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Illusion is one of the five schools of magic in Skyrim. Illusion magic focuses on changing the perception of the world from the viewpoint of the target. Illusion spells allow players to control the minds of their targets, casting Calm to stop fights or Frenzy to cause targets to attack things around them. Illusion spells can also be used to help the caster or their allies, casting Invisibility and Muffle to sneak around enemies undetected or casting spells like Rally to buff their stats. The Illusion skill tree has a total of 13 perks and it requires a total of 13 perk points to complete. The School of Illusion involves manipulating the mind of the enemy. This skill makes it easier to cast spells like Fear, Calm, and Invisibility.

School of Illusion in Skyrim

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Skyrim School of Illusion Spells

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Spell Name	Mastery (Level)	Base Magicka Cost	Description
Clairvoyance	Novice (0)	25 per second	Shows the path to the current goal or closest goal.
Courage	Novice (0)	39	Targets won't flee for 60 seconds and get base 25 points of extra Health and Stamina.
Fury	Novice (0)	67	Creatures and people up to level 6 will attack anything nearby for 30 seconds.
Vision of the Tenth Eye	Novice (0)	0	Makes the Master Illusion texts visible. Also gives night vision for 30 seconds.
Calm	Apprentice (25)	146	Creatures and people up to level 9 won't fight for 30 seconds.
Fear	Apprentice (25)	153	Creatures and people up to level 9 flee from combat for 30 seconds.
Muffle	Apprentice (25)	144	Move more quietly for 180 seconds.
Vampire's Seduction	Apprentice (25)	146	Calms creatures and people up to level 10 for 30 secs
Frenzy	Adept (50)	209	Creatures and people in a a small area up to level 14 will attack anyone nearby for 60 seconds.
Frenzy Rune	Adept (50)	278	Creatures and people up to level 20 will attack anyone nearby for 60 seconds.
Rally	Adept (50)	113	Targets in a small area won't flee for 60 seconds and get base 25 extra Health and Stamina.
Orum's Aquatic Escape	Adept (50)	165	Caster is invisible for 15 seconds. Activating an object or attacking will break the spell. Caster gains water breathing and night vision for 15 seconds. Available with Arcane Accessories creation.
Invisibility	Expert (75)	334	Caster is invisible for 30 seconds. Activating an object or attacking will break the spell.
Pacify	Expert (75)	290	Creatures and people up to level 20 won't fight for 60 seconds.
Rout	Expert (75)	316	Creatures and people up to level 20 flee from combat for 30 seconds.
Fenrik's Welcome	Expert (75)	116	Caster is invisible for 5 seconds. Activating an object or attacking will break the spell. Caster can unlock locks that are expert and below. Available with Arcane Accessories creation
Call to Arms	Master (100)	655	Targets in a large area have improved combat skills, Health, and Stamina for 10 minutes.
Harmony	Master (100)	1052	Creatures and people up to level 25 nearby won't fight for 60 seconds.
Hysteria	Master (100)	866	Creatures and people up to level 25 flee from combat for 60 seconds.
Mayhem	Master (100)	990	Creatures and people up to level 25 will attack anyone nearby for 60 seconds.

Skyrim School of Illusion Perks

Perk Points in Skyrim

Players gain 1 perk point every time they level up their character. A player will need 251 perk points to get every perk to the maximum level which is achieved at level 252.

Before spending perk points to get the bonuses from the perk, the player must first unlock the perk. Perks can be unlocked on their respective skill trees by having enough levels in the skill as well as the prerequisite perks leading to the perk. All skills have their base perks unlocked with perks further into the tree being unlocked as points are invested and levels gained.

Perks can have multiple levels to them giving increasing bonuses with more perk points invested in them. Different skill trees will need different number of perk points to fully unlock all the perks in each tree. Players may want to check and consider the number of perk points they need for their builds and at what level they will need to be to unlock everything they want to have.

Reclaiming Perk Points in Skyrim

There are 2 ways that players can reclaim the spent perk points in Skyrim that are quite difficult to get to so players do still want to be careful with their perk points. At level 100 players can set the skill to be Legendary. This will refund all perks invested into that tree as well as set the skill back to level 15. This will also allows players to increase the skill experience once again and gain new levels and more perk points.

Alternatively players who have completed the Dragonborn main questline will be able to reclaim points repeatedly by using the Black Book: Waking Dreams. This will require them to have a dragon's soul from hunting a dragon.