The Shadow Stone is a standing stone hidden in a small range of hills south of Riften, before you reach the big mountains further south. Touch it and you take on the sign of the Shadow: once per day, you can vanish from sight. For sneaky characters, thieves and anyone who simply hates being seen, it is a tempting pick.
What you’ll find
- The standing stone itself, granting the Shadow power.
- A hostile mage – a respawning conjurer or necromancer may be lurking near the stone.
The blessing
Activating the stone lets you become invisible once a day for 60 seconds. The catch is the same as with any invisibility: interact with anything – open a door, grab an item, swing a weapon – and you pop back into view.
Tips
- Use the power to cross a guarded room or slip past a boss, not to loot. The moment you pick something up, the effect ends.
- Line up your route first, then trigger it. Sixty seconds is longer than it sounds, but not if you spend half of it deciding where to go.
- Expect company. If a conjurer or necromancer is around, deal with them before you start fiddling with the stone, or their summons will interrupt you.
- Because the power recharges daily, wait or sleep before a big infiltration so you are not caught without it.
Good to know
Combat-focused characters may get more out of other stones, but for a stealthy build that wants an emergency escape button, a free minute of invisibility every day is hard to sneeze at.
Nearby
Closest places covered on TamrielSaga: Nightingale Hall, Snow-Shod Farm, Forelhost, Crystaldrift Cave, Lost Tongue Overlook.
Location data (hold, map position, editor ID) read from the Skyrim game files; details checked against community wiki articles and summarised in our own words.