Alchemy is a great way to create helpful potions and poisons in Oblivion. Selling them can net you a good sum of money, but they’re best used in combat situations against bosses and mobs of foes. Here’s what you need to know about raising the Alchemy skill and mastering its effects with the right tools and ingredients. We’ve meticulously mapped out where you’ll find every ingredient in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and how it can affect your potion brewing.
Combine ingredients to create potions and poisons.
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| Raising your Alchemy level |
| Perks of mastering Alchemy |
| Alchemy tools and where to find them |
| Recommended Alchemy recipes |
| All Alchemy ingredient locations |
Raising your Alchemy level¶
To begin using Alchemy in Oblivion, you will need a Mortar and Pestle that can be obtained during the tutorial. Once you’ve obtained it, simply select it in your inventory to open the Alchemy menu. Alchemy deals with the art of creating potions and poisons by combining up to four ingredients with varying properties. Ingredients can be found scattered across Cyrodiil in gardens, chests, and dungeons. Vendor NPCs also offer ingredients at reasonable rates.
You gain experience in Alchemy by creating potions with multiple ingredients. You can also consume ingredients directly for weaker effects (known to most players as Wortcraft). Poisons with negative effects can also be applied to weapons via your inventory. The higher your Alchemy level, the more powerful your potions and poisons will be. To speed up this process, you can also seek out Trainers like Sinderion in the basement of Skingrad’s West Weald Inn.
The race and class you pick can also affect your Alchemy level. Argonians, Bretons, and High Elves have a +5 to Alchemy while Wood Elfs get a +10. While all skills level up as you use them, classes with Alchemy as a Major Skill will level them up faster. These are the Assassin, Bard, Battlemage, Healer, Mage, Rogue, Scout, Sorcerer, and Witchhunter.
Level up your Alchemy to understand ingredients better.
Perks of mastering Alchemy¶
Each ingredient has four potential alchemical properties and you will learn these effects as your Alchemy skill rises. Here’s how your Alchemy improves as you raise its level in Oblivion:
- Novice: You recognize the first effect of an ingredient.
- Apprentice (Level 25): You recognize the first two effects and have a chance to create an additional potion.
- Journeyman (Level 50): You recognize the first three effects and can handle more simultaneous effects.
- Expert (Level 75): You recognize all the effects and always create an additional potion.
- Master (Level 100): You can create potions from a single ingredient and can handle even more simultaneous effects.
Vendors will sell tools and ingredients to you at a reasonable rate.
Alchemy tools and where to find them¶
While you only need a Mortar and Pestle to start brewing potions, there are other tools that can help you enhance your craft. Here are all the Alchemy tools you can find in Oblivion:
- Mortar and Pestle: This tool influences the value of the potions you craft.
- Retort: This tool improves the magnitude and duration of positive effects.
- Alembic: This lowers the magnitude and duration of negative side effects.
- Calcinator: This tool boosts the magnitude and duration of all positive and negative effects.
If you don’t want to lug around 16 pounds of equipment, consider dropping them off at one of your homes. That way, you can return to them after securing ingredients and craft potions in peace. Alchemy tools also have rarity levels and you can get Novice tools at any Mages Guild Hall in Cyrodiil. Rarity levels determine the price, duration, and magnitude of your potions. Here are all the Alchemy tool rarities and the player level at which they become available:
| Quality | Strength | Level to find at Vendors | Level to find in Dungeons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novice | 0.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Apprentice | 0.25 | 6 | 5 |
| Journeyman | 0.5 | 14 | 9 |
| Expert | 0.75 | 18 | 13 |
| Master | 1 | Never | 17 |
And here are the best Alchemy tool locations for you to explore in Oblivion:
- Echo Mine, Fort Ontus Understreets, and Moss Rock Cavern are your best choices when it comes to finding boss chests with Alchemy tools in them.
- Boss chests in Conjurer (Fathis Aren’s Tower) and Necromancer Dungeons (Fort Magia, Fort Ontus) have a 25% chance of having Alchemy apparatus. Meanwhile, Monster, Undead, and Vampire Dungeons have a 10% chance of spawning in an Alchemy tool in their boss chests.
- The upper floor of Fathis Aren’s Tower, south of Bravil, always has all four pieces of Apprentice equipment.
- The Gilded Carafe and The Main Ingredient in the Imperial City’s Market District are great places to purchase Alchemy tools and ingredients.
- The quarters of the Duke of Mania in the Shivering Isles expansion will have a Journeyman Calcinator, an Apprentice Mortar and Pestle, and a Novice Alembic.
- Crystal Chests in the Shivering Isles also have a 25% chance of spawning Alchemy tools.
Recommended Alchemy recipes¶
If you’re just getting the hang of brewing potions, here are some basic recipes you should try out:
| Effect | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| Restore Health | (any two) Venison, Fly Aminita Caps, Aloe Vera, Boar Meat, Mugwort Seeds, Green Stain Shelf Cap, Cheese Wheel |
| Restore Magicka | (any two) Flax Seeds, Steel-Blue Entoloma Cap, Void Salts, Lichor |
| Damage Health | (any two) Bone Marrow, Stinkhorn Cap, Nightshade |
| Damage Fatigue | (any two) Ratmeat, Mort Flesh, Black Tar, Bonemeal |
And here are some general-purpose potions you should try once you’ve got some experience in Alchemy:
| Effect | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| Chameleon, Fortify Health, Fortify Magicka | Bloodgrass, Columbine Root Pulp, Ironwood Nut, Void Salts |
| Fire Shield, Resist Shock, Resist Frost, Restore Magicka | Blackberry, Columbine Root Pulp, Crab Meat, Fire Salts |
| Restore Fatigue, Restore Magicka, Restore Health | Aloe Vera Leaves, Blackberry, Bog Beacon Asco Cap, Sweetcake |
| Cure Disease, Cure Paralysis | Viber Bugloss Leaves, Mandrake Root, Imp Gall, Clannfear Claws |
| Silence, Damage Magicka, Damage Health, Paralyze, Frost Damage | Milk Thistle Seeds, Harrada, Wormwood Leaves, Frost Salts |
Each ingredient has four effects for potions.
All Alchemy ingredient locations¶
Oblivion doesn’t hand out a recipe list to your character and call it a day. Instead, you must combine ingredients based on their four effects to get your desired potion. Here’s a detailed list of every ingredient in Oblivion and what alchemical properties they possess:
| Ingredient | Location | Recommended Map Marker | Effect 1 | Effect 2 | Effect 3 | Effect 4 |
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| Alkanet Flower | Alkanet flowers in West Weald. | Near Howling Cave, entrance to Miscarcand, and Fort Istirus | Restore Intelligence | Resist Poison | Light | Damage Fatigue |
| Aloe Vera Leaves | Aloe Vera plants in the Gold Coast. | Near Belletor’s Folly, Garlas Agea, and the Mystic Emporium (Market District) basement | Restore Fatigue | Restore Health | Damage Magicka | Invisibility |
| Ambrosia | Mana Bloom flowers that are only found in Paradise during the main quest. | Paradise and Anvil Mages Guild Living Quarters | Restore Health | |||
| Apple | Houses and dining halls. | Wildeye Stables, Castle Skingrad, and Cheydinhal Castle Great Hall | Restore Fatigue | Damage Luck | Fortify Willpower | Damage Health |
| Arrowroot | Arrowroot plants in the Gold Coast and Nibenay Valley. | Harm’s Folly, Bloodmayne Cave entrance, and Smoke Hole Cave entrance. | Restore Agility | Damage Luck | Fortify Strength | Burden |
| Ashes of Hindaril | Hindaril corpse in Redwater Slough for the Vampire Cure quest. | Redwater Slough | Silence | Resist Disease | Frost Damage | Invisibility |
| Beating Heart | Corpse of Msirae Faythung during the Unearthing Mehrunes Razor quest. | Sundercliff Watch | Cannibal Consumption | |||
| Beef | Houses and dining halls. | Ontus Vanin and Dynari Amnis’ Houses in the Talos Plaza District | Restore Fatigue | Shield | Fortify Agility | Dispel |
| Bergamot Seeds | Bergamot flowers in the Orange Road and near Bravil. | Garlas Agea and Fort Crowhaven (random) | Restore Disease | Dispel | Damage Magicka | Silence |
| Blackberrry | Houses and dining halls. Can also be found in Blackberry bushes in farms and the West Weald. | South Hall of Castle Skingrad and Wildeye Stables | Restore Fatigue | Resist Shock | Fortify Endurance | Restore Magicka |
| Bloodgrass | Found in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates. | Oblivion Gates | Chameleon | Resist Paralysis | Burden | Fortify Health |
| Boar Meat | Houses and dining halls. Can also be collected from boars in the outdoors. | Cheydinhal Castle Great Hall and Salomon Geonette’s House in the Temple District | Restore Health | Damage Speed | Fortify Health | Burden |
| Bog Beacon Asco Cap | Bog Beacon plants in Blackwood. | Near Onyx Caverns and Fort Blueblood (random) | Restore Magicka | Shield | Damage Personality | Damage Endurance |
| Bonemeal | Skeletons and Liches in undead dungeons. Can also be found on the seven Deranged Zombies in Bleak Flats Cave northwest of Skingrad. | Agarmir’s Basement in the Talos Plaza District, Vilverin, and Underpall Cave | Damage Fatigue | Resist Fire | Fortify Luck | Night-Eye |
| Bread Loaf | Houses and dining halls. | Castle Skingrad Dining Hall and Salmo the Baker’s House in Skingrad next to the Two Sisters Lodge | Restore Fatigue | Detect Life | Damage Agility | Damage Strength |
| Cairn Bolete Cap | Cairn Bolete mushroom in caves. | Serpent Hollow Cave, Grayrock Cave, and Fatback Cave | Restore Health | Damage Intelligence | Resist Paralysis | Shock Damage |
| Carrot | Houses and dining halls. Also found in Carrot plants in farms. | Imperial Guard Quarters in the Imperial Palace, Harlun’s Watch farm, and Harm Folly’s farmhouse | Restore Fatigue | Night-Eye | Fortify Intelligence | Damage Endurance |
| Cheese Wedge | Houses and dining halls. | Arvena Thelas’ House in Anvil, Castle Bruma’s Great Hall, and Lord’s Manor | Restore Fatigue | Resist Fire | Fire Shield | Damage Agility |
| Cheese Wheel | Houses and dining halls. | Brina Cross Inn and Chorrol Mages Guild | Restore Fatigue | Resist Paralysis | Damage Luck | Fortify Willpower |
| Cinnabar Polypore Cap Red | Red Cinnabar Polypore mushrooms in the West Weald. | Front of Chorrol Mages Guild and the Arcane University gardens | Restore Personality | Restore Endurance | Restore Agility | Shield |
| Cinnabar Polypore Cap Yellow | Yellow Cinnabar Polypore mushrooms in the West Weald. | Arcane University gardens and Moslin’s Dry Goods in Hackdirt | Restore Endurance | Fortify Endurance | Damage Personality | Reflect Spell |
| Clannfear Claws | Clannfears in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates. | Oblivion Gates | Cure Disease | Resist Disease | Paralyze | Damage Health |
| Clouded Funnel Cap | Clouded Funnel Cap mushrooms in Jerall and Valus Mountains as well as Blackwood. | The Main Ingredient in the Market District, the entrance to Capstone Cave, and Bruma Caverns | Restore Intelligence | Fortify Intelligence | Damage Endurance | Damage Magicka |
| Columbine Root Pulp | Columbine flowers in West Weald. | Outside the Priory of the Nine, near Fort Black Boot, and in the Skingrad Mages Guild Hall. | Restore Personality | Resist Frost | Fortify Magicka | Chameleon |
| Corn | Houses and dining halls. Also found in Corn Stalks in farms. | Lord Drad’s Estate and Shardrock Farm | Restore Fatigue | Restore Intelligence | Damage Agility | Lightning Shield |
| Crabmeat | Mud Crabs in water shores, sewers, and dungeons. | Market Sewers and Talos Plaza Sewers in the Imperial City | Restore Endurance | Resist Shock | Damage Fatigue | Fire Shield |
| Daedra Heart | Daedra in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates. | Oblivion Gates | Restore Health | Lightning Shield | Damage Magicka | Silence |
| Daedra Silk | Spider Daedra in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates. | Oblivion Gates | Burden | Night-Eye | Chameleon | Damage Endurance |
| Daedra Venin | Spider Daedra in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates. | Oblivion Gates | Paralyze | Restore Fatigue | Damage Health | Reflect Damage |
| Daedroth Teeth | Daedroths in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates. | Oblivion Gates | Night-Eye | Frost Shield | Burden | Light |
| Dragon’s Tongue | Dragon’s Tongue plants south of Bravil and the West Weald. | Frostcrag Spire Alchemy Garden, the entrance to Fort Redwater, and the entrance to Wendelbek | Resist Fire | Damage Health | Restore Health | Fire Shield |
| Dreugh Wax | Land Dreughs outdoors and in monster dungeons. | Leyawiin Mages Guild 2nd floor and monster dungeons like Anutwyll and Fort Nomore after you reach level 15 | Damage Fatigue | Resist Poison | Water Breathing | Damage Health |
| Dryad’s Saddle Polypore Cap | Dryad’s Saddle Polypore mushroom at the Imperial Bridge Inn and the entrance to Wendir. | Arcane University gardens, The March Rider in Cheydinhal near the Fighters Guild, and south of the statue near Wendir | Restore Luck | Resist Frost | Damage Speed | Frost Damage |
| Ectoplasm | Ghosts and wraiths in undead dungeons. | Sancre Tor (Blood of the Divines quest), Rielle, and Vahtacen | Shock Damage | Dispel | Fortify Magicka | Damage Health |
| Elf Cup Cap | Elf Cup mushrooms in the West Weald. | Arcane University gardens and the entrance to Fyrelight Cave | Damage Willpower | Cure Disease | Fortify Strength | Damage Intelligence |
| Emetic Russula Cap | Emetic Russula mushroom in the West Weald. | Arcane University gardens and The Main Ingredient at the Market District | Restore Agility | Shield | Damage Personality | Damage Endurance |
| Fennel Seeds | Fennel plants in the north side of the Gold Coast. | Last Chance Camp, Lord Stone, and the entrance to Niryastare | Restore Fatigue | Damage Intelligence | Damage Magicka | Paralyze |
| Fire Salts | Flame Atronachs in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates. | Oblivion Gates | Fire Damage | Resist Frost | Restore Magicka | Fire Shield |
| Flax Seeds | Flax flower in the West Weald. | Entrance to Miscarcand, Fat Rat Camp, and Meridia’s Shrine | Restore Magicka | Feather | Shield | Damage Health |
| Flour | Kitchens and pantries. | Salmo The Baker’s Basement in Skingrad, Anvil Castle Dining Hall, and Weye | Restore Fatigue | Damage Personality | Fortify Fatigue | Reflect Damage |
| Fly Amanita Cap | Fly Amanita mushroom in cities and the Great Forest. | Arcane University gardens, Cheydinhal Castle Great Hall, and The Main Ingredient in the Market District | Restore Agility | Burden | Restore Health | Shock Damage |
| Foxglove Nectar | Foxglove flower in the Nibenay Valley and Nibenay Basin. | Entrances to Wendelbek, Nayon Camp, and Lost Boy Cavern | Resist Poison | Resist Paralysis | Restore Luck | Resist Disease |
| Frost Salts | Frost Atronachs in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates. | Oblivion Gates | Frost Damage | Resist Fire | Silence | Frost Shield |
| Garlic | Houses and dining halls. Also found in Garlic Clusters in some homes’ basements. | Weynon House at Weynon Priory, Lord Drad’s Estate, and The Dividing Line in Leyawiin next to the Five Claws Lodge | Resist Disease | Damage Agility | Frost Shield | Fortify Strength |
| Ginkgo Leaf | Alchemists and containers. | Hanz gro-Hubrag’s House in Blankenmarch and M’dirr’s House in Border Watch | Restore Speed | Fortify Magicka | Damage Luck | Shock Damage |
| Ginseng | Ginseng plants in the Gold Coast and Nibenay Valley. | Entrance of Niryastare and the farm plot at the Priory of the Nine | Damage Luck | Cure Poison | Burden | Fortify Magicka |
| Glow Dust | Will-o’-the-Wisps outdoors and in monster dungeons. Can also be purchased from alchemists. | The Main Ingredient in the Market District, Crayfish Cave, and Breakneck Cave | Restore Speed | Light | Reflect Spell | Damage Health |
| Grapes | Grape Vines in vineyards outside Skingrad. Can also be found in homes and dining halls. | Faregyl Inn south of the Imperial City and Five Claws Lodge in Leyawiin | Restore Fatigue | Water Walking | Dispel | Damage Health |
| Green Stain Cup Cap | Graen Stain Cup mushrooms in Blackwood. | Entrance to Fieldhouse Cave and Bruma Mages Guild Living Quarters | Restore Fatigue | Damage Speed | Reflect Damage | Damage Health |
| Green Stain Shelf Cap | Green Stain Shelf plants. | Arcane University gardens and near the Altar of Kynareth west of the Imperial City | Restore Luck | Fortify Luck | Damage Fatigue | Restore Health |
| Ham | Homes and dining halls. | Cheydinhal Castle Guard Barracks, the Jerall View Inn in Bruma, and random food vendors | Restore Fatigue | Restore Health | Damage Magicka | Damage Luck |
| Harrada | Harrada Root plants in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates. Can attack you. | Oblivion Gates | Damage Health | Damage Magicka | Silence | Paralyze |
| Human Heart | Cadlew Chapel east of Bravil, Fort Farragut east of Cheydinhal, and the basement of Claudius Arcadia’s home in Talos Plaza district of the Imperial City. | Cadlew Chapel and Fort Farragut | Restore Health | Shock Shield | Damage Magicka | Silence |
| Human Skin | Claudius Arcadia’s cellar in Talos Plaza district of the Imperial City and the Mages Guild Hall in Leyawiin. | Claudius Arcadia’s cellar in the Talos Plaza District and in the Leyawiin Mages Guild | Damage Magicka | Resist Shock | Reflect Damage | Damage Health |
| Imp Gall | Imps outdoors and in monster dungeons. | Robber’s Glen Cave and Sideways Cave | Fortify Personality | Cure Paralysis | Damage Health | Fire Damage |
| Ironwood Nut | Found randomly in containers. | Greyland near Leyawiin and the Chorrol Fighters Guild | Restore Intelligence | Resist Fire | Damage Fatigue | Fortify Health |
| Jumbo Potato | Part of the Potato Snatcher quest for S’jirra at the Faregyl Inn. You need to return all six to her to finish the quest. | Obtain them from a unique Ogre near the Faregyl Inn | Restore Fatigue | Shield | Burden | Frost Shield |
| Lady’s Mantle Leaves | Lady’s Mantle flower near Gottlesfont Priory near Chorrol and the Gold Coast. | Gottlesfont House in Gottlesfont Priory and the entrance to Trumbe | Restore Health | Damage Endurance | Night-Eye | Feather |
| Lady’s Smock Leaves | Lady’s Smock flower in the West Weald. | Near Collarbone Camp and the entrance to Fyrelight Cave | Restore Intelligence | Resist Fire | Damage Fatigue | Fortify Health |
| Lavender Sprig | Lavender flowers in the Nibenay Basin. | Entrance to Fort Sejanus | Restore Personality | Fortify Willpower | Restore Health | Damage Luck |
| Leek | Homes and dining halls. Can also be found in Leek Plants in farms. | Harm’s Folly farmhouse and Blankenmarch farm | Restore Fatigue | Fortify Agility | Damage Personality | Damage Strength |
| Lettuce | Houses and dining halls. Can also be harvested from Lettuce plants in farms. | Drakelowe’s farm and the farm plot near the Priory of the Nine | Restore Fatigue | Restore Luck | Fire Shield | Damage Personality |
| Lichor | Mana Bloom flower in Paradise during the main quest. | Paradise | Restore Magicka | |||
| Mandrake Root | Mandrake flower in the Colovian Highlands and near Bravil. | The entrance to Infested Mine, Fort Ontus, and Bleak Mine | Cure Disease | Resist Poison | Damage Agility | Fortify Willpower |
| Milk Thistle Seeds | Milk Thistle flower found in Jerall and Valus Mountains in addition to the Gold Coast. | Area around Kingscrest Cavern and Sedor (random) | Light | Frost Damage | Cure Parlysis | Paralyze |
| Minotaur Horn | Minotaurs and Minotaur Lords outdoors and in monster dungeons. | Harcane Grove, Nonwyll Cavern, and the Arena in the Imperial City | Restore Willpower | Burden | Fortify Endurance | Resist Paralysis |
| Monkshood Root Pulp | Monkshood flower in the Great Forest and Nibenay Basin. | The entrance to Robber’s Glen Cave, Timberscar Hollow, and Fort Roebeck | Restore Strength | Damage Intelligence | Fortify Endurance | Burden |
| Morning Glory Root Pulp | Morning Glory vine on houses and walls in the West Weald and Heartlands. | Entrance to Fort Istirus, Miscarcand, and Wellspring Cave | Burden | Damage Willpower | Frost Shield | Damage Magicka |
| Mort Flesh | Zombies in undead dungeons. | Culotte, Kemen, and Lindai | Damage Fatigue | Damage Luck | Fortify Health | Silence |
| Motherwort Sprig | Motherwort flower in most areas. | Dragonclaw Rock and the entrance to Capstone Cave and Haynote Cave | Resist Poison | Damage Fatigue | Silence | Invisibility |
| Mutton | Homes and dining halls. Can also be obtained from sheep. | Gnoll Mountain campsite and Castle Bruma Barracks | Fortify Health | Damage Fatigue | Dispel | Damage Magicka |
| Nightshade | Nightshade plants in West Weald. | The Main Ingredient in the Market District and the Chorrol Mages Guild Library | Damage Health | Burden | Damage Luck | Fortify Magicka |
| Nirnroot | Nirnroot plants near water. They do not regrow and are a part of the Seeking Your Roots quest. | Nirnroot Locations | Drain Health | Drain Fatigue | Drain Agility | Drain Speed |
| Ogre’s Teeth | Ogres outdoors and in monster dungeons. | Nonwyll Cavern and Redguard Valley Cave | Damage Intelligence | Resist Paralysis | Shock Damage | Fortify Strength |
| Onion | Homes and dining halls. | Gnoll Mountain campsite and Cloud Ruler Temple | Restore Fatigue | Water Breathing | Detect Life | Damage Health |
| Painted Troll Fat | Painted Trolls in A Brush with Death quest given by Tivela in Cheydinhal. | Painted Forest during a quest | Fortify Magicka | Restore Health | Fortify Health | Restore Magicka |
| Pear | Homes and dining halls. | Chorrol Chapel Hall and Anvil Mages Guild Living Quarters | Restore Fatigue | Damage Speed | Fortify Speed | Damage Health |
| Peony Seeds | Peony flowers in the West Weald. | Entrance to Fallen Rock Cave, Fyrelight Cave, and Gnoll’s Meeting Camp | Restore Strength | Damage Health | Damage Speed | Restore Fatigue |
| Poisoned Apple | Fort Farragut east of Cheydinhal. Can be used to kill non-essential characters. | Fort Farragut | Deadly Poison | |||
| Potato | Homes and dining halls. Can also be obtained from Potato plants in farms. | Temple of the Ancestor Moths, Lord Drad’s Estate, and with food vendors. | Restore Fatigue | Shield | Burden | Frost Shield |
| Primrose Leaves | Primroses outside homes and inns. | Entrance to Fieldhouse Cave, Arcane University gardens, and Blankenmarch | Restore Willpower | Restore Personality | Fortify Luck | Damage Strength |
| Pumpkin | Homes and dining halls. Can also be harvested from pumpkin vines in farms. | Cracked Wood Cave and Gottlesfont Priory’s farm | Restore Fatigue | Damage Agility | Damage Personality | Detect Life |
| Purgeblood Salts | Purgeblood Crystal Formations in Deepscorn Hollow. | Deepscorn Hollow | Restore Magicka | Damage Health | Fortify Magicka | Dispel |
| Radish | Homes and dining halls. Can also be obtained from radish plants in farms. | Harlun’s Watch farm and houses in the Talos Plaza District | Restore Fatigue | Damage Endurance | Chameleon | Burden |
| Rat Meat | Rats in sewers. | Derelict Mine, Haunted Mine, and Fort Irony | Damage Fatigue | Detect Life | Damage Magicka | Silence |
| Redwort Flower | Domica Redwort flowers in Blackwood and the West Weald. | Entrance to Fort Bulwark, Morahame, and Wendelbek | Resist Frost | Cure Poison | Damage Health | Invisibility |
| Refined Frost Salts | Sold by Julienne Fanis in the Arcane University during the Tears of the Savior quest. You need one to enter the Frostfire Glade near Bruma. | Arcane University | Frost Damage | Frost Shield | Resist Fire | Silence |
| Rice | Grain sacks in kitchens and pantries. | Cloud Ruler Temple East Wing, homes in Bruma, and Rockmilk Cave | Restore Fatigue | Silence | Lightning Shield | Damage Agility |
| Root Pulp | Found randomly in containers. | Faregyl Inn | Cure Disease | Damage Willpower | Fortify Strength | Damage Intelligence |
| Sacred Lotus Seeds | Sacred Lotus plants in shallow water. | Arboretum and Talos Plaza District | Resist Frost | Damage Health | Feather | Dispel |
| Scales | Slaughterfish in deep water. | Fort Magia, Quickwater Cave, and Silorn | Damage Willpower | Water breathing | Damage Health | Water Walking |
| Scamp Skin | Scamps in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates and near these gates. | Oblivion Gates | Damage Magicka | Resist Shock | Reflect Damage | Damage Health |
| Shepherd’s Pie | Homes and dining halls. Eyja can prepare them, at Rosethorn Hall. | Derelict Mine, Hrota Cave, and Skingrad Castle Barracks | Cure Disease | Shield | Fortify Agility | Dispel |
| S’jirra’s Famous Potato Bread | Finish the Potato Snatcher quest and you will get these from S-jirra in Faregyl Inn south of the Imperial City. | Faregyl Inn | Detect Life | Restore Health | Damage Agility | Damage Strength |
| Somnalius Frond | Somnalius plants in the Great Forest. | Entrance to Amelion Tomb, Brindle Home, and Redguard Valley Cave | Restore Speed | Damage Endurance | Fortify Health | Feather |
| Spiddal Stick | Spiddal Stick plants in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates. | Oblivion Gates | Damage Health | Damage Magicka | Fire Damage | Restore Fatigue |
| St. Jahn’s Wort Nectar | St. Jahn’s Wort flowers in the Great Forest. | Bruma Castle Service Hall, around Chorrol, and alchemy vendors | Resist Shock | Damage Health | Cure Poison | Chameleon |
| Steel Blue Entoloma Cap | Steel-Blue Entoloma mushrooms in the Great Forest. | Gottlesfont Priory, Cheydinhal Mages Guild, and the Arcane University gardens | Restore Magicka | Fire Damage | Resist Frost | Burden |
| Stinkhorn Cap | Stinkhorn mushrooms in Blackwood. | Entrance to Amelion Tomb, Chorrol Fighters Guild, and Bruma Mages Guild Living Quarters | Damage Health | Restore Magicka | Water Walking | Invisibility |
| Strawberry | Homes and dining halls. Can also be obtained from strawberry bushes in farms and the West Weald. | Drakelowe’s farm, Lord Drad’s Estate, and Blankenmarch | Restore Fatigue | Cure Poison | Damage Health | Reflect Damage |
| Summer Bolete Cap | Summer Bolete mushrooms in the Great Forest and Nibenay Valley. | Entrance to Cadlew Chapel, near Peryite’s Shrine, and Ondo | Restore Personality | Fire Shield | Damage Agility | Night-Eye |
| Sweetcake | Homes and dining halls. | Jerall View Inn and Anvil Mages Guild | Restore Fatigue | Feather | Restore Health | Burden |
| Sweetroll | Homes and dining halls. | Anvil Castle Dining Hall and Anvil Mages Guild | Restore Fatigue | Resist Disease | Damage Personality | Fortify Health |
| Taproot | Spriggans outdoors and in monster dungeons. | Crayfish Cave and Wind Cave at levels 10-11 | Restore Luck | Damage Endurance | Resist Poison | Lightning Shield |
| Tiger Lily Nectar | Tiger Lilies and Lily of the Valleys found in the Great Forest. | Blankenmarch and Shrine of Sanguine | Restore Endurance | Damage Strength | Water Walking | Damage Willpower |
| Tinder Polypore Cap | Tinder Polypore mushroom in the Valus Mountains. | Entrance to Hame and Boethia’s Shrine | Restore Willpower | Resist Disease | Invisibilty | Damage Magicka |
| Tobacco | Some houses and Tobacco plants in farms. | Chorrol Mages Guild and Lord Drad’s Estate | Restore Fatigue | Resist Paralysis | Damage Magicka | Dispel |
| Tomato | Houses and dining halls. Can also be obtained from tomato plants in farms. | Lord Drad’s Estate and Harm’s Folly farm | Restore Fatigue | Detect Life | Burden | Shield |
| Troll Fat | Trolls outdoors and in monster dungeons. | Swampy Cave and Nonwyll Cavern | Damage Agility | Fortify Personality | Damage Willpower | Damage Health |
| Unicorn Horn | Unicorn in Harcane Grove north of Bravil for Hircine’s Daedric Quest. | Harcane Grove | Fortify Health | |||
| Vampire Dust | Vampires in vampire dungeons. | Vampire locations | Silence | Resist Disease | Invisibility | Damage Magicka |
| Venison | Houses and dining halls. Can also be taken from deer. | Gnoll Mountain campsite and Dive Rock campsite | Restore Health | Feather | Damage Health | Chameleon |
| Viper’s Bugloss Leaves | Viper’s Bugloss flowers in the Great Forest. | Anvil Castle Dining Hall and near Weatherleah | Resist Paralysis | Night-Eye | Burden | Cure Paralysis |
| Void Salts | Storm Atronachs in the Planes of Oblivion within Oblivion Gates. | Oblivion Gates | Restore Magicka | Damage Health | Fortify Magicka | Dispel |
| Water Hyacinth Nectar | Water Hyacinths in shallow water. | Near the bridge west of the Imperial City | Damage Luck | Damage Fatigue | Restore Magicka | Fortify Magicka |
| Watermelon | Houses and dining halls. Can also be obtained from watermelon vines in farms. | Border Watch and Gottlesfont Priory’s farms | Restore Fatigue | Light | Burden | Damage Health |
| Wheat Grain | Grain sacks in kitchens and pantries. Look for them in Wheat Stalks in farms. | Blankenmarch farm and Border Watch | Restore Fatigue | Damage Magicka | Fortify Health | Damage Personality |
| White Seed Pod | Goldrenrod flowers in the Gold Coast. | Anvil Castle Dining Hall and the entrance to Trumbe | Restore Strength | Water Breathing | Silence | Light |
| Wisp Stalk Caps | Wisp Stalks mushrooms undergrond in caves and mines. | Crayfish Cave and Silver Tooth Cave | Damage Health | Damage Willpower | Damage Intelligence | Fortify Speed |
| Wormwood Leaves | Wormwood plants in the Jerall Mountains. | Entrance to Ninendava and Bruma Caverns | Fortify Fatigue | Invisibility | Damage Health | Damage Magicka |
That covers everything you need to know about Alchemy in Oblivion, from raising this skill to where you can find the ingredients and apparatus necessary for its recipes.
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