Skyrim:Alteration Spells

This page lists Spells in the school of Alteration.

	Spell Name (IDs)	Skill Level	Tome Value	Magicka Base Cost	Skill XP	Description and Effect Details	Where to Get
	Candlelight Spell ID: 00043324 Tome ID: 0009e2a7	0 Novice	44	21	2.5	Creates a hovering light that lasts for 60 seconds: Candlelight, 5 pts for 60 secs	Can be purchased from: Calcelmo, Falion, Farengar Secret-Fire, Madena, Nelacar, Sybille Stentor, Tolfdir, Wuunferth the Unliving, Wylandriah Can be found in Fort Snowhawk
	Oakflesh Spell ID: 0005ad5c Tome ID: 0009e2a8	0 Novice	44	103	103	Improves the caster's armor rating by 40 points for 60 seconds: Armor - Oak, 40 pts for 60 secs The Mage Armor perk increases the magnitude to 80 pts (rank 1), 100 pts (rank 2), or 120 pts (rank 3)	Can be purchased from: Calcelmo, Falion, Farengar Secret-Fire, Madena, Nelacar, Riverwood Trader, Sybille Stentor, Tolfdir, Wuunferth the Unliving, Wylandriah Can be found in Shroud Hearth Barrow
	Magelight Spell ID: 00043323 Tome ID: 000a26e2	25 Apprentice	87	84	12	Ball of light that lasts 60 seconds and sticks where it strikes: Magelight, 5 pts for 60 secs	Can be purchased from: Calcelmo, Falion, Farengar Secret-Fire, Madena, Sybille Stentor, Tolfdir, Wuunferth the Unliving, Wylandriah
	Stoneflesh Spell ID: 0005ad5d Tome ID: 000a26e3	25 Apprentice	95	194	194	Improves the caster's armor rating by 60 points for 60 seconds: Armor - Stone, 60 pts for 60 secs The Mage Armor perk increases the magnitude to 120 pts (rank 1), 150 pts (rank 2), or 180 pts (rank 3)	Can be purchased from: Calcelmo, Falion, Farengar Secret-Fire, Madena, Sybille Stentor, Tolfdir, Wuunferth the Unliving, Wylandriah
75px	Ash ShellDB Spell ID: xx017731 Tome ID: xx0177ac	50 Adept	425	251	251	Targets that fail to resist are immobilized in hardened ash for 30 seconds: Ash Shell, for 30 secs	Can be purchased from Talvas FathryonDB after completing the quest From the Ashes. Only available with the Dragonborn add-on
	Detect Life Spell ID: 000211ee Tome ID: 000a26e7	50 Adept	332	100/s	6.5/s per target	Nearby living creatures, but not undead, machines or daedra, can be seen through walls: Detect Life Enemy Exterior, in 200 ft Detect Life Enemy Interior, in 100 ft Detect Life Friend Exterior, in 200 ft Detect Life Friend Interior, in 100 ft	Can be purchased from: Tolfdir, Wylandriah Reward for quest Infiltration
	Ironflesh Spell ID: 00051b16 Tome ID: 000a26e4	50 Adept	341	266	266	Improves the caster's armor rating by 80 points for 60 seconds: Armor - Iron, 80 pts for 60 secs The Mage Armor perk increases the magnitude to 160 pts (rank 1), 200 pts (rank 2), or 240 pts (rank 3)	Can be purchased from: Tolfdir, Wylandriah
	Telekinesis Spell ID: 0001a4cc Tome ID: 000a26e5	50 Adept	326	170/s	170/s	Can pull an object to you from a distance. Add it to your inventory or throw it: Telekinesis Effect, 1 pt	Can be purchased from: Tolfdir, Wylandriah Can be found in the Redwater DenDG, Benkongerike Great Hall, among a pile of Lusty Argonian Maid booksDB
	Transmute Spell ID: 00109111 Tome ID: 00109112	50 Adept	200	100	15 (scripted)	Transmutes one piece of unrefined Iron ore to Silver, or Silver ore to Gold if the caster is carrying any: Transmute Mineral Ore, 5 pts for 1 sec Prioritizes turning silver into gold	Not available for purchase Can be found in Ansilvund Burial Chambers, Halted Stream Camp
	Waterbreathing Spell ID: 0005d175 Tome ID: 000a26e6	50 Adept	340	222	222	Can breathe water for 60 seconds: Waterbreathing, for 60 secs	Can be purchased from: Tolfdir, Wylandriah
75px	Ash RuneDB Spell ID: xx0177af Tome ID: xx0177b5	75 Expert	635	418	418	Cast on a nearby surface, it explodes when enemies are nearby, immobilizing them in hardened ash for 30 seconds: Cast on ground Ash Rune, 50 pts for 1 sec	Can be purchased from Talvas FathryonDB after completing the quest From the Ashes. Only available with the Dragonborn add-on
	Detect Dead Spell ID: 000211ef Tome ID: 000a26ea	75 Expert	600	148/s	9.25/s per target	Nearby dead can be seen through walls: Detect Undead Enemy Exterior, in 200 ft Detect Undead Enemy Interior, in 100 ft Detect Undead Friend Exterior, in 200 ft Detect Undead Friend Interior, in 100 ft	Can be purchased from: Tolfdir Can be found in the hands of a Frozen Falmer in the Inner Sanctum of the Forgotten ValeDG Can be found in The Sallow Regent part of ApocryphaDB
	Ebonyflesh Spell ID: 0005ad5e Tome ID: 000a26e9	75 Expert	650	341	341	Improves the caster's armor rating by 100 points for 60 seconds: Armor - Ebony, 100 pts for 60 secs The Mage Armor perk increases the magnitude to 200 pts (rank 1), 250 pts (rank 2), or 300 pts (rank 3)	Can be purchased from: Tolfdir
	Paralyze Spell ID: 0005ad5f Tome ID: 000a26e8	75 Expert	685	450	450	Targets that fail to resist are paralyzed for 10 seconds: Paralyze, for 10 secs Stagger Push, 100 pts	Can be purchased from: Tolfdir
	Dragonhide Spell ID: 000cdb70 Tome ID: 000d2b4e	100 Master	1389	837	837	Caster ignores 80% of all physical damage for 30 seconds: Armor - Dragonhide, for 30 secs	Reward for quest Alteration Ritual Spell
	Mass Paralysis Spell ID: 000b62e6 Tome ID: 000dd646	100 Master	1280	937	937	All targets in the area that fail to resist are paralyzed for 15 seconds: Paralyze, for 15 secs in 40 ft Stagger Area Attack, 0.05 pts in 40 ft	Can be purchased from: Tolfdir (only after Alteration Ritual Spell has been completed)
	Equilibrium Spell ID: 000da746 Tome ID: 000f4997	N/A	250	1/s + 25 health/s	0.01/s	Convert 25 points of health into magicka per second. Caster can be killed by this effect: Damage Health, 25 pts Restore Magicka, 25 pts	Not available for purchase Can be found in Labyrinthian Chasm Affected by difficulty, which means you will drain more than 25 health if you play on expert or master and less if you play on apprentice or novice, but always will get 25 magicka per second.

Spell Notes

• The base cost for spells is the amount of magicka that would be necessary to cast the spell at 0 skill without any perks. The magicka cost at 100 skill is 41% less than the base cost; the cost can also be reduced via enchanted apparel and by unlocking various perks. See Spell Cost for the full magicka cost equation.
• Skill level indicates which skill perk needs to be unlocked to decrease the spell's magicka cost. "N/A" is used for special spells whose cost is not affected by any perks.
• The "Where to Get" column only lists guaranteed locations for obtaining the spell tomes. Most spell tomes are also available in random loot; see Spell Tome Locations for details.
• For higher-level spell tomes to become available for purchase, your skill in the school must be high enough. Also, master-level spell tomes can only be acquired once that school's ritual spell quest has been completed.
• All spell tomes have a weight of 1.
• Skill XP can be modified by scripts and by the game engine itself under various circumstances. The exact XP you receive may vary from the numbers listed here.
• Magicka cost and skill XP are rounded down, both in game and on this page. Because of this, you may find that you cannot cast a spell even though it appears you have exactly enough magicka to do so.