Better Dragonborn Breath - Continuous walls and AOE

⭐ ⭐ (324 endorsements) 📥 47,203 downloads 📌 v2.2 📅 7/20/2024
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By Lucaoys · Shouts

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 7/13/2026 📅 Created: 7/20/2024
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1🛠️ SKSE64 — Skyrim Script Extender 64 Download ↗
2🔧 USSEP — Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch Download ↗
3🖥️ SkyUI — SkyUI (MCM framework) Download ↗
4🧩 Address Library — Address Library for SKSE Plugins Download ↗
5🔧 SSE Engine Fixes — SSE Engine Fixes Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #3 of 8 Shouts mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

UPDATE 2. 1:

Changed all the VFX to match my new mod - Next Gen Dragon VFX.

Tied the explosions to both the projectiles and the magic effects.

Made the firebreath effect do more damage to Paarthurnax, hopefully that will trigger the quest.

UPDATE 2. 0:

•    Fixed a bug that made Paarthurnax turn hostile when he asks you to hit him with fire breath.

•    Fixed a bug regarding black book frost breath reward.

GAMEPLAY CHANGES:

•    Reduced the range of both Fire and Frost breath a 25%.

•    Now hazards generated by the shouts will deal damage depending on your character level. 

•    Fire breath lingering damage augmented from 1 to 3 seconds.

•    Made new records for all effects so they don’t overwrite vanilla’s wall spells.

GRAPHICAL PARTICLE; MESH; AND TEXTURE EDITS:

•    Designed custom projectiles for the shouts, based on dragon ones, but resized and edited to better fit a human caster.

•    Repositioned the fire and frost cones to match the character’s mouth, now the effects will look better both in first and third person.

•    Designed custom light effects.

•    Improved VFX for the fire and frost cones.

•    Improved fire and frost textures for the shouts.

•    The mod doesn’t require netiher skyrim unofficial patch nor BESS anymore. (It now doesn’t have any requirement other than the base game)

¿Remember my mod, Better Dragon Breath?

It made dragons able to generate extensive , harmful surfaces of the element they spit ; and it gave their breaths eplosive effects and made them deal Area of effect damage.

Now, you can do it as well, as the dragonborn. Just like the overview says; it will make you able to use continuous, beam attacks, like those dragons use, and with the perks I gave to the dragons. They belong to you by right, because you are the dragonborn.

Makes your breath shouts actually breathe fire or frost like a dragon (an aimed beam rather than a very weak proyectile) AND makes you deal AOE, explosive damage, and generate walls of fire or frost!

Fire breath:

Frost breath:

VIDEO SHOWCASE (30 secs)

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The shouts will also do more damage (about 2. 3x, but overtime, since you must aim the breath after you release the shout) and recover times have been tweaked; it will take more time to cast the one word version, but, they will never take more than 65 seconds (compared to 100 in vanilla).  Some numbers might change depending on feedback.

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

This mod overhauls the vanilla Fire Breath and Frost Breath shouts in Skyrim, making them continuous streams of fire or frost rather than single bursts, with improved visual effects. It's for players who want a more dragon-like breath attack and a more satisfying shout experience.

✨ Key Features

Turns Fire Breath and Frost Breath into continuous streams of fire or frost.
Improves the visual effects of the dragon breath shouts.
Makes the shouts feel more powerful and dragon-like.
Affects both Fire Breath and Frost Breath shouts.

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Popular choice with 324 endorsements and over 47k downloads, so plenty of players are using it.
  • Directly addresses a common complaint that vanilla breath shouts feel weak and underwhelming.
  • Adds visual flair that makes using the shouts more satisfying.

⚠️ Cons

  • Only affects two shouts, so if you wanted changes to other shouts, this won't help.
  • May conflict with other shout overhaul mods that modify the same shouts.
  • No compatibility patches mentioned, so you might need to test with your load order.
🎯 Is This For You?
For Skyrim players who love playing as a dragonborn and want their breath attacks to feel epic and dragon-like. If you're tired of the weak vanilla shouts and want a visual and gameplay upgrade, this is for you. Skip if you're looking for a complete shout overhaul or changes to other shouts.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 1 minute

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Make sure to place this mod after other shout mods in your load order to avoid conflicts.
  • Test the shouts on a saved game to see if the new effects work as expected.
  • If you use a mod manager, you can easily enable/disable this mod to compare with vanilla.

📊 Mod Details

Game
Skyrim Mods
Author
Lucaoys
Version
2.2
Downloads
47,203
Endorsements
324
Category
Shouts
Created
7/20/2024
Updated
7/13/2026

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