
Just don't get too comfortable with the bodies because, you know, that's gross. Doing this repeatedly will help increase your level in this magic skill set. Obviously this won't start filling soul gems, but the game will still recognize the bodies as viable targets. Since the game considers dead bodies to still be targets for Conjuration spells, Soul Trap can be cast upon the bodies.

Happy barbecuing, folks.Using the Soul Trap spell is an effective way to level up Conjuration. For example, after a few hits from a fully augmented, dual-casted Ignite spell, an assailant could potentially be facing a world-ending 126 damage per second for the low, low cost of only 180 Magicka.Īll this in mind, Ignite is undisputedly the most destructive Destruction spell available in Skyrim. This is important to note, because Ignite can be stacked limitlessly upon an enemy.

Dual-cast this spell, and you’re suddenly packing a military grade flamethrower at 42 damage per second, in total equating to 630 points of damage after 15 seconds!Īt a base cost of 30 Magicka, this spell costs virtually nothing to cast.

However, if the Dragonborn learns the correct string of perks, (Augmented Flames 1 and 2, Aspect of Terror, Intense Flames) this can be boosted to a spicy 21 damage per second for 15 seconds. Initially, Ignite does 4 points of damage per second for 15 seconds, which is quite unimpressive. This apprentice-level Destruction spell is a sleeping tank of nuclear napalm requiring diligent work to fully realize its peak infernal capabilities. Below is a list of my top 10 picks for the best spells in Skyrim.

Gribble’s transformation from birthday party magician to ferocious warlock has clued me into a wonderful world of wizardry. I’ve since abandoned my previous disdain against all things witchcraft and wizardry, starting a new Dark Elf character simply named Gribble. I would cackle with glee as some dungeon pyromancer, eyes wide with terror, would soil their robes as my heavily-armored harbinger of death would shatter their wall of flame and push a hot helping of daedric steel into their guts. Why shoot some cute little sparks out of my fingertips when a couple of well-placed swings could split an enemy down the middle like a hot dog meeting a buzzsaw?įrom my perspective, those nerds freezing their soul gems off over at the College of Winterhold were a bunch of crackpot old fools teaching each other magic tricks. My master blacksmith, longsword-wielding Redguard warrior Mike Rotch was a man of action. I’ll be up front, my first odyssey through Skyrim ( one of our top 10 games of the decade) was spent largely ignoring the art of spellcasting.
