Candlelight

A floating orb of light that follows you for a minute – the magical torch.

Candlelight conjures a small glowing orb that hovers over your head and follows you around for 60 seconds. It does everything a torch does, except it’s weightless, never runs out and leaves both hands free. The one catch: you can’t put it away to hide in the dark – it has to fade on its own.

Tips

Dual casting more than doubles the duration. It’s a lifesaver in the Twilight Sepulcher and in dark places where you otherwise take damage.

Spell details

  • School: Alteration (Novice)
  • Effect: Creates a hovering light that lasts for 60 seconds.
  • Base Magicka cost: 21
  • Casting: Fire and Forget, self
  • Spell tome: Spell Tome: Candlelight – value 44 gold, ID 0009E2A7

More Alteration spells

Equilibrium (Novice), Oakflesh (Novice), Magelight (Apprentice), Stoneflesh (Apprentice), Ash Shell (Adept), Detect Life (Adept), Ironflesh (Adept), Telekinesis (Adept), Transmute (Adept), Waterbreathing (Adept), Ash Rune (Expert), Detect Dead (Expert), Ebonyflesh (Expert), Paralyze (Expert), Dragonhide (Master), Mass Paralysis (Master).

Cost, effect and tome value read from the Skyrim game files (base values before skill, perks and gear).

Where to get the spell tome

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