Invisibility

Makes you invisible for 30 seconds – until you attack or interact.

Invisibility makes you completely invisible for 30 seconds (75 if dual cast). Attacking, opening containers, picking locks, stealing, talking or casting a spell breaks it. Drinking potions, drawing weapons and swimming don’t.

Tips

People can still hear your footsteps – add Muffle or Muffle boots.

Spell details

  • School: Illusion (Expert)
  • Effect: Caster is invisible for 30 seconds. Activating an object or attacking will break the spell.
  • Base Magicka cost: 334
  • Casting: Fire and Forget, self
  • Spell tome: Spell Tome: Invisibility – value 625 gold, ID 000A2715

More Illusion spells

Clairvoyance (Novice), Courage (Novice), Fury (Novice), Calm (Apprentice), Fear (Apprentice), Muffle (Apprentice), Frenzy (Adept), Frenzy Rune (Adept), Rally (Adept), 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

Caster is invisible for 30 seconds. Activating an object or attacking will break the spell.

Where to buy or find the tome

  • Drevis Neloren at the College from Illusion 75 (not always in stock).
  • Rarely in random chests or from random vendors.

Lore notes

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More spells from this school

Alteration
Magicka 170 per second
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Illusion
Magicka 278
Dragonborn rune that frenzies anyone who steps on it.
Conjuration
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Summons a spectral Daedric bow and 100 arrows for 120 seconds.
Illusion
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Magicka 146
Stops creatures and people up to level 9 from fighting for 30 seconds.
Sources checked: Skyrim game files (Skyrim/Dawnguard/Dragonborn.esm + strings, read 2026-10-11); Elder Scrolls Fandom spell articles (tome locations)