOfOblivion]

The editing in this video is quite nice

[@lexingtond4226]

Liked and subbed. Great info and humor.

[@aria9600]

I love your videos, just found you. Thank you for making these well edited and interesting videos.

[@theWelshWizard]

Welcome! Glad you like them :)

[@Swishy_Blue]

There is something so satisfying about the disconnect of all those lovely textures and mods paired with the classic chunky character animations. You're a gem wizard, you're a gem!

[@no1ofconsequence936]

"Blessing of Talos OP, please nerf." -The Aldmeri Dominion

[@sahipkran9447]

Akatosh has been purified from its former Elven blemishes. You will see that he is depicted as a dragon-man. And the blessing of Auriel is completely different from that of Akatosh.

[@SeviathTheHumanDrago]

Whats the difference?

[@jacobfreeman5444]

Akatosh is all about that magicka, yo! While Auriel is about having twangy fingers. My head canon is Auriel is the elf equivalent of talos.

[@based344]

You videos are great Make more

[@gatsmen2200]

I like to imagine the reason that talos's blessing lists 0% is so that even you as the player are tempted to question his legitimacy. I mean its probably not, but I like to imagine it is.

[@liamskarhed6068]

Can you possibly do the dragon priest masks after this😄? I just saw you haven't done one as I am aware. And it would be fun to se the lore as well from eatch dragon priest. Cause I love that how you explain eatch entry. It is fun. Good luck on future content!😄✌

[@recycledfelines]

The KZbin reminder bell has been rung! THE WIZARD IS BACK

[@christopherbaird5099]

Love the thumbnail lol

[@Sleeepy23]

Our Hero, Our Hero claims a warrior's heart I Tell you, I Tell you The Welsh Wizard comes!

[@starmagicx1792]

The Video was amazing

[@scottmefford6917]

IDK what edition or mods you're using but your gameplay footage is simply beautiful.

[@ironbear7589]

Your videos are the best blessing, o grand Welsh Wizard

[@FinkleStickMcgee]

I've been practicing some of the thu'um, and the language of dragons, what is you wisdom on learning the magic of the dovah? Also, I accidentally whirlwind sprinted off a waterfall, and broke my 207th bone..

[@kurokagator4567]

The "FFS this is my own house" just killed me, lmao, you're hilarious

[@sassyimps]

The thumbnail legit looks like a title card for a Butch Hartman show.

[@rileymiller3154]

Ultimately the vigilants of stendar were so underprepared that when the dawn star DLC was added there main base was wiped out completely guess that confirms that even if you're one of them wear some bloody armour instead of some musty robes

[@pop_ulation]

this is great but i need headphones to hear you properly! thank you for your dedicated work!

[@CatacombD]

The video was excellent.... except for the audio. You might want to try the trick that I've heard some youtubers use: record your audio under a thick blanket, so you don't get so much echo.

[@chibirbiss5701]

Awesome video as always, oldman 👏👏👏 Also can anyone tell me a name of a sick beat that wizard is listening at 1:39 ?

[@RandomActivities]

I'd love to see you rank mods that include beautiful robes.

[@Obsidianoak]

Maybe you could do one for items that can be difficult to aquire / rare spawning materials for crafting such as flawless sapphires or briar hearts

[@MidnightDrake]

My personal favorite divine is Akatosh. Mostly because I wouldn't be the badass dragonborn I am without him. Thanks, Akatosh!

[@theWelshWizard]

That’s true!

[@abbsolute5758]

18:44 is hilarious I always thought they would fix this but here we are years later Lolol

[@YourBoyNobody530]

Notably, one can make shouts like elemental fury, and slow time last longer than their cooldown through the use of fortify alteration potions on the off chance you don't desire to be a necromage vampire or you simply don't wish to wear the amulet of talos.

[@BVasquezp]

Solitude is great for trading because of the shrine of Dibela and easy access to gift of charity, granting an easy 25 bonus to speech. The radiant rainment on top has a good chance to sell amulets of Dibella for a cheap +10 or some other bartering boosting jewelry. In general its the best palce to start earning big bucks, if you are not planning to steal everything thats not bolted down.

[@LeftoverPat]

You're a god!!

[@OzzyDaGoat15]

Dont forget that talos worship was also banned by the empire due to talos being a main reason why the dwarves enslaved the snow elves

[@FieldMarshalFeels]

The shrine of talos is one of only a few things that reduce shout cooldown, so I find it to be by far the most useful.

[@Subject_Keter]

I remember there was a Mod where you can turn in Black Souls for extra retires or reduce the cooldown on Shouts, getting near Infinite Shouts is Fun.

[@kingtoasts9485]

Where do you get your Welsh Wizard robes? I think they look awesome and was wondering if it's a downloadable mod

[@cleanerben9636]

bless you

[@Nightmare_Blackmoon]

Hey wizard. I like ur tutorial skill guide. Can u plz make some more, like restoration, alchemy, conjuration etc? Plz? This will help me a lot Skyrim for a noob like me. Thanx.

[@TheMagnumDon]

I hope they decide to really develope on the Blessings Feature within TES 6. Something like making the Blessings permanent and really good but RIGHT as you do something that goes against the diety who gave you the Blessing, you gain a temporary debuff and a new side-quest to redeem yourself in the eyes of said diety. Since TES 6 is theorized to take place in Highrock and/or Hammerfell, maybe instead of the Imperial Pantheon, we can gain the blessings of the Yokudan Pantheon?

[@theWelshWizard]

Great ideas! Permanent buffs, or even just a 7 in-game days buff would be much better - like going to church on Sundays I guess lol rather than praying every single day. I like the debuff idea also 👌 you have to live by the deities rules, or suffer the consequences! And how about if it worked the other way too - so if you were good and performed a side-quest for the deity every 1-7 in-game days following the blessing, (like rid these undead from this tomb - Meridia), the deity would reward you with a boost to the original blessing and continued loyalty would further see you buff the blessing up its cap!

[@The-Blue-Knight]

My favorite blessing eh? Julianos. I always play mage. More magica the better I say.

[@Vermilio893]

MIssed out on the shrine of dibella's most convenient location, Helga's bedroom lmao

[@annapierce8666]

the statue of *Azura* is located just due south of Winterhold atop a nearby mountain peak 🗻

[@MistaOppritunity]

I know the video is a bit older, I just figured I'd throw this out there. Nocturnal's blessing would be substantially better if you had access to it BEFORE the questline that expects you to use the most stealth in the game. Giving it to us after we have completed the thieves guild questline in it's entirety is kinda a moot point. It would have made more sense to make her blessing something that would be more tangible and fit better as a reward for the player completing the questline, like sneak attack damage. That would give her a completely unique and useful blessing.

[@theWelshWizard]

Yeah, that would have made sense tbf, allowing us to activate the shrine earlier, and yeah, +10 Sneak is a pretty average reward for going through all those quests. I agree, a sneak attack bonus would have been better. I also think having the ability to perform a stealth takedown when close to the target would’ve been awesome! 🥷

[@dunee3860]

Wintersun mod, Bless of Malacath is a must for 2 handed Warriors 😊

[@pattonknew928]

Shrines of talos actually do work, it displays incorrectly in descriptions. Its expressed as .2 reduction, and was carried over into the description. It still works as intended

[@dineez627]

The horker booty dance was the best part of the video.

[@aldenencluna6409]

Nice.

[@AmyraCarter]

I actually don't really utilize shrine blessings. My go to is the standing stones, specifically, I use the Horse Stone. Ideal for that extra boon in encumbrance so that 'tomb raiding' is easier to accomplish without having to make repeat raids. I see the best results in the raid of that one dragon priest's tomb/citadel near Riften. I forget the name because I'm really bad at remembering names (and faces).

[@collectorofmyst2107]

Shrines aren't mutually exclusive with standing stones - you can use one of each

[@AmyraCarter]

@@collectorofmyst2107 ... Oh, I know that. I just, don't use the shrine blessings. Like, they're not my thing, I guess.

[@gianmariaroza6084]

Next in line: Ranking the Blessings in Wintersun

[@theWelshWizard]

Now that would be a BIG ranking! 😲

[@HaydenX]

If it's only the blessings and not the devotee stuff, Tall Papa is just plain broken. 10% bonus to enchanting is essentially a permanent 10% bonus to whatever you want forever and that doesn't stop you from worshiping anyone else for their bonuses.

[@CloudsGirl7]

Oh thank goodness that that 0% is just a description bug! I have an ancient walkthrough that claims the blessing SHOULD be 20%, so one could imagine my confusion.

[@andrewcavallo1877]

The almighty wizard returns

[@kingnarothept6917]

Do a wintersun shrine ranking :D?

[@duskycat2326]

Thankfully they fixed the talos blessing

[@synder_4262]

Most of the time I don't use them, I am an user of alchemy and enchanting, long ago I used them depending on what I do but in recent years I been more on the "Lore" so I use the one that my character will use if it really was a citizen of Tamriel

[@p3chv0gel22]

Honestly, during the Mara chapter, i expected to see Victorias wedding in the Background End with the classic Arrow out of nowhere

[@samantharobinson881]

I always look for arkay shrines for the health boost

[@ouroborosjormungandr5615]

My favorite blessing is the wintersun mod. Er, I mean Azura...yeah...

[@StrudelerOfTheTSociety]

We need a top ten list of Welsh villages that are the least friendly to wizards, now.

[@HPD1171]

I can't say I find the shout reducing effects all that important as most of the time shouts can be easily outclassed by other abilities since shouts not scale with your character. as a result i usually just stick with a blessing that directly leverages my characters best ability to get the most out of it. and the amulet of talos again wastes that valuable amulet which when enchanting is maxed can have two enchantments with one enhancing your primary skill with the secondary effect being of coarse resist magic. Maybe its just my playstyle but no matter what type of character I make (OP archer, warrior, stealth, illusion, OP mage, etc...) i always find the shouts to play second fiddle and I am generally unimpressed with them aside from of coarse fus roh dah which is never old. so for me the number one realy depends on my build as i put the build specific blessing as number one. for

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

Reduced cooldowns on them allow for some crazy things. The breath shouts, for example, have much higher damage than the good Magika efficient damage spells. Especially if you get them buffed. Stacking time slow, elemental fury, and marked for death let's you more or less pop open ZA WARUDO on anything and butcher it real quick. Whirlwind sprint turns from a funny gimmick into tons of damage mitigation and focused damage on more dangerous targets, Ice Form just straight up turns combats into a series of executions, and being able to just spam Storm Call is often clearing multiple overworld areas at once. Before you spam it. Their main weakness is how weak most of the effects are COMBINED with how absurdly long most of the cooldowns are. Remove the cooldowns and the shouts being weak doesn't matter, because you can machinegun them. Clear Weather is a decent combat shout ENTIRELY because it's level 1 Unrelenting Force on a really low cooldown. Now you get actual Unrelenting Force on that same very low cooldown and can win basically any 1v1 for free.