Conjure Dremora Lord

School	Conjuration
Level	Expert
Magicka Cost	358
Casting	Fire and Forget
Delivery	Target Location
Effect	Summons a Dremora Lord for 60 seconds.
Duration	60 seconds
Perk	Expert Conjuration (1)
Spell Tome	Spell Tome: Conjure Dremora Lord
Game/DLC	Skyrim

Conjure Dremora Lord is an Expert Conjuration spell that summons a Dremora Lord for one minute. The Dremora is an armored warrior who fights up close with a fire-enchanted greatsword. Expel Daedra has no hold on it, so enemy mages cannot banish it.

Conjure Dremora Lord belongs to the late game, once Conjuration reaches the Expert rank. Phinis Gestor at the College of Winterhold is the only merchant who sells the tome.

Spell Tome

Conjure Dremora Lord is learned by reading Spell Tome: Conjure Dremora Lord. Phinis Gestor sells the tome.

How It Plays

The Dremora Lord arrives in full Daedric armor. It carries a Daedric Greatsword of the Inferno, which burns everything it cuts. Its heavy armor and two-handed perks make it a dangerous fighter in close combat.

The Dremora fights only in melee, so it has to walk up to every enemy. Its heavy armor slows it down. The best place to summon it is close to the enemy, so it reaches the fight at once.

Compared with the Atronachs

Conjure Storm Atronach is the other Expert summon, and it costs a little less magicka. The Storm Atronach is an elemental creature, while the Dremora Lord is a Daedric warrior in armor. Conjure Flame Atronach and Conjure Frost Atronach are the Apprentice and Adept summons.

The Elemental Potency perk makes conjured atronachs stronger. The Dremora Lord counts as a Daedra rather than an atronach, so a conjurer who wants the Dremora gains little from that perk. The Master spells Flame Thrall, Frost Thrall and Storm Thrall make an atronach stay until it dies.

Perks and Builds

The Expert Conjuration perk halves the magicka cost of the spell. Atromancy doubles the time the Dremora stays, even though the Dremora is not an atronach. Twin Souls allows two summons at once, so a conjurer can bring two Dremora Lords into the same fight. The Summoner perk lets the Dremora appear much closer to the enemy.

Twin Souls also pairs the Dremora with other allies. A conjured Dremora Lord and a Dead Thrall make a strong pair.

Fortify Conjuration gear lowers the cost of every Conjuration spell. Enough of it makes the summon free to cast. Summoning a creature and letting it fight also trains Conjuration, so the Dremora Lord raises the skill while it kills.

The Sanguine Rose, the Daedric artifact of Sanguine, summons a Dremora from its own charge. It suits a warrior with no skill in Conjuration. The Dremora from the Rose fights in the same way as the one from the spell.

Battle Cries

The Dremora Lord is loud in battle. It shouts "Oblivion take you!", "I honor my Lord by destroying you!" and "Are you prepared for your death?" at its enemies. When the fight is over, it may mutter "Quiet again." before its minute runs out.

Getting the Tome

Phinis Gestor puts the tome on sale once Conjuration reaches 65. It also turns up in boss chests at higher levels, even for a character with little Conjuration skill. A character who finds it early can learn it at once, though the cost of 358 magicka at a skill of zero makes it hard to cast.

Best Uses

The Dremora Lord shines against melee enemies. A bandit chief or a draugr warrior must get past its greatsword and Daedric armor to reach the caster. With Atromancy and Twin Souls, two Dremora Lords fight side by side for two minutes.

Gameplay Tips

The Atromancy perk doubles the time the Dremora stays. Twin Souls allows two Dremora Lords at once.
The Summoner perk lets the Dremora appear farther away, closer to the enemy.
A Dremora Lord may pick up and use a weapon lying nearby.

Notes

The Dremora shouts battle cries in a fight, such as "I will feast on your heart!"

Spell Categories

All Conjuration Spells

Novice

Novice spells are the first a mage learns and cost the least magicka.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Bound Sword	93	Fire and Forget	Creates a magic sword for 120 seconds. Sheathe it to dispel.
Conjure Familiar	107	Fire and Forget	Summons a Familiar for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Raise Zombie	103	Fire and Forget	Reanimate a weak dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds.
Bound Dagger	53	Fire and Forget	Creates a magic dagger for 120 seconds. Sheathe it to dispel.
Conjure Skeleton Minion	106	Fire and Forget	Summons a weak Skeleton warrior for 60 seconds.
Conjure Undying Ghost	All available magicka	Fire and Forget	Consumes all magicka and summons an Undying Ghost for 60 seconds. The ghost's attributes are equal to twice the amount of magicka consumed (up to 600).
Conjure Zombie	107	Fire and Forget	Summons a Zombie for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.

Apprentice

Apprentice spells need a little practice in the school.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Bound Battleaxe	169	Fire and Forget	Creates a magic battle axe for 120 seconds. Sheathe it to dispel.
Conjure Flame Atronach	150	Fire and Forget	Summons a Flame Atronach for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Flaming Familiar	57	Fire and Forget	Summons a flaming familiar which will charge into battle and explode.
Reanimate Corpse	144	Fire and Forget	Reanimate a more powerful dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds.
Soul Trap	107	Fire and Forget	If target dies within 60 seconds, fills a soul gem.
Conjure Boneman	129	Fire and Forget	Summons a Boneman Archer from the Soul Cairn for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Summon Arvak	136	Fire and Forget	Summons Arvak in the Soul Cairn or Tamriel wilderness to act as your steed.
Conjure Foul Zombie	75	Fire and Forget	Summons a Foul Zombie for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Conjure Haunting Spirit	128	Fire and Forget	Summons a Haunting Spirit for 60 seconds. When killed, the spirit steals 10 points from the skills of its killer and transfers them to the caster for a short time.
Conjure Skeleton Marksman	132	Fire and Forget	Summons a Skeleton Marksman whose arrows weaken foes for 60 seconds.
Soul Split	96	Fire and Forget	Sacrifice a friendly conjured or reanimated minion to summon 2 Sundered Shades for 60 seconds.
Summon Daedric Horse	136	Fire and Forget	Summons a Daedric Horse to act as your steed.

Adept

Adept spells are the middle rank and hit noticeably harder.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Banish Daedra	196	Fire and Forget	Weaker summoned daedra are sent back to Oblivion.
Bound Bow	207	Fire and Forget	Creates a magic bow and 100 magic arrows for 120 seconds. Sheathe it to dispel.
Conjure Frost Atronach	215	Fire and Forget	Summons a Frost Atronach for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Revenant	183	Fire and Forget	Reanimate a powerful dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds.
Conjure Mistman	193	Fire and Forget	Summons a Mistman from the Soul Cairn for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Conjure Ash Spawn	186	Fire and Forget	Summons an Ash Spawn for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Conjure Seeker	157	Fire and Forget	Summons a Seeker for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Banish Undead	176	Fire and Forget	Summoned or raised undead up to level 15 are sent back to the grave.
Conjure Dark Seducer Archer	75	Fire and Forget	Summons a Dark Seducer Archer for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Conjure Dark Seducer Warrior	75	Fire and Forget	Summons a Dark Seducer Warrior for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Conjure Golden Saint Archer	75	Fire and Forget	Summons a Golden Saint Archer for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Conjure Golden Saint Warrior	75	Fire and Forget	Summons a Golden Saint Warrior for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Conjure Putrid Zombie	107	Fire and Forget	Summons a Zombie for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Conjure Skeleton Champion	192	Fire and Forget	Summons a Skeleton Champion that gains +10% attack damage for each nearby enemy (up to 5) for 60 seconds.
Conjure Tomb Guardian	192	Fire and Forget	Summons a Tomb Guardian for 60 seconds that conjures a Shade when it kills an enemy.
Necromancer's Ritual	123	Fire and Forget	Regain 30 health and magicka every time a friendly conjured or reanimated minion dies for 120 seconds.

Expert

Expert spells are powerful and expensive to cast.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Command Daedra	243	Fire and Forget	Powerful summoned and raised creatures are put under your control.
Conjure Dremora Lord	358	Fire and Forget	Summons a Dremora Lord for 60 seconds.
Conjure Storm Atronach	322	Fire and Forget	Summons a Storm Atronach for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Dread Zombie	302	Fire and Forget	Reanimate a very powerful dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds.
Expel Daedra	215	Fire and Forget	Powerful summoned daedra creatures are sent back to Oblivion.
Conjure Wrathman	301	Fire and Forget	Summons a Wrathman from the Soul Cairn for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Conjure Ash Guardian	340	Fire and Forget	Creates an Ash Guardian that guards that location until destroyed. Consumes a Heart stone from your inventory, without which it will be hostile.
Conjure Ayleid Lich	358	Fire and Forget	Summons an Ayleid Lich for 60 seconds.
Conjure Cursed Spectre	258	Fire and Forget	Summons a Cursed Spectre for 60 seconds that drains health and magicka from enemies.
Conjure Malignant Zombie	161	Fire and Forget	Summons a Malignant Zombie for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Conjure Skeleton Warlock	258	Fire and Forget	Summons a Skeleton Warlock that wields powerful shock magic for 60 seconds.
Pride of Hirstaang	287	Fire and Forget	Summons a Bear for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing. Resist 50% of frost damage for 60 seconds. Health regenerates 50% faster for 60 seconds.

Master

Master spells are the strongest in the school and need the most skill.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Dead Thrall	1000	Fire and Forget	Reanimate a dead body permanently to fight for you. Only works on people.
Flame Thrall	900	Fire and Forget	Summons a Flame Atronach permanently.
Frost Thrall	1100	Fire and Forget	Summons a Frost Atronach permanently.
Storm Thrall	1200	Fire and Forget	Summons a Storm Atronach permanently.
Conjure Ancient Deathpriest	1004	Fire and Forget	Summons an Ancient Deathpriest that wields powerful magic and commands the undead for 60 seconds. When killed, the Deathpriest splits into 3 Tortured Shades.
Conjure Bone Colossus	1004	Fire and Forget	Summons a Bone Colossus for 60 seconds. While active, conjured skeletons regenerate health and you can summon 2 additional skeletons. Only 1 colossus can be summoned at a time.
Conjure Staada	75	Fire and Forget	Summons Staada for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.