Become Ethereal turns you into a ghostly shape that can’t be harmed – for a few seconds, at least. You can’t harm anyone either: attacking or casting a spell ends it straight away.
Where to learn it
Word Walls at Bard’s Leap Summit, Ustengrav (visited in The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller) and Ironbind Barrow.
Clever uses
- Jump off a mountain: fall damage is ignored completely.
- Sprint without using stamina for the duration.
- Walk through traps unharmed.
- Buy yourself a few seconds to heal up or regenerate magicka.
Effect per word
Invulnerable for 8 / 13 / 18 seconds. Attacking or casting a spell ends it.
Word Wall locations
- Bard's Leap Summit
- Ustengrav
- Ironbind Barrow
Lore & trivia
Spell ID 00032920. Word IDs: FEIM 00032917, ZII 00032918, GRON 00032919.
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