From faction conflicts to boss fights, here are ten underrated dungeons in Skyrim that most players miss. 10 Ironbind Barrow Ironbind Barrow is a rather generic dungeon at first glance. Forgotten Dungeons is a mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that adds 21 new radiant-quest enabled dungeons in the world of Skyrim.
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The following dungeons each have specific quests related to them. Many of them automatically start when you enter the associated dungeon, and provide a backstory about the location.
Dungeon Side Quests[edit]
- Darklight Tower — A tower occupied by hagravens. (map)
- Repentance: Help Illia prevent her mother Silvia from transforming into a hagraven.
- Folgunthur — A medium-sized Nordic ruin located southeast of Solitude. (map)
- Forbidden Legend: Investigate the forgotten Gauldur Legend.
- Forelhost — A ruined fortress on a peak southeast of Riften which contains a word wall for the Storm Callshout. (map)
- Siege on the Dragon Cult: Enter the ruins of Forelhost and defeat Rahgot to recover his mask for Captain Valmir.
- Frostmere Crypt — A Nordic ruin south-southwest of Dawnstar and just northeast of the Lord Stone. (map)
- The Pale Lady: Find out what happened in Frostmere Crypt.
- High Gate Ruins — A medium-sized Nordic ruin directly west of Dawnstar, and a short distance east of the Wreck of the Icerunner. (map)
- A Scroll For Anska: Help Anska trace her roots in High Gate Ruins.
- Hillgrund's Tomb — A small Nordic barrow where the Hillgrund family dead are interred. (map)
- Ancestral Worship: Help Golldir save his aunt and stop a necromancer from defiling his ancestral barrow.
- Treva's Watch — A fort situated to the southeast of Ivarstead and to the west of Riften. (map)
- Infiltration: Help Stalleo take back Treva's Watch.
- Valthume — An ancient barrow where ancient knowledge awaits and the restless dead still battle. (map)
- Evil in Waiting: Seal away an ancient evil.
- Volunruud — A tomb containing a word wall for the Aura Whisper shout, as well as the treasure and dead body of the Tongue Chieftain Kvenel. (map)
- Silenced Tongues: Unlock the burial chamber of the Tongue Chieftain Kvenel.
Dungeon Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
- Angarvunde — A medium-sized Nordic tomb at the foot of the mountains directly west of Riften and slightly northwest of Avanchnzel. (map)
- Angarvunde: Discover the treasure of Angarvunde.
- Ansilvund Excavation — A Nordic ruin situated northeast of Shor's Stone and northwest of Riften. (map)
- Ansilvund: Kill Lu'ah Al-Skaven in Ansilvund.
- Blind Cliff Bastion — A cave southwest of Karthwasten along the banks of the Karth River containing Forsworn. (map)
- The Affairs of Hagravens: After discovering an imprisoned hagraven, you must help her reclaim her lost tower.
- Frostflow Lighthouse — A lighthouse located west of Winterhold in the north of Skyrim. (map)
- Frostflow Abyss: Uncover the tragic events inside Frostflow Lighthouse.
- Ironbind Barrow — A Nordic ruin which contains a word wall for the Become Etherealshout, and the tomb of a long dead warlord. (map)
- Coming of Age: Help a daring adventurer and her companion retrieve their riches.
- Mistwatch — A fort located at the northern base of the mountains on the border of the Rift and Eastmarch, just southeast of the Atronach Stone on the edge of the hot springs. (map)
- Mistwatch: Help Christer locate his kidnapped wife Fjola.
- Moss Mother Cavern — A small, open-roofed cavernous grove lush with many kinds of flora, located due north of Hunter's Rest and northwest of Half-Moon Mill. (map)
- Moss Mother Cavern: Help an injured hunter avenge his fallen companions.
- Nilheim — A tower east-northeast of Ivarstead containing bandits disguised as guards. (map)
- Telrav's Request: Escort Telrav back to his camp in Nilheim.
- Pilgrim's Trench — A ship graveyard not far off of the northern coast of Skyrim. (map)
- Trius' Trinket: Find Trius' jewelry box. (unfinished)
- Ragnvald — A medium-sized Nordic ruin north of Markarth containing draugr. (map)
- Ragnvald: Discover the secrets of Ragnvald.
- Rebel's Cairn — A cave located in The Reach between the Sundered Towers and Bleakwind Bluff. (map)
- Rebel's Cairn: Find Red Eagle'ssword.
- Robber's Gorge — A bandit camp spanning the road from Rorikstead to Dragon Bridge. (map)
- Robber's Gorge: Find the treasure of Robber's Gorge.
- Shroud Hearth Barrow — An ancient Nordic ruin located just northeast of Ivarstead. (map)
- Lifting the Shroud: Investigate the haunted barrow outside of Ivarstead.
- Southfringe Sanctum — A remote snowy cave that is home to the conjurerBashnag and his coven. (map)
- The Savior of Selveni Nethri: Help a necromancer escape from Southfringe Sanctum.
- Sleeping Tree Cave — A small giant camp southwest of Whiterun, and where the Sleeping Tree is located. (map)
- Sleeping Tree Cave: Question Ysolda about an interesting note you found on a dead Orc.
- Volskygge — A Nordic barrow west of Solitude in the coastal mountains, situated between Deepwood Redoubt and Lost Echo Cave. (map)
- Volskygge: Climb your way to the evil of Volskygge.
- Yngol Barrow — A barrow northeast of Windhelm on the south bank of the White River. (map)
- Yngol's Barrow: Find the treasure unlocked by the Coral Dragon Claw.
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5. Craft low-level gear to fill gaps
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When playing with a new character, you might not have found enough armor pieces to ensure you are completely covered. Armor pieces between levels 1-14 can be crafted immediately and require no Skill Points be spent.
To get started, harvest some resources in the wild and find a crafting station. As you craft, you'll even improve your skills!
6. Hit them hard to gain resources
If you're having trouble maintaining resources (Magicka or Stamina), try and make use of Heavy Attacks as part of your regular combat rotation. Not only will you do a large amount of damage, you'll also regenerate some of your resources (Magicka if attacking with a staff, or Stamina if attacking with a bow, sword, axe, dagger, or mace.)
7. Upgrade your Bank and Inventory space
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You will find a lot of items during your adventures in Tamriel, so your Bank and Inventory space might be at a premium. To ensure you have enough space for all of your hard-earned loot, talk to a Banker to upgrade your Bank space and a Pack Merchant to upgrade your Inventory. Upgrading Bank and Inventory space will cost gold.