Rout

Makes creatures and people up to level 20 flee for 30 seconds.

Rout sends creatures and people up to level 20 running for 30 seconds. It’s the step between Fear and Hysteria.

Spell details

  • School: Illusion (Expert)
  • Effect: Creatures and people up to level 20 flee from combat for 30 seconds.
  • Base Magicka cost: 316
  • Casting: Fire and Forget, aimed
  • Spell tome: Spell Tome: Rout – value 653 gold, ID 000A2718

More Illusion spells

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

Creatures and people up to level 20 flee from combat for 30 seconds.

Where to buy or find the tome

  • Drevis Neloren at the College from Illusion 60.
  • Boss chests at higher player levels.

Lore notes

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Sources checked: Skyrim game files (Skyrim/Dawnguard/Dragonborn.esm + strings, read 2026-10-11); Elder Scrolls Fandom spell articles (tome locations)

Rout

School
Level
Casting
Fire and Forget
Magicka cost
316
Magnitude
Duration
Dual-cast
Tome value
653 gold
Tome ID
000A2718
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