Dragonhide is the ultimate Mage Armor spell: for 30 seconds you ignore 80% of all physical damage – the same as Skyrim’s maximum armor protection. It stacks with armor you already have on when you cast it. Like all Master spells it takes both hands to cast.
Tips
Stability raises the duration to 45 seconds. Cast it before a tough fight rather than during – the charge-up leaves you open.
Spell details
- School: Alteration (Master)
- Effect: Caster ignores 80% of all physical damage for 30 seconds.
- Base Magicka cost: 837
- Casting: Fire and Forget, self – needs both hands
- Spell tome: Spell Tome: Dragonhide – value 1389 gold, ID 000D2B4E
More Alteration spells
Candlelight (Novice), 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), Mass Paralysis (Master).
Cost, effect and tome value read from the Skyrim game files (base values before skill, perks and gear).