The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Game Add-Ons (DLC) Hints

Temple of Miraak Sanctum

  • 1 of 11: Move forward and cross an encaged bridge, then whack a few skeletons before going down some stairs and waking up some draugr.
  • 2 of 11: Stay back while fighting the draugr, then watch for pressure plates as you move past them.
  • 3 of 11: Right after you go down a dirt ramp, look to the right for an optional side passage that leads to some treasure, then move on ahead until you come to a multi-level area with some stairs.
  • 4 of 11: Watch out for a pressure plate as you go along the walkway and fight two cultists. After that, go down a bunch of stairs and turn left to find a Word Wall with a word for Dragon Aspect on it.
  • 5 of 11: Go around the long table in the next room, then go through another locked iron door and turn left to find a passage that leads into a large dining area.
  • 6 of 11: Go through it and into the kitchen to come up against what seems at first to be a dead end.
  • 7 of 11: Go down the secret passage and through a room of ruined books to find another room with a large grating on the floor.
  • 8 of 11: Use the handle that's on the nearby pedestal to open the grating, then go down a short spiral staircase. Past a small room is another short spiral staircase, followed by two circular rooms with "big mouth" braziers in them.
  • 9 of 11: Past that, use the handle on the pedestal to lower a stone staircase to where you can climb down it. Go through a wooden door, then crouch down and move around to where you can see into a huge chamber.
  • 10 of 11: Sneak-shoot the draugr that are near the chamber's other end to make them come to you, triggering traps as they go. Lure in all the draugr you can before crossing the chamber to get the rest, which will include a draugr death overlord.
  • 11 of 11: Look behind the giant mutant crab statue to find a pull chain that'll rotate a door around so you can go through it, then move down the cave tunnel until you reach a chamber with a large black book on a pedestal.