How to Get Overpowered Enchantments in Skyrim

The path to becoming a master enchanter in Skyrim and creating overpowered enchantments involves a strategic combination of skill leveling, perk allocation, potion crafting, and gear optimization. This guide details the process to make the most powerful items imaginable, turning your Dragonborn into an unstoppable force. In essence, you’ll exploit a loop involving alchemy and enchanting to exponentially increase the strength of your creations.

The Core Strategy: Alchemy and Enchanting Loop

The core of creating overpowered enchantments lies in a clever exploit (or intended game mechanic, depending on your perspective) that leverages the synergy between Alchemy and Enchanting. Here’s the breakdown:

1. Level Alchemy and Enchanting: Raise both skills to at least level 50, but ideally 100. The higher these skills, the more powerful the effects. You can level Alchemy quickly by mass-producing potions with readily available ingredients like Creep Cluster, Scaly Pholiota, and Mora Tapinella. For Enchanting, disenchanting items you don’t need is key, along with creating and selling enchanted items.

2. Acquire Fortify Alchemy Enchantments: Search for items with the Fortify Alchemy enchantment (e.g., Hood, Ring, Necklace, Gloves). Disenchant one to learn the enchantment.

3. Craft Fortify Alchemy Gear: Enchant four pieces of gear (Helmet/Circlet, Gloves, Necklace, Ring) with the Fortify Alchemy enchantment. Use Grand Soul Gems filled with Grand Souls (Mammoths, Giants, etc.) for maximum effect.

4. Create a Fortify Restoration Potion: Gather ingredients like Salt Pile, Cyrodilic Spadetail, Abecean Longfin, and Small Antlers. Create a Fortify Restoration potion.

5. The Exploit:

   • Drink the Fortify Restoration potion.
   • Immediately equip the Fortify Alchemy gear. The potion will amplify the enchantment.
   • Open the menu to view your equipment. Without closing the menu, unequip each piece of Fortify Alchemy gear. The amplified enchantment effect will persist.
   • Close the menu and immediately re-open it. Re-equip the same Fortify Alchemy gear. The stacking effect will continue.
   • Repeat this potion-equip-unequip-requip process a few times (3-5 repetitions is usually sufficient). The enchantments become exponentially stronger.
   • Important: After the desired amplification, remove all Fortify Alchemy gear. Craft a new Fortify Enchanting potion while the amplified Alchemy bonuses are in effect.

6. Create a Fortify Enchanting Potion: Use ingredients like Spriggan Sap, Blue Butterfly, and Hagraven Claw. This potion will be significantly stronger due to the boosted Alchemy skill achieved through the previous exploit.

7. Enchant God-Tier Gear: Drink the Fortify Enchanting potion, then enchant your desired gear with the enchantments you want. Now, you’ll achieve enchantments far beyond normal limits. Fortify Smithing, Fortify Archery, Fortify Magicka, and Resist Magic are popular choices. Again, use Grand Soul Gems filled with Grand Souls.

Important Notes

• The Math: The game’s internal math can cause some enchantments to hit an integer limit. While the enchantments are incredibly powerful, they may display as lower values than expected. Experimentation and incremental increases during the exploit process are key.
• Restoration Potion Loop Fix: Bethesda has addressed the Restoration Potion loop. This process may not work in the newest versions of Skyrim.
• Soul Gems: Always use Grand Soul Gems filled with Grand Souls for enchanting. They provide the most potent effects. Black Soul Gems also work, but are considered evil.
• Perks: Invest heavily in the Enchanting and Alchemy skill trees, especially perks that increase potion and enchantment strength.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What are the best enchantments to use for an overpowered build?

Some of the best enchantments include Fortify Archery, Fortify One-Handed, Fortify Two-Handed, Fortify Magicka, Fortify Health, Fortify Stamina, Fortify Smithing, Fortify Alchemy, Resist Magic, and Resist Fire/Frost/Shock. The specific enchantments will depend on your character build.

2. How can I level Enchanting and Alchemy quickly?

• Enchanting: Disenchant every enchanted item you find. Craft iron daggers and enchant them with petty soul gems for fast leveling. Train the skill by paying an Enchanter.
• Alchemy: Craft potions in bulk. Use readily available ingredients like Creep Cluster, Scaly Pholiota, and Mora Tapinella to create potions and sell them. Use a trainer to increase the skill.

3. What perks are essential in the Enchanting skill tree?

Essential perks include Enchanter (all ranks), Insightful Enchanter, Corpus Enchanter, Extra Effect, and the elemental enchantment perks (Fire Enchanter, Frost Enchanter, Storm Enchanter) if you focus on elemental damage.

4. What perks are essential in the Alchemy skill tree?

Essential perks include Alchemist (all ranks), Physician, Benefactor, and Experimenter. The poison perks (Poisoner, Concentrated Poison) are useful if you plan on using poisons.

5. How do Soul Gems work, and why are they important?

Soul Gems are containers for capturing the souls of creatures. When you kill a creature with the Soul Trap spell or enchantment, its soul fills an empty soul gem in your inventory. The size of the soul gem determines the strength of the enchantment or recharging effect. Grand Soul Gems with Grand Souls provide the most powerful enchantments.

6. What is the best way to obtain Grand Soul Gems and Grand Souls?

You can find empty Grand Soul Gems in dungeons, from vendors, or craft them at the Atronach Forge. Fill them with Grand Souls by using the Soul Trap spell or enchantment on creatures like Mammoths, Giants, or Hagravens. Reanimate corpses with Necromantic spells to Soul Trap them afterwards.

7. Can I enchant the same item with multiple enchantments?

Yes, the Extra Effect perk in the Enchanting skill tree allows you to put two enchantments on a single item. This is crucial for creating truly overpowered gear.

8. What is the best way to find items with the Fortify Alchemy enchantment?

Look for items with the Fortify Alchemy enchantment in general stores, alchemy shops, and loot chests. Specific merchants may have a higher chance of stocking them. Random encounters in the world may also provide the needed loot. Be sure to check every shop at every level to ensure that you do not miss any Fortify Alchemy loot.

9. Is there a limit to how strong enchantments can become?

Yes, there is a soft cap due to the game’s integer limits. However, even with the cap, enchantments can become incredibly powerful, far exceeding normal levels.

10. What other skills synergize well with Enchanting and Alchemy?

Smithing is an excellent companion skill, as you can craft high-quality gear to enchant. Speech helps you sell enchanted items for more gold. Sneak and Archery or Melee can be used to utilize your enchanted weapons.

11. Can I use this exploit to create potions that level skills instantly?

Yes, but be cautious. Creating extremely powerful potions can sometimes cause glitches or unexpected behavior in the game. Moderate use is recommended.

12. Does the race of my character affect enchanting?

No, the race of your character does not directly affect enchanting. However, some races have starting skill bonuses that can give you a slight head start.

13. Are there any quests that reward items or abilities that boost Enchanting or Alchemy?

Yes, several quests provide skill books or unique items that can help. Completing the College of Winterhold questline can lead to powerful magical items and knowledge.

14. What is the best way to recharge enchanted weapons?

Use Soul Gems of appropriate size. Petty Soul Gems can recharge weapons with small charges. Use Grand Soul Gems for maximum effectiveness. The Soul Siphon perk in the Conjuration skill tree allows you to automatically recharge weapons when you kill creatures with spells.

15. Is it possible to create equipment that makes me invincible?

While true invincibility is not possible, you can create gear that provides extremely high Resist Magic and Resist Elemental Damage, making you incredibly resistant to most forms of damage. Combine this with high Armor Rating and Fortify Health, and you’ll be nearly unkillable.

By mastering the Alchemy and Enchanting loop, you can craft equipment that turns your character into a force to be reckoned with, trivializing even the most challenging encounters in Skyrim. Embrace the power, Dragonborn, and forge your legend! For more on the educational aspects of gaming, check out the Games Learning Society at GamesLearningSociety.org.