The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

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Alchemy, Classes, Farm, Gold, Homestead, Leveling
By unboundlopez
Guide to using your homestead to reach legendary status. Covers
- Alchemy
- Blacksmith
- Builds
-Enchanting
- Tips
- What to farm, how much to farm
   
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*: Aetherial Crown - The lover's Stone & The thief stone
*: The thief stone - stealth associated skills 20% faster
*: Marriage sleeping - all skills to improve 15%
*: Necklace of fortify barter - better prices = more xp
*: Donate to beggars, more $ - better prices = more xp
*: Consider making the crafting set

You can plant in your house, ingredient yields and potions will be able in the table. Ingredient's that are planted take 3 days to regrow in your house. So you can make a batch, quick travel to barter, and come back to your house.

Note: All these ingredients can be grown/harvested inside your homestead which can be purchased at (Falkreath, Dawnstar, Morthal)

Important: Plant the tall plants outside and the small ones inside so you can harvest with more ease.

PS. Really consider making the set in the index guide: 4. Alchemy + Blacksmith gear setup
Selling potions & enchanted items fast
1: Teleportation makes leveling efficient. Here is the route I use. Also, I haven't played skyrim in a while so my route might be wrong since I'm rusty. Have fun. Also if you aren't using teleportation use the carts.

2: Be willing to lose a lot of profit in order to reach level 50 speech for the perk Merchant. The quicker you obtain Merchant. I'm talking about buying potions and selling potions quickly to the same vendor.

3: Once you reach level 50 speech go to College of Winterhold to buy a bunch of soul gems. Once you have a lot of soul gems go to Radiant Raiment and purchase all the clothes. Then enchant.

Town
Alchemist
General goods
Whiterun [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Arcadia's Cauldron [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Belethor's General Goods [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Falkreath [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Grave Concoctions [elderscrolls.fandom.com]Grave Concoctions
Gray Pine Goods [elderscrolls.fandom.com]Gray Pine Goods
Markarth [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
The Hag's Cure [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Arnleif and Sons Trading Company [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Solitude [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Angeline's Aromatics [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Bits and Pieces [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Morthal [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Thaumaturgist's Hut [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Dawnstar [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
The Mortar and Pestle [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Windhelm [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
The White Phial [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Sadri's Used Wares [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Windhelm Marketplace [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Riften [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Elgrim's Elixirs [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
The Pawned Prawn [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Riften Marketplace [elderscrolls.fandom.com]
Goldenhill Plantation
44 plots to farm in Goldenhill Plantation

Money
Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Plots Needed
Mora Tapinella
4 || 8 || 12 || 16
12 || 24 || 36 || 48
10 || 20 || 30 || 40
Fly Amanita
3 || 6 || 9 || 12
12 || 24 || 36 || 48
10 || 20 || 30 || 40
Dragon's Tongue
3 || 6 || 9 || 12
12 || 24 || 36 || 48
10 || 20 || 30 || 40

Magic Resistance
Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Plots Needed
Lavender
1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 ||
4 || 8 || 12 || 16 || 20 || 24 || 28 || 32 || 36 || 40 || 44 ||
3 || 6 || 9 || 12 || 15 || 18 || 21 || 24 || 27 || 30 || 33 ||
Tundra Cotton
1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 ||
4 || 8 || 12 || 16 || 20 || 24 || 28 || 32 || 36 || 40 || 44 ||
3 || 6 || 9 || 12 || 15 || 18 || 21 || 24 || 27 || 30 || 33 ||
Jazbay Berries
1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 ||
4 || 8 || 12 || 16 || 20 || 24 || 28 || 32 || 36 || 40 || 44 ||
3 || 6 || 9 || 12 || 15 || 18 || 21 || 24 || 27 || 30 || 33 ||


Archery
Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Plots Needed
Canis Root
1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 ||
4 || 8 || 12 || 16 || 20 || 24 || 28 || 32 || 36 || 40 || 44 ||
2 || 4 || 6 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 14 || 16 || 18 || 20 || 22 ||
juniper berries
1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 ||
4 || 8 || 12 || 16 || 20 || 24 || 28 || 32 || 36 || 40 || 44 ||
2 || 4 || 6 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 14 || 16 || 18 || 20 || 22 ||
1: Money Making House
If you want to use the whole house to improve your speech and Alchemy and make a lot of money doing it to.

48 Money Potions
Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Mora Tapinella
16
48
Fly Amanita
12
48
Dragon's Tongue
12
48

8 Marksman Potion
Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Juniper Berries
2
8
Canis Root
2
8

I removed the barter potion from the list, it is important but Tundra root and Dragon's Tongue are abundant in Skyrim, so there is no need to plant them.
2: Battle Potion Making House
If you want to use the whole house to make your enemies hurt and save your life at the same time.

20 Marksman Potion
Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Juniper Berries
7
28
Canis Root
7
28

20 Restore Health
Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Wheat
3
12
Blisterwort
3
12

12 Resist Magic + Fortify Magic
Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Lavender
3
12
Tundra Root
3
12
Jazbay Grapes
3
12
3: Battle and Money Potion Making House
24 Marksman Potion

Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Juniper Berries
6
24
Canis Root
6
24

12 Restore Health

Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Wheat
3
12
Blisterwort
3
12

3 Resist Magic

Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Lavender
2
6
Tundra Cotton
2
6

8 Money Potion

Name
Amount Needed
Yield
Mora Tapinela
3
9
Fly Amanita
2
8
Dragon's Tounge
2
8

You will be left with 1 Mora Tapinela
4. Alchemy + Blacksmith gear setup
Name
Enchantment 1
Enchantment 2
Gauntlets
Fortify Alchemy
Fortify Smithing
Necklace
Fortify Alchemy
Fortify Smithing
Ring
Fortify Alchemy
Fortify Smithing
Helmet
Fortify Alchemy
Fortify Magic Regen
Chest
Fortify Stamina Regen
Fortify Smithing
Boots
Fortify Stamina Regen
Fortify Carry Weight
5. My Archery Build
Name
Enchantment 1
Enchantment 2
Necklace
Foritfy Archery
Magic Resist
Ring
Foritfy Archery
Magic Resist
Helmet
Foritfy Archery
Fortify Magicka
Gauntlets
Foritfy Archery
Foritfy sneak
Chest
Foritfy Health
Foritfy Stamina
Boots
Foritfy Sneak
Fortify Stamina
Bow
Paralyze 1 Charge
Additional Tips
Tip with woodcutting
after you cut the 3rd log immediately move right, your wood axe will disappear and you will proceed to cut again w/o activating the log.

or

simply make your follower chop wood for you.

Tip leveling enchanting
-Follow step 3 of alchemy guide
-learn enchantments
-Once you have a lot of money and are able to sell potions go to college of winterhold and buy all the soul gems you can.
-sleep
-enchant a lot.

(alternatively)
-make a bow or sword of soul siphoning set power to 1
-Buy a lot of empty soul gems, fill them up
-Start the enchanting process with every thing you craft or find.

(alternatively)
-Buy a bunch of filled soul gems College of Winterhold
-Buy a bunch of basic clothing solitude Radiant Raiment
-Now with a lot of filled soul gems and basic clothes get to enchanting

Quick time wait
-Open the wait time menu T
-move the time slider to your desired amount
-USE YOUR MOUSE and hold the slider with -DO NOT release left button down
-Press E
-with Left button down drag the mouse to 1 and release left button.

Questionable Tips restock vendor now
-quicksave
-attack merchant
-reload save
-vendor has been restocked

Questionable Tips Magic
This works with any magic that has a spell cost per second
Weather it's healing or flames or unbounded storms etc.
-alternate left click and right click
-as soon as you see magic being consumed or you hear magic activate switch hands.

Marry who and why?
Totally preference, but Mjoll the Lioness is an essential NPC female. I believe now they all become essential NPC when you marry them.

Rapid Fire Crossbows
-spam left click
-press R as soon as you hear the shot
-instant reload accomplished.
15 Comments
Matziatore 9 Aug, 2023 @ 9:20am 
Ohh I understand now! I'm dumb :D. Thank you for the explanation!
unboundlopez  [author] 8 Aug, 2023 @ 5:43pm 
So the reason why the money making potion is 4 Mora, 3, Fly, 3 Dragon is that is the amount of crops needed to gain a 12 Mora, 12 Fly, 12 Dragon. Meaning you won't have excess crops laying around when you plant inside of the plots. However to plant 4 Mora, 3, Fly, 3 Dragon, you need 10 plots b/c 4+3+3 = 10 plots open to fulfill this order.
Matziatore 8 Aug, 2023 @ 11:16am 
I'm a little bit confused about the Amount needed/Yield/Plots needed thing. I mean I get it when you say plant 4 Mora Tapinella and harvest 12 but what do you mean by Plots needed? Why do i need 10 Plots?
The Otter 2 Jun, 2022 @ 3:45am 
I know I'm a tad late, but my go-to for fast alchemy leveling is hanging moss, lavender, and blue mountain flower. Going to Bloated Man's Grotto, without the quest for that location active, allows you to gather a LOT of hanging moss. It's not the best potion ever, but it's really easy to get. Replacing Hanging Moss with Wheat also works, btw.
Phantos 16 Aug, 2021 @ 2:45am 
If you spend a lot of time diving in the ruins, you will rarely need to buy soul gems. And one of the best selling potions is invisibility. Fortify Sneak and Banish enchantments are best for leveling enchanting. Not to mention selling those equipment/weapons respectively afterwards.
unboundlopez  [author] 4 May, 2021 @ 11:28am 
Thanks Skulgren. I just remembered I never added I important tip to the guide. I'm adding it right now.
Skulgren 4 May, 2021 @ 9:32am 
For health regen I use wheat and blue mountain flowers. It increases your HP max as well has restoring HP. Also makes it more valuable to sell if you find you have a surplus.
the doge 20 Nov, 2019 @ 10:12am 
heres a secret (nordic barnicles, garlic, and salmon roe) thank me later.
unboundlopez  [author] 28 Mar, 2019 @ 2:51pm 
I'm going to make another batch.
Reddpaw 28 Mar, 2019 @ 11:25am 
cant wait