There is a small important detail that many players ignore that is helpful for them to survive in the desperate world of The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim. If players take some time to learn to use the alchemy table, it will be the most beneficial thing in the long run. For a while, the alchemy table was seen as a very complex mechanic of the entire game but actually, it is not. This guide will help you to learn the use of the alchemy table in a very simplified manner.
Use of the Alchemy table in Elder Scroll V: Skyrim
The Alchemy table can be found in major settlements of the game that make potions and poisons. There are various types of potions and poisons that you can create from different ingredients. These ingredients can be found in the vast area/map of the game as you progress. You can also purchase these ingredients from merchants if you are facing trouble in finding them. First, we will learn every aspect of potions and then poisons:
More about potions
Potions will help you to stand out in unexpected scenarios of the game. Some potions are very useful in battles, while others are useful in many other different scenarios, such as sneaking, etc. For example, a health potion is used when you are low on health, and you need to regain health faster. Here’s the complete list of every possible potion you can create by using any two ingredients from the following:
| Effect of the potion | Ingredients used to make potion |
| Cure Disease Potion | Charred Skeever Hide. Felsaad Tern Feathers. Hawk Feathers. Mudcrab Chitin. Vampire Dust. |
| Fortify Alteration Potion | Burnt Spriggan Wood. Grass Pod. River Betty. Spriggan Sap. |
| Fortify Barter Potion | Butterfly Wing. Dragon’s Tongue. Hagraven Claw. Tundra Cotton. |
| Fortify Block Potion | Bleeding Crown. Boar Tusk. Briar Heart. Honeycomb. Pearl. Slaughterfish Scales. Tundra Cotton. |
| Fortify Carry Weight Potion | Creep Cluster. Giant’s Toe. Hawk Beak. Netch Jelly. Poison Bloom. River Betty. Scaly Pholiota. Trama Root. Wisp Wrappings. |
| Fortify Conjuration Potion | Ancestor Moth Wing. Berit’s Ashes. Blue Butterfly Wing. Blue Mountain Flower. Bone Meal. Chaurus Hunter Antennae. Frost Salts. Hagraven Feathers. Lavender. |
| Fortify Destruction Potion | Ash Creep Cluster. Beehive Husk. Ectoplasm. Glow Dust. Glowing Mushroom. Nightshade. Wisp Wrappings. |
| Fortify Enchanting Potion | Ancestor Moth Wing. Blue Butterfly Wing. Chaurus Hunter Antennae. Hagraven Claw. Snowberries. Spawn Ash. Spriggan Sap. |
| Fortify Health Potion | Bear Claws. Blue Mountain Flower. Boar Tusk.Giant’s Toe. Glowing Mushroom. Hanging Moss. Wheat. Yellow Mountain Flower. |
| Fortify Heavy ArmorPotion | Ice Wraith Teeth. Sabre Cat Tooth. Slaughterfish Scales. Thistle Branch. White Cap. |
| Fortify Illusion Potion | Dragon’s Tongue. Dwarven Oil. Mora Tapinella. Scaly Pholiota. Taproot. |
| Fortify Light Armor Potion | Ash Hopper Jelly. Beehive Husk. Felsaad Tern Feathers. Hawk Feathers. Honeycomb. Luna Moth Wing. Skeever Tail. |
| Fortify Lockpicking Potion | Ashen Grass Pod. Falmer Ear. Namira’s Rot. Pine Thrush Egg. Spider Egg. |
| Fortify Magicka Potion | Briar Heart. Ectoplasm. Emperor Parasol Moss. Fine-Cut Void Salts. Histcarp. Jazbay Grapes. Red Mountain Flower. Salmon Roe. Tundra Cotton. Void Salts. |
| Fortify Marksman Potion | Canis Root. Elves Ear. Juniper Berries. Spider Egg. |
| Fortify One-Handed Potion | Bear Claws. Canis Root. Hanging Moss. Hawk Feathers. Rock Warbler Egg. Small Pearl. |
| Fortify Pickpocket Potion | Blue Dartwing. Nordic Barnacle. Orange Dartwing. Slaughterfish Egg. |
| Fortify Restoration Potion | Abecean Longfin. Cyrodilic Spadetail. Salt Pile. Small Antlers. Small Pearl. Yellow Mountain Flower. |
| Fortify Smithing Potion | Blisterwort. Glowing Mushroom. Sabre Cat Tooth. Spriggan Sap. |
| Fortify Sneak Potion | Abecean Longfin. Ashen Grass Pod. Beehive Husk. Frost Mirriam. Hawk Feathers. Human Flesh. Powdered Mammoth Tusk. Purple Mountain Flower. |
| Fortify Stamina Potion | Boar Tusk. Chaurus Eggs. Garlic.Large Antlers. Lavender. Slaughterfish Egg. Torchbug Thorax. |
| Fortify Two-Handed Potion | Dragon’s Tongue. Emperor Parasol Moss. Fly Amanita. Troll Fat. |
| Invisibility Potion | Ash Creep Cluster. Chaurus Eggs. Crimson Nirnroot. Ice Wraith Teeth. Luna Moth Wing. Nirnroot. Vampire Dust. |
| Regenerate Health Potion | Emperor Parasol Moss. Garlic. Gleamblossom. Juniper Berries. Luna Moth Wing. Namira’s Rot. Nordic Barnacle. Vampire Dust. |
| Regenerate Magicka Potion | Dwarven Oil. Fire Salts. Garlic. Jazbay Grapes. Moon Sugar. Salmon Roe. Salt Pile. Taproot. |
| Regenerate Stamina Potion | Bee. Fly Amanita. Mora Tapinella. Scaly Pholiota. |
| Resist Fire Potion | Ash Creep Cluster. Ashen Grass Pod. Berit’s Ashes. Bone Meal. Dragon’s Tongue. Elves Ear. Fire Salts. Fly Amanita. Mudcrab Chitin. Snowberries. Spawn Ash. |
| Resist Frost Potion | Frost Mirriam. Frost Salts. Hawk Beak. Moon Sugar. Purple Mountain Flower. Silverside Perch. Slaughterfish Scales. Small Pearl. Snowberries.T histle Branch. |
| Resist Magic Potion | Bleeding Crown. Chicken’s Egg. Crimson Nirnroot. Felsaad Tern Feathers. Fine-Cut Void Salts. Gleamblossom. Hagraven Claw. Hawk’s Egg. Lavender. Nirnroot. Tundra Cotton. Void Salts. Wisp Wrappings. |
| Resist Poison Potion | Beehive Husk. Charred Skeever Hide. Falmer Ear. Garlic. Grass Pod. Mudcrab Chitin. Slaughterfish Egg. Thistle Branch. Troll Fat. Yellow Mountain Flower. |
| Resist Shock Potion | Ash Hopper Jelly. Blue Dartwing. Glow Dust. Glowing Mushroom. Hawk Beak.Pearl. Pine Thrush Egg. Snowberries. Swamp Fungal Pod. |
| Restore Health Potion | Ash Hopper Jelly. Blisterwort. Blue Dartwing. Blue Mountain Flower. Butterfly Wing. Charred Skeever Hide. Daedra Heart. Eye of Sabre Cat. Felsaad Tern Feathers. Imp Stool. Rock Warbler Egg. Swamp Fungal Pod. Wheat. |
| Restore Magicka Potion | Briar Heart. Creep Cluster. Dwarven Oil. Ectoplasm. Elves Ear. Fire Salts. Frost Salts. Giant Lichen. Grass Pod. Human Flesh. Moon Sugar. Mora Tapinella. Pearl. Red Mountain Flower. Taproot. Vampire Dust. White Cap. |
| Restore Stamina Potion | Bear Claws. Bee. Charred Skeever Hide. Eye of Sabre Cat. Hawk Beak. Histcarp. Honeycomb. Large Antlers. Mudcrab Chitin. Netch Jelly. Orange Dartwing. Pearl. Pine Thrush Egg. Powdered Mammoth Tusk. Purple Mountain Flower. Sabre Cat Tooth. Salmon Roe. Silverside Perch. Small Pearl. Torchbug Thorax. Wisp Wrappings. |
| Water Breathing Potion | Chicken’s Egg. Fish. Hawk’s Egg. Histcarp. Nordic Barnacle. Salmon Roe. |
More about Poisons
Poisons can be applied to your weapon, and every time you hit someone, he will be infected by the effect of the poison currently applied. Damage Stamina Poison will reduce the stamina of the enemy, that will give you an advantage. Just like potions, poisons are also created by mixing up any two ingredients in the alchemy table, and these are the poisons with their ingredient list you can make in alchemy table:
| Effect of poison | Ingredient used to make poison |
| Damage Health Poison | Crimson Nirnroot. Deathbell. Ectoplasm. Emperor Parasol Moss. Falmer Ear. Fine-Cut Void Salts. Human Flesh. Human Heart. Imp Stool. Jarrin Root. Nightshade. Nirnroot. Poison Bloom . Red Mountain Flower. River Betty. Skeever Tail. Small Antlers. Troll Fat. Void Salts. |
| Damage Magicka Poison | Butterfly Wing. Chaurus Eggs. Daedra Heart. Eye of Sabre Cat. Glow Dust. Hagraven Feathers. Hanging Moss. Human Heart. Jarrin Root. Luna Moth Wing. Namira’s Rot. Nordic Barnacle. Trama Root. |
| Damage Magicka Regen Poison | Ancestor Moth Wing. Bear Claws. Blue Butterfly Wing. Blue Mountain Flower. Burnt Spriggan Wood. Chaurus Hunter Antennae. Chicken’s Egg. Glow Dust. Hanging Moss. Hawk’s Egg. Human Heart. Jarrin Root. Nightshade. Spider Egg. Spriggan Sap. |
| Damage Stamina Poison | Ancestor Moth Wing. Ash Creep Cluster. Berit’s Ashes. Blisterwort. Blue Butterfly Wing. Bone Meal. Canis Root. Chaurus Hunter Antennae. Crimson Nirnroot. Cyrodilic Spadetail. Giant’s Toe. Jarrin Root. Nirnroot. Rock Warbler Egg. Spider Egg. |
| Damage Stamina Regen Poison | Creep Cluster. Daedra Heart. Frost Mirriam. Giant’s Toe. Histcarp. Juniper Berries. Large Antlers. Silverside Perch. Skeever Tail. Wheat. Yellow Mountain Flower. |
| Fear Poison | Blue Dartwing. Cyrodilic Spadetail. Daedra Heart. Gleamblossom. Namira’s Rot. Netch Jelly. Poison Bloom. Powdered Mammoth Tusk. |
| Frenzy Poison | Blisterwort. Boar Tusk. Falmer Ear. Fly Amanita. Hagraven Feathers. Human Heart. Troll Fat. |
| Lingering Damage Health Poison | Imp Stool. Mora Tapinella. Orange Dartwing. Scathecraw. Slaughterfish Egg. Slaughterfish Scales. |
| Lingering Damage Magicka Poison | Hagraven Claw. Purple Mountain Flower. Swamp Fungal Pod. Torchbug Thorax. Wheat. |
| Lingering Damage Stamina Poison | Butterfly Wing. Chicken’s Egg. Hawk’s Egg. Nightshade. Small Antlers. |
| Paralysis Poison | Briar Heart. Canis Root. Gleamblossom. Human Flesh. Imp Stool. Netch Jelly. Swamp Fungal Pod. |
| Ravage Health Poison | Cyrodilic Spadetail. Eye of Sabre Cat. Giant Lichen. Jazbay Grapes. Scathecraw. Silverside Perch. Skeever Tail. |
| Ravage Magicka Poison | Frost Mirriam. Grass Pod. Lavender. Orange Dartwing. Red Mountain Flower. Scathecraw. Spawn Ash. White Cap. |
| Ravage Stamina Poison | Bee. Berit’s Ashes. Bone Meal. Deathbell. Honeycomb. Scathecraw. Spawn Ash. Thistle Branch. |
| Slow Poison | Burnt Spriggan Wood. Deathbell. Large Antlers. Poison Bloom. River Betty. Salt Pile. Trama Root. |
| Weakness to Fire Poison | Bleeding Crown. Burnt Spriggan Wood. Frost Salts. Ice Wraith Teeth. Juniper Berries. Moon Sugar. Powdered Mammoth Tusk. |
| Weakness to Frost Poison | Abecean Longfin. Ash Hopper Jelly. Elves Ear. Fire Salts. Ice Wraith Teeth. White Cap. |
| Weakness to Magic Poison | Creep Cluster. Dwarven Oil. Jazbay Grapes. Rock Warbler Egg. Salt Pile. Scaly Pholiota. Taproot. Torchbug Thorax. |
| Weakness to Poison | Abecean Longfin. Bleeding Crown. Chaurus Eggs. Deathbell. Giant Lichen. Pine Thrush Egg. Sabre Cat Tooth. Small Antlers. |
| Weakness to Shock Poison | Ashen Grass Pod. Bee. Fine-Cut Void Salts. Giant Lichen. Hagraven Feathers. Trama Root. Void Salts. |
Plenty more potions and poisons are in the game, but only the mentioned ones are created in the alchemy table. To make other potions and poisons except for these, you must follow a completely different procedure.
