Poisons are a sub-category of Items in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Poisons are consumables that provide a plethora of effects much like Potions. However, they are applied to the user's Weapons instead, and their effects are targeted towards enemies. These effects include dealing extra damage, draining enemy resources like Magicka and Stamina, afflicting enemies with harmful debuffs, and more. Poisons can be found all throughout Skyrim through exploration, as loot or rewards, purchased from vendors, stolen or crafted via Alchemy.
- Note that this page does not cover Poisons created through Alchemy.
How do Poisons work in Skyrim?
Poisons are consumable items that come in bottles, each holding one dose of its effect at a time. On use, Poisons are applied onto a user's Weapon and their effect is applied on a target on a successful hit, consuming the effect. Poisons can also be used on Bows, with the effect being applied on the next arrow fired. In this case, the poison effect is consumed regardless of a successful hit or a miss. Players can get the Concentrated Poison Perk from the Alchemy tree to increase the poison effects to apply for twice as many hits when applied to their weapons.
Poisons can also be reverse pickpocketed into a target's inventory to apply their effect. This can be done without their notice and will not cause the target to become hostile, making for an interesting and fun way to cause chaos in town without bearing criminal consequences. This method is useful for pickpocketing items from a target with a 100% success rate if the user reverse-pickpockets a Poison with the Paralysis effect first.
Top useful Poisons to have in Skyrim
Poisons have a variety of effects that can be applied to targets. Some are especially useful for players to have on hand for specific situations or difficult encounters. Some of the most useful Poisons to have and use in Skyrim are listed below:
- Paralysis Poisons: Paralyzes the target for a duration. This is especially useful when pickpocketing items from characters due to pickpocket success rate increasing to 100% on paralyzed targets.
- Magicka Poisons: Drain target Magicka. Useful when dealing with spell caster enemies to stop or reduce their ability to cast spells
Poisons created through Alchemy can provide multiple effects at the same time with strong and useful effect combinations, look for more information in the Alchemy page on poison creation. Some especially useful and good poison effects to look for in ingredients are listed below that can help create poisons with especially useful effects.
- Paralyze
- Weakness to poison
- Slow
- Damage Health
- Lingering Damage Magicka
- Damage Magicka Regen
All Poisons in Skyrim
Quick Search of All Poisons in Skyrim
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Name | Level | Effect | Base Gold Value |
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Weak Poison |
1 | Causes 15 points of poison damage. |
58 |
Poison |
10 | Causes 25 points of poison damage. |
103 |
Potent Poison |
20 | Causes 35 points of poison damage. |
149 |
Virulent Poison |
30 | Causes 55 points of poison damage. |
221 |
Deadly Poison |
40 | Causes 65 points of poison damage. |
296 |
Weak Magicka Poison |
1 | Drains target's Magicka by 30 points. |
92 |
Magicka Poison |
10 | Drains target's Magicka by 50 points. |
162 |
Potent Magicka Poison |
20 | Drains target's Magicka by 70 points. |
235 |
Malign Magicka Poison |
30 | Drains target's Magicka by 100 points. |
348 |
Deadly Magicka Poison |
40 | Drains target's Magicka by 130 points. |
465 |
Weak Stamina Poison |
1 | Drains target's Stamina by 30 points. |
75 |
Stamina Poison |
10 | Drains target's Stamina by 50 points. |
133 |
Potent Stamina Poison |
20 | Drains target's Stamina by 70 points. |
192 |
Virulent Stamina Poison |
30 | Drains target's Stamina by 100 points. |
285 |
Deadly Stamina Poison |
40 | Drains target's Stamina by 130 points. |
380 |
Weak Fear Poison |
1 | Creatures and people up tp level 5 flee from combat for 30 seconds. |
98 |
Fear Poison |
10 | Creatures and people up tp level 8 flee from combat for 30 seconds. |
164 |
Potent Fear Poison |
20 | Creatures and people up tp level 13 flee from combat for 30 seconds. |
281 |
Virulent Fear Poison |
30 | Creatures and people up tp level 18 flee from combat for 30 seconds. |
402 |
Deadly Fear Poison |
40 | Creatures and people up tp level 23 flee from combat for 30 seconds. |
526 |
Weak Frenzy Poison |
1 | Creatures and people up tp level 5 will attack anything nearby for 10 seconds. |
88 |
Frenzy Poison |
10 | Creatures and people up tp level 8 will attack anything nearby for 10 seconds. |
147 |
Potent Frenzy Poison |
20 | Creatures and people up tp level 13 will attack anything nearby for 10 seconds. |
252 |
Virulent Frenzy Poison |
30 | Creatures and people up tp level 18 will attack anything nearby for 10 seconds. |
360 |
Deadly Frenzy Poison |
40 | Creatures and people up tp level 23 will attack anything nearby for 10 seconds. |
472 |
Weak Paralysis Poison |
1 | Target is paralyzed for 3 seconds. |
132 |
Paralysis Poison |
10 | Target is paralyzed for 5 seconds. |
233 |
Potent Paralysis Poison |
20 | Target is paralyzed for 7 seconds. |
337 |
Virulent Paralysis Poison |
30 | Target is paralyzed for 10 seconds. |
500 |
Deadly Paralysis Poison |
40 | Target is paralyzed for 15 seconds. |
781 |
Weak Aversion to Fire |
1 | Target is 40% weaker to fire damage for 30 seconds. |
116 |
Aversion to Fire |
10 | Target is 55% weaker to fire damage for 30 seconds. |
164 |
Potent Aversion to Fire |
20 | Target is 70% weaker to fire damage for 30 seconds. |
215 |
Malign Aversion to Fire |
30 | Target is 85% weaker to fire damage for 30 seconds. |
266 |
Deadly Aversion to Fire |
40 | Target is 100% weaker to fire damage for 30 seconds. |
318 |
Weak Aversion to Frost |
1 | Target is 40% weaker to frost damage for 30 seconds. |
96 |
Aversion to Frost |
10 | Target is 55% weaker to frost damage for 30 seconds. |
137 |
Potent Aversion to Frost |
20 | Target is 70% weaker to frost damage for 30 seconds. |
179 |
Malign Aversion to Frost |
30 | Target is 85% weaker to frost damage for 30 seconds. |
221 |
Deadly Aversion to Frost |
40 | Target is 100% weaker to frost damage for 30 seconds. |
265 |
Weak Aversion to Magic |
1 | Target is 40% weaker to magic damage for 30 seconds. |
193 |
Aversion to Magic |
10 | Target is 55% weaker to magic damage for 30 seconds. |
274 |
Potent Aversion to Magic |
20 | Target is 70% weaker to magic damage for 30 seconds. |
358 |
Malign Aversion to Magic |
30 | Target is 85% weaker to magic damage for 30 seconds. |
443 |
Deadly Aversion to Magic |
40 | Target is 100% weaker to magic damage for 30 seconds. |
530 |
Weak Aversion to Shock |
1 | Target is 40% weaker to shock damage for 30 seconds. |
135 |
Aversion to Shock |
10 | Target is 55% weaker to shock damage for 30 seconds. |
192 |
Potent Aversion to Shock |
20 | Target is 70% weaker to shock damage for 30 seconds. |
250 |
Malign Aversion to Shock |
30 | Target is 85% weaker to shock damage for 30 seconds. |
310 |
Deadly Aversion to Shock |
40 | Target is 100% weaker to shock damage for 30 seconds. |
371 |
Weak Recovery Poison |
1 | Decreases the target's Magicka regeneration by 100% for 10 seconds. |
79 |
Magicka Recovery Poison |
10 | Decreases the target's Magicka regeneration by 100% for 20 seconds. |
169 |
Potent Recovery Poison |
20 | Decreases the target's Magicka regeneration by 100% for 30 seconds. |
265 |
Malign Recovery Poison |
30 | Decreases the target's Magicka regeneration by 100% for 45 seconds. |
414 |
Deadly Recovery Poison |
40 | Decreases the target's Magicka regeneration by 100% for 60 seconds. |
568 |
Weak Vigor Poison |
1 | Decreases the target's Stamina regeneration by 100% for 15 seconds. |
74 |
Vigor Poison |
10 | Decreases the target's Stamina regeneration by 100% for 30 seconds. |
159 |
Potent Vigor Poison |
20 | Decreases the target's Stamina regeneration by 100% for 45 seconds. |
248 |
Malign Vigor Poison |
30 | Decreases the target's Stamina regeneration by 100% for 60 seconds. |
341 |
Weak Lingering Poison |
1 | Causes 1 point of poison damage for 10 seconds. |
12 |
Lingering Poison |
10 | Causes 1 point of poison damage for 15 seconds. |
18 |
Potent Lingering Poison |
20 | Causes 2 points of poison damage for 15 seconds. |
40 |
Malign Lingering Poison |
30 | Causes 2 points of poison damage for 20 seconds. |
55 |
Deadly Lingering Poison |
40 | Causes 3 points of poison damage for 20 seconds. |
86 |
Lingering Magicka Poison |
1 | Drains the target's Magicka by 1 point per second for 10 seconds. |
10 |
Enduring Magicka Poison |
10 | Drains the target's Magicka by 1 point per second for 15 seconds. |
15 |
Lasting Magicka Poison |
20 | Drains the target's Magicka by 2 points per second for 15 seconds. |
33 |
Persisting Magicka Poison |
30 | Drains the target's Magicka by 2 points per second for 20 seconds. |
45 |
Unceasing Magicka Poison |
40 | Drains the target's Magicka by 3 points per second for 20 seconds. |
71 |
Lingering Stamina Poison |
1 | Drains the target's Stamina by 1 point per second for 30 seconds. |
6 |
Enduring Stamina Poison |
10 | Drains the target's Stamina by 2 points per second for 30 seconds. |
12 |
Lasting Stamina Poison |
20 | Drains the target's Stamina by 3 points per second for 30 seconds. |
20 |
Persisting Stamina Poison |
30 | Drains the target's Stamina by 4 points per second for 30 seconds. |
27 |
Unceasing Stamina Poison |
40 | Drains the target's Stamina by 5 points per second for 30 seconds. |
35 |
Frostbite Venom |
-- | A blood-freezing poison that does 5 damage to Health and Stamina for 4 seconds. |
21 |
Ice Wraith Bane |
-- | Causes 50 point of poison damage. |
221 |
Lotus Extract |
-- | Causes 6 points of poison damage for 10 seconds. |
86 |
Mystic Venom |
-- | A poison that does 5 damage to Health and Magicka for 4 seconds. |
21 |
Nightshade Extract |
-- | Causes 1 point of poison damage for 10 seconds. |
12 |