HotD Dragons - Arrax and Vermax
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #277 of 401 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Arrax and Vermax from the House of the Dragon series.
- Arrax as replacer for the normal dragon and Vermax as Revered dragon
- mesh replacers, no esp.
- with lower poly, undetailed respective farskins
- with own textures, edited only
** Meshes are not soul absorb fix ready as I still lack the knowledge to do that manually. Though, I've managed to "patch" my dragons using one of underskincho's mesh but can not share due to perms, unfortunately. But, the textures are Soul absorb fix ready so you can use it with the GoT Dragons - Fixed Soul Absorb And Optimized meshes for texture variations, if you're up to it.
- Opt. file - If using Diverse Dragons Collection SE, Arrax - Silverfang dragon and Vermax - Swamp dragon. Meshes only, needs main file for textures.
- Opt. file - no holes in wings textures, just the soul absorb fix alpha, overwrite main file
UPDATE:
2. 0
- Reworked mesh.
- Face edits (see media section for comparison)
- more pronounced eye crests (?), more akin to the series
- Reworked textures - Some minor visual improvements, SA fix ready for conversion
- Opt. file - switch - Arrax as Revered dragon, Vermax as normal dragon
- As usual, you'll need the textures files (for the rest of the textures - normals, etc.)
- either from GoT Dragons (A Game of Thrones)
- or from XilaMonstrr's GoT Dragons 16K-8K - Cleaned and Upscaled Textures (Game of Thrones)
Kynnkaid has ported options from this mod to Xbox (This collection - c&p link from comments tab), also other HotD ports will be ready.
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Permissions:
Please refer to updated permissions section.
This conforms to the original mod author's perms.
Kindly ask for permissions first, for all your intentions of the mod.
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My other related mods
GoT Dragons - Undead Viserion as Durnehviir
HotD Dragons - Caraxes
HotD Dragons - Meleys as Odahviing
HotD Dragons - Conquest Trio
HotD Dragons - Syrax
GoT HotD - Skeletal Dragon and Underskin
GoT HotD - Diverse Dragons
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This mod replaces Skyrim's normal dragon with Arrax and the DLC1 Revered dragon with Vermax, both from House of the Dragon. It is a cosmetic overhaul derived from KaienHash's GoT and HotD dragons mods, offering fans of the show a way to bring these dragons into their game.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 638 endorsements.
- Over 172k downloads shows real demand for HotD dragons in Skyrim.
- Gives you two distinct dragon replacers in one mod, covering both vanilla and Dawnguard content.
⚠️ Cons
- Only replaces two dragon types—other dragons like Blood Dragons or Legendary Dragons stay vanilla.
- Requires Dawnguard DLC for the Vermax replacement, so base-game-only players miss half the content.
- Compatibility risk with other dragon replacers or mods that edit the same dragon records—load order will matter.
For House of the Dragon fans who want to see Arrax and Vermax soaring over Skyrim. Also great for players who want a fresh look for their dragon encounters without overhauling combat. Skip if you're not into cosmetic dragon replacers or if you don't own Dawnguard.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use other dragon mods, place this one after them in your load order so its replacements take priority.
- Make sure Dawnguard is installed and active, or the Vermax replacement won't work.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to avoid overwriting files manually.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- KaienHash - Archlyde123
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 172,783
- Endorsements
- 638
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 1/11/2023
- Updated
- 5/14/2023
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