Paralyze
School	Alteration
Skill Level	Expert (75)
Magicka Cost	450
Effect	Targets that fail to resist are paralyzed for 10 seconds.
Spell Tome	Purchase
Tome ID	000A26E8
Spell ID	0005AD5F

For other uses, see Paralyze.

Paralyze is an Expert-level Alteration spell in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Targets who fail to resist remain paralyzed for 10 seconds. With the stability perk in the alteration tree, duration increases to 15 seconds.

Spell tomeEdit

AttributesEdit

• Weight: 1
• Value: 685
• See Spell Tome for a complete table of spell tomes, their descriptions, and their values.

AcquisitionEdit

• Tolfdir at the College of Winterhold sells this spell when the Dragonborn reaches Alteration level 70.
• The tome may rarely be found in random chests throughout Skyrim.

As a PoisonEdit

Main article: Poison (Skyrim)

It is possible to create a Poison of Paralysis using Alchemy. It is one of the most expensive single-effect solutions in the game, and is thus useful for leveling Alchemy.

IngredientsEdit

• Briar Heart
• Canis Root
• Gleamblossom ^DG
• Human Flesh
• Imp Stool
• Netch Jelly ^DB
• Swamp Fungal Pod

As an EnchantmentEdit

As an enchantment on weapons, Paralyze has a chance on-hit to cause paralysis on the target. The duration of the effect is determined by the Dragonborn's Enchanting skill. Even a low-duration effect will force an affected enemy to fall to the ground and stand back up, providing a decent window to attack. It can be extremely useful at low levels when fighting higher-level enemies, as it prevents them from attacking briefly. Note, however, that certain enemies are immune to the effect entirely.

Weapons with this enchantment may be randomly acquired in dungeons, or sold by blacksmiths. It can be found on the sword Chillrend, which can be acquired during the Thieves Guild questline. A Daedric sword may spawn with the Paralyze enchantment in Glover Mallory's basement, along with Blackguard's Armor.

BugsEdit

•  PC   On rare occasion, a paralyzed enemy can still take damage, die, and be looted, but the body will stay "alive" and paralyzed indefinitely.
• Characters who die while paralyzed may remain frozen in that position instead of ragdolling. This is especially common when a killing blow is struck with a Paralyze-enchanted weapon or a bow with the Bullseye perk.
• When cast on an enemy that is getting up from being knocked down, this spell causes the enemy to fly around in random directions until the spell wears off or they hit water. May also cause the game to crash.
•  PS3   Often if a thrall is hit with Paralysis by a companion or the Dragonborn, they will be paralyzed indefinitely. They can take damage and sometimes even collapse, but they will not move and will be invincible and unusable. The best way to fix it is to create another thrall and leave that one behind.