Frenzy Rune

Dragonborn rune that frenzies anyone who steps on it.

Frenzy Rune is the trap version of Frenzy: place it, and enemies up to level 20 who trigger it attack their friends for 30 seconds. It’s quiet and has no projectile, which suits stealthy illusionists. It comes from the Dragonborn add-on.

Tips

Despite being an Illusion spell, it benefits from the Destruction perk Rune Master.

Spell details

  • School: Illusion (Adept)
  • Effect: Targets up to level 20 that fail to resist are frenzied for 30 seconds.
  • Base Magicka cost: 278
  • Casting: Fire and Forget, target location
  • Spell tome: Spell Tome: Frenzy Rune – value 310 gold, ID 040177BD

More Illusion spells

Clairvoyance (Novice), Courage (Novice), Fury (Novice), Calm (Apprentice), Fear (Apprentice), Muffle (Apprentice), Frenzy (Adept), Rally (Adept), Invisibility (Expert), Pacify (Expert), Rout (Expert), Call to Arms (Master), Harmony (Master), Hysteria (Master), Mayhem (Master).

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

Effect

Targets up to level 20 that fail to resist are frenzied for 30 seconds.

Where to buy or find the tome

  • Talvas Fathryon in Tel Mithryn, after the quest “From the Ashes” (Dragonborn).

Lore notes

Quest reward from

Characters connected to it

Where to find it

More spells from this school

Conjuration
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Dragonborn spell that creates a stationary Ash Guardian – it needs a heart stone to stay friendly.
Restoration
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Alteration
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An orb of light you throw – it sticks where it lands and lights the area for 60 seconds.
Illusion
Magicka 153
Makes creatures and people up to level 9 flee for 30 seconds.
Restoration
Magicka 80
Heals another person for 75 points in one cast.
Restoration
Magicka 254
Heals everyone near you for 200 points.
Sources checked: Skyrim game files (Skyrim/Dawnguard/Dragonborn.esm + strings, read 2026-10-11); Elder Scrolls Fandom spell articles (tome locations)