An Alchemist gathers natural Reagents growing in the world, and mixes them with a water solvent at an Alchemy Table to create Potions. To do this, the Alchemist must find pools of water with special qualities that will yield the proper results when mixed. The grade of the solvent will determine the potency of the product.
Alchemy
All Reagents have four traits that must be discovered by usage. Combining the same trait from two or three reagents in a potion will produce that effect, the potion's magical quality. Many reagents have both positive and negative traits and a specific negative trait will "cancel out" the positive form of that trait. A skilled Alchemist learns to experiment to find the combinations of reagents that will offer the best results.
If creating powerful potions sounds like your cup of tea, then this is the craft for you. Alchemy isn't all that different from previous Elder Scrolls games. It essentially follows the same protocol: find ingredients, combine them at the appropriate station, discover recipe (traits of the ingredients), and use that recipe (combine those ingredients) over and over. Potions increase in potentcy as this skill line is leveled up, and they also have minimum character level requirements determined by the different types of water ( Solvents) used to craft the potion. Some potions will have negative properties which are supposedly reduced or eliminated by passive alchemy skills, but it is not clear that this has been implemented yet.
Alchemy is a crafting profession with many variables. With Medicinal Use and Snakeblood (passive Alchemy skills) the created potions change and vary all depending on how many skill points are learned in those skills.
Alchemy Tips
- Use the highest level solvent your character's level allows as this will greatly increase the experience gained, even if your character can't use the crafted potions.
- Make sure to always use reagents that will make a potion or poison, unknown traits that fail to match will yield minimal experience gains.
- Discovering new traits results in slightly more experience gain.
- To gain inspiration experience and special materials, craft the daily writs.
- To make Master Writs, mix 3 ingredients from the reagents list below, ensuring 2 of each buff/debuff desired is there.
ESO Reagents
Elder Scrolls Online Reagents are used in Alchemy, and sometimes even Provisioning. Some materials are unique to DLC zones and needed for the crafting of special and unique recipes. This list is updated to the latest name changes of the regions. To make Master Writ potions, simply mix 3 ingredients that match 2 of each of the desired attributes. Use the search box below to show ingredients matching your desired effect. The table is sortable by clicking on the header
Quick Search of Reagents
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Beetle Scuttle
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An ingredient for crafting potions, dropped by Assassin Beetles and Thunderbugs
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Blessed Thistle |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Blue Entoloma |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Bugloss |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Butterfly Wing
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An ingredient for crafting potions, dropped by Butterflies
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Clam Gall |
An ingredient which can be found in Giant Clams on the beaches of Summerset Isle.
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Columbine |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Corn Flower |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Found by killing dragons in Northern and Southern Elsweyr. It can only be harvested after completing the quest The Good Bits
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Found by killing dragons in Northern and Southern Elsweyr.
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Found by killing dragons in Northern and Southern Elsweyr.
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Dragonthorn |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Emetic Russula |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Fleshfly Larva
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An ingredient for crafting potions & poisons, dropped by zombies and rarely dropped by fleshflies
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Imp Stool |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Lady's Smock |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Luminous Rusula |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Mountain Flower |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Mudcrab Chitin
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An ingredient for crafting potions and poisons, rarely dropped by mudcrabs
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Namira's Rot |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Nightshade
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An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Nirnroot |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Powdered Mother of Pearl |
Powdered Mother of Pearl is an ingredient which can be found in Giant Clams on the beaches of Summerset Isle.
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Scrib Jelly
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An ingredient for crafting potions and poisons, dropped by Scribs
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Spider Egg
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An ingredient for crafting potions and poisons, dropped by Spiders
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Stinkhorn |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Torchbug Thorax
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An ingredient for crafting potions and poisons, dropped by Torchbugs
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Violet Coprinus |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Water Hyacinth |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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White Cap |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Wormwood |
An ingredient for crafting potions, gathered in the landscape
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Crimson Nirnroot |
A red plant and alchemy reagent which is always found near water sources. Timidity |
Vile Coagulant |
A rare drop from Harrowstorm encounters in Greymoor areas. Timidity |
Chaurus Egg |
A rare drop from large insect creatures in Western Skyrim and in Blackreach Caverns. Timidity |
Protection
Vitality
Restore Stamina
Increase Weapon Power
Ravage Health
Speed
Ravage Magicka
Cowardice
Invisible
Increase Spell Resist
Restore Magicka
Uncertainty
Hindrance
Vulnerability
Defile
Unstoppable
Detection
Enervation
Heroism
Increase Weapon Critical
Ravage Stamina
Entrapment
Increase Spell Critical
AnonymousCrimson Nirnroot traits are: - Timidity - Spell Critical - Gradual Ravage Health -
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Given the time played Elder Scrolls I expected the system to be the same, somehow I couldn't figure out how do you discover 2nd, 3rd and 4th trait of ingedient. Now you have to deliberately screw the potion to learn something new (e.g. new traits), which is totaly new system and oposite to learning in previous ES editions. You should mention that in a guide in a first place.
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Does anyone know the recipe for minor endurance potions they don't list the actual named buff given just a general idea of the effects
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I just added Torchbug Thorax to the list. This is my first time adding anything to any Wiki. I did my best to get the format correct, but I know I messed up at least one or two things. If the person who corrects my mistakes could let me know what they did, I would really appreciate it. The information itself, however, is correct. Thank you in advance for any help. And yes. Yes I am a newb, but I am a newb who is willing to learn.
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I don't know how to edit the page in the proper manner, but the attributes for Torchbug Thorax are as follows: Lower ArmorLower Weapon CriticalDetectionVitality
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Dragon Rheum cannot have two of the same traits enervate/enervation. Replace one with Restore Magicka.
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