Skyrim Enchanting Guide

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Skyrim enchanting guide Here you have it, the most enchanting guide to Skyrim’s enchanting system (or at least I hope that’s what this is).

How do I enchant items in Skyrim? To enchant an item in Skyrim you need the following:

Armour or a weapon with no enchantment A filled soul gem At least one known enchantment An arcane enchanter

Nice and simple, right? Well, sort of. To enchant an item, do the following:

Have it in your inventory Interact with an arcane enchanter Choose the weapon or armour you want to enchant Choose the enchantment you want to add Choose the soul gem you want to fill it with Finalise the enchantment

There you have it, one lovely enchanted item. But you may still have more questions…

How do I learn an enchantment in Skyrim? To learn an enchantment in Skyrim, you need the following:

An enchanted weapon or piece of armour An arcane enchanter

As you adventure through the world, you may find enchanted weapons. These can fetch a high price from time to time, so it’s easy to sell them. But, if you want to learn some enchantments, it’s best to hold on to them, take them to an arcane enchanter, and disenchant them to learn their secrets.

Be warned: learning a weapon’s enchantment destroys that weapon. If you want to get into enchanting items, this is a sensible sacrifice. But if you don’t, why bother? Just go sell ‘em.

How do I fill a soul gem in Skyrim? Soul gems are a necessity when enchanting an item in Skyrim, but the ones you find are often empty. You can fill them with a soul by doing the following:

Learn the spell Soul Trap (or have a weapon enchanted with it) Have an empty soul gem in your inventory Cast the spell on an enemy before killing them (or just kill them with the enchanted weapon) Voila! Their soul is now in your gem

Weird, I know, but now that you’ve trapped their immortal soul, it’s all yours to use. Lovely.

Skyrim enchanting skill tree If you want to get super good at Skyrim enchanting, then you want to level up your enchanting skill. As you level up, you can unlock specific perks and bonuses, as follows:

Perk Level Description

Enchanter (1) 0 New enchantments are 20% stronger

Enchanter (2) 20 New enchantments are 40% stronger

Soul Squeezer 20 Soul gems provide extra magicka for recharging

Fire Enchanter 30 Fire enchantments on weapons and armour are 25% stronger

Enchanter (3) 40 New enchantments are 60% stronger

Soul Siphon 40 Death blows to creatures, but not people, trap 5% of the victim’s soul, recharging the weapon

Frost Enchanter 40 Frost enchantments on weapons and armour are 25% stronger

Insightful Enchanter 50 Skill enchantments on armour are 25% stronger

Storm Enchanter 50 Shock enchantments on weapons and armour are 25% stronger

Enchanter (4) 60 New enchantments are 80% stronger

Corpus Enchanter 70 Health, magicka and stamina enchantments on armour are 25% stronger

Enchanter (5) 80 New enchantments are 100% stronger

Extra Effect 100 Can put two enchantments on the same item

How do I level up my enchanting quickly in Skyrim? Here are the best ways to level up your Skyrim enchanting skill:

Disenchant – this gives you a bunch of XP Use larger soul gems – the bigger the soul, the bigger XP Enchant items with Fortify Sneak, Fortify Carry Weight, Paralyze, and Banish – these offer more XP than others

To absolutely maximise your XP gain, activate the Mage stone and gain the Well Rested perk prior to levelling by going to sleep. Better yet, if you are married, sleep in the same house as your partner to gain the Lover’s Comfort perk which pushes this boost further.

List of Skyrim enchantments Here are all the Skyrim enchantments. Any values like level or time period increase as you move up the enchantment skill tree.

Weapon enchantments

Enchantment Description

Absorb Health Absorb health from target enemy

Absorb Magicka Absorbs ten points of magicka

Absorb Stamina Absorb ten points of stamina

Banish Summoned Daedra are sent back to Oblivion

Chaos Damage 50% chance for each element of Fire Damage, Frost Damage and Shock Damage to do 25 points of damage

Fear Creatures and people up to level nine flee from combat for 30 seconds

Fiery Soul Trap If the target dies within five seconds, fills a soul gem, and burns the target for ten points. Targets on fire take extra damage.

Fire Damage Burns the target for ten points. Targets on fire take extra damage.

Frost Damage Target takes ten points of frost damage to health and stamina

Huntsman’s Prowess Three points of extra damage to animals

Magicka Damage Does ten points of magicka damage

Notched Pickaxe Raises the wielder’s Smithing abilities, and does five shock damage to enemies on hit

Paralyze Targets that fail to resist are paralyzed for ten seconds

Shock Damage Target takes ten points of shock damage, and half as much magicka damage

Silent Moons Enchant While the moons are out, burn the target for ten points

Soul Trap If the target dies within five seconds, fills a soul gem

Stamina Damage Does ten points of stamina damage

Turn Undead Undead up to level ten flee

Armour enchantments

Enchantment Description Equipment

Fortify Alchemy Increases the potency of created potions and poisons Head, hands, amulet, ring

Fortify Alteration Alteration spells cost less to cast Head, chest, amulet, ring

Fortify Alteration and Magicka Regen Alteration spells cost less to cast. Magicka regenerates faster. Chest

Fortify Archery Bows do more damage Head, hands, amulet, ring

Fortify Barter Prices are better Amulet

Fortify Block Block more damage with your shield Hands, shield, amulet, ring

Fortify Carry Weight Carrying capacity increased Hands, feet, amulet, ring

Fortify Conjuration Conjuration spells cost less to cast Head, chest, amulet, ring

Fortify Conjuration and Magicka Regen Conjuration spells cost less to cast. Magicka regenerates faster. Chest

Fortify Destruction Destruction spells cost less to cast Head, chest, amulet, ring

Fortify Destruction and Magicka Regen Destruction spells cost less to cast. Magica regenerates faster. Chest

Fortify Healing Rate Health regenerates faster Chest, amulet, ring

Fortify Health Increases your health Chest, shield, amulet, ring

Fortify Heavy Armor Increases Heavy Armor skill Chest, hands, amulet, ring

Fortify Illusion Illusion spells cost less to cast Head, chest, amulet, ring

Fortify Illusion and Magicka Regen Illusion spells cost less to cast. Magicka regenerates faster. Chest

Fortify Light Armor Increases Light Armor skill Chest, hands, amulet, ring

Fortify Lockpicking Increases Lockpicking skill Head, hands, amulet ring

Fortify Magicka Increases your magicka Head, hands, amulet, ring

Fortify Magicka Regen Magicka regenerates faster Head, chest, ring

Fortify One-Handed Increases One-Handed skill Hands, feet, amulet, ring

Fortify Pickpocket Increases Pickpocket skill Hands, feet, amulet, ring

Fortify Restoration Restoration spells cost less to cast Head, chest, amulet, ring

Fortify Restoration and Magicka Regen Restoration spells cost less to cast. Magicka regenerates faster. Chest

Fortify Smithing Increases your Smithing skill Chest, hands, amulet, ring

Fortify Sneak Increases Sneak skill Hands, feet, amulet, ring

Fortify Stamina Increases your stamina Chest, feet, amulet, ring

Fortify Stamina Regen Stamina regenerates faster Chest, feet, amulet

Fortify Two-Handed Increases Two-Handed skill Hands, feet, amulet, ring

Fortify Unarmed Unarmed strikes do additional damage / Hands, ring

Muffle The wearer is muffled and moves silently Feet

Resist Disease Increases disease resistance Chest, shield, amulet, ring

Resist Fire Increases Fire resistance Feet, shield, amulet, ring

Resist Frost Increases Frost resistance Feet, shield, amulet, ring

Resist Magic Increases Magic resistance Shield, amulet, ring

Resist Poison Increases Poison resistance Chest, shield, amulet, ring

Resist Shock Increases Shock resistance Feet, shield, amulet, ring

Water Breathing Can swim underwater without drowning Head, amulet, ring

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Skyrim enchanting guide

Here you have it, the most enchanting guide to Skyrim’s enchanting system (or at least I hope that’s what this is).

To enchant an item in Skyrim you need the following:

Nice and simple, right? Well, sort of. To enchant an item, do the following:

There you have it, one lovely enchanted item. But you may still have more questions…

To learn an enchantment in Skyrim, you need the following:

Soul gems are a necessity when enchanting an item in Skyrim, but the ones you find are often empty. You can fill them with a soul by doing the following:

Weird, I know, but now that you’ve trapped their immortal soul, it’s all yours to use. Lovely.

If you want to get super good at Skyrim enchanting, then you want to level up your enchanting skill. As you level up, you can unlock specific perks and bonuses, as follows:

Here are the best ways to level up your Skyrim enchanting skill:

Here are all the Skyrim enchantments. Any values like level or time period increase as you move up the enchantment skill tree.

Armour enchantments

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Skyrim enchanting guide