Enchanting Guide

Become a master enchanter in Skyblivion. Our Enchanting Guide helps you learn how to create potent magical effects and apply them to your weapons and armor.

Enchanting in Skyblivion is a powerful skill that allows you to imbue weapons, armor, and jewelry with magical properties, significantly enhancing your character's capabilities. By mastering this art, you can create gear that perfectly complements your playstyle, whether you're a stealthy assassin, a powerful mage, or a heavily armored warrior. The process involves using soul gems filled with the souls of creatures and then applying these captured magics at an enchanting table. The strength of the enchantment is directly tied to the type of soul gem used and your Enchanting skill level. This guide will walk you through the intricacies of enchanting, from gathering the necessary components to creating potent magical items.

The ability to customize your equipment with specific enchantments is a cornerstone of character progression in Skyblivion. Imagine a sword that drains health with every strike, armor that regenerates your magicka faster, or boots that allow you to walk silently. These are all achievable through enchanting. This section will cover the essential elements of enchanting: the required tools, the types of soul gems and their uses, how to increase your Enchanting skill, and the various enchantment effects you can learn and apply. With this knowledge, you'll be well on your way to crafting legendary gear that will aid you in your adventures across Cyrodiil.

Getting Started with Enchanting

• Enchanting Skill: Your character's Enchanting skill level determines the potency and number of enchantments you can apply. Higher skill levels unlock more powerful effects and allow you to apply multiple enchantments to a single item.
• Enchanting Tables: These are found in various locations, most notably in the Arcane University, player homes, and some mage guilds. You must be near an enchanting table to enchant items.
• Disenchanting: To learn an enchantment effect, you must first find an item with that enchantment and then disenchant it at an enchanting table. This destroys the item but teaches you the enchantment.

Soul Gems and Their Uses

• Petty Soul Gem: Holds the weakest souls, suitable for low-level enchantments.
• Lesser Soul Gem: Holds slightly stronger souls, for moderate enchantments.
• Common Soul Gem: Holds average souls, for more potent enchantments.
• Greater Soul Gem: Holds powerful souls, for strong enchantments.
• Grand Soul Gem: Holds the strongest souls, for the most powerful enchantments.
• Black Soul Gem: Can hold the souls of sentient beings (NPCs), which are generally more powerful than creature souls.

Learning Enchantments

• Find Enchanted Items: Loot enchanted weapons, armor, and jewelry from enemies, chests, and merchants.
• Disenchant: Take the enchanted item to an enchanting table and select the "Disenchant" option. You will learn the enchantment effect associated with that item.
• Experiment: There are hundreds of possible enchantment effects to discover. Keep an eye out for new enchanted items to expand your knowledge.

Applying Enchantments

• Select Item: Choose an unenchanted item (weapon, armor, jewelry) from your inventory.
• Select Enchantment: Choose a learned enchantment effect.
• Select Soul Gem: Choose a filled soul gem. The strength of the soul gem will affect the potency of the enchantment.
• Enchant: Confirm the enchantment. The soul gem will be consumed.

Increasing Your Enchanting Skill

• Enchanting Items: The most direct way to level up is by enchanting items. The more powerful the enchantment and the stronger the soul gem used, the more experience you gain.
• Disenchanting Items: Disenchanting also provides a small amount of experience.
• Trainers: Hire trainers to increase your Enchanting skill.
• Skill Books: Find and read skill books related to Enchanting.