You ' ve made an enemy for life ! <| sep |> Shouts are used as an utility , not main form of offence . And shouts can be pretty devastating . Maxed Fire Breath is nothing to sneeze at , same with Marked for Death . But it really shines with utility shouts . Slow time is INSANELY good , same with Become Ethereal . This is where it shines . It should be used as an utility , not a replacement for magic . There are some broken shouts in Dragonborn . I mean , in Dragonborn you can add some spawning of flame dragons when you ' kill your opponent with fire shout '. But it ' s bugged and they spawn even if the enemy is killed by a fire dragon itself . so you can finish off enemy with fire , dragons spawn , they proceed to kill another guys they are pretty strong , and before you know it , you ' ll end up with . Also , FusRoDah is really good too , versus enemies who can take fall damage . Just shout them off a cliffstairs and they ' re done . Just like .