Alteration

The School of Alteration focuses on the manipulation of the physical world, and is used to cast spells like Waterbreathing, Magical Armor and Magelight. Alteration magic's strengths lie outside of combat. The Alteration skill, like all magic skills, increases as Alteration spells are used, however some spells, such as Oakflesh, require the player to take damage after the spell is cast to gain experience, similar to the Light Armor skill and Heavy Armor skill, the experience gained is relative to the damage taken.

Alteration is different from Illusion in that it alters the rules of nature, changing reality so that is recognized by everyone, rather than just in the mind of the caster and the target. Alteration spells can also be augmented with potions that Fortify Alteration.

Spells

Novice

• Candlelight - Creates a hovering light that lasts for 60 seconds
• Equilibrium - Convert 25 points of health into magicka per second. Caster can be killed by this effect
• Oakflesh - Improves the caster's armor rating by 40 points for 60 seconds

Apprentice

• Magelight - Ball of light that lasts 60 seconds and sticks where it strikes
• Stoneflesh - Improves the caster's armor rating by 60 points for 60 seconds

Adept

• Detect Life - Nearby living creatures, but not undead, machines or daedra, can be seen through walls
• Ironflesh - Improves the caster's armor rating by 80 points for 60 seconds
• Telekinesis - Can pull an object to you from a distance. Add it to your inventory or throw it
• Transmute - Transmutes one piece of unrefined Iron ore to Silver, or Silver ore to Gold if the caster is carrying any
• Waterbreathing - Can breathe water for 60 seconds
• Ash Shell - Targets that fail to resist are immobilized in hardened ash for 30 seconds

Expert

• Detect Dead - Nearby dead can be seen through walls
• Ebonyflesh - Improves the caster's armor rating by 100 points for 60 seconds
• Paralyze - Targets that fail to resist are paralyzed for 10 seconds
• Ash Rune - Cast on a nearby surface, it explodes when enemies are nearby, immobilizing them in hardened ash for 30 seconds

Master

• Dragonhide - Caster ignores 80% of all physical damage for 30 seconds
• Mass Paralysis - All targets in the area that fail to resist are paralyzed for 15 seconds

Perks

Perks	Requirements	Description (Ranks)
Novice Alteration	None	Cast Novice level Alterations spells for half magicka.
Alteration Dual Casting	Alteration 20, Novice Alteration	Dual casting an Alteration spell overcharges the effects into an even more powerful version.
Apprentice Alteration	Alteration 25, Novice Alteration	Cast Apprentice level Alteration spells for half magicka.
Mage Armor	Alteration 30, Apprentice Alteration	Protection spells like Stoneflesh are twice as strong if not wearing armor
	Alteration 50, Apprentice Alteration	Protection spells like Stoneflesh are 2.5 times as strong if not wearing armor
	Alteration 70, Apprentice Alteration	Protection spells like Stoneflesh are three times as strong if not wearing armor
Magic Resistance	Alteration 30, Apprentice Alteration	Blocks 10% of a spell's effects
	Alteration 50, Apprentice Alteration	Blocks 20% of a spell's effects
	Alteration 70, Apprentice Alteration	Blocks 30% of a spell's effects
Adept Alteration	Alteration 50, Apprentice Alteration	Cast Adept level Alteration spells for half magicka.
Stability	Alteration 70, Adept Alteration	Alteration spells have greater duration.
Expert Alteration	Alteration 75, Adept Alteration	Cast Expert level Alteration spells for half magicka.
Master Alteration	Alteration 100, Expert Alteration	Cast Master level Alteration spells for half magicka.
Atronach	Alteration 100, Expert Alteration	Absorb 30% of the magicka of any spells that hit you.

Trainers

• Dravynea the Stoneweaver
• Tolfdir

Skillbooks

• Breathing Water
• Daughter of the Niben
• The Lunar Lorkhan
• Reality & Other Falsehoods
• Sithis

Apparel

Minor Alteration	Alteration	Major Alteration	Eminent Alteration	Exteme Alteration	Peerless Alteration
Banded Iron Armor Bonemold Gauntlets Bonemold Helmet Circlet Hide Armor Hide Helmet Imperial Bracers Imperial Helmet Imperial Light Helmet Iron Armor Iron Helmet Leather Armor Leather Helmet Ring Steel Armor Steel Helmet	Banded Iron Armor Bonemold Gauntlets Bonemold Helmet Chitin Armor Chitin Helmet Circlet Dwarven Armor Dwarven Helmet Elven Armor Elven Helmet Hide Armor Hide Helmet Imperial Bracers Imperial Helmet Imperial Light Helmet Iron Armor Iron Helmet Leather Armor Leather Helmet Ring Scaled Armor Scaled Helmet Steel Armor Steel Helmet Steel Plate Armor Steel Plate Helmet	Banded Iron Armor Bonemold Gauntlets Bonemold Helmet Chitin Armor Chitin Helmet Circlet Dwarven Armor Dwarven Helmet Ebony Armor Ebony Helmet Elven Armor Elven Helmet Elven Gilded Armor Glass Armor Glass Helmet Hide Armor Hide Helmet Imperial Bracers Imperial Helmet Imperial Light Helmet Iron Armor Iron Helmet Leather Armor Leather Helmet Nordic Armor Nordic Helmet Orcish Armor Orcish Helmet Ring Scaled Armor Scaled Helmet Stalhrim Armor Stalhrim Helmet Steel Armor Steel Helmet Steel Plate Armor Steel Plate Helmet	Chitin Armor Chitin Helmet Circlet Daedric Armor Daedric Helmet Dragonplate Armor Dragonplate Helmet Dragonscale Armor Dragonscale Helmet Dwarven Armor Dwarven Helmet Ebony Armor Ebony Helmet Elven Armor Elven Helmet Elven Gilded Armor Glass Armor Glass Helmet Nordic Armor Nordic Helmet Orcish Armor Orcish Helmet Ring Scaled Armor Scaled Helmet Stalhrim Armor Stalhrim Helmet Steel Plate Armor Steel Plate Helmet	Circlet Daedric Armor Daedric Helmet Dragonplate Armor Dragonplate Helmet Dragonscale Armor Dragonscale Helmet Ebony Armor Ebony Helmet Elven Gilded Armor Glass Armor Glass Helmet Nordic Armor Nordic Helmet Orcish Armor Orcish Helmet Ring Stalhrim Armor Stalhrim Helmet	Circlet Daedric Armor Daedric Helmet Dragonplate Armor Dragonplate Helmet Dragonscale Armor Dragonscale Helmet Ring Stalhrim Armor Stalhrim Helmet
+ Regenerate Magicka
Novice Robes of Alteration Robes of Minor Alteration	Apprentice Robes of Alteration Robes of Alteration	Adept Robes of Alteration Robes of Major Alteration	Expert Robes of Alteration Robes of Eminent Alteration	Master Robes of Alteration Robes of Extreme Alteration	Robes of Peerless Alteration