There are plenty of Dwarven Ruins in Skyrim, but only some are engaging, puzzling, and dangerous enough for the Last Dragonborn to enjoy.
Dwarven Ruins seem to be everywhere in Skyrim. It shows the importance of the Dwemer, their structures and designs, and how mighty they were before their mysterious disappearance. The fact that Skyrim is filled with Dwarven Ruins shows just how common the Dwemer were, and how scattered their civilization was throughout Tamriel. What once held such knowledge and power is now a place of the past, filled with deathtraps and untranslatable mysteries of eons past.
As the Dragonborn makes their way through Skyrim, they may stumble across their fair share of Dwarven Ruins. However, with so many existing throughout Tamriel, players might be wondering what are the best Dwarven Ruins in Skyrim, and what secrets they hold that crave the attention and reward of the player that explores their dangers. 6 Irkngthand
Irkngthand may seem like any other Dwarven Ruin, especially with the camped-out Bandits sitting out front. However, this Dwarven Ruin is bound to the Blindsighted quest that is directly tied to the Thieves Guild questline in Skyrim, in which players will hunt down and stop Mercer Frey. Within the Irkngthand Dwarven Ruin, players will find the rarest treasure of all: a large statue containing the only known depiction of a Snow Elf.
The importance of this statue is not only from the expensive diamond eyes but from the fact that it was built supposedly by the Dwemer for unknown reasons. This depiction of the Snow Elf is perhaps the first time people have seen a Falmer before its mutation into a blind monster. Lore aside, Irkngthand is a great ruin, filled with traps and enemies galore. 5 Mzulft
Mzulft just proves that the Dwemer had their mysterious fingers in every pie, as this ancient Dwemer Ruin holds the secret to the Staff of Magnus, a powerful and mystical artifact used by the god Magnus.
