There are a small number of quests that, upon completion, boost your Alchemy skill.If you wish to find other ingredients with the same alchemy effects without searching through this guide, just click the effect to find a list of those particular ingredients. At an altar southeast of Winterhold, next to Rundi’s corpse.In an apothecary’s satchel near the water east-southeast of Winterhold, next to two skeletons.On the Alchemy Lab found just east of Dragon Bridge (southwest of Solitude).On the Alchemy Lab in Nightcaller Temple (east of Dawnstar).On an altar at Evergreen Grove (northwest of Falkreath).On a shelf in Boulderfall Cave, a location just west of Shor’s Stone (which is north of Riften).In a chest in Journeyman’s Nook, located southeast of Winterhold.On a shelf behind the counter of the Hag’s Cure in Markarth.Just beyond the door next to the Alchemy Lab in Arcadia’s Cauldron of Whiterun.At Sinderion’s Field Laboratory (in Blackreach, southwest of Winterhold).

In the lab in The Midden (a dungeon under the College of Winterhold).

On the corpse of an alchemist at Clearpine Pond (found west of Solitude).

In the corner of Grave Concoctions in Falkreath.On a tree stump in an alchemist’s camp just north of Evergreen Grove (northwest of Falkreath).On the counter to your right as you enter Bard’s College.On a table in Anise’s Cabin in Falkreath.Near a lever in Dead Crone Rock, found west of Markarth.In the lower level of Forsaken Cave in The Pale, found near the White Phial during the “White Phial” quest.In the second floor bedroom of Honningbrew Meadery in Whiterun, on a table.On a bookshelf found behind an expert locked door in Harmugstahl, a dungeon in The Reach.The second floor of New Gnisis Cornerclub in Windhelm, on a table.Below you’ll find the locations for said books, though you only get the boost upon your first read. There are five books to be found throughout Skyrim that enhance your Alchemy skill upon reading. Doing this allows you to wear five pieces of enchanted apparel at once as opposed to the usual limit of four. Ingredients are self-explanatory they are items that are ingredients to be used in potions. Falmers’ helmets can be found in Mzinchaleft (pictured below), just southwest of Dawnstar, or on random Falmer corpses. Skyrims Alchemy system can be broken down into several key components ingredients, potions, and poisons. Remember that both your Smithing and Enchanting skills have to be maxed out to achieve such numbers, and this is no easy task.įor console players, we also recommend enchanting a Falmer’s Helmet and a Circlet and wearing both at the same time. This allows you to further increase the Fortify Alchemy enchantments, though the ingredients needed to make potions that increase your Enchanting skills may be hard to obtain and such potions only increase the maximum effect given by a piece of gear from 25% to 29%. You can boost your Enchanting skill even more by drinking specific potions. You can also get the Ring of Pure Mixtures from the Forsaken Cave as part of a quest given by Frida from Dawnstar, but if you give the ring to her, you’ll have to steal it back or loot it from her corpse in order to disenchant it. You can find pre-enchanted gear randomly at shops or in the wild, but if you wish to take chance out of the picture, accept the “Mourning Never Comes” quest (given by Astrid of the Dark Brotherhood) and complete the optional objective along with the rest of the quest to receive Muiri’s Ring. You can disenchant gear that has the Fortify Alchemy enchantment in order to learn this skill and then use it as you wish on headgear, necklaces, rings, and gloves.

Skyrim alchemy recipes by ingredients