Torchbugs are Skyrim’s fireflies, glowing over lakes and fields between about 8 and 11 PM. Their thorax is a cheap ingredient for Restore Stamina and Fortify Stamina. (Technically the glowing part is the abdomen, but nobody tell the alchemists.)
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 Stamina – instantly restores spent Stamina. Also on: Bear Claws, Bee, Charred Skeever Hide, Eye of Sabre Cat, Hawk Beak, Histcarp, Honeycomb, Large Antlers, Mudcrab Chitin, Orange Dartwing, Pearl, Pine Thrush Egg, Powdered Mammoth Tusk, Purple Mountain Flower, Sabre Cat Tooth, Silverside Perch, Small Pearl, Wisp Wrappings.
- Lingering Damage Magicka – a poison effect that drains the target’s Magicka over time. Also on: Hagraven Claw, Purple Mountain Flower, Swamp Fungal Pod, Wheat.
- Weakness to Magic – a poison effect that makes the target more vulnerable to magic. Also on: Creep Cluster, Dwarven Oil, Jazbay Grapes, Rock Warbler Egg, Salt Pile, Scaly Pholiota, Taproot.
- Fortify Stamina – raises your maximum Stamina for a while. Also on: Chaurus Eggs, Garlic, Large Antlers, Lavender, Slaughterfish Egg.
Values from the Skyrim game files (Skyrim.esm): base value 1 gold, weight 0.1.