Circle of Protection
School	Restoration
Skill Level	Expert (75)
Magicka Cost	171
Effect	Undead up to level 20 entering the circle will flee.
Spell Tome	Purchase
Tome ID	000A2728
Spell ID	0005312D

Circle of Protection is an Expert-level Restoration spell in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that creates a magical protective circle around the caster. Undead up to level 20 entering the circle flee.

UsefulnessEdit

This spell interacts with spell absorption effects causing the Dragonborn to regenerate considerable amounts of Magicka while standing inside the circle. This interaction essentially turns the spell into a very powerful Magicka well.

Spell tomeEdit

AttributesEdit

• Weight: 1
• Value: 650
• See Spell Tome for a complete table of spell tomes, their descriptions, and their values.

AcquisitionEdit

• Collette Marence sells this spell once the Dragonborn reaches level 70 in Restoration.

BugsEdit

• The mana well effect gained from combining Circle of Protection with spell absorption will be lost when the player is caught in the radius of their own explosive spells. Such spells are not restricted to Destruction (e.g. Fireball, Fire Storm, etc.). Most Master-level spells of whatever school (e.g. Bane of the Undead, Mass Paralysis) as well as some lower-level spells such as Rally will destroy the effect. Spells such as Fireball and Rally can be cast without interrupting the mana well effect so long as the caster is not caught in the spell's radius.
  • A confirmed solution is to receive explosive damage from an external source. One readily repeatable means of doing so is to summon a Storm Atronach, wait until it performs its explosive attack on the player, then destroy or banish it. The spell absorption from Circle of Protection will return indefinitely unless it is interrupted again by the player's own explosive effects. This solution can also be applied indefinitely.

GalleryEdit

Undead fleeing.

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AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (First appearance)