Essential Frost and Shadowmere SE
⚪ Last updated 2016⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #57 of 67 Creatures and Mounts mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Sets both Horses to essential and slightly increases their speed.
Essential Frost and Shadowmere SE is a small Skyrim Special Edition mod that makes the two unique horses, Frost and Shadowmere, essential (unkillable) and slightly increases their speed. It's a simple quality-of-life tweak for players who want to keep their horses alive during combat. With over 1,000 endorsements, it's a community-approved fix.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 1,080 endorsements and 27k downloads.
- Simple, focused fix that solves the annoyance of losing unique horses.
- Works for both Frost and Shadowmere, covering the two main unique horses.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects two horses; other mounts remain unchanged.
- Speed increase is slight, so don't expect a dramatic difference.
- Last updated in 2016, so compatibility with newer Skyrim SE patches is uncertain.
For Skyrim players who are tired of their unique horses dying in dragon fights or bandit ambushes. Also for those who want a bit more speed without overhauling the mount system. Skip if you're looking for new horse models or extensive mount customization.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the mod file in your Skyrim Special Edition Data folder or use a mod manager like Vortex for easy installation.
- If you're using other horse mods, load this one after them to ensure the essential flag applies correctly.
- Check your load order with LOOT to avoid conflicts with other mods that alter horse stats.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- MsFrankenstein
- Version
- v1
- Downloads
- 27,626
- Endorsements
- 1,080
- Category
- Creatures and Mounts
- Created
- 11/1/2016
- Updated
- 11/1/2016
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