Skyrim:Powers

This page lists all of the Powers in Skyrim and the Dragonborn expansion, both Greater and Lesser, as well as all of the abilities available to the player. Powers and abilities are special magical capabilities that are innate to your character. Some are granted by your race; others are received by activating Standing Stones, reading Black Books^DB, becoming a vampire or werewolf, equipping certain items or completing certain quests. Greater Powers have no Magicka cost, but can only be used once per day. Lesser Powers may or may not use Magicka, but they can be used as often as you like. Abilities are magical effects that are permanently active.

Dragon Shouts are listed on a separate page.

Greater Powers

Your available Greater and Lesser Powers are listed in the magic menu under "Powers". To use a power you must first equip it, which it assigns it to the Dragon Shout/Power button. Each Greater Power can only be used once per game day.

Name	Spell ID	Description	Notes
Adrenaline Rush	000e40ce	Stamina regenerates 10x faster for 60 seconds.	Redguard racial power
Ancestor's Wrath	000e40d4	For 60 seconds, opponents that get too close take 8 points per second of fire damage.	Dunmer racial power
Battle Cry	000e40c3	Targets flee for 30 seconds.	Nord racial power
Beast Form	00092c48	Take on the form of a werewolf.	Werewolf power
Berserker Rage	000aa026	You take half damage and do double damage for 60 seconds.	Orc racial power
Command Animal	000e40cf	Make an animal an ally for 60 seconds.	Bosmer racial power
Dragonskin	000aa022	Absorb 50% of the magicka from hostile spells for 60 seconds.	Breton racial power
Dread Cloak	000ed0a9	For 60 seconds, opponents in melee range take 8 points frost damage and Stamina damage per second.	Not available in game
Embrace of Shadows	00088821	You can become invisible. Improved night vision for 180 seconds.	Vampire power
Highborn	000e40c8	Regenerate magicka faster for 60 seconds.	Altmer racial power
Histskin	000e40d5	Invoke the power of the Hist to recover health ten times faster for 60 seconds.	Argonian racial power
Mora's AgonyDB	xx031842	Summons a field of writhing tentacles that lasts 30 seconds and poisons foes who enter it.	Acquired from the Black Book The Hidden Twilight
Mora's BoonDB	xx01e7f7	Fully restores your Health, Magicka and Stamina.	Acquired from the Black Book The Hidden Twilight
Mora's GraspDB	xx031844	Targets are frozen between Oblivion and Tamriel for 30 seconds, and immune to all damage.	Acquired from the Black Book The Hidden Twilight
Nightingale Strife	000f1987	Instantly absorb 100 points of Health from the target.	Reward from Darkness Returns.
Nightingale Subterfuge	000f1986	People and creatures in the spell's area of effect will attack anyone nearby for 30 seconds.	Reward from Darkness Returns.
Omen of WardingDB	xx01e803	You take no falling damage for 15 seconds.	Only available via Console.
Polymorph Skeever	0006e205	Take on the form of a skeever.	Not available in game
Ring of Hircine	000f8306	Take on the form of a werewolf.	Werewolf power
Secret of ArcanaDB	xx01e7fd	Spells cost no magicka for 30 seconds.	Acquired from the Black Book Filament and Filigree
Secret of ProtectionDB	xx01e800	You take half damage for 30 seconds.	Acquired from the Black Book Filament and Filigree
Secret of StrengthDB	xx01e7fa	Power attacks cost no stamina for 30 seconds.	Acquired from the Black Book Filament and Filigree
Shadowcloak of Nocturnal	00017122	For 120 seconds you automatically become invisible while sneaking.	Reward from Darkness Returns. Within the duration, any actions done while sneaking will turn you visible but allow you to toggle back into sneak to turn invisible again. After this duration, the player may enter invisibility/visibility at will but the effect will stop when sneaking and interacting with something.
Stop Rune	xx01ed9a	Cast on a nearby surface, it explodes for [sic] and freezes the target in place for 10 seconds.	Only available via Console.
Summon KarstaagDB	xx024812 xx029709 xx02970a	Summons Karstaag to fight for you for 120 seconds. You may only use this ability 3 times, and only while outdoors.	Reward from the quest Summoning Karstaag
Summon Spectral Assassin	000618c6	Summons the ghost of the legendary assassin Lucien Lachance to fight by your side, until he's defeated.	Reward from Bound Until Death.
The Ritual Stone	000e7329	Temporarily reanimates corpses in the immediate area.	Activate the Ritual Standing Stone
The Serpent Stone	000e5f61	Target is paralyzed for 5 seconds and takes 25 points of damage over 5 seconds.	Activate the Serpent Standing Stone
The Shadow Stone	000e732a	Invisibility for 60 seconds. Activating an object or attacking will break the spell.	Activate the Shadow Standing Stone
The Tower Stone	000e7328	Unlock any expert or lower lock once per day.	Activate the Tower Standing Stone
Vampire's Seduction	000c4de2	Creatures and people up to level 8 won't fight for 30 seconds.	Vampire power
Vampire's Servant	000ed0a4	Reanimate a weak dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds.	Reanimate, 6 pts for 60 seconds Reanimate Secondary Effects for 60 seconds
	000ed0a5	Reanimate a more powerful dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds.	Reanimate, 13 pts for 60 seconds Will not turn the raised body to ashes when it's killed.
	000ed0a6	Reanimate a powerful dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds.	Reanimate, 21 pts for 60 seconds Will not turn the raised body to ashes when it's killed.
	000ed0a7	Reanimate a very powerful dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds.	Reanimate, 30 pts for 60 seconds Fortified Healing, 1 pt for 60 seconds Will not turn the raised body to ashes when it's killed
Voice of the Emperor	000e40ca	Calms nearby people for 60 seconds.	Imperial racial power

*	Your attributes are healed by 1000pts, which is more than enough to be considered fully restored.

†	If you begin casting a spell that costs magicka per second (such as Telekinesis) while The Secret of Arcana is active, then after it has expired you may still cast the spell for no cost until you stop casting.

††	Unlike most Greater Powers, this can be used multiple times per day if desired, up to the limit of three uses in total.

Single-use Greater Powers^DB

Each power is acquired by activating a cleansed stone which grants a single use. Activate the stone again to reacquire the power.

Name	Spell ID	Description	Notes
Bones of the Earth	xx01df9f	Caster ignores 80% of all physical damage for 30 seconds. Single use, then must be reacquired at the Earth Stone.	Acquired at the Earth Stone
Conjure Werebear	xx01dfa4 xx0322b2	Summons a Werebear for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing. Single use, then must be reacquired at the Beast Stone.	Acquired at the Beast Stone
North Wind	xx01dfa5	Targets take 20 points of frost damage for 10 seconds, plus Stamina damage. Single use, then must be reacquired at the Wind Stone.	Acquired at the Wind Stone
Root of Power	xx01dfab	All spells cost 75% less to cast for 60 seconds. Single use, then must be reacquired at the Tree Stone.	Acquired at the Tree Stone
Sun Flare	xx01df9c	A 100 point fiery explosion centered on the caster. Does more damage to closer targets. Single use, then must be reacquired at the Sun Stone.	Acquired at the Sun Stone
Waters of Life	xx01dfa7	Heals everyone close to the caster 200 points. Single use, then must be reacquired at the Water Stone.	Acquired at the Water Stone

Lesser Powers

Your available Lesser and Greater Powers are listed in the magic menu under "Powers". To use a power you must first equip it, which it assigns it to the Dragon Shout/Power button. Unlike Greater Powers, each Lesser Power can be used an unlimited number of times per day.

Name	Spell ID	Description	Notes
Bardic KnowledgeDB	xx029f12	Summons a spectral drum that plays for 300 seconds, improving Stamina Regen for you and nearby allies.	Acquired from the Black Book Untold Legends
Black MarketDB	xx01eec6	Summons a Dremora merchant for 15 seconds.	Acquired from the Black Book Untold Legends. Has 2000 gold, unaffected by Speech perks.
Breath of NchuakDB	xx03b00d	Draws upon stamina to release a scorching blast of steam that deals 15 points of damage per second.	Acquired by wearing the Visage of Mzund
Frostmoon InstinctDB	xx035b1b	Slows time for 20 seconds.	Activated when entering beast form while wearing the Ring of Instinct
Night Eye	000aa01d	Improved night vision for 60 seconds.	Khajiit racial power
Night Eye	0006b10e	Improved night vision for 60 seconds.	Not available in game: power is added in werewolf form, but unusable since you can't access your powers menu. Power is equipped on a hand like a spell.
Secret ServantDB	xx01ff21	Summons a Dremora butler for 15 seconds to carry your excess items.	Acquired from the Black Book Untold Legends. Can carry up to 148 units in weight.
Vampire's Sight	000c4de1	Improved night vision for 60 seconds.	Vampire power
Vampire LordDG	xx00283b	Transform into a Vampire Lord. Use the Revert Form power to change back.	Vampire Lord power

Abilities

Abilities are constant-effect characteristics, which are listed in the magic menu under "Active Effects" (along with enchantments, diseases, and other active effects). The abilities are listed in the Active Effects menu according to the name of the underlying magical effect. This means that abilities are listed under their name only in cases where the ability has a unique effect that shares the same name as the ability. Cases where the ability is known to be listed under a different name (e.g. Agent of Mara is listed under "Resist Magic") are mentioned in the following table.

Name	Spell ID	Description	Notes
Agent of Dibella	0010a766	You do more combat damage to the opposite sex. 10% more melee damage	Reward from The Heart of Dibella.
Agent of Mara	000cc79a	15% Resist Magic.	Reward from The Book of Love. Listed in Active Effects menu under "Resist Magic".
Ancient Knowledge	0010eb60	Knowledge gained from the Lexicon gives you a 25% bonus when wearing Dwarven Armor and Blacksmithing increases 15% faster.	Reward from Unfathomable Depths. (See Bugs.)
Ahzidal's GeniusDB	xx027332	Increases your Enchanting skill by 10 points.	Acquired from wearing any four relics of Ahzidal
Boethiah's Blessing	00081183	You are able to move more quietly, and opponents that get too close take 5 points poison damage per second.	Added by wearing Ebony Mail
Claws	000aa01e	Khajiit claws do 15 [sic] points of damage.	Khajiit racial bonus Although the in-game text says that claws do 15 points of damage, the actual effect magnitude is only 12 points; see Claws for further information. Added by wearing the Ring of The BeastDG.
Champion of the Night	000f5b54	Illusion spells cast by a Vampire are 25% more powerful.	Vampire bonus
Companion's InsightDB	xx01e7f5	Your attacks, shouts, and destruction spells do no damage to your followers when in combat.	Acquired from the Black Book The Winds of Change
Detect Ash SourceDB	xx01961a	When close enough, identifies the source of the ash spawn attacks on Tel Mithryn.	Acquired from wearing Neloth's Ring of Tracking during the quest Old Friends
Dragon Infusion	000f5ffa	Dragons do 25% less melee damage.	Effect from Esbern's Potion
Dragonborn FlameDB	xx02647d	When your Fire Breath Shout kills an enemy, a fire wyrm emerges from their corpse to fight for you for 60 seconds.	Acquired from the Black Book Epistolary Acumen
Dragonborn ForceDB	xx02647b	Your Unrelenting Force shout does more damage and using all three words may disintegrate enemies.	Acquired from the Black Book Epistolary Acumen
Dragonborn FrostDB	xx02647e	Your Frost Breath Shout encases foes in ice for 15 seconds.	Acquired from the Black Book Epistolary Acumen
Eternal Spirit	00e827d	While Ethereal, you recover health 25% faster.	Meditation on the Words of Power - choose Feim. Eternal Spirit is only visible on the Active Effects menu when the character is Ethereal. Cannot simultaneously have this and the Force Without Effort or The Fire Within abilities.
The Fire Within	00e8282	Fire Breath shout deals 25% more damage.	Meditation on the Words of Power - choose Yol. Cannot simultaneously have this and the Eternal Spirit or Force Without Effort abilities.
Force Without Effort	00e8281	You stagger 25% less and foes stagger 25% more.	Meditation on the Words of Power - choose Fus. Cannot simultaneously have this and the Eternal Spirit or The Fire Within abilities.
Highborn	00105f16	High Elves are born with 50 extra magicka.	Altmer racial bonus Listed in Active Effects menu under "Fortify Magicka".
Imperial Luck	000eb7eb	Anywhere gold coins might be found, Imperials always seem to find a few more.	Imperial racial bonus
Lover's InsightDB	xx01e7f3	Do 10% more damage and get 10% better prices from people of the opposite sex.	Acquired from the Black Book The Winds of Change
Magic Resistance	000aa01f	Your Breton blood grants a 25% resistance to magic.	Breton racial resistance Listed in Active Effects menu under "Resist Magic".
Neloth's Health BoostDB	xx01bd0a	Neloth's 25 point health boost. Health is permanently lowered 25 points after swimming or being in the rain.	Acquired during the quest Experimental Subject
Neloth's Memory SpellDB	xx01c066 xx01c067	Records memories of your experiences for Neloth.	Acquired during the quest Briarheart Necropsy
Nightingale Armor Full Set	0001711f	Increases Armor Rating by 25 points.	Reward from Trinity Restored; only effective if wearing all Nightingale Armor. Listed in Active Effects menu under "Fortify Armor Rating".
Prowler's Profit	00f20be	Anywhere gems might be found, members of the Thieves Guild always seem to find a few more.	Reward from No Stone Unturned. Grants a greater chance of finding additional gems in chests. For details, see Gems.
Resist Disease	00104acf	Your Argonian blood is 50% resistant to disease.	Argonian racial resistance
Resist Disease	000f5ba0	Your beast blood gives you 100% resistance to disease.	Werewolf bonus
Resist Disease	000ed0a8	Your Vampiric blood gives you 100% resistance to disease.	Vampire bonus
Resist Disease and Poison	000aa025	Your Bosmer blood gives you 50% resistance to poison and disease.	Bosmer racial resistance Listed in Active Effects menu under both "Resist Disease" and "Resist Poison".
Resist Fire	000aa021	Your Dunmer blood gives you 50% resistance to fire.	Dunmer racial resistance
Resist Frost	000aa020	Your Nord blood gives you 50% resistance to Frost.	Nord racial resistance
Resist Poison	000aa023	Your Redguard blood gives you 50% resistance to poison.	Redguard racial resistance
Resist Poison	0010fb30	Your Vampiric blood gives you 100% resistance to poison.	Vampire bonus
Sailor's Repose	000d397f	Healing spells cure 10% more.	Reward from Frostflow Abyss.
Scholar's InsightDB	xx01e7ef	Reading Skill Books gives you an extra Skill Point.	Acquired from the Black Book The Winds of Change Note that while books you have not read grant you two skill points, books you have already read will not grant you an extra skill point if you read them again, so you'll get the most benefit from this if you get it fairly early in the game (or you've just been ignoring skill books until now).
Seeker of MightDB	xx034834	Combat skills are all 10% more effective.	Acquired from the Black Book The Sallow Regent
Seeker of ShadowsDB	xx034838	Stealth skills are all 10% more effective.	Acquired from the Black Book The Sallow Regent
Seeker of SorceryDB	xx034837	All spells cost 10% less magicka. Enchantments are 10% more powerful.	Acquired from the Black Book The Sallow Regent
Shrouded Armor Full Set	0001711d	Increases Armor Rating by 25 points.	This bonus applies for any combination of Dark Brotherhood armor, namely any combination of four pieces of Ancient Shrouded, Shrouded, or Worn Shrouded armor; Tumblerbane Gloves also qualify.
Sinderion's Serendipity	0010bf09	There is a 25% chance of creating a duplicate potion when using your alchemy skill.	Reward from A Return To Your Roots. The ability is independent of the book The Nirnoot Missive, and therefore remains active even if you remove the book from your inventory.
Surefoot	0009379c	You move more quietly.	Not available in game, effects are: Muffle, 1 point
Waterbreathing	000aa01b	Your Argonian lungs can breath [sic] underwater.	Argonian racial bonus

Bugs

• Ancient Knowledge gives a 25% armor bonus while wearing any type of armor except Dwarven (any armor at all prior to patch 1.9).
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.3.1 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
  • This bug was supposed to be fixed by Official Patch 1.9.26.0.8, but Bethesda erroneously required that the armor not be Dwarven.
• Ancient Knowledge increases effective Smithing skill by 15% when tempering weapons and armor instead of giving a Smithing leveling bonus of 15%.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.3.1 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• The Seeker of Shadows reward from The Sallow Regent only gives a 9% bonus to prices instead of the advertised 10%.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.0.3 of the Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.
• In rare instances, the Scholar's Insight reward will fail to work, and you will only receive the usual one point from the skill book.
  • Hold off on reading the book until you've advanced a level in that skill.
• Sailor's Repose has an incorrect taper duration and an incorrect magnitude set.
  • This bug is fixed by version 2.0.3 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• Even though it's active, Prowler's Profit does not appear in the active effects list.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.3.0 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch. (details)

See also

• Blessings
• Dragon Shouts
• Spells