Skyrim has been around for over a decade and people still play the game with its vast library of mods and enhancements over the years. It has a diehard and loyal fanbase who swear by the game’s replayability to this day. Here we will explain how to enhance your experience by teaching you the best enchanting potion Skyrim has to offer for buffs.
With its staggering size and countless options for gameplay, Skyrim continues to be playable for a lot of people. It also has one of the most active and vibrant modding communities in gaming and that adds so much to a game that’s over a decade old.
In this article, we’ll show you how to enhance your Skyrim gaming even more by giving you access to how to create enchanting potions which can increase your abilities, armor, and resistance.
This one popular enchanting potion is called Fortify Enchanting. It’s practically a buff-to-buff and will definitely make you replay this beloved game once you try it out. Let’s begin!
Fortifying Enchantment Potion
The Fortify enchantment potion is something players take to upgrade armor, damage, Magicka, or simply to sell to trade to other players for septim, the in-game currency. It is normally used before fighting off tougher bosses in the game in order to “buff” your character. It is a completely fun way of increasing your odds of surviving those painstaking tasks of moving onto the next level of the game.
Crafting Fortify Enchanting potions may seem difficult at first, but it soon becomes second nature. When it comes to increasing one’s Enchanting skill through Alchemy, these tips should prove invaluable to any Dragonborn seeking riches or enhanced power.
What does Fortifying Enchantment Do?
This enchantment’s effects depend on what the player’s alchemy levels are. Naturally, if you are just starting out, it would be better to wait a couple of levels higher before actually using it for maximum effect.
Fortifying Enchantment Ingredients
These brews must be made with the right ingredients, just as with any potion. In addition to the DLC ingredients, most of these can be purchased from alchemy vendors across Skyrim.
While hunting for and collecting the items oneself can be very rewarding, it can also provide a great deal of satisfaction. Some can, however, be dangerous to find. If you are a beginner or a low-level player, we recommend that you stick with the Spriggan Sap, Blue Butterfly Wings, or Snowberries.
Ancestor moth wing
As part of the main Dawnguard questline, players can visit the Ancestor Glade to find Ancestor Moths, which are exclusive to the Dawnguard DLC. This ingredient can’t be bought at shops.
If you’re looking for Ancestor Moth Wings in Skyrim, you’ll need to head to the Ancestor Glade. This glade is located east of Falkreath and is home to a special type of moth called the Ancestor Moth.
These moths can be found flying around the blossoming trees in the glade, and will occasionally land on other flora. When they do, you can harvest their wings for use in alchemy. These wings can be used to make a variety of potions, most notably the Fortify Health and Fortify Magicka potions.
Blue Butterfly Wing
A large number of blue butterflies can be found throughout Skyrim’s temperate areas. You can find plenty of them outside Whiterun or Falkreath, though chasing them may require some effort. But they’re cheap to buy so we recommend just buying them.
Blue Butterfly Wings can be found by catching blue butterflies in grassy areas. You will not be able to find butterflies in the snow. A large collection of blue butterfly wings can be found in the tundra around Whiterun, in daylight, and during fair weather.
Hagraven Claw
Hargraven claws can be obtained by killing Hargravens. They are quite difficult to kill as they use powerful magic so it would be wise to just buy them at alchemy shops. Still, if you’re up for a challenge or have nothing better to do, you can just go to one of these locations: Dead Crone Rock, Hag’s End, Darklight Tower, Orphan Rock, or Blind Cliff Cave.
Snowberries
In the world of Tamriel, there are many different ingredients that can be used to create potions. One of these ingredients is Snowberries. Snowberries can be found in the wild, or they can be purchased from apothecary merchants.
Tamriel is a large and expansive place, with many different climates. One of the colder climates is found in the mountains near Riften. There, apothecary merchants sell Snowberries that have been enchanted to increase the strength of enchantments placed on items by 15%. This makes them an ideal ingredient for fortifying enchanting potions.
Spawn ash
Finding the ingredients for Spawn Ash can be difficult. However, the effects are well worth it. There are many ways to use Spawn Ash and each one has its own benefits. For example, you can use it in spells or potions to create powerful effects. You can also use it as a natural insecticide or repellent.
Spawn Ash is made from the ashes of a dead creature. To obtain these ashes, you will need to kill a number of Ash Spawns and collect their remains. Some common options for obtaining Spawn Ash are killing zombies, skeletons, or spiders.
Spriggan Sap
In Skyrim, Spriggan Sap is an essential ingredient for enchanting. If you want to keep your Enchanting skills up-to-date, then it’s important that you have access to this ingredient.
Unfortunately, you cannot get Spriggan sap from killing Spriggans. You have to buy them from vendors at a cheap price or get them free if you’re in good relations with them. Places where you can find Spriggan Sap:
- A shelf in the Arch-Mage’s Quarters at Winterhold College respawns with one.
- In College of Winterhold’s Hall of Countenance, there are two (respawns).
- The product is sold by a variety of merchants, including Arcadia, Frida, and Zaria
- In each of Honeyside and Proudspire Manor, three samples were found (does not respawn).
- Only if you sided with the Dawnguard (respawns) will you find one on a shelf in the crafting room of Fort Dawnguard
- Ansilvund Excavation
- Jorgen and Lami’s House
- Mistveil Keep
- The Ragged Flagon
- Soljund’s Sinkhole
- Tower of Mzark
Chaurus hunter antennae
These are dangerous and difficult to obtain and the problem is it isn’t sold in shops so you have to opt-out of getting them. This is unless you are an experienced player or are already at a higher level where threats don’t really matter that much to you. You can get it by killing Chaurus Hunters as they drop it when they are killed.
How to Create Fortifying Enchantment Potion?
Here are a couple of the simplest 2-ingredient potions to get you on your way quickly:
- Snowberries + any Fortify Enchanting ingredient
- Spawn Ash + any Fortify Enchanting ingredient
- Hagraven Claw + any Fortify Enchanting ingredient
- Blue Butterfly Wing + Spriggan Sap
For more complex uses and purposes e.g. selling, trading, and specific quests here are ways to make fortifying enchantment potions:
Ancestor Moth Wing + Blue Butterfly Wing + Chaurus Hunter Antennae
Combining any two of these three ingredients has the same four effects: Damage Stamina, Fortify Conjuration, Damage Magicka Regen, and Fortify Enchanting. This makes the brew highly valuable, as it can cause damage to the player’s stamina, enchanting, magical ability regeneration, and even physical health.
Blue Butterfly Wing + Snowberries + Lavender
Take advantage of a Conjuration spell, Fortify Conjuration, and use a potion to enhance Soul Trap. Fortify Conjuration allows players to trap bigger souls for more powerful enchantments while using the potion to enhance Soul Trap makes it easier to trap bigger souls.
Spriggan Sap + Blisterwort + any other Fortify Enchanting ingredient
This combination will provide Fortify Smithing and Fortify Enchanting. The Dragonborn can use this to improve their most powerful weapon or piece of armor at a workbench or grindstone, then imbue it with magnificent magic. Blisterwort can be found in damp caves or bought cheaply from vendors.
Hagraven Claw + Tundra Cotton + any other Fortify Enchanting ingredient
Tundra Cotton are plentiful in the wild outside Whiterun and can be found growing in grass that appears to have little white tufts at the top. This item, when used, will provide the player with the Fortify Barter and Fortify Enchanting effects as well as the Resist Magic effect.
Conclusion
If you’re looking for the best way to enchant your weapons and armor in Skyrim, then you’ll want to try out this enchanting potion recipe. It’s easy to make and will give you some serious boosts in power and effectiveness. So be sure to give it a try if you’re looking for ways to improve your game!
