Elves Ear gets its name from leaves shaped like a pointed elven ear. You’ll never see it growing – it only appears as dried bunches hanging above cooking pots and in homes, even though no recipe uses it. For alchemists it’s a handy mix of Restore Magicka, Fortify Marksman and Resist Fire.
Alchemy effects
The effects are listed in the order you discover them by eating the ingredient or using it in a potion. Two ingredients make a potion when they share at least one effect.
- Restore Magicka – instantly restores spent Magicka. Also on: Briar Heart, Creep Cluster, Dwarven Oil, Ectoplasm, Fire Salts, Frost Salts, Giant Lichen, Grass Pod, Human Flesh, Moon Sugar, Mora Tapinella, Pearl, Red Mountain Flower, Taproot, Vampire Dust, White Cap.
- Fortify Marksman – makes your bows hit harder for a while (Archery). Also on: Canis Root, Juniper Berries, Spider Egg.
- Weakness to Frost – a poison effect that makes the target take more frost damage. Also on: Abecean Longfin, Fire Salts, Ice Wraith Teeth, White Cap.
- Resist Fire – reduces the fire damage you take for a while. Also on: Berit’s Ashes, Bone Meal, Dragon’s Tongue, Fire Salts, Fly Amanita, Mudcrab Chitin, Snowberries.
Tips and trivia
Even with Hearthfire you can’t plant it in a garden, since there’s no live plant. Its Resist Fire lasts only half as long as usual.
Values from the Skyrim game files (Skyrim.esm): base value 10 gold, weight 0.1.