Draugr Death Overlord

Draugr Death Overlords are the most powerful type of Draugr. They are usually found at the end of dungeons and serve as a 'Dungeon boss', though only at quite high levels. When facing these formidable enemies at a high level, they will often carry ebony weapons, capable of high amounts of damage.

Draugr Overlords or Draugr Death Overlords wielding bows, are capable of extreme damage, and are capable of one shot killing a low level or lightly armored character. A shield is advised for fighting them. All Draugr in the category of 'Overlord' are capable of using the Thu'um, or the Dragon language, these include Unrelenting Force, Disarm, and Marked For Death. Their Unrelenting Force shout can occasionally send your player flying, so beware. The Disarm shout can easily turn a fight around if your weapon is thrown from your hands and you're not well prepared.

Draugr Death Overlords come in two varieties, higher and lower level, though not much change in appearance, except maybe for their choice in weaponry. As for their appearance, they're usually heavily armoured, and can be identified by their long-horned helmets, as shown in the picture above. Draugr Death Overlords using two-handed weapons have incredible range, that is only matched by their damage.

The player can gain an easy advantage over all Draugr, their speed. All Draugr are rather slow, as are their power-attacks. Mages/Spellcasters may prefer to use fire or frost against foes as tough as these. The frost can drain their stamina and forbid them from power-attacks, and slow them down even more. All Draugr are weak against fire, which is incredibly useful, as high-levelled Draugr usually have rather large amounts of health, depleting a mage's magicka bar dangerously fast if they're not careful. Draugr tend to have a low detection rate, so a skilled player with high sneak and archery skill will be able to adopt a hit and hide strategy to slowly wither them down. Being undead, draugr have a strong resistance to poisons and immunity to fear and calm spells. (An exception being the "Turn Undead" spells)

Tactics for Killing Draugr Death Overlords

 * Keep many, high damaging weapons with you, as the Draugr Lord WILL use the Shout: Disarm reugularly.
 * Be sure to not attempt killing him with a valuable weapon, as the Disarm shout may send it flying around the room, possibly rendering it unfindable.
 * A Follower will REALLY help against these foes. The follower can distract him while you attack him.
 * The Unrelenting Force Shout may also help as you may be able to do a lot of damage by shouting him off of a high area.