), also referred to as Shouts or Thu’um in the Dragon language, are an ancient form of magic prominently used in Skyrim during the late Merethic and early First Era, but it has gradually become obscured.

Do dragon Shouts count as magic?

To answer the main question, Shouts do not belong to a school of magic. In fact, Shouts are not spells at all – they are a separate type of magic which all have up to three ranks. Using a shout of a particular rank casts a different spell of the “voice power” type.

Do dragons use magic Skyrim?

Of note is that dragons use their Magicka pool for shouts(all dragons have 150 Magicka). If you can manage to keep their pool of Magicka continually depleted through the use of shock spells, they cannot shout at your or anyone else. Dual Casting and Impact help with this.