Is poison good Skyrim?

Poisons in Skyrim can chip away at a foe's health, but they can do so much more: decrease important stats, create weaknesses, or even manipulate their minds.
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What does being poisoned do in Skyrim?

The Potent Poison damages the target directly and the Weak Lingering Poison has a longer duration. To defense from poison damage, one can use the Resist Poison effect. Bosmer and Redguards have a 50% Resist Poison. Vampires, Draugr and Skeletons are completely immune to poison damage.
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Whats the best poison in Skyrim?

Longtime players are probably familiar with Jarrin Root. It's an extremely rare ingredient; only a single sample is obtainable without the use of exploits. In the hands of a master alchemist, Jarrin Root is capable of producing the most lethal poison in the game.
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How does poison weakness work Skyrim?

The Weakness to Poison effect must be applied before applying the poison for it to deal increased damage. That means if you applied the poison you described and then the same poison once more, the first one would deal it's normal poison damage, while the second one would deal increased poison damage.
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Do vampires resist poison Skyrim?

Bosmer and Redguards are 50% resistant to poison. Vampires and Draugr have 100% resistance. Resistance for the Dragonborn is capped at 85%, possibly undermining the value of resistances greater than this.
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Skyrim - Alchemy Poison Guide



Do poisons stack Skyrim?

The same poison will stack with each other, 2 poisons of 1 damage per second for 10 seconds will do 20 damage in total over 10 seconds. The reason why some people think they won't stack is if you give an entire stack of poison to the target at one time (any amount >= 6), only the first poison in the stack will trigger.
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Do poisons work on draugr?

All draugr are immune to poison and bleeding damage, with the additional attribute of possessing 50% resistance to Frost.
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How long does poison last in Skyrim?

Poisons last for a single hit (without the Concentrated Poison perk in the alchemy tree, which doubles the number of hits). With a melee weapon, if you miss entirely, the application is not used up. With a bow, the poison is applied to the next shot and is consumed regardless of whether or not you hit.
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What is the best potion to make in Skyrim?

Skyrim: 12 Amazing Potion Recipes With Multiple Effects
  1. 1 Dwarven Oil + Snowberries + Fire Salts/Moon Sugar.
  2. 2 Charred Skeever Hide + Mudcrab Chitin + Swamp Fungal Pod. ...
  3. 3 Luna Moth Wing + Vampire Dust + Skeever Tail. ...
  4. 4 Blue Mountain Flower + Wheat + Rock Warbler Egg. ...
  5. 5 Scaly Pholiota + Giant's Toe + Mora Tapinella. ...
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What potion does the most damage in Skyrim?

For some reason, crimson nirnroot makes the strongest damage health effect @221, all other combinations do not come close. The ravage health comes handy since it lowers the max hp of a target so they cannot heal themselves to regain that hp.
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Can you poison apples in Skyrim?

Poisoned Apple is an Alchemy ingredient mainly used by The Dark Brotherhood for assassinations. Even though it is a poisonous fruit, it cannot be made into a poison. Instead, it is made into a potion.
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Does poison Rune level restoration?

Poison Rune is an adept level Restoration spell that creates a rune which will explode when enemies come near, causing them to take 3 damage per second for 30 seconds.
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Can you poison enchanted weapons Skyrim?

Yes, you can use both. Poisoned and Enchanted-ness are not mutually exclusive.
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How do you cure poison in Skyrim?

There are two distinct ways to cure poison in Skyrim, and you'll probably end up using them both when it comes down to it.
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In that case you will be able to use alchemy to cure poison with the help of the following ingredients:
  1. Ambrosia.
  2. Bittergreen Petals.
  3. Hunger Tongue.
  4. Imp Gall.
  5. Redwort Flower.
  6. Roobrush.
  7. Scrib Jelly.
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What is the strongest draugr?

The Draugr Death Overlord is a variant of draugr found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It is the strongest draugr variant, is one of the most powerful types of undead, and typically serves as the final foe in a dungeon of draugr residents.
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What magic works best on draugr?

Draugr are however, 50% resistant to Frost, so unless you want to use high cost Shock Magic, you should use Fire. Originally posted by Bernderbert: Draugr are however, 50% resistant to Frost, so unless you want to use high cost Shock Magic, you should use Fire.
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Are draugr mummies?

Mummies are variants of typical Draugr of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. In the mod, Mummies are of two types, One-handed - who uses Scimitar.
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What ingredients make poison in Skyrim?

Skyrim: 13 Devastating Poisons & How To Make Them
  1. 1 Imp Stool + Mora Tapinella + Human Flesh.
  2. 2 Hagraven Feathers + Human Heart + Nightshade. ...
  3. 3 Poison Bloom + Deathbell + Namira's Rot. ...
  4. 4 Deathbell + River Betty + Thistle Branch. ...
  5. 5 Nightshade + Human Heart + Chicken's Egg. ...
  6. 6 Giant Lichen, Skeever Tail, Deathbell. ...
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Is it better to be a vampire or not in Skyrim?

There are many benefits to becoming a vampire in Skyrim. Players gain the Vampiric Strength, Champion of the Night and Nightstalker's Footsteps abilities, an increased resistance to frost, and the additional spells Vampiric Drain, Vampire's Servant, and Vampire's Sight.
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What is the best race for vampire?

Dark Elves are as stealthy as they are magical, making them perfect hunters of the night. And it's without a doubt that they're among the best races to play as a Vampire.
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Can khajiit become vampires?

The ability to become a vampire is based on contracting a Sanguinare Vampiris, a disease to which the Khajiit have no more immunity than any other race, which is to say none. The ability to become a Vampire Lord is by pact with Molag Bal.
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