Alchemy is a skill that focuses on crafting potions and poisons in Skyrim. These potions and poisons can then be used for different purposes and effects in the game.
Potions in Skyrim have various effects ranging from health restoration to damage buffs, from poison resistance to magic resistance. Knowing how a potion is crafted is a skill in itself. Every potion has different recipe ingredients that need to be collected before you can craft it. Some ingredients are easy to acquire, while others require you to traverse the map and defeat enemies along the way to access those ingredients. Remember that potions have a time duration of effectiveness, so players should be somewhat careful when using them.
In this article, we shall list 10 of the best alchemy potions, their recipes in Skyrim, and their effects and ingredients (how to get them). You can also check our full Skyrim alchemy potion recipe guide for the list of all the potion recipes.
Potion of Enchanting
This potion is helpful in not only casting enchantments on players’ armor and weapons but also increasing the duration and effect. The Potion of Enchanting increases the enchantment time of a spell by 60 seconds. It also increases the effect of applied enchantment to some degree.
| Recipe Ingredients | Where to get the Ingredients |
| Blisterwort | Chillwind Depths (Hjaalmarch), Blackreach |
| Snowberries | Around Nightingale Inn |
| Spriggan Sap | At Honeyside (Riften) or at Proudspire Manor (Solitude) |
Potion of Smithing
Smithing isn’t a fan-favorite for people until they understand the importance of upgrading their arsenal. In Skyrim, there is more to smithing than people might think. Using The Potion of Smithing allows players to craft armor and weapons that are above their current level.
| Recipe Ingredients | Where to get the Ingredients |
| Sabercat Tooth | Kill Sabre Cats in Snowy Mountains |
| Spriggan Sap | At Honeyside (Riften) or at Proudspire Manor (Solitude) |
Potion of invisibility
Invisibility is every player’s favorite ability. To pass every enemy without even being noticed is something you would always want to do. The Potion of Invisibility grants players wishes in this regard. With a time limit, you can take full advantage of being invisible and go to places undetected.
| Recipe Ingredients | Where to get the Ingredients |
| Vampire Dust | Autumnwatch Tower, Boneyard |
| Ice Wraith Teeth | Arcadia’s Cauldron, Elgrim’s Elixir, Dropped by Ice Wraiths |
| Chaurus Egg | Dropped by Chaurus and Chaurus Reapers, Falmer hives |
Potion to Fortify Archery
As the name suggests, the Fortify Archery potion will increase the damage and range of players’ arrows. An alchemy potion that amplifies your weapon’s damage is always useful to keep in your pocket.
| Recipe Ingredients | Where to get the Ingredients |
| Elves Ear | Dragonsreach (Whiterun), Castle Dour (Solitude) |
| Spider Egg | Harmugstahl, Ironbind Barrow |
The Damage Increase + Stamina Regeneration Potion
This alchemy potion grants players two different effects that aid one another in some way. The potion increases the player’s two-handed weapon damage while also increasing stamina regeneration. If you love close combat with heavy weapons, this may be the ideal potion for you. Being a double-effect potion also means this potion grants you more alchemy experience. So it is a win, however you look at it.
| Recipe Ingredients | Where to find it |
| Troll Fat | Alchemy merchants |
| Bee | Under the ramp of Bannermist Tower, Honeystrand Cave |
| Fly Amanita | Found in all caves and mines |
Regeneration Brew
Regeneration brew is a multi-purpose potion. This alchemy potion regenerates your health along with Magicka. Instead of crafting two separate potions, this one potion can do the trick.
| Recipe Ingredients | Where to get the Ingredients |
| Garlic | Thalmor Embassy (Haafingar), Vittoria Vici’s House (Solitude) |
| Salt Pile | Barrels and sacks, can be bought from merchants |
Potion of Resist Magic
Potion of Resist Magic grants the players temporary immunity to any form of magic attack. This includes all the elements in Skyrim. Usually, players have to wear armor that defends in one or two elements, but this potion will give players total immunity to magic.
| Recipe Ingredients | Where to get the Ingredients |
| Gleamblossom | Caves, Darkfall Cave (Markarth) |
| Lavender | Grassy Plains, In a vase behind the throne (Blue Palace) |
Potion of Fortify, Restore, and Regenerate Magicka
This potion is the ultimate mage potion in Skyrim. Not only does this potion increase your Magicka capacity, but it also lessens the cost of Magicka and regenerates Magicka over time. A multi-purpose potion that also grants more Alchemy exp.
| Recipe Ingredients | Where to get the Ingredients |
| Moon Sugar | Outside Whiterun, Riften, Solitude |
| Red Mountain Flower | Paths along mountains |
| Jazbay Grapes | Eastmarch, merchants |
Potion of Regenerate Health and Invisibility
A potion in case you find yourself in a situation where your health is critical, and you are having trouble tackling the enemies. Drink this potion and run away or run to a better hiding spot while simultaneously restoring health at every passing second. Crafting this potion grants additional Alchemy exp as well.
| Recipe Ingredients | Where to get the Ingredients |
| Vampire Dust | Autumnwatch Tower, Boneyard |
| Luna Moth Wing | Near Whitewatch Tower, East of Whiterun |
Ultimate Healing Potion
Ultimate Healing potion not only heals you but also cures any type of disease, regenerates stamina, and grants resistance to any type of poison. This potion will also give more exp to your Alchemy skill.
| Recipe Ingredients | Where to get the Ingredients |
| Eye of Sabre Cat | Loot from Sabre Cats, Alchemy merchants |
| Mudcrab Chitin | Along riverbanks and lakeshores, Pale Imperial Camp (Dawnstar) |
