Alchemy Effects List — The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Guide

Skyrim Alchemy Effects List

Alchemy in Skyrim is a deep and rewarding system, allowing you to concoct a vast array of potions and poisons by combining ingredients with shared magical properties. Understanding the effects associated with each ingredient is the cornerstone of mastering this craft. This guide details all the known effects in the game, providing the knowledge needed to create potent elixirs and deadly toxins.

Each ingredient in Skyrim possesses up to four distinct effects. When you combine two ingredients that share at least one effect, that effect is revealed and learned for both ingredients. The more you experiment, the more effects you will discover. This list serves as a reference to help you identify which ingredients share common properties, enabling you to efficiently create the potions and poisons you desire.

The effects are categorized into beneficial effects (for potions) and detrimental effects (for poisons). Some effects can be both, depending on the context and the other ingredients used in the mixture. For example, 'Restore Health' is a beneficial effect, while 'Damage Health' is detrimental. Mastering the interplay between these effects is key to becoming a master alchemist.

Alchemy Effects and Their Properties:

Effect	Description	Potion Effect	Poison Effect
Damage Health	Reduces the target's Health.	N/A	Yes
Damage Magicka	Reduces the target's Magicka.	N/A	Yes
Damage Stamina	Reduces the target's Stamina.	N/A	Yes
Fear	Causes the target to flee.	Yes	Yes
Invisibility	Makes the user invisible.	Yes	N/A
Lingering Damage Health	Deals damage over time to Health.	N/A	Yes
Lingering Damage Magicka	Deals damage over time to Magicka.	N/A	Yes
Lingering Damage Stamina	Deals damage over time to Stamina.	N/A	Yes
Paralysis	Paralyzes the target.	Yes	Yes
Regenerate Health	Increases Health regeneration.	Yes	N/A
Regenerate Magicka	Increases Magicka regeneration.	Yes	N/A
Regenerate Stamina	Increases Stamina regeneration.	Yes	N/A
Resist Disease	Reduces the chance of contracting diseases.	Yes	N/A
Resist Fire	Reduces Fire damage taken.	Yes	N/A
Resist Frost	Reduces Frost damage taken.	Yes	N/A
Resist Magic	Reduces all magic damage taken.	Yes	N/A
Resist Poison	Reduces Poison damage taken.	Yes	N/A
Resist Shock	Reduces Shock damage taken.	Yes	N/A
Restore Health	Restores Health.	Yes	N/A
Restore Magicka	Restores Magicka.	Yes	N/A
Restore Stamina	Restores Stamina.	Yes	N/A
Vampirism	Grants You the ability to become a vampire.	Yes	N/A
Weakness to Fire	Increases Fire damage taken.	N/A	Yes
Weakness to Frost	Increases Frost damage taken.	N/A	Yes
Weakness to Magic	Increases magic damage taken.	N/A	Yes
Weakness to Poison	Increases Poison damage taken.	N/A	Yes
Weakness to Shock	Increases Shock damage taken.	N/A	Yes
Fortify Alteration	Increases the effectiveness of Alteration spells.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Conjuration	Increases the effectiveness of Conjuration spells.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Destruction	Increases the effectiveness of Destruction spells.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Enchanting	Increases the strength of enchantments.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Health	Increases maximum Health.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Illusion	Increases the effectiveness of Illusion spells.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Light Armor	Increases the effectiveness of Light Armor.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Lockpicking	Increases the chance of picking locks.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Magicka	Increases maximum Magicka.	Yes	N/A
Fortify One-Handed	Increases damage with one-handed weapons.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Restoration	Increases the effectiveness of Restoration spells.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Restoration	Increases the effectiveness of Restoration spells.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Heavy Armor	Increases the effectiveness of Heavy Armor.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Marksman	Increases damage with bows.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Magicka Regen	Increases Magicka regeneration rate.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Stamina	Increases maximum Stamina.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Stamina Regen	Increases Stamina regeneration rate.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Smithing	Increases the effectiveness of Smithing.	Yes	N/A
Fortify Two-Handed	Increases damage with two-handed weapons.	Yes	N/A

By understanding these effects, you can strategically combine ingredients to create potions that heal, buff your skills, or grant resistances, and poisons that cripple, weaken, or outright kill your enemies. Happy brewing!