How do I defeat a Wispmother in Skyrim?
She didn't actually spawn more Wispmothers, she spawned shades, which are much weaker (I've never had one last more than 2 hits). I used a flame atronach and lots of fire to take her out the first time, and the second time I wailed on her with an axe. She has a lot of health, but her attacks aren't that dangerous. Just keep healthy and keep kiting, or let your companion draw aggro, and keep laying down the hurt.
You can avoid her completely by going around the mountain (unless you're in the labyrinthian). I accidentally tried to get to the greybeards directly by going up the mountain and kept getting killed by the wispmother. Screw killing her, its almost impossible unless you're level 10 and up. The easy way is to go around the mountain to Ivensgard and then take the 7000 steps from Ivensgard by going around the mountain. It's a long way but it's safer and the more correct way. If the wispmother is avoidable, load an earlier save or run away and jump down the mountain and travel on the road. It's better and you probably won't run into strong monsters. (except the frost troll.)
Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge. Literally dodge her tri-freeze attack by moving towards one direction and stopping as soon as she attacks (she anticipated where you'll be so you could just stop but it's better to switch directions). You should keep out of her constant attack within a close range- that kills within 15 seconds.
-As to avoiding her completely, just get a horse. They are monsters at climbing mountain sides. They can climb anything. Just climb straight up to high hrothgar. Animal cruelty? Nah. Just sayin.
I sat behind the rocks in labyrinthian and used flame atronachs and firebolts. Both were really effective. With the boss guy I sat up near where the stairs are and he sat there not attacking at all so I killed him in about 6 minutes. I'm only lvl 26.
The sad thing is I'm level 68 or so enchanting and that's my highest level skill
I also beat Arcifer or what ever his name is easily because his own magic anomaly came at me from the front and he tried to attack me. Then the anomaly attacked him. 4 fire balls and a anomaly rule.
When you're the Archmage anything is possible.