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Skyrim Vampirism Spells and Powers

Vampirism unlocks new spells and powers for players to use. As the Vampirism progresses through the stages more spells and powers will be unlocked. At all stages of Vampirism players will have access to Vampiric Drain, Vampire's Servant and Vampires sight, the first of the 2 grows stronger with the stages of vampirism. At stage two Players unlock Vampire's Seduction and at stage four they unlock Embrace of Shadows.

Vampiric Drain

• If Dawnguard is installed, Vampiric Drain can drain Health, Magicka, and Stamina from the target if a Volkihar optional quest is completed and the Bloodstone Chalice is used.
• Increases drain amount and Magicka cost with each stage of Vampirism

Vampire's Servant

• Reanimate a dead body to fight for you for one minute. Can be used once per day
• The power of the servant increases with each stage of Vampirism thought the duration remains the same.

Vampire's Sight

• a lesser power granting player Night Eye for 60 seconds

Vampire's Seduction (Stage Two Onwards)

• This power is similar to the Calm spell and can be used once a day. Once the Dawnguard plug-in is installed, Vampire's Seduction will allow you to feed on NPCs at any time, regardless of whether they are sleeping.If you do not possess this power during the vampire version of the quest ProphetDG, you will temporarily receive it in order to enthrall Dexion Evicus, only to have it disappear after use.

Embrace of Shadows (Stage Four only)

• Embrace of Shadows is a power similar to the Invisibility spell that can be used once per day. While this power is active, you will be invisible and have Night Eye for 180 seconds. Interacting with the environment or attacking will make you visible again

Skyrim Vampirism Passive Abilities

All Vampires have access to the same passive abilities. As the Vampirism progresses through the stages Weakness to Sunlight increases its effect on attributes by 15 points from a 15 point reduction at stage one to a 60 point reduction at stage four. 

Champion of the Night

• A permanent active effect you gain from stage one onward that increases the potency of your Illusion spells by 25%.

Nightstalker's Footsteps

• A permanent active effect you gain from stage one onward that makes you 25% harder to detect while sneaking.

Weakness to Sunlight

• While outside during the day, Health, Magicka, and Stamina are reduced, and the regeneration for each of these stats is reduced by 100%. Stats are also reduced when in the sun, this reduction increases with each stage of vampirism, as indicated in the table above. Day begins at 5am and ends at 7pm regardless of the visibility of the sun.

Feeding for Vampires in Skyrim

In order to remain at, or return to, the first stage of vampirism, you must feed on a sleeping NPC. To do this press "Use" while crouching or standing over them and select "Feed".

• Feeding should be done with caution, as witnesses will immediately become hostile.
• You can feed on almost any NPC that sleeps in a bed, including all races and even ghosts and other vampires, but not children.
• A sleeping NPC may become hostile if they wake while feeding and detect one of your followers. This can be avoided by having your follower wait outside or providing them with a muffle enchantment.
• The most effective and safe way to feed is to use an Invisibility effect from either a potion, spell, or the Embrace of Shadows ability, since feeding is one of the few actions that does not cancel the effect.
• Followers can be fed on with total impunity, so long as there are no other witnesses.
• The Vampire Cattle are free to use for feeding.