User blog comment:Zelron/The Thu'um (Waging War with Words)/@comment-2040576-20121104082315/@comment-3492791-20121104222013

I do have to agree about Dragonrend, but you can't say they don't deserve it, the annoying pricks. The only time you can even hit them is when they land because it's nearly impossible to lead any kind of projectile when they randomly turn the second you shoot them. Then they just do nothing but strafing runs like it's fucking Vietnam.

But while Dragonrend can allow you to lock down a dragon, it also stops you from using any other shout. I've found a great shout to use against dragons is actually Become Ethereal. When a dragon starts charging their lazer, I can just use Become Ethereal and their breath attack is completely useless. Then as soon as their finished yelling at me I stab them in the tongue. In fact it's really the only time I use it as a practical application in combat, as their breath attack is one of the only things that does a lot of damage and last for long enough for it to be useful to worth using the shout to avoid.

Also it really only helps when fighting a single dragon. I tried using it once while fighting with two dragons. It was a fucking mess.