ESO Poison-Making For The Savvy Assassin

A common expression heard in taverns is “Pick your poison…”. With this guide, a savvy assassin will be able to pick the right poison for the job or to satiate the saltier clients with a need for increased suffering of the victim.

Summary

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This tome reveals the mysteries of alchemy in the context of poison-making.  Here’s a summary of the highlights:

  • Poisons can be made in batches of up to 16
  • When slotted, poisons suppress weapon enchantments.
  • Poisons have a 10 second cooldown
  • The rank or level of the poison determines the duration if there is an overtime effect, otherwise, the effect is increased.
  • Some potions offer benefits to the user in addition to negative effects to the victim.
  • Stun effects have shorter durations. Some poison provide benefits to the user.

Contents

  1. Basics
  2. Rank Durations
  3. Traits

Basics

Poisons are made in batches of 16 when the alchemy passive Chemistry is maxed.  When slotted on a weapon, their effect overrides the weapon’s enchantment (if one is present). The Rank of the potion will determine the duration of the effect or the intensity of the effect. All Poisons are applied 20% of the time on Light Attacks, Heavy Attacks, or Weapon Abilities.  Oils are found on the tougher mobs, including ogres, trolls, giant snakes, and daedra.

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Rank Durations

Oil Rank (10.5s max)  (6.5s max) (5.5s Max) (4.5s Max) (3.5s Max)
Grease 1  2.2 2.2 1.2 1.3 1
Ichor 2  3.5 2.9 1.9 2.1 1.1
Slime 3  4.8 3.6 2.6 2.6 1.6
Gall 4  6.1 4.3 3.3 3.0 2.0
Terebinthe 5  7.4 5.0 4.0 3.4 2.4
Pitch-Bile* 6
Tarblack 7  9.0 5.9 4.9 3.9 2.9
Night-Oil 8  10.1 6.5 5.5 4.3 3.3
Alkahest 9 10.5 6.5 5.5 4.5 3.5
*Pitch-Bile: Didn't have any at the time of this document was revised.

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Traits

There are thirty known alchemical traits in Tamriel. This tome listed the effect of each when combined with oil instead of a solvent.

Note: CP150 Values are shown below without any Champion Points spent on an Orc with some passives that may affect results. The values will likely be slightly different from yours.

Fracturing (Lower Armor)*

Applies Minor Fracture to your victim, reducing Physical Resistance by 1320 for 6.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Dragonthorn, Stinkhorn, Torchbug Thorax

Resolve-Draining (Increase Armor)*

Inflicts Minor Fracture to your target and grants you Minor Resolve, reducing their Armor by 1320 and increasing your Armor by 1320 for 3.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Beetle Scuttle, Imp Stool, Mountain Flower, Mudcrab Chitin

Stealth-Draining (Detection)*

Exposes your victim, preventing them from stealthing for 5.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Chaurus Egg, Torchbug Thorax, White Cap, Wormwood

Traumatic (Heroism)*

Inflicts Heal Absorption to your target, negating healing they receive for 5.5 seconds, and grants you Minor Heroism, granting you 1 Ultimate per second for 7.2 seconds. (10 second cooldown)

Dragon’s Bile, Dragon’s Blood, Dragon Rheum

Timidity (Heroism)*

Minor Timidity is a debuff that consumes the target’s Ultimate points while in combat. When a poison with the Timidity trait is procced on a target, it will consume that target’s Ultimate points for a short amount of time.

Chaurus Egg, Crimson Nirnroot, Vile Coagulant

Conspicuous (Invisible)*

Marks your victim, permitting you to see them while stealthed for 10.5 seconds, 1 second cooldown, 10 second cooldown.

Blue Entoloma, Namira’s Rot, Nirnroot, Spider Egg

Drain Health (Restore Health)*

Drains Health from your target, dealing 1266  poison damage to your target and restoring 1266 Health to you per second for 6.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Blue Entoloma, Bugloss, Butterfly Wing, Columbine, Crimson Nirnroot, Luminous Russula, Mountain Flower, Water Hyacinthe

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Damage Health (Ravage Health)*

Deals 1266 Poison Damage per second for 6.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Blessed Thistle, Corn Flower, Emetic Russula, Nightshade, Nirnroot, Stinkhorn, Vile Coagulant, Violent Coprinus

Drain Magicka (Restore Magicka)*

Drains Magicka from your target, increasing the cost of their Magicka abilities by 60% and restoring 238 Magicka to you per second for 5.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Bugloss, Columbine, Corn Flower, , Dragon Rheum, Lady’s Smock, Vile Coagulant

Damage Magicka (Ravage Magicka)*

Increases the cost of your victim’s Magicka abilities by 60% for 10.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Blue Entoloma, Chaurus Egg, Emetic Russula, Scrib Jelly, Violet Coprinus, White Cap

Hindering (Reduced Speed)*

Applies Hindrance to your target, reducing Movement Speed by 50% for 10.5 Seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Clam Gall, Lumunious Russula, Spider Egg, Wormwood

Speed-Draining (Speed)*

Inflicts Hindrance to your target and grants you Major Expedition, reducing their Movement Speed by 50% and increasing your Movement Speed by 30% for 5.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Blessed Thistle, Namira’s Rot, Powdered Mother of Pearl, Scrib Jelly

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Uncertainty (Lower Spell Crit)*

Applies Minor Uncertainty to your victim, reducing all critical ratings by 657 for 10.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Butterfly Wing, Nirnroot

Prophecy-Draining (Spell Crit)*

Inflicts Minor Uncertainty to your target and grants you Minor Prophecy, reducing their Weapon and Spell Critical by 657 and increasing your Spell Critical by 657 for 5.5 second, 10 second cooldown.

Crimson Nirnroot, Lady’s Smock, Namira’s Rot, Water Hyacinth

Breaching (Lower Spell Resist)*

Applies Minor Breach to your target, reducing Spell Resistance by 1320 for 10.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Beetle Scuttle, Lady’s Smock, Violet Coprinus

Ward-Draining (Increase Spell Resist)*

Inflicts Minor Breach to your target and grants you Minor Ward, reducing their Spell Resistance by 1320 and increasing your Spell Resistance by 1320 for 5.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Bugloss, Clam Gall, Mudcrab Chitin, White Cap

Cowardice (Lower Spell Power)*

Applies Minor Cowardice to your target, increasing the cost of Ultimate abilities by 60% for 6.4 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Blue Entoloma, Bugloss, White Cap

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Sorcery-Draining (Spell Power)*

Inflicts Minor Cowardice to your target and grants you Minor Sorcery, increasing the cost of their Ultimate abilities by 60% and increasing your Spell Power by 5% for 3.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Corn Flower, Lady’s Smock, Violet Coprinus

Damage Stamina (Ravage Stamina)*

Increases the cost of your victim’s Stamina abilities by 60% for 10.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Emetic Russula, Fleshfly Larva, Imp Stool, Luminous Russula, Stinkhorn

Drain Stamina (Restore Stamina)*

Drains Stamina from your target, increasing the cost of their Stamina abilities by 60% and restoring 238 Stamina per second to you for 5.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Blessed Thistle, Chaurus Egg, Columbine, Dragonthorn, Mountain Flower

Entrapping Poison (Stun)*

Immobilizes your victim for 5.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Emetic Russula, Water Hyacinth

Escapist’s Poison (Unstoppable)*

Immobilizes your target and grants you Unstoppable, rendering you immune to control effects for 3.9 seconds. This poison will also break you free of ongoing control effects, 10 second cooldown.

Columbine, Namira’s Rot, Wormwood

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Enervating (Lower Weapon Critical)*

Applies Minor Enervation to your victim, reducing all Critical Damage by 12% for 10.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Dragon Rheum, Imp Stool, Nirnroot, Torchbug Thorax

Savagery-Draining (Weapon Crit)*

Inflicts Minor Enervation to your target and grants you Minor Savagery, reducing their Critical Damage by 12% and increasing your Weapon Critical by 657 for 5.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Dragonthorn, Water Hyacinth, Wormwood

Maiming (Lower Weapon Power)*

Applies Minor Maim, reducing your victim’s Damage by 15% for 3.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Imp Stool, Luminous Russula, Mountain Flower

Brutality-Draining (Increase Weapon Power)*

Inflicts Minor Maim to your target and grants you Minor Brutality, reducing their Damage by 15% and increasing your Weapon Power by 5% for 3.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Blessed Thistle, Dragonthorn, Stinkhorn.

Protection-Reversing (Protection)*

Inflicts Minor Vulnerability to your target and grants you Minor Protection, increasing damage your victim takes by 8% and reducing your damage taken by 8% for 1.6 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Beetle Scuttle, Powdered Mother of Pearl, Mudcrab Chitin, Nightshade, Vile Coagulant.

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Vulnerability*

Inflictions Minor Vulnerability, increasing damage your victim takes by 8% for 3.9 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Clam Gall, Fleshfly Larva, Scrib Jelly

Vitality-Draining (Vitality)*

Inflicts Minor Defile to your target and grants you Minor Vitality, reducing their healing taken by 15% while increasing your healing taken by 8% for 3.9 seconds.

Beetle Scuttle, Butterfly Wing, Powdered Mother of Pearl, Fleshfly Larva, Torchbug Thorax

Lingering Health (Sustained Restore Health)*

Deals 822 Poison Damage per second to your victim and restores 822  Health per second to you for 6.7 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Butterfly Wing, Powered Mother of Pearl, Scrib Jelly, Spider Egg

Gradual Ravage Health (Creeping Ravage Health)*

Deals 822 Poison Damage per second for 10.5 seconds, 1 second cooldown.

Crimson Nirnroot, Fleshfly Larva, Nightshade

Defiling (Defile)*

Inflicts Minor Defile, reducing healing your victim takes by 15% for 3.5 seconds, 10 second cooldown.

Clam Gall, Mudcrab Chitin, Nightshade, Spider Egg

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