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At the Summit of Apocrypha achievement in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

At the Summit of Apocrypha

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  • MDFitzSIMMONSMDFitzSIMMONS
    25 Nov 2016 25 Nov 2016
    I ran into the same glitch that occurred on the Xbox 360 version. Miraak would warp to the center of the map and stay etheral. None of the original solutions seemed to work, so I shouted Bend Will at Sahrotaar and slayed him. That took Miraak out of his state and allowed me to whoop his arse again. I used an unenchanted daedric mace to whittle down his health, as I've read hitting him with too much power is the cause of the glitch.

    Hope this helps those who got stuck.

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    StcGK2008I ran into another glitch. After completing the mission, the achievement didn’t unlock. I thought maybe I should replay it (so I did) and still nothing. Any ideas?
    Posted by StcGK2008 on 08 Apr 18 at 20:50
    javycaneBugged for me and didn't unlock. Sigh.
    Posted by javycane on 09 Jun 22 at 00:08
    SpockMcCoyIEYeah, I was seriously overpowered by the time I went to off Miraak on my last playthrough. I had to do the section over from an older save and take a weak weapon. Something that also works is killing the dragons so Miraak won't have the opportunity to kill and absorb them. I only ever encountered the glitch on Xbox SX, never on PC or even on the 360 back in the day, they probably have since released an update that made that glitch happen on 360 as well.
    Posted by SpockMcCoyIE on 24 Jan 23 at 22:51
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  • The EyelessThe Eyeless
    23 Jan 2017 23 Jan 2017 23 Jan 2017
    After trying everything I could find to get past the ethereal Miraak glitch, I finally found something that works.
    I didn't pay any attention to how much damage I was doing, or in which order (or how quickly) you kill the 3 dragons. Just go ahead and get rid of them, and fight Miraak until the glitch happens.

    Now that there's nothing left you can do, find the pillar off to the side, next to the health draining pool. Wait behind it crouched until his health bar disappears, and you are hidden. You'll see the little arrow start to move around, and now it's time to kick some Miraak.
    Hope this works, as it's the only thing that worked for me.
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    The Last RascalThis is the ONLY method that worked.

    THANK YOU!
    Posted by The Last Rascal on 24 May 18 at 05:29
    GamePadZebbyPersonally, I rode sahrotaar until he died, then got Miraak down enough to absorb 1 of the other two dragons. This soflocked him as expected. Then I used Bend Will on the remaining dragon and took him out before he became aggressive again. For whatever reason, this gave Miraak a kick and the battle continued and completed as planned. Thanks for the tips, wonder why this battle is so glitchy?
    Posted by GamePadZebby on 30 Jan 19 at 11:16
    SpockMcCoyIEI don't understand how this battle is so glitched on Xbox SX and now apparently 360 as well (wasn't the case when it first came out) but I never had any issues on PC.
    Posted by SpockMcCoyIE on 24 Jan 23 at 22:56
  • Natan CFNatan CF
    08 Nov 2017 08 Nov 2017 08 Nov 2017
    After several attempts, I finally defeated Miraak today. Here's a video that shows my battle:


    - Change game difficult to novice;
    - Equip FLAMES (destruction) on both hands;
    - Attack Miraak only with that magic since the momment you face him;
    - Do not attack the dragons, let him absorb them whem he gets weak.

    If you damage him too much the glitch will happen. So using a weak attack should solve the problem.

    To make my life easier, when I defeated him I used items and armor pieces to reduce destruction spells in 100%.

    Good luck.
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    jeckelberry5Can confirm that this method does in fact work for me
    Posted by jeckelberry5 on 09 Nov 17 at 01:15
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