Skyrim:Destruction Spells

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This page listsSpellsin the school ofDestruction.

SR-icon-book-SpellTomeDestruction.png Spell Name
(IDs)
Skill Level Tome
Value
MagickaBase Cost Skill XP Description and Effect Details Where to Get
SR-icon-spell-Absorb Blue.png Choking GraspCC
Spell ID:FExxx85A
Tome ID:FExxx869
0
Novice
65 39 39 Absorb 8 points of health per second from target, for 3 seconds.
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Elemental FlareCC
Spell ID:FExxx850
Tome ID:FExxx862
0
Novice
65 45 22.5 An elemental explosion for 15 points of fire damage, 15 points of shock damage, and half as much damage to stamina.
  • Aimed
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Flames
Spell ID:00012fcd
Tome ID:0009cd51
0
Novice
50 14/s 20/s
14/sDB
A gout of fire that does 8 points per second. Targets on fire take extra damage:
  • Concentration spell
  • Range: 36 feet
  • Speed: 47 fps
  • Flames,8 pts for 1 sec
    • Sets targets on fire, dealing 1% of the immediate spell damage over 0.1s
  • Intense Flames Fear,99 pts for 15 secs; if theIntense Flamesperk has been unlocked
SR-icon-spell-Ice.png Frostbite
Spell ID:0002b96b
Tome ID:0009cd52
0
Novice
47 16/s 23/s A blast of cold that does 8 points of damage per second to Health and Stamina:
SR-icon-spell-Shock.png Sparks
Spell ID:0002dd2a
Tome ID:0009cd53
0
Novice
46 19/s 26/s Lightning that does 8 points of shock damage to Health and Magicka per second:
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Elemental BoltCC
Spell ID:FExxx85F
Tome ID:FExxx863
25
Apprentice
95 62 31 An elemental explosion for 20 points of fire damage, 20 points of shock damage, and half as much damage to stamina.
  • Aimed
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Fire Rune
Spell ID:0005db90
Tome ID:000a2700
25
Apprentice
90 234 234 Cast on a nearby surface, it explodes for 50 points of fire damage when enemies come near:
  • Cast on ground
  • Fire Rune,50 pts for 1 sec
    • Sets targets on fire, dealing 10% of the immediate spell damage over 1s
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Firebolt
Spell ID:00012fd0
Tome ID:000a26fd
25
Apprentice
96 41 41 A blast of fire that does 25 points of damage. Targets on fire take extra damage:
SR-icon-spell-Ice.png FreezeDB
Spell ID:xx02732d
25
Apprentice
N/A 30 0 A spike of ice that does 20 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina and slows the target for 15 seconds:
SR-icon-spell-Ice.png Frost Rune
Spell ID:0006796f
Tome ID:000a2701
25
Apprentice
92 293 293 Cast on a nearby surface, it explodes for 50 points of frost damage when enemies come near:
SR-icon-spell-Ice.png Ice Spike
Spell ID:0002b96c
Tome ID:000a26fe
25
Apprentice
96 48 48 A spike of ice that does 25 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina:
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png IgniteDB
Spell ID:xx02732b
25
Apprentice
N/A 30 7 A blast of flame that sets targets on fire, doing 4 damage per second for 15 seconds:
SR-icon-spell-Shock.png Lightning Bolt
Spell ID:0002dd29
Tome ID:000a26ff
25
Apprentice
95 51 51 A bolt of lightning that does 25 points of shock damage to Health and half that to Magicka:
SR-icon-spell-Shock.png Lightning Rune
Spell ID:00067970
Tome ID:000a2702
25
Apprentice
93 323 323 Cast on a nearby surface, it explodes for 50 points of shock damage when enemies come near:
SR-icon-spell-Absorb Blue.png StrangulationCC
Spell ID:FExxx859
Tome ID:FExxx86A
25
Apprentice
95 84 84 Absorb 16 points of health per second from target, for 3 seconds.
SR-icon-spell-Shock.png Chain Lightning
Spell ID:00045f9d
Tome ID:000a2708
50
Adept
390 156 78 Lightning bolt that does 40 points of shock damage to Health and half to Magicka, then leaps to a new target:
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Elemental BurstCC
Spell ID:FExxx85B
Tome ID:FExxx864
50
Adept
350 96 48 An elemental explosion for 30 points of fire damage, 30 points of shock damage, and half as much damage to stamina.
  • Aimed
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Fireball
Spell ID:0001c789
Tome ID:000a2706
50
Adept
345 133 66 A fiery explosion for 40 points of damage in a 15 foot radius. Targets on fire take extra damage:
  • Missile, explosive
  • Range: 469 feet
  • Speed: 117 fps
  • Explosion radius: 15 feet
  • Fireball,40 pts in 15 ft
    • Sets targets on fire, dealing 20% of the immediate spell damage over 2s
  • Perk Impact Stagger,0.25 pts; if theImpactperk has been unlocked
  • Intense Flames Rout,99 pts for 15 secs in 15 ft; if theIntense Flamesperk has been unlocked
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Flame Cloak
Spell ID:0003ae9f
Tome ID:000a2703
50
Adept
325 289 0 For 60 seconds, opponents in melee range take 8 points fire damage per second. Targets on fire take extra damage:
  • Cast on self
  • Flame Cloak,8 pts in 10 ft for 60 secs
    • Sets targets on fire, dealing 20% of the immediate spell damage over 2s
SR-icon-spell-Ice.png Frost Cloak
Spell ID:0003aea2
Tome ID:000a2704
50
Adept
340 316 0 For 60 seconds, opponents in melee range take 8 points frost damage and Stamina damage per second:
SR-icon-spell-Absorb Blue.png Hangman's NooseCC
Spell ID:FExxx858
Tome ID:FExxx86B
50
Adept
350 143 143 Absorb 26 points of health per second from target, for 3 seconds.
SR-icon-spell-Ice.png Ice Storm
Spell ID:00045f9c
Tome ID:000a2707
50
Adept
360 144 72 A freezing whirlwind that does 40 points of frost damage per second to Health and Stamina:
SR-icon-spell-Shock.png Lightning Cloak
Spell ID:0003aea3
Tome ID:000a2705
50
Adept
355 370 0 For 60 seconds nearby opponents take 8 points of shock damage and half magicka damage:
SR-icon-spell-Whirlwind.png Whirlwind CloakDB
Spell ID:xx01772d
Tome ID:xx0177ad
50
Adept
395 338 0 For 60 seconds, opponents in melee range have a chance of being flung away:
  • Cast on self
  • Whirlwind Cloak, 10 pts for 60 secs
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Elemental BlastCC
Spell ID:FExxx856
Tome ID:FExxx865
75
Expert
650 144 72 An elemental explosion for 40 points of fire damage, 40 points of shock damage, and half as much damage to stamina.
  • Aimed
SR-icon-spell-Ice.png Icy Spear
Spell ID:0010f7ec
Tome ID:0010f7f3
75
Expert
725 320 320 A spear of ice that does 60 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina:
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Incinerate
Spell ID:0010f7ed
Tome ID:0010f7f4
75
Expert
710 298 298 A blast of fire that does 60 points of damage. Targets on fire take extra damage:
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Mara's WrathCC
Spell ID:FExxx855
Tome ID:FExxx868
75
Expert
650 329 0 For 30 seconds, opponents in melee range take 16 points fire damage per second. Undead up to level 26 flee for 30 seconds. Swim unharmed in freezing cold water.
  • Cast on self
  • Mara's Wrath,determines that damage is dealt in 15 feet per second for 30 seconds; extends the duration of the cloak visual effect for an additional 2 seconds.
    • Flames(FExxx854;ccBGSSSE014_MarasWrath_FlameCloakDmg)
      • Flames, deals 16 points of fire damage for 1 second; hostile targets receive a burning effect that lingers, dealing an additional 0.16 fire damage for 0.1 seconds.
      • Turn Undead Fear, demoralizes undead targets up tolevel 15for 30 seconds.
      • Intense Flames Fear, demoralizes targets up tolevel 15for 15 seconds; if theIntense Flamesperk has been unlocked.
  • Resist Freezing Water,grants resistance to freezing cold water for 32 seconds.
SR-icon-spell-Shock.png Thunderbolt
Spell ID:0010f7ee
Tome ID:0010f7f5
75
Expert
750 343 343 A Thunderbolt that does 60 points of shock damage to Health and half that to Magicka:
SR-icon-spell-Absorb Blue.png Touch of DeathCC
Spell ID:FExxx857
Tome ID:FExxx86C
75
Expert
650 316 316 Absorb 40 points of health per second from target, for 4 seconds.
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Unbounded FlamesCC
Spell ID:FExxx80E
Tome ID:FExxx815
75
Expert
950 78/s 78/s Casts a stream of long-distance fireballs in an arc. Impact creates a wall of fire that does 50 points of fire damage per second.
  • Concentration
  • Unbounded Flames,deals 8 points of fire damage for 1 second in 6 feet; targets receive a burning effect that lingers, dealing an additional 2.67 points of fire damage for 2 seconds.
    • Fire (0008F3EE;FireBarrierHazard)orFire(000590FB;FireBarrierHazardDrop), determines that damage is dealt in 3 feet for 30 seconds.
      • Fire(0008F3F1;HazardWallofFireSpell). (Note that this is a separate spell linked with the above hazards, which allows for the grouping of the following effect.)
        • Fire hazard,deals 20 points of fire damage for 1 second; targets receive a burning effect that lingers, dealing an additional 0.67 points of fire damage for 1 second.
  • Intense Flames Fear,demoralizes targets up to level 99, with health below 20%, for 15 seconds; if theIntense Flamesperk has been unlocked.
SR-icon-spell-Ice.png Unbounded FreezingCC
Spell ID:FExxx80D
Tome ID:FExxx816
75
Expert
950 69/s 69/s A freezing wind envelops the caster, knocking down nearby enemies and freezing them for 50 points of damage per second to Health and Stamina.
  • Constant cast on self
  • Unbounded Freeze, determines that damage is dealt and targets are knocked down in 15 feet.
    • Frost Cloak Freeze(FExxx825;ccBGSSSE014_FrostCloakDmg).
    • Silent Empty Area Push explosion (FExxx81A;ccBGSSSE014_SilentEmptyAreaPush), knocks down targets.
  • Unbounded Freeze, paralyzes targets in 12 feet.
SR-icon-spell-Shock.png Unbounded StormsCC
Spell ID:FExxx808
Tome ID:FExxx817
75
Expert
950 69/s 69/s Targets in melee range take 40 shock damage per second to Health, and half that to Magicka. Random lightning strikes deal an additional 30 damage.
  • Constant cast on self
  • Unbounded Storms, determines that damage is dealt to nearby targets
    • Lightning Cloak Drain(FExxx824;ccBGSSSE014_LightningCloakDmg)
  • Storm Lightning, randomly casts lightning bolts at nearby targets
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Wall of Flames
Spell ID:00035d7f
Tome ID:000a2709
75
Expert
680 118/s 118/s Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of fire that does 50 points of fire damage per second:
  • Constant cast on ground (each impact lasts for several seconds)
  • Fire Barrier,8 pts for 1 sec on targets hit directly
    • Sets targets on fire, dealing 33% of the immediate spell damage over 2s
  • Intense Flames Fear,99 pts for 15 secs; if theIntense Flamesperk has been unlocked
  • Fire (HazardWallofFireSpell), 20 damage every 1 second and tapers for another. The hazard effect lasts for 30 seconds on the ground
SR-icon-spell-Ice.png Wall of Frost
Spell ID:00035d80
Tome ID:000a270a
75
Expert
700 137/s 137/s Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of frost that does 50 points of frost damage per second:
  • Constant cast on ground (each impact lasts for several seconds)
  • Frost Barrier,8 points for 1 second on targets hit directly.
  • Slow,50 points for 5 seconds.
  • Deep Freeze Paralyze,for 3 secs, if theDeep Freezeperk has been unlocked.
  • Frost (HazardWallofFrostSpell), 20 damage every 1 second, Slows enemy for 5 seconds. The hazard effect lasts for 30 seconds on the ground.
SR-icon-spell-Shock.png Wall of Storms
Spell ID:00035d81
Tome ID:000a270b
75
Expert
725 145/s 145/s Sprayed on the ground, it creates a wall of lightning that does 50 points of shock damage per second:
  • Constant cast on ground (each impact lasts for several seconds)
  • Wall of Storms,8 pts for 1 sec on targets hit directly
  • Disintegrate,200 pts for 1 sec; if theDisintegrateperk has been unlocked
  • Shock (HazardWallofShockSpell), 20 shock damage every 1 second. The hazard effect lasts for 30 seconds on the ground
SR-icon-spell-Ice.png Blizzard
Spell ID:0007e8e4
Tome ID:000a270d
100
Master
1350 1106 1106 Targets take 20 points of frost damage for 10 seconds, plus Stamina damage:
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Fire Storm
Spell ID:0007a82b
Tome ID:000a270c
100
Master
1290 1426 1426 A 100 point fiery explosion centered on the caster. Does more damage to closer targets:
SR-icon-spell-Shock.png Lightning Storm
Spell ID:0007e8e5
Tome ID:000a270e
100
Master
1400 138/s 0 Target takes 75 points of shock damage per second to Health, and half that to Magicka:
SR-icon-spell-Fire.png Arniel's Convection
Spell ID:0006a104
N/A N/A 1/s 1/s Burns the target 1 points per second. Targets on fire take extra damage.
  • Flames,1 pt for 1 sec
  • Specifically intended to be used for heating Dwarven Convectors in the related quest
SR-icon-spell-Absorb.png Vampiric Drain
Spell IDs:0008d5bf,0008d5c0,0008d5c1,0008d5c2
N/A N/A 6/s
10/s
13/s
17/s
6/s
10/s
13/s
17/s
Absorb <mag> points of health per second from the target
  • Drain Health,<mag> pts for 1 sec
  • <mag> is 2, 3, 4, or 5, depending upon your level of vampirism
  • Not available for purchase
  • Spell is automatically added when you become avampire

Spell Notes

  • Thebase costfor spells is the amount ofmagickathat would be necessary to cast the spell at0 skillwithout any perks. The magicka cost at 100 skill is 41% less than the base cost; the cost can also be reduced via enchanted apparel and by unlocking various perks. SeeSpell Costfor the full magicka cost equation.
  • Skill level indicates which skill perk needs to be unlocked to decrease the spell's magicka cost. "N/A" is used for special spells whose cost is not affected by any perks.
  • The "Where to Get" column only listsguaranteedlocations for obtaining the spell tomes. Most spell tomes are also available in random loot; seeSpell Tome Locationsand the table below for details.
  • For higher-level spell tomes to become available for purchase, your skill in the school must be high enough (see the table below). Also, master-level spell tomes can only be acquired once that school's ritual spellquesthas been completed.
  • All spell tomes have a weight of 1.
  • Skill XP can be modified by scripts and by the game engine itself under various circumstances. The exact XP you receive may vary from the numbers listed here.
  • Magicka cost and skill XP are rounded down, both in game and on this page. Because of this, you may find that you cannot cast a spell even though it appears you have exactly enough magicka to do so.
Tomes by Level
Spell Level Skill Level Character Level, Boss Chest Character Level, Random Chest
Novice 0 1 1
Apprentice 0 11 10
Adept 40 23 -
Expert 65 35 -
Master 0/90 - -
Master level spell tomes require the appropriate ritual spell quest to be completed to be sold; while the quests have a skill level requirement of 90 to initiate, if you have completed the quest and reset the skill by making it legendary, the spell tome should still be available for sale.