Glowing Mushrooms light up Skyrim’s caves and Dwemer ruins with their soft blue-green glow. They’re easy to find in big numbers, and every effect is beneficial: Fortify Smithing, Fortify Destruction, Fortify Health and Resist Shock. That makes them a great all-round ingredient.
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.
- Resist Shock – reduces the shock damage you take for a while. Also on: Blue Dartwing, Glow Dust, Hawk Beak, Pearl, Pine Thrush Egg, Snowberries, Swamp Fungal Pod.
- Fortify Destruction – makes your Destruction spells stronger for a while. Also on: Beehive Husk, Ectoplasm, Glow Dust, Nightshade, Wisp Wrappings.
- Fortify Smithing – makes weapon and armor improvements better – drink it before using a grindstone or workbench. Also on: Blisterwort, Sabre Cat Tooth, Spriggan Sap.
- Fortify Health – raises your maximum Health for a while. Also on: Bear Claws, Blue Mountain Flower, Giant’s Toe, Hanging Moss, Wheat.
Tips and trivia
Single mushrooms often hang hidden among larger clusters, so look twice when you pick.
Values from the Skyrim game files (Skyrim.esm): base value 5 gold, weight 0.2.