Skyrim:Scrolls

Scrolls are magical documents that can be used to cast spells. Anyone can use a scroll, regardless of magic skill, and casting a scroll does not use any magicka. However, each scroll can only be used once. With the exception of the Scroll of Blizzard, using a scroll does not provide any magic skill experience.

You cannot learn the spell contained in a scroll to cast later, you need a spell tome for that.

Some scrolls can be purchased from spell merchants, who will have a random selection of standard scrolls they might sell. Note that scrolls are often found hiding in between rolls of paper, so it might be worthwhile scanning through them. Most scrolls are not found in random treasure, but are only available as fixed loot.

Scrolls can only be sold to spell merchants and general good merchants.

Using Scrolls

To use a scroll, first select it in the inventory (or via the Favorites quick menu). This assigns it to a hand. Some scrolls require both hands. The assigned hand glows with a color or animation related to the scroll's spell.

Then, hold down the attack button. A spell-casting animation takes place, during which the attack button must continue to be held down until it finishes. For some scrolls, this may take several seconds. Higher-level scrolls take longer to cast. Unlike with casting learned spells, the player cannot walk or run during the casting. Upon release of the attack button, the scroll's spell is unleashed. If the caster is interrupted (e.g. by a weapon blow or by a shout) before the casting is complete, then the spell is not cast, the scroll is not consumed, and the caster must start casting from the beginning. This can make it difficult to use a scroll in close combat.

Standard Scrolls

Alteration

Armor

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Oakflesh (0009659c)	0.5	25	Improves the caster's armor rating by 20 points for 60 seconds: Armor - Oak, 20 pts for 60 secs	Apocrypha (Waking Dreams)DB (Chapter IV) Tel MithrynDB
	Scroll of Stoneflesh (000965a3)	0.5	50	Improves the caster's armor rating by 25 points for 60 seconds: Armor - Stone, 25 pts for 60 secs	2 in Apocrypha (Waking Dreams)DB (Chapters III and VI)
	Scroll of Ironflesh (000a449b)	0.5	100	Improves the caster's armor rating by 30 points for 60 seconds: Armor - Iron, 30 pts for 60 secs	Inner SanctumDG (Forgotten Vale)
	Scroll of Ebonyflesh (000a449e)	0.5	250	Improves the caster's armor rating by 35 points for 60 seconds: Armor - Ebony, 35 pts for 60 secs	Apocrypha (The Hidden Twilight)DB (Chapter VIII)

Light

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Candlelight (0009659b)	0.5	25	Creates a hovering light that lasts for 60 seconds: Candlelight, 5 pts for 60 secs	Tel MithrynDB Tower of Mzark Understone Keep (Calcelmo's Laboratory)
	Scroll of Magelight (000965a2)	0.5	50	Ball of light that lasts 60 seconds and sticks where it strikes: Magelight, 5 pts for 60 secs	Apocrypha (Waking Dreams)DB (Chapter IV) Labyrinthian

Paralyze

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Paralyze (000a449d)	0.5	250	Targets that fail to resist are paralyzed for 10 seconds: Paralyze, for 10 secs Stagger Push, 100 pts	Apocrypha (The Hidden Twilight)DB (Chapter VIII) Mzulft
	Scroll of Mass Paralysis (00021876)	0.5	500	All targets in the area that fail to resist are paralyzed for 10 seconds: Paralyze, for 10 secs in 40 ft Stagger Area Attack, 0.05 pts in 40 ft	Apocrypha (Filament and Filigree)DB Spell merchants, random loot

Other

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Detect Life (001019ae)	0.5	500	Nearby living creatures, but not undead, machines or daedra, can be seen through walls: Detect Life Enemy Exterior, for 15 secs in 200 ft Detect Life Enemy Interior, for 15 secs in 100 ft Detect Life Friend Exterior, for 15 secs in 200 ft Detect Life Friend Interior, for 15 secs in 100 ft	Apocrypha (Waking Dreams)DB (Chapter IV) 3 in Irkngthand Grand Cavern

Conjuration

Banish

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Banish Daedra (000a449f)	0.5	100	Weaker summoned daedra are sent back to Oblivion: Banish, 7 pts Banish/Command Daedra Push, 100 pts	Dayspring CanyonDG (atop Fort Dawnguard)
	Scroll of Expel Daedra (000a44a6)	0.5	250	Powerful summoned creatures are are sent back to Oblivion: Expel	Spell spell merchants

Conjure

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Conjure Familiar (0009659f)	0.5	25	Summons a Familiar for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing: Conjure Familiar, for 60 secs	Fort Kastav (exterior) Rimerock Burrow Sunderstone Gorge Volkihar RuinsDG
	Scroll of Conjure Flame Atronach (000965a5)	0.5	50	Summons a Flame Atronach for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing: Conjure Flame Atronach, for 60 secs	Apocrypha (The Sallow Regent)DB Inner SanctumDG (Forgotten Vale) Unmarked house southwest of Stendarr's Beacon (map) Can be made at the Atronach Forge
	Scroll of Conjure Frost Atronach (000a44a0)	0.5	100	Summons a Frost Atronach for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing: Conjure Frost Atronach, for 60 secs	Fort Kastav Captain's Quarters Can be made at the Atronach Forge
	Scroll of Conjure Storm Atronach (000a44a1)	0.5	250	Summons a Storm Atronach for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing: Conjure Storm Atronach, for 60 secs	Apocrypha (The Sallow Regent) Spell merchants, random loot Can be made at the Atronach Forge
	Scroll of Flame Thrall (000a44a8)	0.5	500	Summons a Flame Atronach permanently: Conjure Flame Thrall, for 86313600 secs	Spell merchants
	Scroll of Frost Thrall (000a44a9)	0.5	500	Summons a Frost Atronach permanently: Conjure Frost Thrall, for 86313600 secs	Apocrypha (Waking Dreams)DB (Chapter IV)
	Scroll of Storm Thrall (000a44aa)	0.5	500	Summons a Storm Atronach permanently: Conjure Storm Thrall, for 86313600 secs	Soul CairnDG

Reanimate

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Raise Zombie (0009659e)	0.5	25	Reanimate a weak dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds: Reanimate, 4 pts for 60 secs	Fort Snowhawk Fort Snowhawk Prison Tel MithrynDB Yngvild
	Scroll of Dread Zombie (000a44a5)	0.5	250	Reanimate a weak dead body to fight for you for 60 seconds: Reanimate, 12 pts for 60 secs Fortified Healing, 1 pt for 60 secs	Spell merchants, random loot
	Scroll of Dead Thrall (000a44a7)	0.5	500	Reanimate a dead body permanently to fight for you. Only works on people: Reanimate Thrall, 15 pts for 86313600 secs Fortified Healing, 1 pt for 86313600 secs	Apocrypha (The Sallow Regent)DB

Soul Trap

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Soul Trap (000965a7)	0.5	50	If target dies within 60 seconds, fills a soul gem: Soul Trap, for 60 secs	Tel MithrynDB

Destruction

Fire Damage

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Firebolt (00096598)	0.5	50	A blast of fire that does 15 points of damage. Targets on fire take extra damage: Firebolt, 15 pts	Apocrypha (Waking Dreams)DB (Chapter IV) Hag's End Understone Keep (Calcelmo's Laboratory)
	Scroll of Fireball (000a44ae)	0.5	100	A fiery explosion for 50 points of damage in a 15 foot radius. Targets on fire take extra damage: Fireball, 50 pts in 15 ft	Apocrypha (Waking Dreams)DB (Chapter II) 2 in Bleak Falls Temple 3 in Dawnstar Sanctuary Inner SanctumDG (Forgotten Vale) Raven Rock MineDB Sunderstone Gorge
	Scroll of Fire Storm (000a44b1)	0.5	500	A 75 point fiery explosion centered on the caster. Does more damage to closer targets: Fire Storm 100, 75 pts in 100 ft Fire Storm 65, 75 pts in 65 ft Fire Storm 25, 50 pts in 25 ft	Dimhollow CavernDG Inner SanctumDG (Forgotten Vale) Volkihar RuinsDG Spell merchants, random loot

Frost Damage

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Ice Spike (00096599)	0.5	50	A spike of ice that does 15 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina: Ice Spike, 15 pts Stagger Push, 1 pt	2 in Fellglow Keep 2 in Labyrinthian Thoroughfare Tel MithrynDB
	Scroll of Ice Storm (000a44af)	0.5	100	A freezing whirlwind that does 50 points of frost damage per second to Health and Stamina: Ice Storm, 50 pts in 15 ft Slow, 50 pts for 5 secs	Volunruud Elder's Cairn
	Scroll of Blizzard (000a44b2)	0.5	500	Targets take 20 points of frost damage for 10 seconds, plus Stamina damage: Blizzard, 20 pts for 10 secs in 40 ft Slow, 50 pts for 10 secs in 100 ft Using this scroll grants you experience points in Destruction.	Bloodlet Throne Calixto's House of Curiosities Fort Amol Prison Inner SanctumDG (Forgotten Vale) Palace of the Kings Upstairs Spell merchants, random loot

Shock Damage

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Chain Lightning (000a44b0)	0.5	100	Lightning bolt that does 50 points of shock damage to Health and half to Magicka, then leaps to a new target: Chain Lightning, 50 pts in 20 ft	Bloodskal BarrowDB (exterior) Mzulft Aedrome

Illusion Scrolls

Fear

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Fear (000965ae)	0.5	50	Creatures and people up to level 8 flee from combat for 30 seconds: Fear, 8 pts for 30 secs	Bloodlet Throne Dawnstar Sanctuary 2 in Apocrypha (The Winds of Change)DB
	Scroll of Hysteria (000a44bd)	0.5	500	Creatures and people up to level 12 flee from combat for 60 seconds: Hysteria, 12 pts for 60 secs in 250 ft	Volkihar KeepDG Spell merchants, random loot

Frenzy

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Fury (000965a1)	0.5	25	Creatures and people up to level 4 will attack anything nearby for 30 seconds: Fury, 4 pts for 30 secs	2 in Apocrypha (Waking Dreams)DB (Chapter IV) Bloodlet Throne Volkihar KeepDG Near an unmarked shrine north-northeast of Ysgramor's Tomb (map)
	Scroll of Frenzy (000a44b6)	0.5	100	Creatures and people up to level 8 will attack anyone nearby for 60 seconds: Frenzy, 8 pts for 60 secs in 15 ft	2 in Apocrypha (The Winds of Change)DB Dawnstar Sanctuary
	Scroll of Mayhem (000a44bb)	0.5	500	Creatures and people up to level 12 will attack anyone nearby for 60 seconds: Mayhem, 12 pts for 60 secs in 250 ft	Spell merchants, random loot

Pacify

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Calm (000965ad)	0.5	50	Creatures and people up to level 8 won't fight for 30 seconds: Calm, 8 pts for 30 secs	Bloodlet Throne 2 near an unmarked shrine north-northeast of Ysgramor's Tomb (map)
	Scroll of Harmony (000a44bc)	0.5	500	Creatures and people up to level 12 nearby won't fight for 60 seconds: Harmony, 12 pts for 60 secs in 250 ft	Calixto's House of Curiosities Palace of the Kings Upstairs Spell merchants, random loot

Rally

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Courage (000965a0)	0.5	25	Target won't flee for 60 seconds and gets some extra health and stamina: Courage, 6 pts for 60 secs	Dawnstar Sanctuary Fort Dunstad 2 in Tel MithrynDB Understone Keep (Calcelmo's Laboratory)

Other

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Call to Arms (000a44be)	0.5	500	Targets have improved combat skills, health and stamina for 10 minutes: Fortify Marksman, 25 pts for 600 secs in 100 ft Fortify One-handed, 25 pts for 600 secs in 100 ft Fortify Two-handed, 25 pts for 600 secs in 100 ft Despite the description, this scroll does not include any Fortify Health or Fortify Stamina components.	Fort Sungard Annex Spell merchants, random loot
	Scroll of Invisibility (000a44b7)	0.5	250	Caster is invisible for 30 seconds. Activating an object or attacking will break the spell: Invisibility, for 30 secs	Apocrypha (Filament and Filigree)DB
	Scroll of Muffle (000965ab)	0.5	50	You move more quietly for 180 seconds: Muffle, 1 pt for 180 secs	Apocrypha (Waking Dreams)DB (Chapter IV) Tower of Mzark

Restoration Scrolls

Restore Health

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Fast Healing (000965af)	0.5	50	Heals the caster 45 points: Restore Health, 45 pts	Apocrypha (Waking Dreams)DB (2 in Chapter III, 1 in Chapter IV)
	Scroll of Cure Wounds (000b64b3)	0.5	250	Heals the caster 100 points: Restore Health, 100 pts	Alftand Animonculary Sunderstone Gorge
	Scroll of Heal Other (000a44c1)	0.5	100	Heals the target 45 points, but not undead, atronachs or machines: Restore Health, 45 pts	Shrine to Peryite
	Scroll of Grand Healing (000a44c4)	0.5	250	Heals everyone close to the caster 100 points: Restore Health Area, 100 pts in 15 ft	Apocrypha (The Hidden Twilight)DB (Chapter VIII) Apocrypha (Waking Dreams)DB (Chapter VI) Inner SanctumDG (Forgotten Vale)

Turn Undead

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Locations
	Scroll of Turn Lesser Undead (000a44bf)	0.5	50	Undead up to level 4 flee for 30 seconds: Turn Lesser Undead, 4 pts for 30 secs Turn Undead Push, 100 pts	Tel MithrynDB Unmarked ruin southeast of Morthal (map)
	Scroll of Turn Undead (000965b0)	0.5	100	Undead up to level 8 flee for 30 seconds: Turn Undead, 8 pts for 30 secs Turn Undead Push, 100 pts	Ruunvald ExcavationDG
	Scroll of Circle of Protection (000a44c3)	0.5	250	Undead up to level 8 entering the circle will flee: Circle of Protection, 8 pts for 30 secs	Dead Men's Respite Fort Snowhawk
	Scroll of Bane of the Undead (000218f2)	0.5	500	Sets undead up to level 30 on fire and makes them flee for 30 seconds: Turn Greater Undead, 30 pts for 30 secs in 80 ft Bane of the Undead, 50 pts in 80 ft Stagger Area Attack, 0.05 pts in 80 ft	Spell merchants, random loot
	Scroll of Guardian Circle (000e0cd5)	0.5	250	Undead up to level 35 entering the circle will flee. Caster heals 20 health per second inside it: Guardian Circle, 35 pts for 30 secs	Spell merchants, random loot

Special Scrolls

	Name (ID)			Enchantment	Notes
	J'zargo's Flame Cloak Scroll (000967e3)	0.5	100	For 30 seconds, opponents in melee range take 10 points per second fire damage. Targets on fire take extra damage. The player will be injured, and followers and perhaps others in the area may take damage: J'zargo's Flame Cloak, 10 pts for 30 secs	Given to you by J'zargo as part of the quest J'zargo's Experiment
	Shalidor's Insights: Alteration (001076e9)	0.5	50	Lowers the cost and increases the duration of Alteration spells for 120 seconds: Modify Alteration, for 120 secs Increases the duration of Alteration spells by 50% and reduces their cost by 50%.	Possible reward for the quest Shalidor's Insights
	Shalidor's Insights: Conjuration (001076eb)	0.5	50	Increase the duration and decrease the cost of Conjuration spells for 120 seconds: Modify Conjuration, for 120 secs Increases the duration of Conjuration spells by 50% and reduces their cost by 50%.	Possible reward for the quest Shalidor's Insights
	Shalidor's Insights: Destruction (001076e7)	0.5	50	Increase the damage and decrease the cost of Destruction spells for 120 seconds: Modify Destruction, for 120 secs Increases the damage of Destruction spells by 50% and reduces their cost by 50%.	Possible reward for the quest Shalidor's Insights
	Shalidor's Insights: Illusion (001076e8)	0.5	50	Increase the duration and decrease the cost of Illusion spells for 120 seconds: Modify Illusion, for 120 secs Increases the duration of Illusion spells by 50% and reduces their cost by 50%.	Possible reward for the quest Shalidor's Insights
	Shalidor's Insights: Magicka (001076ec)	0.5	50	Increases your Magicka by 100 points. Magicka regenerates 1% faster for 120 seconds: Fortify Magicka, 100 pts for 120 secs Regenerate Magicka, 1 pt for 120 secs	Not available in game Intended as possible reward for the quest Shalidor's Insights
	Shalidor's Insights: Restoration (001076ea)	0.5	50	Lowers the cost and increases the potency of Restoration spells for 120 seconds: Modify Restoration, for 120 secs Increases the magnitude of Restoration spells by 50% and reduces their cost by 50%.	Possible reward for the quest Shalidor's Insights

Spider Scrolls ^DB

Dragonborn adds a special type of scrolls called spider scrolls, which can only be created in the imbuing chamber in White Ridge Barrow. These can be equipped in either hand and are thrown rather than cast. As with standard scrolls, anyone can use a spider scroll regardless of magic skill, and using one does not use any magicka; however, each spider scroll can only be used once.

Flame Spider Scrolls

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Ingredients
	Exploding Flame Spider (xx019534)	0.5	100	Tosses a dead spider on the ground which explodes when an enemy gets too close: Exploding Flame Spider, in 5 ft	Ruby/Flawless Ruby Damaged Albino Spider Pod
	Flame Cloaked Spider (xx01952C)	0.5	100	Tosses a Flame Cloaked spider on the ground that will cause fire damage to enemies that get too close: Flame Cloaked Spider, in 5 ft	Ruby/Flawless Ruby Salt Pile Albino Spider Pod
	Jumping Flame Spider (xx014480)	0.5	100	Tosses a Jumping Fire spider on the ground that will launch itself at nearby enemies and explode if it lands near them: Jumping Flame Spider, in 5 ft	Ruby/Flawless Ruby Albino Spider Pod

Frost Spider Scrolls

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Ingredients
	Exploding Frost Spider (xx0206D3)	0.5	100	Tosses a dead spider on the ground which explodes when an enemy gets too close: Exploding Frost Spider, in 5 ft	Sapphire/Flawless Sapphire Damaged Albino Spider Pod
	Frost Cloaked Spider (xx0206D9)	0.5	100	Tosses a Frost Cloaked spider on the ground that will apply Ice Damage to enemies that get too close: Frost Cloaked Spider, in 5 ft	Sapphire/Flawless Sapphire Salt Pile Albino Spider Pod
	Jumping Frost Spider (xx0206DB)	0.5	100	Tosses a Jumping Frost spider on the ground that will launch itself at nearby enemies and explode if it lands near them: Jumping Frost Spider, in 5 ft	Sapphire/Flawless Sapphire Albino Spider Pod

Poison Spider Scrolls

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Ingredients
	Exploding Poison Spider (xx01707B)	0.5	100	Tosses a dead spider on the ground which explodes when an enemy gets too close: Exploding Spider, in 5 ft	Emerald/Flawless Emerald Damaged Albino Spider Pod
	Jumping Poison Spider (xx01445E)	0.5	100	Tosses a Jumping Poison spider on the ground that will launch itself at nearby enemies and explode if it lands near them: Exploding Spider, in 5 ft	Emerald/Flawless Emerald Albino Spider Pod
	Poison Cloaked Spider (xx01CAB0)	0.5	100	Tosses a Poison Cloaked spider on the ground that will Poison enemies that get too close: Poison Spider, in 5 ft	Emerald/Flawless Emerald Salt Pile Albino Spider Pod

Shock Spider Scrolls

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Ingredients
	Exploding Shock Spider (xx02095F)	0.5	100	Tosses a dead spider on the ground which explodes when an enemy gets too close: Exploding Frost Spider, in 5 ft	Amethyst/Flawless Amethyst Damaged Albino Spider Pod
	Jumping Shock Spider (xx020961)	0.5	100	Tosses a Jumping Shock spider on the ground that will launch itself at enemies and explode if it lands near them: Exploding Frost Spider, in 5 ft	Amethyst/Flawless Amethyst Albino Spider Pod
	Shock Cloaked Spider (xx020960)	0.5	100	Tosses a Shock Cloaked spider on the ground that will apply Shock Damage to enemies that get too close: Poison Spider, in 5 ft	Amethyst/Flawless Amethyst Salt Pile Albino Spider Pod

Other Spider Scrolls

	Name (ID)			Description and Effects	Ingredients	Notes
	Glowing Spider (xx027490)	0.5	100	Spawns a glowing spider that will follow you around. Only one can be spawned at a time.	Glowing Mushroom Albino Spider Pod	Not available in game.
	Mind Control Spider (xx016E1C)	0.5	100	Creatures and people that this spider attaches to will fight for you for 30 seconds: Zombie by Spider, 100 pts for 30 secs	Any Soul Gem Albino Spider Pod	There is no creature called "Mind Control Spider". The unique spider used is thrown significantly further than other spiders, latching onto enemies within range.
	Oil Spider (xx02749D)	0.5	100	Spawns a spider that secretes a flammable oil when it feels threatened: Oil Spider, in 5 ft	Dwarven Oil Albino Spider Pod
	Pack Spider (xx0274a5)	0.5	100	Spawns a spider that can be used to haul items. Only one can be spawned at a time. Carry weight 60	Bone Meal Albino Spider Pod	Not available in game.

Notes

• Destruction scrolls benefit from the damage-boosting perks in the Destruction skill tree. This is most notable with the Fire Storm scroll.
• Followers will also use scrolls if they are placed in their inventories, though this is limited to the conjure fire/frost/storm atronach scrolls and the Destruction scrolls.
• Various leveled lists indicate that scrolls were originally going to be more prolific in Skyrim, particularly scrolls of the lower-tier spells. Most of these scrolls are unobtainable.

Bugs

• Scrolls that reanimate a corpse will allow for the body to remain intact after the spell wears off, allowing the corpse to be reanimated an unlimited number of times. This is unlike reanimation spells, where the body will disintegrate after the spell wears off.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 2.0.9, addresses this issue. Reanimated corpses will disintegrate after the spell wears off.