Butterfly Wing comes from Skyrim’s orange monarch butterflies – each catch gives you two wings. Along with Blue Mountain Flower it’s one of the most common Restore Health ingredients, and Fortify Barter makes it handy for anyone who likes squeezing merchants.
Alchemy effects
The effects are listed in the order you discover them by eating the ingredient or using it in a potion. Two ingredients make a potion when they share at least one effect.
- Restore Health – instantly restores lost Health. Also on: Blisterwort, Blue Dartwing, Blue Mountain Flower, Charred Skeever Hide, Daedra Heart, Eye of Sabre Cat, Imp Stool, Rock Warbler Egg, Swamp Fungal Pod, Wheat.
- Fortify Barter – gets you better prices from merchants for a short time. Also on: Dragon’s Tongue, Hagraven Claw, Tundra Cotton.
- Lingering Damage Stamina – a poison effect that drains the target’s Stamina over time. Also on: Chicken’s Egg, Nightshade, Small Antlers.
- Damage Magicka – a poison effect that drains the target’s Magicka on the spot. Also on: Chaurus Eggs, Daedra Heart, Eye of Sabre Cat, Glow Dust, Hagraven Feathers, Hanging Moss, Human Heart, Jarrin Root, Luna Moth Wing, Namira’s Rot, Nordic Barnacle.
Tips and trivia
The game’s monarchs have swallowtails, which real monarch butterflies don’t. Tamriel has its own rules.
Values from the Skyrim game files (Skyrim.esm): base value 3 gold, weight 0.1.