Crimson Nirnroot is the red cousin of the ordinary Nirnroot and grows only in Blackreach. Like its green relative it glows and chimes – slightly off-key – so you can track it by ear. Its Damage Health and Damage Stamina effects are about three times stronger than usual, which makes it one of the best poison ingredients in the game.
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.
- Damage Health – a poison effect that deals instant damage to the target’s Health. Also on: Deathbell, Ectoplasm, Falmer Ear, Human Flesh, Human Heart, Imp Stool, Jarrin Root, Nightshade, Nirnroot, Red Mountain Flower, River Betty, Skeever Tail, Small Antlers, Troll Fat, Void Salts.
- Damage Stamina – a poison effect that drains the target’s Stamina on the spot. Also on: Berit’s Ashes, Blisterwort, Blue Butterfly Wing, Bone Meal, Canis Root, Cyrodilic Spadetail, Giant’s Toe, Jarrin Root, Nirnroot, Rock Warbler Egg, Spider Egg.
- Invisibility – makes you invisible for a few seconds – until you attack or interact with something. Also on: Chaurus Eggs, Ice Wraith Teeth, Luna Moth Wing, Nirnroot, Vampire Dust.
- Resist Magic – reduces the damage and effects of hostile magic for a while. Also on: Bleeding Crown, Chicken’s Egg, Hagraven Claw, Lavender, Nirnroot, Tundra Cotton, Void Salts, Wisp Wrappings.
Tips and trivia
Reading Sinderion’s journal or picking your first one starts A Return To Your Roots: bring 30 to Avrusa Sarethi at Sarethi Farm. Ingun Black-Briar in Riften also accepts them instead of regular Nirnroot. The Green Thumb perk doesn’t double Crimson Nirnroot.
Values from the Skyrim game files (Skyrim.esm): base value 10 gold, weight 0.2.