Paralyze drops a target to the ground, helpless, for 10 seconds – unless they resist. It’s one of the strongest control spells in Skyrim, and the Stability perk pushes it to 15 seconds. Dragons and Dwarven automatons are immune.
Tips
The same effect also exists as a weapon enchantment, found on Chillrend among others.
Spell details
- School: Alteration (Expert)
- Effect: Targets that fail to resist are paralyzed for 10 seconds.
- Base Magicka cost: 450
- Casting: Fire and Forget, aimed
- Spell tome: Spell Tome: Paralyze – value 685 gold, ID 000A26E8
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), Dragonhide (Master), Mass Paralysis (Master).
Cost, effect and tome value read from the Skyrim game files (base values before skill, perks and gear).