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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1 | Causes 15 points of poison damage. |
58 |
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10 | Causes 25 points of poison damage. |
103 |
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20 | Causes 35 points of poison damage. |
149 |
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30 | Causes 55 points of poison damage. |
221 |
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40 | Causes 65 points of poison damage. |
296 |
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1 | Drains target's Magicka by 30 points. |
92 |
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10 | Drains target's Magicka by 50 points. |
162 |
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20 | Drains target's Magicka by 70 points. |
235 |
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30 | Drains target's Magicka by 100 points. |
348 |
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40 | Drains target's Magicka by 130 points. |
465 |
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1 | Drains target's Stamina by 30 points. |
75 |
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10 | Drains target's Stamina by 50 points. |
133 |
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20 | Drains target's Stamina by 70 points. |
192 |
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30 | Drains target's Stamina by 100 points. |
285 |
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40 | Drains target's Stamina by 130 points. |
380 |
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1 | Creatures and people up tp level 5 flee from combat for 30 seconds. |
98 |
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10 | Creatures and people up tp level 8 flee from combat for 30 seconds. |
164 |
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20 | Creatures and people up tp level 13 flee from combat for 30 seconds. |
281 |
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30 | Creatures and people up tp level 18 flee from combat for 30 seconds. |
402 |
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40 | Creatures and people up tp level 23 flee from combat for 30 seconds. |
526 |
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1 | Creatures and people up tp level 5 will attack anything nearby for 10 seconds. |
88 |
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10 | Creatures and people up tp level 8 will attack anything nearby for 10 seconds. |
147 |
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20 | Creatures and people up tp level 13 will attack anything nearby for 10 seconds. |
252 |
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30 | Creatures and people up tp level 18 will attack anything nearby for 10 seconds. |
360 |
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40 | Creatures and people up tp level 23 will attack anything nearby for 10 seconds. |
472 |
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1 | Target is paralyzed for 3 seconds. |
132 |
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10 | Target is paralyzed for 5 seconds. |
233 |
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20 | Target is paralyzed for 7 seconds. |
337 |
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30 | Target is paralyzed for 10 seconds. |
500 |
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40 | Target is paralyzed for 15 seconds. |
781 |
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1 | Target is 40% weaker to fire damage for 30 seconds. |
116 |
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10 | Target is 55% weaker to fire damage for 30 seconds. |
164 |
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20 | Target is 70% weaker to fire damage for 30 seconds. |
215 |
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30 | Target is 85% weaker to fire damage for 30 seconds. |
266 |
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40 | Target is 100% weaker to fire damage for 30 seconds. |
318 |
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1 | Target is 40% weaker to frost damage for 30 seconds. |
96 |
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10 | Target is 55% weaker to frost damage for 30 seconds. |
137 |
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20 | Target is 70% weaker to frost damage for 30 seconds. |
179 |
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30 | Target is 85% weaker to frost damage for 30 seconds. |
221 |
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40 | Target is 100% weaker to frost damage for 30 seconds. |
265 |
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1 | Target is 40% weaker to magic damage for 30 seconds. |
193 |
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10 | Target is 55% weaker to magic damage for 30 seconds. |
274 |
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20 | Target is 70% weaker to magic damage for 30 seconds. |
358 |
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30 | Target is 85% weaker to magic damage for 30 seconds. |
443 |
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40 | Target is 100% weaker to magic damage for 30 seconds. |
530 |
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1 | Target is 40% weaker to shock damage for 30 seconds. |
135 |
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10 | Target is 55% weaker to shock damage for 30 seconds. |
192 |
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20 | Target is 70% weaker to shock damage for 30 seconds. |
250 |
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30 | Target is 85% weaker to shock damage for 30 seconds. |
310 |
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40 | Target is 100% weaker to shock damage for 30 seconds. |
371 |
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1 | Decreases the target's Magicka regeneration by 100% for 10 seconds. |
79 |
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10 | Decreases the target's Magicka regeneration by 100% for 20 seconds. |
169 |
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20 | Decreases the target's Magicka regeneration by 100% for 30 seconds. |
265 |
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30 | Decreases the target's Magicka regeneration by 100% for 45 seconds. |
414 |
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40 | Decreases the target's Magicka regeneration by 100% for 60 seconds. |
568 |
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1 | Decreases the target's Stamina regeneration by 100% for 15 seconds. |
74 |
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10 | Decreases the target's Stamina regeneration by 100% for 30 seconds. |
159 |
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20 | Decreases the target's Stamina regeneration by 100% for 45 seconds. |
248 |
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30 | Decreases the target's Stamina regeneration by 100% for 60 seconds. |
341 |
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1 | Causes 1 point of poison damage for 10 seconds. |
12 |
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10 | Causes 1 point of poison damage for 15 seconds. |
18 |
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20 | Causes 2 points of poison damage for 15 seconds. |
40 |
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30 | Causes 2 points of poison damage for 20 seconds. |
55 |
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40 | Causes 3 points of poison damage for 20 seconds. |
86 |
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1 | Drains the target's Magicka by 1 point per second for 10 seconds. |
10 |
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10 | Drains the target's Magicka by 1 point per second for 15 seconds. |
15 |
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20 | Drains the target's Magicka by 2 points per second for 15 seconds. |
33 |
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30 | Drains the target's Magicka by 2 points per second for 20 seconds. |
45 |
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40 | Drains the target's Magicka by 3 points per second for 20 seconds. |
71 |
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1 | Drains the target's Stamina by 1 point per second for 30 seconds. |
6 |
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10 | Drains the target's Stamina by 2 points per second for 30 seconds. |
12 |
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20 | Drains the target's Stamina by 3 points per second for 30 seconds. |
20 |
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30 | Drains the target's Stamina by 4 points per second for 30 seconds. |
27 |
|
40 | Drains the target's Stamina by 5 points per second for 30 seconds. |
35 |
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-- | A blood-freezing poison that does 5 damage to Health and Stamina for 4 seconds. |
21 |
|
-- | Causes 50 point of poison damage. |
221 |
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-- | Causes 6 points of poison damage for 10 seconds. |
86 |
|
-- | A poison that does 5 damage to Health and Magicka for 4 seconds. |
21 |
|
-- | Causes 1 point of poison damage for 10 seconds. |
12 |
Weak Poison
Poison
Potent Poison
Virulent Poison
Deadly Poison
Weak Magicka Poison
Magicka Poison
Potent Magicka Poison
Malign Magicka Poison
Deadly Magicka Poison
Weak Stamina Poison
Stamina Poison
Potent Stamina Poison
Virulent Stamina Poison
Deadly Stamina Poison
Weak Fear Poison
Fear Poison
Potent Fear Poison
Virulent Fear Poison
Deadly Fear Poison
Weak Frenzy Poison
Frenzy Poison
Potent Frenzy Poison
Virulent Frenzy Poison
Deadly Frenzy Poison
Weak Paralysis Poison
Paralysis Poison
Potent Paralysis Poison
Virulent Paralysis Poison
Deadly Paralysis Poison
Weak Aversion to Fire
Aversion to Fire
Potent Aversion to Fire
Malign Aversion to Fire
Deadly Aversion to Fire
Weak Aversion to Frost
Aversion to Frost
Potent Aversion to Frost
Malign Aversion to Frost
Deadly Aversion to Frost
Weak Aversion to Magic
Aversion to Magic
Potent Aversion to Magic
Malign Aversion to Magic
Deadly Aversion to Magic
Weak Aversion to Shock
Aversion to Shock
Potent Aversion to Shock
Malign Aversion to Shock
Deadly Aversion to Shock
Weak Recovery Poison
Magicka Recovery Poison
Potent Recovery Poison
Malign Recovery Poison
Deadly Recovery Poison
Weak Vigor Poison
Vigor Poison
Potent Vigor Poison
Malign Vigor Poison
Weak Lingering Poison
Lingering Poison
Potent Lingering Poison
Malign Lingering Poison
Deadly Lingering Poison
Lingering Magicka Poison
Enduring Magicka Poison
Lasting Magicka Poison
Persisting Magicka Poison
Unceasing Magicka Poison
Lingering Stamina Poison
Enduring Stamina Poison
Lasting Stamina Poison
Persisting Stamina Poison
Unceasing Stamina Poison
Frostbite Venom
Ice Wraith Bane
Lotus Extract
Mystic Venom
Nightshade Extract
