Spell Finding
- If you check pages 30 thru 35 of the game manual, you'll see a complete list of all spell types in the game. These are the basic types that all spells are built from. An actual spell will usually include a range, duration, magnitude, area of effect, and whatever else is appropriate for that spell type. In order to create a new spell or put a spell effect on an enchanted item, you need to know at least one spell that includes the desired spell type. The main way to acquire new spell types is to buy spells from spell sellers. There are spell sellers in every Mages Guild, temple, and Telvanni tower in the game, and in quite a few other places, too.
The list below was designed to help you quickly locate a spell seller when you're wanting to obtain a particular spell type for spellmaking or enchanting. Remember that the name of the actual spell you need to buy may be different from the name of the spell type. For instance, to get the Jump spell type from Sirilonwe in Vivec, buy her Tinur's Hoptoad spell.
NOTE: These effects are not available in any spells from known spell sellers: Absorb Magicka, Absorb Skill, Cure Corprus Disease, Damage Skill, Fortify Maximum Magicka, Fortify Skill, Resist Normal Weapons, Restore Magicka, Restore Skill, Remove Curse, Stunted Magicka, Weakness to Blight Disease, Weakness to Corprus Disease, Weakness to Normal Weapons. (Some of the skill-related ones are available from Tribunal spell sellers.)
Spell Type One Seller (there are usually many others)
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Absorb Attribute Orrent Geontene in Ald'ruhn's Mages Guild
Absorb Fatigue Telis Salvani in Balmora's temple
Absorb Health Folvys Andalor in Ald'ruhn's temple
Almsivi Intervention Llathyno Hlaalu in Balmora's temple
Blind Sirilonwe in Vivec's Mages Guild
Bound Battle-Axe Masalinie Merian in Balmora's Mages Guild
Bound Boots Estirdalin in Balmora's Mages Guild
Bound Cuirass Nelso Salenim in Sadrith Mora's Telvanni Council House, Entry
Bound Dagger Estirdalin in Balmora's Mages Guild
Bound Gloves Medila Indaren in Caldera's Mages Guild
Bound Helm Estirdalin in Balmora's Mages Guild
Bound Longbow Estirdalin "
Bound Longsword Masalinie Merian in Balmora's Mages Guild
Bound Mace Masalinie Merian "
Bound Shield Nelso Salenim in Sadrith Mora's Telvanni Council House, Entry
Bound Spear Masalinie Merian in Balmora's Mages Guild
Burden Estirdalin in Balmora's Mages Guild
Calm Creature Sharn gra-Muzgob in Balmora's Mages Guild
Calm Humanoid Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Chameleon Sirilonwe in Vivec's Mages Guild
Charm Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Command Creature Felen Maryon in Therana's Chamber in Tel Branora (Bal Fell)
Command Humanoid Felen Maryon " "
Cure Blight Disease Telis Salvani in Balmora's temple
Cure Common Disease Sharn gra-Muzgob in Balmora's Mages Guild
Cure Paralyzation Telis Salvani in Balmora's temple
Cure Poison Sharn gra-Muzgob in Balmora's Mages Guild
Damage Attribute Estirdalin in Balmora's Mages Guild
Damage Fatigue Estirdalin "
Damage Health Medila Indaren in Caldera's Mages Guild
Damage Magicka Llaros Uvayn in Caldera's Governor's Hall
Demoralize Creature Arielle Phiencel in Sadrith Mora's Mages Guild
Demoralize Humanoid Arielle Phiencel "
Detect Animal Orrent Geontene in Ald'ruhn's Mages Guild
Detect Enchantment Arielle Phiencel in Sadrith Mora's Mages Guild
Detect Key Sirilonwe in Vivec's Mages Guild
Disintegrate Armor Medila Indaren in Caldera's Mages Guild
Disintegrate Weapon Medila Indaren "
Dispel Sharn gra-Muzgob in Balmora's Mages Guild
Divine Intervention Synnolian Tunifus in Ebonheart's Imperial Chapels (Vivec)
Drain Attribute Orrent Geontene in Ald'ruhn's Mages Guild
Drain Fatigue Eraamion in Caldera's Mages Guild
Drain Health Uleni Heleran in Sadrith Mora's Mages Guild
Drain Magicka Heem-La in Ald'ruhn's Mages Guild
Drain Skill Tinaso Alan in Tel Mora, Tower Services
Feather Sharn gra-Muzgob in Balmora's Mages Guild
Fire Damage Estirdalin in Balmora's Mages Guild
Fire Shield Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Fortify Attack The "Mephala's Skill" spell you get for the Morag Tong faction's
"Threads of the Webspinner" quest includes this effect
Fortify Attribute Llarara Omayn in Balmora's temple
Fortify Fatigue Llathyno Hlaalu in Balmora's temple
Fortify Health Llathyno Hlaalu "
Fortify Magicka Llathyno Hlaalu "
Frenzy Creature Uleni Heleran in Sadrith Mora's Mages Guild
Frenzy Humanoid Uleni Heleran "
Frost Damage Estirdalin in Balmora's Mages Guild
Frost Shield Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Invisibility Sirilonwe in Vivec's Mages Guild
Jump Sirilonwe "
Levitate Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Light Eraamion in Caldera's Mages Guild
Lightning Shield Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Lock Medila Indaren in Caldera's Mages Guild
Mark Sirilonwe in Vivec's Mages Guild
Night Eye Orrent Geontene in Ald'ruhn's Mages Guild
Open Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Paralyze Estirdalin in Balmora's Mages Guild
Poison Estirdalin "
Rally Creature Felara Andrethi in Tel Aruhn's Tower Living Quarters
Rally Humanoid Nilvyn Drothan in Ghostgate's temple
Recall Sirilonwe in Vivec's Mages Guild
Reflect Masalinie Merian in Balmora's Mages Guild
Resist Blight Disease Masalinie Merian "
Resist Common Disease Masalinie Merian "
Resist Corprus Disease Masalinie Merian "
Resist Fire Sharn gra-Muzgob in Balmora's Mages Guild
Resist Frost Sharn gra-Muzgob "
Resist Magicka Sharn gra-Muzgob "
Resist Paralysis Scelian Plebo in Sadrith Mora's Wolverine Hall Imperial Shrine
Resist Poison Sharn gra-Muzgob in Balmora's Mages Guild
Resist Shock Sharn gra-Muzgob "
Restore Attribute Telis Salvani in Balmora's temple
Restore Fatigue Telis Salvani "
Restore Health Sharn gra-Muzgob in Balmora's Mages Guild
Sanctuary Orrent Geontene in Ald'ruhn's Mages Guild
Shield Sharn gra-Muzgob in Balmora's Mages Guild
Shock Damage Estirdalin in Balmora's Mages Guild
Silence Orrent Geontene in Ald'ruhn's Mages Guild
Slowfall Sirilonwe in Vivec's Mages Guild
Soultrap Masalinie Merian in Balmora's Mages Guild
Sound Estirdalin in Balmora's Mages Guild
Spell Absorption Sharn gra-Muzgob in Balmora's Mages Guild
Summon Ancestral Ghost Heem-La in Ald'ruhn's Mages Guild
Summon Bonelord Felen Maryon in Therana's Chamber in Tel Branora (Bal Fell)
Summon Bonewalker Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Summon Clannfear Felen Maryon in Therana's Chamber in Tel Branora (Bal Fell)
Summon Daedroth Felen Maryon " "
Summon Dremora Felen Maryon " "
Summon Flame Atronach Medila Indaren in Caldera's Mages Guild
Summon Frost Atronach Uleni Heleran in Sadrith Mora's Mages Guild
Summon Golden Saint Felen Maryon in Therana's Chamber in Tel Branora (Bal Fell)
Summon Greater Uleni Heleran in Sadrith Mora's Mages Guild
Bonewalker
Summon Hunger Felen Maryon in Therana's Chamber in Tel Branora (Bal Fell)
Summon Scamp Medila Indaren in Caldera's Mages Guild
Summon Skeletal Minion Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Summon Storm Atronach Felen Maryon in Therana's Chamber in Tel Branora (Bal Fell)
Summon Winged Twilight Felen Maryon " "
Swift Swim Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Telekinesis Orrent Geontene in Ald'ruhn's Mages Guild
Turn Undead Lloros Sarano in Ald'ruhn's temple
Water Breathing Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Water Walking Marayn Dren "
Weakness to Common Medila Indaren in Caldera's Mages Guild
Disease
Weakness to Fire Marayn Dren in Balmora's Mages Guild
Weakness to Frost Marayn Dren "
Weakness to Magicka Marayn Dren "
Weakness to Poison Marayn Dren "
Weakness to Shock Marayn Dren "