Although the world ofThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis filled with great loot, including amazing enchanted armor, it’s a pretty good idea to also try and invest a few perks into the Enchanting skill tree. Through this skill tree, the player will pretty much be able to create their very own custom-made enchanted gear, with just the enchantments they want. With well over thirty different enchantments available for gear, the choice can be a bit difficult. There are no wrong choices, as each character will have its own specialization, but there are a few that are incredibly powerful and recommended for mostSkyrimplayers.
There are so many enchantments in the game, with the sheer wealth of options seeming rather overwhelming at times. However, it only takes a few hours for players to come to grips with the game and how things work, making it easy to specialize in certain departments. There are numerous skills that players can mess about with in the game, and people love the idea of using certain enchantments to make the Dragonborn even more powerful.
Updated on June 26, 2025, by Ritwik Mitra:Skyrim is a game that almost everyone is familiar with at this point. The sheer amount of love and adoration thrown the game’s way won’t die down in the future, despite Bethesda’s best efforts to become one of the biggest villains in the gaming industry. There are so many systems that players can interact with in the game that it makes Skyrim a new experience whenever players decide to try out a new playthrough and opt for a different approach with their version of the Dragonborn. Enchanting is one such aspect of the game that most players may not pay attention to until they realize the potential of this system. Regular pieces of armor can be enchanted to turn them into the best form of protection the Dragonborn can wear to withstand the assault of the many enemies they’ll encounter in the open world.
34Fortify Barter
Applicable To: Amulets
Some people may scoff at the idea of giving Barter so much importance inSkyrim. After all, players can amass a small fortune in no time as long as they’re diligent about looting and selling items.
However, in the early going, players should definitely prioritize selling goods at higher rates. This will let them accumulate a ton of gold in no time at all and keep them from being blocked by financial restrictions for the rest of the game.Fortify Barterhelps out a lot here, even if players will eventually move on from this skill to the many others that have more practical applications in both the mid and late-game.
33Fortify Illusion
Applicable To: Hands, Feet, Amulets, Rings
There are many schools of magic that players can mess around with in the game, and it’s a shame that most only focus on Restoration and Destruction because of their immediately apparent benefits. The other schools of magic can also allow the Dragonborn to cast a number of powerful spells, and Illusion is no exception to this golden rule.
High-level Illusion skills can be helpful both in and out of combat, which is whymost veterans ofSkyrimwon’t shy away from theFortify Illusionenchantment. With enough points in Illusion, players can bamboozle and destroy most enemies without breaking a sweat.
32Fortify Alteration
Alteration is another great skill that players can make the most of if they’re smart with it.Skyrimveterans are well aware of how spells from this school of magic can be used to make sneaking and thievery a cinch, with the creative spells that players gain access to makingSkyrimfeel fresh and engaging once again.
Suffice it to say, investing points in Alteration is a great way to make these creative spells more creative.Fortify Alterationmay not be the best enchantment that players can get their hands on, but it has uses that can make the act of exploringSkyrimand engaging with the game’s systems more entertaining in every way.
31Fortify Pickpocket
Most people write off pickpocketing as a rather boring way to play the game, and it’s easy to see why this is the case. After all, most people aren’t huge fans of sneaking behind every character in the game and enjoying the smallest chance of stealing some minor goods, with the risk being huge. Getting spotted leads to the Dragonborn incurring a bounty and potentially being arrested by the guards in a city.
However, while pickpocketing can be slightly boring early on, increasing the Dragonborn’s skills in this department can allow players to straight-up disarm enemies and remove the items they’re carrying, which makes combat slightly more manageable. Fortify Pickpocketing ensures that this sneaky act can be carried out with greater ease without the player needing too many points in this skill.
30Fortify Unarmed
Applicable To: Hands, Rings
There areso many weapons to choose from inSkyrimthat most people won’t even bother to fight anyone unarmed unless a situation calls for it. Suffice it to say, this renders the Unarmed skill pretty much useless for most people who have absolutely no intention of punching their enemies to death, no matter how novel or hilarious this idea may seem.
With the Fortify Unarmed enchantment, players who are serious about pummelling enemies with their fists can enjoy a much-welcome boost in this regard. While this is rather subjective and a lot of people won’t really benefit too much from this enchantment, players opting for a unique build that relies on punching enemies into submission will love what this brings to the table.
29Fortify Conjuration
Magic inSkyrimtakes on several shapes and forms, and it’s a shame that most people only focus on either Destruction or Restoration for the majority of their playthrough. While it’s true that these two schools of magic have the most use across numerous scenarios, they do end up overshadowing some of the more unique magic schools in the game, with Conjuration being a great example of the same.
Expanding one’s skills with this magic tree allows players to summon everything from weapons to creatures to help them tackleSkyrim’s many foes. It’s one of the most entertaining ways to play the game, and the Fortify Conjuration mod ensures that players can call forth some really powerful help to take out any foe that is giving them a hard time.
28Fortify Lockpicking
During the Dragonborn’s adventures in Skyrim, they’ll come across their fair share of locked chests and containers. There’s nothing more infuriating than being facedwith an impossibly hard lockthat takes all of the player’s lockpicks after multiple failures. Thankfully, Fortify Lockpicking is an enchantment that can help with this issue.
It’s an enchantment that suits any character build, though the reason it ranks the lowest here is that Lockpicking as a skill will naturally develop quite quickly on most character builds, given the number of chests players have to pick. The real reason Fortify Lockpicking is good is mainly its ability to save players time making the picking easier and sparing them from wasting lockpicks.
27Fortify Sneak
Not to be confused with the Muffle effect, Fortify Sneak simply improves the wearer’s Sneak ability. It has nothing to do with moving more quietly. It simply lets the Dragonborn remain undetected for longer periods of time, as they would with a much higher Sneak skill.
Again, this enchantment is a bit more niche, but not by any means bad. In fact, it’s absolutely fantastic when paired with stealth character builds that rely on extremely high Sneak ability to perform in combat. Given how much fun it is to sneak around and one-shot enemies in the game, it’s obvious why players would love a bonusto their sneaking prowess, however temporary it may be.
26Fortify Restoration
Restoration is one of the most useful skillsthat players can have inSkyrim, especially early on in the game when they don’t really have that many potions to rely on anyway. Having a Restoration Spell ensures that lack of healing items isn’t a deterrent to exploring this vast and dangerous world.
With Fortify Restoration on a piece of body armor, players can easily increase the effectiveness of their healing spells. Of course, the lack of healing pretty much becomes a non-issue as players progress further into the game, but it’s still a good bonus to have regardless.
25Fortify Alchemy
Alchemy might be something beginners or newcomers might consider useless, but it’s actually a skill tree that has become more powerful and important in theSkyrimcommunity as years have gone by. As such, the Fortify Alchemy enchantment is really not a terrible option, if the character build the player chooses relies on it.
That said, it’s probably best to not put this enchantment on any main gear a character might have since there are overall just far better options out there. However, having one piece of gear with Fortify Alchemy at hand for potion-making, in particular, can be a good idea.
