🧙‍♂️Someone I forgot to mention on this list was Janus Hassildor from Oblivion who was the Count of Skingrad. While not the greatest or most powerful, I think he should have been mentioned because of how he ruled the best city in Cyrodiil and helped fight against the Worm Cult. In the future I plan to ask people who they think is the greatest _____ in the community section before writing a script just to make sure I don’t miss anyone in the future. 🧙‍♂️

Imagine being a new vampire and you’re excited to live forever and then Lord Volkihar has an assignment for you and he says “go kill the Dragonborn, he’s part of the Dawnguard” and you’re just like “well shit”

Valerica: “When Harkon planned to blot out our sun, Harkon crossed that line between, everyday villainy and cartoonish super-villainy!”

"Vyrthur is possibly stronger than Harkon." Me who simply used one Unrelenting Force to defeat him: "X to doubt"

Damn, I was going to nominate my op Dragonborn Khajiit vampire.

The way that Verandis can hide his vampire appearance, I believe that's what they refer to as "Cyrodiilic Vampires", the types that are virtually impossible to detect. It's referenced in the book 'Immortal Blood' found in Skyrim.

How did Harkon acquire his vampire lord form? The killing of innocents is probably just a cover for him bending over Molag's Balls.

Touching the Sky is my favourite quest in the entire game and I will never forget facing Vyrthur for the first time, dude doesn’t get enough recognition!

Worth mentioning Morvath Piquine as well, as he spent his pre-vampire life punching other vampires until they died even harder, and it's a crying shame that his Skyrim appearance didn't put a fist through your face when fighting him

Ironic how the first vampire HATED molag bal and yet there are still people (or vampires) who worship him after that anyway

Whilst it is most likely a glitch Babette can turn you into a Vampire with no de-buffs. This is part of cut content but I think it's still worth mentioning.

I never care about who the most powerful vampire is, only the most entertaining to me personally. The Real Housewives of Castle Volkihar is super underrated petty entertainment, and I’m so here for Fura Bloodmouth. Also, every single time I come home to report back on a quest and have to wake someone from their coffin, it gives me the giggles

Well, since you did Greatest Vampires, how about now do Greatest Werewolves.

The reason Verandis could be out and about in the sun is likely due to the fact that he's a different kind of vampire from what we're familiar with. To explain: There are 4 different strains of diseases that cause vampirism. They are as follows: 1. Sanguinare Vampiris 2. Porphyric Hemophilia 3. Noxiphilic Sanguivoria 4. Chaotica Vampiris Of these 4, only 3 can affect mortals. The 4th, Chaotica Vampiris, actually only affects those who are already vampires. What it does is it enhances the vampire's speed and strength. But it doesn't make them immune to sunlight. Not to mention that it was artificially created by an alchemist. So we can rule that one out. We're all very familiar with Sanguinare Vampiris, so we know it isn't that. There doesn't seem to be much info on Porphyric Hemophilia, but it seems safe to assume that it isn't that. That leaves Noxiphilic Sanguivoria. This one is interesting, because it is the only strain of vampirism in which those who contract it aren't weakened or harmed by sunlight, but rather, are immensely empowered at night instead. So while Verandis wasn't turned into a vampire by a disease, his form of vampirism seems to be in line with the Noxiphilic Sanguivoria strain.

It's amazing to hear the power that can come from Molag Balls

Rada was the first vampire boss that actually scared me. Lmao, the rest are talented but Rada was just scary.

It could be an interesting theory to speculate as to whether Rada al-Saran and Harkon Volkihar have any connections, as they both appear to be of the same bloodline. It could be possible that Harkon was a high-ranking member of the Grey Host, as Harkon was a powerful king during the First Era. Maybe Harkon became a vampire and then later joined the Grey Host as a prestigious officer of some kind, but then retreated back to his castle in the Sea of Ghosts after the Grey Host suffered its original defeat. It makes an even more compelling case when you consider that Harkon has at least some familiarity with Blackreach (or at least Dwemer ruins, in general), as the Grey Host made their fortress in Blackreach, "deep in the bowels of a Dwemer ruin".

I haven't watched the video yet, but I'll come back later once I do. That said, my money's on Lamae Bal being the most powerful vampire on Tamriel because she's responsible for creating one whole strain of common vampirism, and she apparently gets stronger the more people are turned into vampires by her subjects. Oh, and she is the first vampire after all - the first Daughter of Coldharbour in fact, who'd go on to create three whole lines of vampire clans too. She'd also go on to create a breed of vampires called Scions, who are apparently as strong as vampire lords.

By Malocaths toenails, another great video. That was inspired by what Master Neloth says after exiting Nchardak btw.

The greatest vampire in The Elder Scrolls is the stupid fucking ancient vampire from Daggerfall that can kill you in 3 seconds if you look at it the wrong way.

Imagine being such a perfectionist about your swordmanship that you draw with a god and is still not contempt...

"Touched by Molag Bal". . .there's another word for that which KZfaq doesn't like. In on of the in game books Bal is called King of Word KZfaq Doesn't Like. And how Serana reacts when asked about it is all I need to now about Bal and his summoning day.

It's a shame that there are no vampire pirates admiral in Elder Scrolls hahaha

Todd Howard is a powerfull vampire, who suck your money, by the liar magic.

Akatosh turned their back on Vyrthur…I supposed thats so literal that even the Sun wont touch him… Hes not wrong for feeling betrayed!

Lore wise the dragonborn also has the potential to becomes a superior vampire. Dragonborn are powerful in general, and then you combine it with a 2. rate vampiric blood. Not to mention, that they might enjoy Bal's favor as all dragonborn has the innate will to dominate. An action, that Molag Bal also find pleasing.

Great lecture Master Neloth!!

Another truly Fangtastic video Master Neloth. My favorite vampire is definitely Babette.

Love your work! Comenting for the algorithm 🌻

Wonderful video! Normaly I'm not big fan of vampires but this one here is 100000/10! Also I'm happy you used ESO info. I agree with placing Rada al-Saran on first, and giving Count Verandis so high spot. Also... if you made video about the strongest vampires in TES... now you could also make video about strongest werewolves ;)

I didn't know about some of these characters, so thanks

Great choice of outro music 👌

keep up the great work, cant believe im so early, i refreshed my homepage and just clicked on this one lol

I appreciate that you put a disclaimer before talking about Lamae Bal and how she became a vampire :)

Finally someone going through whos got the meanest case of Vamp-19

cool video old Nelly, it makes me want to know if there's any werewolves, necromancers, or other sapient baddies worth mentioning.

This is great 👍

The player is the strongest vampire in skyrim. *wipes entire lair with iron longsword on easy, uses creation club and console commands to circumvent all debuffs Narrator: i dont give a crap about your character! Me: oops...

Just sub keep them coming I love the elder scrolls, serious and vampire in particularly also can I ask you something if I may

But but vampire Khajiit is the best listen if you just read my 10 page word document on his lore I think you’ll understand

Harkon is the real most ancient vampire. Durnehviir told the DB that he was cheated by the Ideal Masters to protect Valerica... in an age where dragons fly freely. That means Harkon, Valerica and Serana were vampires at least since the age of dragons, much more earlier than Lamae.

Now make the greatest Werecreature in Elder Scrolls

Lmao homie called me a peasant 😔☝️

Funnily enough, Lord Harkon's level cap is 60. However, random Vampire Nightmasters cap at 65 and Arch-Curate Vyrthur caps at 75 (the same level as a Legendary Dragon!). I know this probably isn't lore-accurate, but it's funny to think that there are random no-name vampires out there who are stronger than Harkon

Outro still iconic 👌

Notes from a formerly obsessed ESO fan: Verandis and Rada both made sacrifices to Molag Bal a la Hakon, becoming Vampire Lords from his direct touch. Verandis regretted his deal not long after and became a pacifist, Rada did not. The Dark Heart is indeed connected to Namira, and was sacred to the proto-Reachmen before it was lost beneath Skyrim thanks to the actions of the Dwemer, who were attempting to find the Heart after detecting it through their tonal machinery, and a clan of Vampires who had discovered they could feed from it instead of from blood, at the cost of no longer being able to sustain themselves on anything else. At some point, one or both sides pissed Namira off and she drained the Dark Heart, sending all but one of the clan who fed upon it mad. The leader of said clan was sealed away, until the bloodshed of the Three Banners war woke the Heart enough for her to wake up, and she promptly teamed up with Rada al Saran in his plans to rescue the Grey Host from Coldharbour. There was a lot wrong with Greymoor and Markarth but I'll give the game credit for some genuinely terrifying villains and excellent new friends. (Fennorian!)

I would love for you to show us your builds for these characters they looks fun

We need a "who is the greatest Aylied" video! I'd love to know your opinion on the matter :D

Lord Harkon gets my vote because he is the toughest vampire I ever had to kill in Skyrim which I fought him 3 times as a powerful wizard, a werewolf & as a vampire myself and he's allot tougher to beat than Miraak. Second strongest vampire is Harkon's daughter Serena watching her make short work on killing a dragon make me glad she's in my side and I don't to have fight her.

Rada Al-Saran for sure

Being a sword singer to begin with alone already seems pretty OP lol but couple that with being the leader of the grey host and having been alive with the strain of vampirism for as long as Rada has been is just an insane amount of power lol but idk Babette wasn't one to be messed with either. And of course there was the count of Skingrad from Oblivion, basically a permanent medieval governor without anyone in a position of authority above him. Yeah the Count with the deranged basement wife is the real most powerful vamp, hands down lol

O your wise Nelothyness, maybe you can answer a question: is there any lore reasons as to why the Tyranny of the Sun prophecy actually works? Or was it just a quest Bethesda put in without giving much thought to lore? I ask because during the confrontation with Vyrthur, we find out he just made it up, so it's not like it came from the gods or daedra. But as you said, it somehow got onto 3 different Elder Scrolls which is unfathomable, and if you shoot the sun, it actually comes to fruition. Yet it doesn't make much sense. Why would the Blood of a Daughter of Coldharbour do anything to the sun? The sun is Magnus (or remnants of his energy anyway), a totally separate entity from both Auriel and Molag Bal. Why would someone with Molag's "blessing" have any effect on another god? Not to mention Magnus is reputed to be very powerful. In addition, why would this affect Auriels influence on Mundus? I admittedly don't know much about the Elvish version, but Akatosh is the Dragon god of Time, not the sun, no? Not only that, but the whole Aedra vs Daedra vs Magna-Ge is that the Aedra, incurring Akatosh, were responsible for the creation of the world and stayed in it, having their essences infused, while the Magna-Ge left and tore the sun and stars on the way out, and the Daedra weren't involved at all. With that in mind, it seems like the blocking of the sun and severing of the connection between Nirn and Aethereus would affect everyone BUT the Aedra. Therefore I'm not understanding why this would be the best way for Vyrthur to exact vengeance. If Auriel is somehow associated to the sun and/or drew power from it, i can get behind the blocking and the reason the bow helps, and that Vyrthur would know about it as a very high ranking member. But I'm just not seeing that in lore. Am i missing stuff? Or did Bethesda just decide to bypass lore for a very cool questline?

What's interesting is that the bloodlines that seem to come earlier in the timeline such as Lame Bal's line and Harkon's line seem to either be merely inconvenienced by the sun or not affected by it at all while the well "newer" bloodlines seem to be far more hindered from it almost kinda makes me think that Molag Bal specifically nerfed his own disease to make sure no types of vampires like Rada could try and defy him again although that might just be me speculating

commenting before watching the video. i just really like playing as a Vampire and in every single one of my Skyrim playthroughts i ended up as one, if you ask me why i will always answear with two words; poison immunity. also because i like the shiny eyes but that doesnt play as big of a role on my choice since i exclusivelly play on first person. also, in every playthrought i become a Werewolf before becoming a Vampire, since its much easier to finish Dawnguard as a Werewolf, and no, i never choose Clan Volkihar, after i finish Dawnguard (and unlock all the special items like explosive darts, dwemer crossbows and both the Rune Shield and Rune Axe even though i never use them) i just ask for Serana to turn me into a Vampire Lord. I refuse to be a common Vampite. and yes, i do use Harkon's Sword as my main weapon for the rest of the playthrought and yes i do regret not sidding with Clan Volkihar every single time because the special rings are broken as fuck.

Let's not forget that Rada al-Saran stalemated the sword goddess BEFORE he was a vampire. Absolute gigachad warrior.

1:32 Feels like something Neloth would say.

Great video make video on greatest dragon born,king,werewolfe,dragon,empror,dragon priest,assassin or you can even take a step further and do artifacts and states

Somehow I knew it'd be Rada. From his massive heath bar, to his lineage, and long list of achievements (even owning a oblivion realm) truly he's the GOAT of vampire kind.

I appreciate you not calling Harkon a dumbass for going after the prophecy, since Nirn survived *without a sun* during the dawn era anyway, and if you actually do use the Bloodcursed Arrows it clearly doesn't get rid of the sun, just corrupts it.

You should do one on werewolf

If I don’t see the last Dragonborn on here I’ll lose my mind

A Khajiit Vampire OC Dragonborn who joins the stormcloaks? yeah I don't think so. Screw the stormcloaks

It is explained in the story of the first vampire. The original strain of vampiric disease from vampires created directly by Molag Bal are not affected by sunlight

And that's why Rada Alsheran is the GOAT! The GOAT!

never heard of the guy and I have read alot of the books.

Bro forgot that in Harlan’s deal with Milan bal that Milan bal and Serena… did the devils tango…

7:22 Harkon could get swallowed whole. There's a vampire that can do that. Creepy...

Let's be real, Harkon's an idiot. Ignoring Valerica's reasonable points of Vapmpires having every Mortal on Tamriel banding together to wipe them out, there's the logical argument that the Prophecy in question would eventually kill all the Vampires. Even if it isn't the same physical body as our Real Sun, The Sun of the Elder Scrolls serves the same purposes as ours; bringing light and heat to Nirn. If Harkon had blotted out the Sun, Nirn would become cold very quickly. With the lack of light and warmth of the Sun, all plants would die, following the plants would be the animals, then the mortals who feed on plants and animals, and eventually the Vampires would be left with nothing to feed on. If starvation can't kill a Vampire then that's even worse, they'd go feral from the hunger-induced madness.

Ah Lamae Ball, the red headed vampire stepchild of Levar ball.

The greatest in Skyrim (not counting Player Character) is Serana!!!!!

I’m pretty sure the dark heart had something to do with the Void and Sithis… maybe… it wasn’t very clear WHAT it was exactly.

If I remember right all vampire clans have unique abilities like Lamae beolfags clan not being affected by the sun and just being stronger at night but the volkihar clans abilities are 1: being able to phase through solid ice and 2: being the physically strongest vampires but that just it it’s physically strongest not strongest overall

Will you also make a list of the biggest simps in skyrim? I have a feeling serana will rank right alongside aerin.

Redguards have the coolest lore but Skyrim gameplay doesn't do them justice.

What I like about ravenwatch and really most of his coven is that they don’t drink blood. They do but compared to the other vampires especially on this list what they drink is nothing. Quite literally starving themselves yet can still probably beat the rest of the vampires on this list when prepared

you should do the greatest werewolves, excluding CC (custom characters)

Serana and Valerica were also raped by Molag Bal and probably togtehr evne stronger then Harkon. There were also a former Dark Brotherhood vampire family member which nearly destroyed the Dark Brotherhood and found his owen group of vampires. This group had the only goal to clean the Dark Brotherhood from evry non vampire Family member.

But who would win, Rada al-Saran with his Shehai, or Pelinal Whitestrake at full rage?

The dragonborn is the greatest vampire duh

Would dagoth ur and his ashvampires count?

Greatest necromancers next?

Is Rada stronger than Hunding himself?

So, maybe greatest emperors, of course not only from Septim dynasty, but including Alesian, Reman and interregnum ones.

Greetings master, I honestly don't like being a vamp as I like my natural regen

Dovahkin probably, even if you're not talking them into account, but otherwise i don't know

17:01 where fus?

Werewolves next please

There is a myth, saying that the dark heart is the rejected aspect or essence of Lorkhan. He wast aedra or daedra BUT something debatably the opposite considering Lorkhan/Shor is the son of Sithis the Void. The is a theory that if both hearts are reunited. Lorkhan will return aedra and daedra will end and the progeny of chaos will endure. This fan made prophecy was supposedly created when someone discovered lore that takes place thousands of years past the known timeline after a apocalyptic event that destroyed Nirn.

It is strange that in Elder scrolls 📜 that people have not been born as a vampire or higher vampire😅

Harkon is the strongest for resist the Lance of Molag bal

Lmao balls is probably the strongest by virtue of being the first

I am all about the werewolves. I tried being a vampire, and it's quite underwhelming until you get the VL form. Even then, there aren't many benefits to it. The only downside is restless sleep, and that doesn't bother me so much. As long as my skills are at a decent level before I start going all fangy and furry. 😉

One thing that bothers me in eso is the lavk of reactivity on from the game. I was a vampire when I did Rivenspire so its a bit comical when the characters talk like my toon has no clue how vampirism works.

My vampire temptress charcher lilith there you saved some time

1 week gang!

Daddy Harkon will always be number one in my heart 🖤 😝😂

I like Movarth

The dragonborne with sacrosanct installed duhh

Alva: Burned Hroggar's house, murdered a mom and a girl and is still alive. Coz you never get mission to kill her and she stays in Movahr's Lair forever like her own home. And very much still alive.

disappointed you never mentioned the Dusksabers, the army of mercenary vampires in ESO, though admittedly they haven't done anything spectacular.