Core Concept Recap
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Recipe Formation: Combine any two or three ingredients sharing a common effect to create a corresponding potion or poison.
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Discovery Mechanism: Mixing unknown ingredients is the primary way to level up and learn effects.
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Number of Effects: Ingredients have 1-4 effects. The Experimenter perk is key to mastering Alchemy completely.

I. Restorative & Fortifying Potions
These potions directly enhance your core attributes and survivability.
| Potion Effect | Available Ingredient Combinations (Choose any 2-3) |
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| Restore Health | Blue Mountain Flower, Wheat, Lavender, Rock Warbler Egg, Charred Skeever Hide, Blisterwort, Swamp Fungal Pod, Fly Amanita |
| Restore Magicka | Red Mountain Flower, Moon Sugar, Ectoplasm, White Cap, Elves Ear, Fire Salts, Troll Fat, Dwarven Oil |
| Restore Stamina | Bee, Hawk Feathers, Histcarp, Large Antlers, Mudcrab Chitin, Pine Thrush Egg, Silverside Perch, Wheat |
| Fortify Health | Bear Claws, Blue Butterfly Wing, Giant’s Toe, Glowing Mushroom, Hanging Moss, Sabre Cat Tooth, Small Pearl |
| Fortify Magicka | Red Mountain Flower, Tundra Cotton, White Cap, Elves Ear, Frost Mirriam, Ectoplasm, Briar Heart |
| Fortify Stamina | Bee, Hawk Feathers, Histcarp, Large Antlers, Lavender, Orange Dartwing, Silverside Perch |
| Fortify Carry Weight | Creep Cluster, Giant’s Toe, Hawk Beak, Scaly Pholiota, Wisp Wrappings |
| Fortify Smithing | Blisterwort, Glowing Mushroom, Sabre Cat Tooth, Spriggan Sap |
| Fortify Enchanting | Blue Butterfly Wing, Hagraven Claw, Snowberries, Spriggan Sap |
| Resist Fire | Bone Meal, Dragon’s Tongue, Elves Ear, Fire Salts, Fly Amanita, Snowberries |
| Resist Frost | Frost Mirriam, Moon Sugar, Purple Mountain Flower, Silverside Perch, Snowberries, Thistle Branch |
| Resist Shock | Blue Dartwing, Glowing Mushroom, Hawk Beak, Pine Thrush Egg, Snowberries, Swamp Fungal Pod |
| Resist Magic | Bleeding Crown, Chicken’s Egg, Crimson Nirnroot, Eye of Sabre Cat, Hagraven Feathers, Lavender, Tundra Cotton |
II. Damaging & Debuff Poisons
Applying these poisons to your weapons will make your enemies suffer.
| Poison Effect | Available Ingredient Combinations (Choose any 2-3) |
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| Damage Health | Deathbell, Ectoplasm, Emperor Parasol Moss, Falmer Ear, Felsaad Tern Feathers, Human Heart, Ice Wraith Teeth, Imp Stool, Jarrin Root, Nightshade, Nirnroot, Red Mountain Flower, River Betty, Skeever Tail, Void Salts |
| Damage Magicka | Blue Butterfly Wing, Blue Dartwing, Briar Heart, Chicken’s Egg, Daedra Heart, Eye of Sabre Cat, Glowing Mushroom, Hagraven Claw, Human Heart, Jazbay Grapes, Luna Moth Wing, Rock Warbler Egg, Troll Fat, White Cap |
| Damage Stamina | Bee, Canis Root, Creep Cluster, Crimson Nirnroot, Cyrodilic Spadetail, Daedra Heart, Eye of Sabre Cat, Giant’s Toe, Grass Pod, Human Heart, Juniper Berries, Large Antlers, Lavender, Orange Dartwing, Pearl, Silverside Perch, Small Pearl, Wheat |
| Paralysis | Briar Heart, Canis Root, Human Flesh, Imp Stool, Swamp Fungal Pod |
| Slow | Deathbell, Large Antlers, River Betty, Salt Pile, Taproot |
| Ravage Health/Magicka/Stamina | (These are damage-over-time effects. Combine Damage X ingredients with Lingering Damage X ingredients like Orange Dartwing, Torchbug Thorax, or Spider Egg). |
| Frenzy | Blisterwort, Falmer Ear, Fly Amanita, Human Heart, Troll Fat, Void Salts |
| Fear | Blue Dartwing, Cyrodilic Spadetail, Daedra Heart, Namira’s Rot, Powdered Mammoth Tusk |
III. Functional & Utility Potions
These potions don’t directly aid in combat but provide significant tactical and exploration advantages.
| Potion Effect | Available Ingredient Combinations (Choose any 2-3) |
|---|---|
| Invisibility | Chaurus Eggs, Crimson Nirnroot, Ice Wraith Teeth, Luna Moth Wing, Nirnroot, Vampire Dust |
| Waterbreathing | Chicken’s Egg, Histcarp, Nordic Barnacle, Slaughterfish Egg, Slaughterfish Scales |
| Fortify Sneak | Abecean Longfin, Bee, Frost Mirriam, Human Flesh, Powdered Mammoth Tusk, Purple Mountain Flower, Silverside Perch |
| Cure Disease | Charred Skeever Hide, Hawk Feathers, Mudcrab Chitin, Vampire Dust |
| Regenerate Health/Magicka/Stamina | (Combine Restore X with Fortify X ingredients, or use specific ones like Garlic + Juniper Berries + Salt Pile for Health Regen). |
| True Shot / Fortify Marksman | Canis Root, Elves Ear, Juniper Berries, Spider Egg |
| Fortify Barter | Butterfly Wing, Dragon’s Tongue, Tundra Cotton |
IV. High-Value Potion Recipes
These recipes are the alchemist’s “money printers,” with single bottles worth hundreds or thousands of septims.
| Target | Recommended High-Value Recipes (More combined effects = Higher value) |
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| Extreme Value | Giant’s Toe + Bear Claws + Hanging Moss (Fortify Health, Fortify One-Handed, Damage Stamina Regen) |
| Powerful & Valuable | Salmon Roe + Nordic Barnacle + Garlic (Waterbreathing, Fortify Magicka, Regenerate Magicka) – Salmon Roe drastically increases value. |
| Top-Tier Paralyze | Canis Root + Imp Stool + Human Flesh / Mora Tapinella (Paralysis, Damage Health, Lingering Damage Health) |
| High-Value Utility | Creep Cluster + Mora Tapinella + Scaly Pholiota (Fortify Carry Weight, Invisibility, Regenerate Magicka) – Great for garden farming. |
| Classic Damage | Deathbell + River Betty + Salt Pile (Damage Health, Slow, Resist Fire) |
V. The Master Alchemist’s Final Notes
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Material Havens: These locations are alchemy paradises:
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Blackreach: Abundant in Crimson Nirnroot, Gleamblossom, and various common fungi.
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The Rift (Forests): Filled with Canis Root, Mora Tapinella, and Scaly Pholiota.
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Solitude & Hjaalmarch Swamps: Rich in Deathbell and Namira’s Rot.
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Hearthfire Greenhouses/Planters: Grow your own high-value ingredients like Creep Cluster, Mora Tapinella, and Scaly Pholiota.
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Low-Cost, High-Profit Recipes:
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Mora Tapinella + Scaly Pholiota + Creep Cluster: Easily farmed, high value.
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Blue Mountain Flower + Blue Butterfly Wing + Hanging Moss: Common ingredients, solid value.
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Snowberries + Blue Butterfly Wing: Simple, effective for Fortify Enchanting potions.
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The Ultimate Goal – The Fortify Restoration Loop:
This is the path to becoming a god.-
Brew a Potion of Fortify Restoration (e.g., Cyrodilic Spadetail + Salt Pile).
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Drink the potion.
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While under its effect, equip gear that grants Fortify Alchemy.
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The boosted Alchemy gear lets you brew a stronger Fortify Restoration potion.
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Repeat steps 2-4. After a few cycles, your potion strength becomes astronomical.
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Result: Potions worth tens of thousands of gold and gear with impossibly high stats. You have transcended mortality.
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This list encompasses all the core and practical alchemical combinations in the game. Master it, and you command the very essence of life and death in Skyrim. Now go forth and create your alchemical legacy, Master!

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