What to do when Miraak goes ethereal?

This worked on a Switch, so no console.
  1. When he goes ethereal use bend will shout to get your dragon.
  2. Fight the other dragon with spells and having your dragon attack it until it is forced down.
  3. Land and kill the other dragon.
  4. Fight Miraak again.
  5. Miraak will ho ethereal and kill your dragon.
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Why is Miraak stuck in ethereal form?

If too much damage is dealt to Miraak in the final battle, he will be unable to fully replenish his health and will be stuck in ethereal form, unable to be attacked or killed and thus unable to be defeated. This can happen at any of the three times he replenishes his health using a dragon's soul.
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How do I fix Miraak glitch?

A short summary of suggestions:
  1. Restart from a prior save.
  2. Fight slowly and let him talk ... use a weak weapon (bare knuckles even) and no shouts. ...
  3. At the start of the fight, stay on your dragon and kill the other dragons first.
  4. If glitched, try hiding and sneaking to make him forget you and restart the battle.
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How do you befriend Miraak?

Recruit Miraak

Get to the final quest in Dragonborn's main questline. You will be given an optional objective: use the full Bend Will Shout on Miraak multiple times. Successfully hitting him with a Bend Will means your Shout will recharge in 30 secs (three words of Bend Will usually takes 120 secs).
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Why is Miraak stuck in pool?

It seems that if you beat him within an inch of his life he gets stuck in the pool when he calls and kills the dragons. That seems to be a separate glitch with this fight. This bug centers completely around Miraak not absorbing the souls of the dragons, instead you do when he kills them.
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What happens if you use Bend Will on Miraak?

With the three words of the Bend Will Shout, you will now be able to tame Dragons both in Skyrim and the island of Solstheim. Defeating Miraak will allow you to absorb his soul, or rather all three Dragon souls he absorbed during the fight.
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Why does Miraak hate the Dragonborn?

But the Last Dragonborn also possesses their freedom, which Miraak unquestionably envies, reminds him of change and the passage of time, and, worst of all, is a living reproach to the Dragon Priest, for they have chosen to be someone very different from Miraak.
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Can Miraak be soul trapped?

You cannot soultrap Mirak. You're not the one who actually kills him; that honor lies with Hermaeos Mora. One could argue that a potent soultrap enchantment, or a soul cloak, would do the trick, but it's just not how the encounter runs.
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What level should I be to fight Miraak?

Miraak has a higher starting level (35) and a higher scaling cutoff (150) than Alduin, (10 and 100) so depending on when you fight him either very early or very very late using legendary skills he may be more of a challenge.
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Can I make Miraak a follower?

Miraak Follower is a mod made for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It involves an alternate ending to The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn in which the Bend Will shout is used to make Miraak a follower. However doing so will anger Hermaeus Mora, who will send waves of his minions to punish the two rebellious Dragonborns.
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What is the reward for killing Miraak?

Hermaeus Mora intervenes. Miraak's death marks the end of the quest. Upon his death, five to ten dragon souls are gained from him, plus any he stole from dragons the Dragonborn killed.
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Will Miraak keep stealing my dragon souls?

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Only way to stop him is to kill him, but he should not be stealing every soul, after the first time he steals a soul every Dragon you slay has a chance of being absorbed by Miraak, If he really is taking every single soul that's a problem.
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How hard is Miraak to beat?

Seriously though, this fight isn't horribly hard but it will take you a bit. You have to follow him around and wail on him until he teleports away, at which point he'll end up coming out of the center pool and sucking one of his dragons' souls out.
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How many times does Miraak heal himself?

PC 360 PS3 If too much damage is dealt to Miraak in the final battle, he will be unable to fully replenish his health and will be stuck in ethereal form, unable to be attacked or killed and thus unable to be defeated. This can happen at any of the three times he replenishes his health using a dragon's soul.
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How do I stop Miraak from stealing souls?

Most people say to save your game before killing the dragon and then kill it. If Miraak steals the souls then try again and eventually you will get the soul.
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Why won't Miraak fight me?

This issue can sometimes occur if you make many attacks very quickly or do a large amount of damage from a single attack, also if Sahrotaar attacks Miraak while he is in his ethereal state. - Killing the other dragon before striking Miraak down may fix the issue.
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Is Miraak the hardest boss?

Ah, Miraak. I love this dude. He's probably the second hardest boss in the game (he's affected less by Marked for Death than the Ebony Warrior since his armor rating is already low. Sending it lower is usually counteracted by the Wards he casts).
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Is alduin or Miraak harder?

Would Miraak actually be able to defeat Alduin? Yes. Quite easily. Infact, had Miraak been present at Helgen, he would have straight up murdered Alduin, if that benefited him in some way or the other.
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Can you marry Lady Miraak?

Miraak can be married.
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Is Miraak the final boss?

Lord Miraak, also known as the First Dragonborn, is a supporting antagonist in the action role-playing high fantasy video game franchise The Elder Scrolls, serving as the titular main antagonist and the final boss fight of the Dragonborn DLC for the 2011 action role-playing high fantasy video game The Elder Scrolls V: ...
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Do you need Bend Will to fight Miraak?

The only one who says that you need bend will to face Miraak is hermaeus mora, and he says this: Without this power you cannot face him , SO SAY I HERMAEUS MORA. As i said in my thread post, i think its hermaeus moras plot to lure you, just like he did miraak.
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How many dragon souls do you get from killing Miraak?

Killing Miraak causes his body to burn up like a dragon's, which releases ten souls, as well as any he had stolen from the Dragonborn.
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Is the Last Dragonborn more powerful than Miraak?

He's as powerful as the last dragonborn however the last dragonborn doesn't have as much mastery over the abilities of being dragon born.
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Who do Dragonborns hate?

1 Most Of Them Hate Gods And Dragons

Because in the Forgotten Realms lore for Dragonborn, they were oppressed by the dragons and only gained their freedom through sheer force. For that same reason, they also avoid worshiping gods for fear of their cruelty or tyranny.
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Who killed Miraak?

Hermaeus Mora will intervene, claiming that Miraak can hide nothing from him in his realm. The Daedric Prince then impales Miraak with a tentacle, and explains to Miraak that his death is insignificant, as he has found a new Dragonborn to 'serve' him.
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