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All Alchemy Effects

Waterbreathing
Skyrim Potion Effect

Can breathe underwater for 258 seconds.

Waterbreathing is a beneficial alchemy effect in Skyrim, brewed into potions. It is carried by 14 ingredients, the strongest being Salmon Roe. Its potion strength scales with the Alchemy skill and perks. The Alchemist and Benefactor perks strengthen it.

Used in Builds

Lvl 92
13 / 14
10 / 10
7 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 9
9 / 10
Elementist
Elemental Mage build
Lvl 252
10 / 10
9 / 9
14 / 14
9 / 9
15 / 15
9 / 9
JJeanioz
Skyrim build
Lvl 81
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 10
7 / 9
11 / 11
10 / 10
Jeanioz
Skyrim build

Potion Strength

Brewed from its strongest ingredient row, without Fortify Alchemy gear. Every mixture containing that ingredient reaches these numbers.
AlchemistPotionValue
Alchemy 15, no perksCan breathe underwater for 258 seconds.1071
Alchemy 100, no perksCan breathe underwater for 360 seconds.1545
Alchemy 100 with Alchemist 5, Physician, Benefactor, and PoisonerCan breathe underwater for 900 seconds.4234

Boosted by

Alchemist (5 ranks)
Potions and poisons you make are 20% stronger.
Benefactor
Potions you mix with beneficial effects have an additional 25% greater magnitude.

Ingredients

Strongest first. When two ingredients in a mixture share this effect, the stronger one's numbers are used.
IngredientMagnitudeDuration
Salmon Roe
hf
–60s
Strongest
×12 duration
Fungus Stalk
cc
–8s
×1.6 duration
Hackle-Lo Leaf
cc
–8s
×1.6 duration
Luminous Russula
cc
–8s
×1.6 duration
Red Kelp Gas Bladder
cc
–8s
×1.6 duration
Scalon Fin
cc
–8s
×1.6 duration
Scrib Jerky
cc
–8s
×1.6 duration
Angelfish
cc
–5s
Angler Larvae
cc
–5s
Chicken's Egg–5s
Goldfish
cc
–5s
Hawk's Egg
hf
–5s
Histcarp–5s
Nordic Barnacle–5s

Alchemy Calculator

Open the Alchemy Calculator with Waterbreathing 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