Circle of Protection

Creates a circle that undead up to level 20 can’t enter.

Circle of Protection draws a protective ring around you; undead up to level 20 that enter it flee. Combined with spell absorption (like the Atronach Stone), standing in the circle can refill your Magicka at a remarkable rate.

Spell details

  • School: Restoration (Expert)
  • Effect: Undead up to level 20 entering the circle will flee.
  • Base Magicka cost: 171
  • Casting: Fire and Forget, self
  • Spell tome: Spell Tome: Circle Of Protection – value 650 gold, ID 000A2728

More Restoration spells

Healing (Novice), Lesser Ward (Novice), Fast Healing (Apprentice), Healing Hands (Apprentice), Necromantic Healing (Apprentice), Steadfast Ward (Apprentice), Sun Fire (Apprentice), Turn Lesser Undead (Apprentice), Close Wounds (Adept), Greater Ward (Adept), Heal Other (Adept), Heal Undead (Adept), Poison Rune (Adept), Repel Lesser Undead (Adept), Stendarr’s Aura (Adept), Turn Undead (Adept), Vampire’s Bane (Adept), Grand Healing (Expert), Repel Undead (Expert), Turn Greater Undead (Expert), Bane of the Undead (Master), Guardian Circle (Master).

Cost, effect and tome value read from the Skyrim game files (base values before skill, perks and gear).

Effect

Undead up to level 20 entering the circle will flee.

Where to buy or find the tome

  • Colette Marence at the College from Restoration 75.
  • Reward from Wylandriah’s quest “Hunt and Gather”.

Lore notes

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More spells from this school

Restoration
Magicka 43 per second
The strongest ward: +80 armor and blocks up to 80 points of spell damage.
Destruction
Magicka 1426
Master spell: a 100-point fiery explosion centred on you.
Illusion
Magicka 866
Master spell: creatures and people up to level 25 around you flee for 60 seconds.
Alteration
Magicka 837
Master Mage Armor – you ignore 80% of physical damage for 30 seconds.
Destruction
Magicka 144
A slow, growing whirlwind of ice that damages everything in its path.
Conjuration
Magicka 144
Reanimates a stronger corpse to fight for you for 60 seconds.
Sources checked: Skyrim game files (Skyrim/Dawnguard/Dragonborn.esm + strings, read 2026-10-11); Elder Scrolls Fandom spell articles (tome locations)