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This article provides examples of useful potions you can create using the Alchemy skill.

Only a few single-effect potions are listed here. Any single effect can be obtained by combining two ingredients with the same effect listed on the Alchemy Effects page. The information provided here assumes that you don't have the Purity perk unless specified.

Useful PotionsEdit

Restorative PotionsEdit

Effects Example Ingredients
Cure Disease + Restore Health
+ Restore Stamina
Charred Skeever Hide + Eye of Sabre Cat + Hawk Feathers
Cure Disease + Restore Health
+ Restore Stamina + Resist Magic
Charred Skeever Hide + Felsaad Tern FeathersDB + Wisp Wrappings
Cure Disease + Restore Health
+ Restore Stamina + Resist Poison
Charred Skeever Hide + Eye of Sabre Cat + Mudcrab Chitin
Fortify Health (300 Seconds) + Carry Capacity (300 Seconds) Creep Cluster + Giant's Toe + Wheat
Fortify Health (300 Seconds) + Restore Health Blue Mountain Flower + Giant's Toe + Imp Stool
Fortify Health (60 Seconds) + Restore Health Blue Mountain Flower + Wheat
Fortify Health (60 Seconds) + Restore Health
+ Restore Stamina
Bear Claws + Charred Skeever Hide + Wheat
Fortify Magicka + Regenerate Magicka
+ Restore Magicka
Jazbay Grapes + Moon Sugar + Red Mountain Flower
Fortify Magicka + Regenerate Magicka
+ Restore Magicka + Absorb Magicka
Jazbay Grapes + Withering Moon + Lichor
Fortify Magicka + Restore Magicka Briar Heart + Red Mountain Flower
Creep Cluster + Red Mountain Flower + Tundra Cotton
Regenerate Health + Invisibility Luna Moth Wing + Vampire Dust
Regenerate Health + Regenerate Magicka Garlic + Namira's Rot + Salt Pile
Garlic + Jazbay Grapes + Juniper Berries
Resist Frost + Resist Shock
+ Restore Magicka + Restore Stamina
Hawk Beak + Moon Sugar + Pearl

Defense-Enhancing PotionsEdit

Effects Example Ingredients
Resist Fire + Resist Frost + Resist Poison Mudcrab Chitin + Snowberries + Thistle Branch
Resist Fire + Resist Frost + Resist Shock Fly Amanita + Hawk Beak + Snowberries
Resist Frost + Resist Shock
+ Restore Magicka + Restore Stamina
Hawk Beak + Moon Sugar + Pearl
Resist Magic + Invisibility Luna Moth Wing + Nirnroot + Tundra Cotton

Rare EffectsEdit

The following effects are only available from a very small number of ingredients:

Effect Ingredients
Cure Disease

Felsaad Tern FeathersDB
Mudcrab Chitin
Vampire Dust
Charred Skeever Hide
Hawk Feathers

Fortify Alteration

Burnt Spriggan WoodDB
Grass Pod
River Betty
Spriggan Sap

Fortify Barter

Butterfly Wing
Dragon's Tongue
Hagraven Claw
Tundra Cotton

Fortify Lockpicking

Ashen Grass PodDB
Falmer Ear
Namira's Rot
Pine Thrush Egg
Spider Egg

Fortify Marksman

Canis Root
Elves Ear
Juniper Berries
Spider Egg

Fortify Pickpocket

Blue Dartwing
Nordic Barnacle
Orange Dartwing
Slaughterfish Egg

Fortify Smithing

Blisterwort
Glowing Mushroom
Sabre Cat Tooth
Spriggan Sap

Fortify Two-handed

Dragon's Tongue
Emperor Parasol MossDB
Fly Amanita
Troll Fat

Lingering Damage Stamina

Butterfly Wing
Chicken's Egg
Hawk's EggHF
Nightshade
Small Antlers

Regenerate Stamina

Bee
Fly Amanita
Mora Tapinella
Scaly Pholiota

Waterbreathing

Salmon RoeHF
Chicken's Egg
Hawk's EggHF
Histcarp
Nordic Barnacle

Discovering Ingredient EffectsEdit

See the tips section of the Alchemy page for a list of potions that can be brewed to discover all four effects of each ingredient in an efficient way.

Useful PoisonsEdit

Multiple Effect ConcoctionsEdit

Two-ingredient Multi-effect PotionsEdit

These ten potions and poisons require only two ingredients and produce three or more effects. The first seven only use ingredients that can be purchased from alchemy merchants and may be lucrative potions to create and sell:

Effects Example Ingredients
Damage Health + Fortify Magicka
+ Restore Magicka
Ectoplasm + Red Mountain Flower
Damage Health + Frenzy
+ Resist Poison
Falmer Ear + Troll Fat
Fortify Illusion + Regenerate Magicka
+ Restore Magicka + Weakness to Magic
Dwarven Oil + Taproot
Resist Fire + Restore Magicka
+ Weakness to Frost
Elves Ear + Fire Salts
Resist Frost + Restore Magicka
+ Weakness to Fire
Frost Salts + Moon Sugar
Cure Disease + Resist Poison
+ Restore Stamina
Charred Skeever Hide + Mudcrab Chitin
Damage Magicka Regen + Fortify Health
+ Fortify One-handed
Bear Claws + Hanging Moss
Damage Stamina + Fortify Conjuration
+ Ravage Stamina + Resist Fire
Berit's Ashes + Bone Meal
Damage Health + Damage Magicka
+ Damage Magicka Regen
Human Heart + Jarrin Root
Damage Health + Damage Stamina
+ Invisibility + Resist Magic
Crimson Nirnroot + Nirnroot
Damage Stamina + Damage Magicka Regen
+ Fortify Conjuration
+ Fortify Enchanting
Blue Butterfly Wing + Chaurus Hunter AntennaeDG (or Ancestor Moth WingDG)

Expensive PotionsEdit

These are the ten most profitable potions that can be brewed from ingredients that are sold by apothecary merchants. The profit is calculated by subtracting the base price of the ingredients from the value of the resulting potion with 100 Alchemy and no perks. The profit should be considered a relative measure, not an absolute amount. Potions made with Salmon Roe, Garlic, and Nordic Barnacle are also very valuable, but the ingredients are not sold by merchants.

With Giant's ToeEdit

Effects Ingredients Profit
Damage Magicka Regen + Fortify Health
+ Fortify One-handed
Bear Claws + Giant's Toe + Hanging Moss 846
Damage Magicka Regen + Damage Stamina
+ Fortify Conjuration + Fortify Health
Blue Butterfly Wing + Blue Mountain Flower + Giant's Toe 845
Damage Stamina Regen + Fortify Carry Weight
+ Fortify Health
Creep Cluster + Giant's Toe + Hanging Moss 831
Bear Claws + Creep Cluster + Giant's Toe 830
Blue Mountain Flower + Creep Cluster + Giant's Toe 830
Creep Cluster + Giant's Toe + Glowing Mushroom 827
Creep Cluster + Giant's Toe + Wheat 827
Giant's Toe + Wheat + Wisp Wrappings 826
Giant's Toe + Scaly Pholiota + Wheat 824
Fortify Carry Weight + Fortify Destruction
+ Fortify Health
Giant's Toe + Glowing Mushroom + Wisp Wrappings 818

Without Giant's ToeEdit

Effects Ingredients Profit
Damage Magicka + Damage Magicka Regen
+ Fortify Destruction + Fortify Health
+ Resist Shock
Glow Dust + Glowing Mushroom + Hanging Moss 610
Damage Stamina Regen + Fortify Carry Weight
+ Slow
Creep Cluster + Large Antlers + River Betty 596
Creep Cluster + Deathbell + River Betty 561
Deathbell + River Betty + Wisp Wrappings 560
Deathbell + River Betty + Scaly Pholiota 558
Damage Magicka Regen + Fortify Destruction
+ Fortify Health + Resist Shock
Bear Claws + Glow Dust + Glowing Mushroom 557
Blue Mountain Flower + Glow Dust + Glowing Mushroom 557
Damage Health + Fortify Carry Weight
+ Slow
Deathbell + Hawk Beak + River Betty 547
Fortify Carry Weight + Fortify Illusion
+ Regenerate Stamina + Restore Magicka
+ Weakness to Magic
Creep Cluster + Mora Tapinella + Scaly Pholiota 546
Damage Magicka + Fortify Stamina
+ Invisibility + Regenerate Health
Chaurus Eggs + Garlic + Luna Moth Wing 545

Four-effect PotionsEdit

There are nineteen possible four-effect potions:

Effects Ingredients
Cure Disease + Fortify Light Armor
+ Fortify Sneak + Resist Poison
Beehive Husk + Charred Skeever Hide + Hawk Feathers
Cure Disease + Fortify Light Armor
+ Invisibility + Regenerate Health
Hawk Feathers + Luna Moth Wing + Vampire Dust
Cure Disease + Resist Fire
+ Resist Poison + Restore Stamina
Charred Skeever Hide + Fly Amanita + Mudcrab Chitin
Cure Disease + Resist Poison
+ Restore Health + Restore Stamina
Charred Skeever Hide + Blue Mountain Flower + Mudcrab Chitin
Fortify Barter + Fortify Block
+ Fortify Magicka + Resist Magic
Briar Heart + Hagraven Claw + Tundra Cotton
Fortify Block + Fortify Magicka
+ Restore Magicka + Restore Stamina
Briar Heart + Histcarp + Pearl
Fortify Block + Resist Frost
+ Resist Shock + Restore Stamina
Hawk Beak + Pearl + Slaughterfish Scales
Fortify Block + Resist Shock
+ Restore Magicka + Restore Stamina
Briar Heart + Pearl + Pine Thrush Egg
Fortify Carry Weight + Fortify Destruction
+ Resist Shock + Restore Stamina
Glow Dust + Hawk Beak + Wisp Wrappings
Fortify Carry Weight + Resist Frost
+ Resist Shock + Restore Stamina
Hawk Beak + Snowberries + Wisp Wrappings
Fortify Carry Weight + Resist Shock
+ Restore Magicka + Restore Stamina
Creep Cluster + Hawk Beak + Pearl
Fortify Illusion + Fortify Two-handed
+ Regenerate Stamina + Resist Fire
Dragon's Tongue + Fly Amanita + Mora Tapinella
Fortify Illusion + Regenerate Magicka
+ Resist Fire + Restore Magicka
Dragon's Tongue + Fire Salts + Taproot
Fortify One-handed + Fortify Sneak
+ Resist Frost + Restore Stamina
Hawk Feathers + Purple Mountain Flower + Small Pearl
Fortify Pickpocket + Fortify Stamina
+ Regenerate Health + Resist Poison
Garlic + Nordic Barnacle + Slaughterfish Egg
Fortify Restoration + Fortify Sneak
+ Resist Frost + Restore Stamina
Abecean Longfin + Purple Mountain Flower + Small Pearl
Regenerate Magicka + Resist Fire
+ Resist Frost + Restore Magicka
Fire Salts + Moon Sugar + Snowberries
Resist Fire + Resist Frost
+ Resist Shock + Restore Stamina
Hawk Beak + Mudcrab Chitin + Snowberries
Resist Frost + Resist Shock
+ Restore Magicka + Restore Stamina
Hawk Beak + Moon Sugar + Pearl

Four-effect PoisonsEdit

There are six possible four-effect poisons:

Effects Example Ingredients
Damage Health + Damage Magicka
+ Damage Magicka Regen
+ Damage Stamina
Blue Butterfly Wing + Human Heart + Jarrin Root
Damage Health + Damage Magicka
+ Damage Magicka Regen
+ Frenzy
Falmer Ear + Hanging Moss + Human Heart
Damage Health + Damage Magicka
+ Damage Magicka Regen
+ Lingering Damage Stamina
Butterfly Wing + Human Heart + Nightshade
Damage Health + Damage Magicka
+ Weakness to Shock
+ Frenzy
Hagraven Feathers + Human Heart + Void Salts
Damage Health + Lingering Damage Health
+ Slow
+ Paralyze
Rot ScaleCC + Imp Stool + River Betty
Damage Health + Damage Magicka
+ Damage Magicka Regen
+ Frenzy
Falmer Ear + Glow Dust + Human Heart

Five-effect PotionsEdit

Effects Example Ingredients
Fortify Illusion + Fortify Magicka
+ Regenerate Magicka
+ Restore Magicka + Spell Absorption
Dwarven Oil + LichorCC + Watcher's EyeCC

The Five-effect PoisonEdit

There are two five-effect poisons:

Effects Example Ingredients
Damage Health + Damage Magicka
+ Damage Magicka Regen
+ Damage Stamina + Frenzy
Blisterwort + Human Heart + Jarrin Root or Crimson Nirnroot + Glow Dust + Jarrin Root
Damage Health + Ravage Health
+ Lingering Damage Health
+ Ravage Stamina + Weakness to Poison
ChokeberryCC + Deathbell + ScathecrawDB

Other Five-effect PotionsEdit

These four 'potions' have both positive and negative effects:

Effects Example Ingredients
Fortify Carry Weight + Fortify Illusion
+ Regenerate Stamina + Restore Magicka
+ Weakness to Magic
Creep Cluster + Mora Tapinella + Scaly Pholiota
Damage Magicka + Damage Magicka Regen
+ Fortify Destruction + Fortify Health
+ Resist Shock
Glow Dust + Glowing Mushroom + Hanging Moss
Damage Magicka + Damage Magicka Regen
+ Fortify Health + Fortify One-handed
+ Restore Stamina
Bear Claws + Eye of Sabre Cat + Hanging Moss
Damage Magicka + Damage Stamina Regen
+ Ravage Health + Restore Health
+ Restore Stamina
Daedra Heart + Eye of Sabre Cat + Silverside Perch

Purity Perk PotionsEdit

These are just a few of the useful potions that can be created only with the Purity perk (or Creation Club ingredients).

Potions Excluding PoisonsEdit

These eleven potions can only be created with the Purity perk:

Effects Example Ingredients
Fortify Carry Weight + Fortify Illusion
+ Regenerate Stamina + Restore Magicka
Creep Cluster + Mora Tapinella + Scaly Pholiota

Lyretail AnthiasCC + Mora Tapinella + Scaly Pholiota (no purity needed)

Fortify Carry Weight + Fortify Illusion
+ Restore Magicka
Creep Cluster + Dwarven Oil + Scaly Pholiota

Lyretail AnthiasCC + GlassfishCC + Scaly Pholiota (no purity needed)

Fortify Conjuration + Fortify Enchanting
+ Resist Fire
Blue Butterfly Wing + Bone Meal + Snowberries

Blue Butterfly Wing + Sload SoapCC + Snowberries (no purity needed)

Fortify Conjuration + Resist Frost
+ Restore Magicka
Frost Salts + Lavender + Moon Sugar

Frost Salts + Lyretail AnthiasCC + Snowberries (no purity needed)

Fortify Destruction + Fortify Sneak
+ Restore Magicka
Beehive Husk + Ectoplasm + Human Flesh

Beehive Husk + ComberryCC + Human Flesh (no purity needed)

Fortify Heavy Armor + Invisibility
+ Restore Magicka
Ice Wraith Teeth + Vampire Dust + White Cap

Ice Wraith Teeth + Vampire Dust + Bog BeaconCC (no purity needed)

Fortify Heavy Armor + Resist Poison
+ Restore Magicka
Grass Pod + Thistle Branch + White Cap

Grass Pod + Thistle Branch + Bog BeaconCC (no purity needed)

Fortify Marksman + Resist Fire
+ Restore Magicka
Elves Ear + Fire Salts + Juniper Berries

Elves Ear + Grass Pod + AngelfishCC (no purity needed)

Fortify Pickpocket + Fortify Stamina
+ Restore Stamina
Orange Dartwing + Slaughterfish Egg + Torchbug Thorax
Fortify Pickpocket + Resist Poison
+ Restore Stamina
Charred Skeever Hide + Orange Dartwing + Slaughterfish Egg
Fortify Two-handed + Regenerate Stamina Bee + Fly Amanita + Troll Fat

Fly Amanita + Angler LarvaeCC (no purity needed)

PoisonsEdit

These two poisons can only be created with the Purity perk:

Effects Example Ingredients
Damage Magicka + Damage Stamina Regen
+ Ravage Health
Daedra Heart + Eye of Sabre Cat + Skeever Tail
Damage Stamina + Damage Stamina Regen
+ Weakness to Magic
Creep Cluster + Giant's Toe + Rock Warbler Egg

Dragonborn Multi-effect Potions/PoisonsEdit

This poison can only be created with ingredients from the Dragonborn add-on.

Effects Example Ingredients
Ravage Magicka + Ravage Stamina
+ Ravage Health
Jazbay Grapes + Scathecraw + Spawn Ash