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Fortify Light Armor
Skyrim Potion Effect

Increases Light Armor skill by 17 points for 60 seconds.

Fortify Light Armor is a beneficial alchemy effect in Skyrim, brewed into potions. It is carried by 9 ingredients, the strongest being Aster Bloom Core. Its potion strength scales with the Alchemy skill and perks.

It is the effect behind 10 ready-made potions, foods and poisons.

Potion Strength

Brewed from its strongest ingredient row, without Fortify Alchemy gear. Every mixture containing that ingredient reaches these numbers.
AlchemistPotionValue
Alchemy 15, no perksIncreases Light Armor skill by 17 points for 60 seconds.80
Alchemy 100, no perksIncreases Light Armor skill by 24 points for 60 seconds.118
Alchemy 100 with Alchemist 5, Physician, Benefactor, and PoisonerIncreases Light Armor skill by 60 points for 60 seconds.324

Potions and Food

Ingredients

Strongest first. When two ingredients in a mixture share this effect, the stronger one's numbers are used.
IngredientMagnitudeDuration
Aster Bloom Core
cc
460s
Strongest
×2 magnitude
Withering Moon
cc
360s
×1.5 magnitude
Ash Hopper Jelly
db
260s
Beehive Husk260s
Felsaad Tern Feathers
db
260s
Hawk Feathers260s
Honeycomb260s
Luna Moth Wing260s
Skeever Tail260s

Alchemy Calculator

Open the Alchemy Calculator with Fortify Light Armor on the wishlist: it lists every ingredient pair that brews it, and computes the potion for your skill, perks, and gear.

Open the Alchemy Calculator