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Learn all the various ways to make health restoration potions in Skyrim
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Are you wondering how you make a health potion in Skyrim? The Alchemy system in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a little bit advanced, simply because there are so many ways to make different potions. There isn't one single way to brew a health potion in Skyrim, so in this guide, we'll teach you a super basic health potion recipe, then go over all the different ways you can make potions to heal yourself in this classic RPG.
Things You Should Know
- Two simple recipes to make a health potion in Skyrim are Blue Mountain Flower & Butterfly Wing or Blisterwort & Wheat.
- Some ingredient combos will make potions that heal you and give other effects.
- Level up your Alchemy perk tree to create even more potent potions.
Steps
Section 1 of 5:
Making Basic Health Potions
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Find two ingredients that have the "restore health" effect. A full list of these materials is listed below, but Blue Mountain Flower and Butterfly Wings are two easy ingredients to obtain. Another set of easy ingredients is Blisterwort and Wheat.
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Go to an alchemy lab. Alchemy labs are found all over Skyrim , most often in inns or alchemy shops. You can also find them in houses (including player-owned houses ), caves, shrines, Orc strongholds, and more. [1] X Research sourceAdvertisement
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Combine the ingredients into a potion. Take note of what other effects your potion has, if any. For example, combining Blue Mountain Flower and Butterfly Wing will make a potion that just restores health, but combining Blue Mountain Flower and Wheat will make a potion that restores health and fortifies your health.
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- To really min-max your Alchemy skill, consider starting the game as a Bosmer, Breton, Dunmer, or Khajiit. These races have a +5 bonus to Alchemy. [2] X Research sourceThanks
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