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Speech
Skyrim Skill

This skill of persuasion can be used to get better prices from merchants, and persuade others to do as you ask.

Speech is one of the 6 Thief skills in Skyrim, levelled from 15 to 100 by use. Its tree holds 9 perks.

It is raised by 14 enchantments, spells and effects.

Breton (+5) and Nord (+5) start with a bonus to it.

Speech Builds

Lvl 51
7 / 9
11 / 11
8 / 15
3 / 10
6 / 10
6 / 8
Overlord
Skyrim build
Lvl 63
4 / 9
8 / 14
8 / 15
6 / 10
4 / 9
3 / 6
Druid
Skyrim build
Lvl 80
8 / 9
9 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 9
3 / 10
The Hunter
Hircine Stealth Archer / Werewolf build
Lvl 35
5 / 9
6 / 6
5 / 9
4 / 10
Pure Nord
Warhammer barbarian build
Lvl 80
9 / 9
8 / 8
7 / 9
4 / 10
4 / 9
7 / 12
Battle Breton
Spell-"Axe" 100% Challenge build
Lvl 80
7 / 9
9 / 9
13 / 13
8 / 8
11 / 11
6 / 9
The Trickster
Clavicus Vile Spellsword Vampire build
Lvl 81
8 / 9
11 / 11
9 / 9
6 / 9
6 / 9
5 / 10
Stealth BATTLEMAGE
STEALTH BATTLEMAGE build
Lvl 106
9 / 9
12 / 15
8 / 10
11 / 11
10 / 10
7 / 14
Arcane Stalker Vampire
Stealth based vampire with extensive magic power build
Lvl 159
14 / 14
15 / 15
8 / 10
9 / 9
10 / 10
9 / 9
Echo
Skyrim build
Show all 39
builds

Open the character build planner with Speech at 100, then pick perks from its tree and build the rest of your character around it.

Create a build with Speech

Perks

Haggling

Buying and selling prices are 10% better.

5 ranks
Allure

10% better prices with the opposite sex.

30
Bribery

Can bribe guards to ignore crimes.

30
Merchant

Can sell any type of item to any kind of merchant.

50
Persuasion

Persuasion attempts are 30% easier.

50
Investor

Can invest 500 gold with a shopkeeper to increase his available gold permanently.

70
Intimidation

Intimidation is twice as successful.

70
Fence

Can barter stolen goods with any merchant you have invested in.

90
Master Trader

Every merchant in the world gains 1000 gold for bartering.

100

Boosted by

Enchantments (14)
Articulation
Speech is increased by 4 points.
Apparel
Blackguard's Voice
Prices are 25% better.
Apparel
Blessing of Dibella
Increases Speech skill by 15 points.
Apparel
Blessing of Zenithar
Prices are 10% better.
Apparel
Dibella's Comfort
Increases Speech skill by 15 points.; Increases your Stamina by 40 points.
Apparel
Divine Crusader Helm
Illusion spells cost 10% less to cast.; Restoration spells cost 8% less to cast.; Prices are 8% better.
Apparel
Fortify Barter
Prices are 8% better.
Apparel
Fortify Barter and One-Handed
Prices are 12% better.; One-handed attacks do 12% more damage.
Apparel
Fortify Speech and One-H
Prices are 20% better.; One-handed attacks do 20% more damage.
Apparel
Improved Swindler's Voice
Prices are 15% better.
Apparel
Reforged Divine Crusader Helm
Illusion spells cost 10% less to cast.; Restoration spells cost 8% less to cast.; Prices are 8% better.
Apparel
Storyteller's Touch
Prices are 20% better.
Apparel
Swindler's Voice
Prices are 10% better.
Apparel
Volsung's Guile
Can swim underwater without drowning.; Prices are 20% better.; Carrying capacity increased by 20 points.
Apparel

Race Bonuses

Breton+5
Nord+5