Abilities (Skyrim)

Abilities in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim are defined by their passive nature. They are magical effects that increase various stats and values relative to the player.

They are determined by the player's race or obtained by completing quests and tasks throughout the game. Active abilities will appear in the Active Effects list, under Magic.

They are considered separate from Powers as they do not require activation and are not restricted to once a day use.

Armor abilities

The following are special abilities granted when wearing a full set of armor or a certain piece:

Name	Description
Nightingale Armor Full Set	Increases armor rating by 25 points if wearing all Nightingale Armor.
Shrouded Armor Full Set	Increases armor rating by 25 points if wearing all Shrouded Armor.
Boethiah's Embrace	You are able to move more quietly, and opponents that get too close take 5 points poison damage per second.

Blessings

Blessings are passive, temporary buffs that normally last for eight real-time hours of gameplay (as opposed to eight hours of in-game time). They can be obtained by praying at altars, typically located in temples. Only one blessing can be active at a time.

The Temple of the Divines located in Solitude has all the Nine Divines shrines available, with the exception of the Shrine of Talos as his worship is currently banned in the Empire. If the Civil War is completed in favor of the Stormcloaks, a Shrine of Talos will be added to the temple in Solitude.

The following is a list of the blessings and locations that can be obtained from altars and temples around Skyrim. Some blessings listed here can only be obtained with the inclusion of Dawnguard and Dragonborn add-ons.

Name	Description	Shrine
Skyrim
Blessing of Akatosh	Magicka regenerates 10% faster.	Shrine of Akatosh
Blessing of Arkay	Increases your health by 25 points.	Shrine of Arkay
Blessing of Dibella	+10 Speechcraft.	Shrine of Dibella
Blessing of Julianos	Increases your Magicka by 25 points.	Shrine of Julianos
Blessing of Kynareth	Increases your Stamina by 25 points.	Shrine of Kynareth
Blessing of Mara	Healing spells restore 10% more.	Shrine of Mara
Blessing of Nocturnal	You are 10% harder to detect.	Shrine of Nocturnal
Blessing of Stendarr	Block 10% more damage with your shield.	Shrine of Stendarr
Blessing of Talos	Time between shouts is reduced by 20%.	Shrine of Talos
Blessing of Zenithar	Prices are 10% better.	Shrine of Zenithar
Dawnguard
Blessing of Auriel DG	You are 10% more effective with missile weapons.	Shrine of Auriel
Dragonborn
Blessing of Azura DB	Resist 10% of magic.	Raven Rock Temple
Blessing of Boethiah DB	One Handed weapons do more 10% damage.	Raven Rock Temple
Blessing of Mephala DB	Prices are 10% better.	Raven Rock Temple

Meditation on the Words of Power

These are made available by talking to Paarthurnax. Only one can be active at a time.

Name	Description
Eternal Spirit 00E827D	While Ethereal, you recover health 25% faster.
Force Without Effort 00E8281	You stagger 25% less and foes stagger 25% more.
The Fire Within 00E8282	Your Fire Breath shout deals 25% more damage.

Quest abilities

The following are permanent abilities granted at the conclusion of particular quests.

Name	Description	Quest
Agent of Dibella 0010A766	You do more combat damage to the opposite sex.	The Heart of Dibella
Agent of Mara 000CC79A	15% Resist Magicka.	The Book of Love
Ancient Knowledge 0010EB60	Knowledge gained from the Lexicon gives you a 25% bonus while wearing Dwarven Armor and Smithing increases 15% faster.	Unfathomable Depths
Dragon Infusion 000F5FFA	You take 25% less melee damage from Dragons.	Dragon Research
Prowler's Profit † 00F20BE	Anywhere gems might be found, members of the Thieves Guild always seem to find a few more.	No Stone Unturned
Sailor's Repose 000D397F	Healing spells cure 10% more.	Granted from Frostflow Lighthouse
Sinderion's Serendipity 0010BF09	25% chance to create a duplicate when creating a potion.	A Return To Your Roots
Archmage's Authority ‡	Better prices with members of the College of Winterhold.	The Eye of Magnus
Gift of the Gab ‡	Speech skill increases 15% faster.	Tending the Flames

† While it is not listed in Active Effects, this is in fact active once obtained.
‡ These abilities are listed in the Skyrim Official Game Guide, however the Gift of the Gab and Archmage's Authority are not included in the game whatsoever.

Racial abilities

The following are abilities inherent to certain races of Skyrim. Not all races are mutually exclusive: i.e., the player can be a Vampire or a Werewolf in addition to whichever starting race was chosen. It is, however, impossible to be both a Vampire and a Werewolf simultaneously.

Race	Ability	Description	ID
Altmer	Highborn	High Elves are born with 50 extra magicka.	00105F16
Argonian	Resist Disease	Your Argonian blood gives you 50% resistance to disease.	00104ACF
Argonian	Water Breathing	Your Argonian lungs can breath 'underwater.	000AA01B
Bosmer	Resist Disease and Poison	Your Bosmer blood gives you 50% resistance to poison and disease.	000AA025
Breton	Magic Resistance	Your Breton blood grants a 25% resistance to magic.	000AA01f
Dunmer	Resist Fire	Your Dunmer blood gives you 50% resistance to fire.	000AA021
Imperial	Imperial Luck	Wherever there is gold to be found, Imperials seem to find a little more (10% extra).	000EB7EB
Khajiit	Claws	Khajiit claws do 15 points of damage. †	000AA01E
Nord	Resist Frost	Your Nord blood gives you 50% resistance to frost.	000AA020
Redguard	Resist Poison	Your Redguard blood gives you 50% resistance to poison.	000AA023
Vampire	Champion of the Night	Illusion spells cast by a Vampire are 25% more powerful.	000F5B54
Vampire	Nightstalker's Footsteps	Vampires are 25% harder to detect while sneaking.	?
Vampire	Resist Disease	Your Vampiric blood gives you 100% resistance to disease.	000ED0A8
Vampire	Resist Frost	Your Vampiric blood gives you 25% resistance to frost. ‡	?
Vampire	Resist Poison	Your Vampiric blood gives you 100% resistance to poison.	0010fB30
Vampire	Weakness to Fire	Your Vampiric blood makes you 25% more vulnerable to fire. ‡	?
Werewolf	Resist Disease	Your beast blood gives you 100% resistance to disease.	000F5BA0
Werewolf	Werewolf Claws	Unarmed strikes do x additional damage.	?

† The effect magnitude is actually 12 points, despite the text saying 15 points
‡ This ability increases by 25% each day a Vampire goes without feeding, to a maximum of 100% after three full days.

Standing Stones abilities

Only one of the following passive abilities can be active at a time. They can be acquired by visiting the desired Guardian Stone and activating it.

Name	Description	Effect
The Apprentice Stone	Those under the sign of The Apprentice recover Magicka faster, but are more susceptible to Magicka damage.	100% Magicka regeneration 100% weakness to Magicka
The Atronach Stone	Those under the sign of The Atronach absorb a portion of incoming spell damage and have a larger pool of Magicka, but recover it more slowly.	50% Spell Absorption +50 Magicka Magicka regenerates 50% slower
The Lady Stone	Those under the sign of The Lady regenerate Health and Stamina more quickly.	Regenerate health and stamina 25% faster
The Lord Stone	Those under the sign of The Lord are more resistant to both Magicka and physical damage.	50 Armor 25% Magic Resistance
The Lover Stone	Those under the sign of The Lover always feel a Lover's Comfort. (All skills improve faster).	Learn all skills 15% faster
The Mage Stone	Those under the sign of The Mage will learn all magic skills 20% faster.	Learn Mage skills 20% faster
The Steed Stone	Those under the sign of The Steed can carry more and do not suffer a movement penalty from armor.	100 extra carrying capacity No movement penalty is applied due to armor Equipped armor is weightless
The Thief Stone	Those under the sign of The Thief will learn all stealth skills 20% faster.	Learn Thief skills 20% faster
The Warrior Stone	Those under the sign of The Warrior will learn all combat skills 20% faster.	Learn Warrior skills 20% faster

Temporary abilities

These are similar to blessings in that they are temporary in nature, but they can be active at the same time as any of the blessings.

Name	Description	Location
Blood of the Ancients DG	Your Vampiric Drain spell absorbs Magicka and Stamina from your victims for x days	Drinking from the Bloodstone Chalice in Castle Volkihar.
Dragonslayer's Blessing	10% increased Critical Hit chance vs. Dragons for 5 days	Asking Esbern about the blessing after "Alduin's Wall".
Rested	All skills improve 5% faster for eight hours.	Sleep in any bed.
Well Rested	All skills improve 10% faster for eight hours.	Sleep in a bed you own or rent.
Lover's Comfort	All skills improve 15% faster for eight hours.	Sleep in the house where your spouse lives.
Father's Love HF	Healing spells and potions add 25% extra health for eight hours	Sleep in the same house as an adopted child.
Mother's Love HF	Healing spells and potions add 25% extra health for eight hours	Sleep in the same house as an adopted child.
Tainted Blood of the Ancients DG	Your Vampiric Drain spell absorbs Magicka and Stamina from your victims for 1 day, but at the cost of 30 less health.	Drinking from the spring in Redwater Den.
The Gift of Charity	Speechcraft is increased by 10 points for one hour.	Donate 1 Septim to a beggar.
Vampiric Blood Rested DG	10% Resist Magic effect.	Sleeping in a coffin as a vampire.
Voice of the Sky	Animals will neither attack nor flee from you for 24 hours of actual gameplay.	Reading the 10 Etched Tablets on the Seven Thousand Steps.
Weakened Soul DG	Health, Magicka and Stamina recover slowly while in the Soul Cairn and are reduced by 45 points.	Become partially soul trapped during "Chasing Echoes".

参考文献

Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Official Game Guide

関連項目

• Powers
• Blessings (Skyrim)
• Guardian Stones
• Spell Tome