User blog comment:Zelron/The Thu'um (Waging War with Words)/@comment-4858067-20121106023515/@comment-68.49.233.154-20121107141820

I didn't know BE had so many uses out of combat. I figured the only thing you could use it for was falls and just standing there while the fools tried to wail on you. As for the dragon breath attacks, I use Speelbreaker's ward to soak up most of those.

I mainly use WWS when I am encumbered and can't run. It made getting to my (multiple) houses and saving on Dragon Bones for Dragon Smithing so much easier. I've used a few times to cath enemies, but most of the time I misjudge the distance and even then, I prefer to running power strike them for the guarenteed critical hit.

I find Unrelenting Force a good way to give you breathing room (while fight Deathlords when you can knock'em back and wail on them) and very useful for my tank character, while Fire Breath is the second most useful. I find it to be really effective at damaging and killing enemies that clump together in a crowded space. The rather pathetic lack os usefulness of the other shouts is what discourges me from finding all the word wall, and I'll never know if the Dawnguard shouts are worthwhile since I play on PS3.