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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Related
- Harvester’s Guide to Alchemy Reagents
- Alchemy Reagents, Solvents, and Recipes
- Alchemy Trait Research Curriculum
- Quickly Discover Every Alchemical Reagent’s Traits, Sunshine Daydreams (Includes Dark Brotherhood content).
- “Crafting Poisons in ESO – Elder Scrolls Online Poisons – How to Make Poisons in ESO – Poisons Guide “, Miss Bizz, Youtube