The Staff of Paralysis is an item which appears in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Locations
- One is in Snapleg Cave. This is a fixed location.
- Snapleg Cave is located east of Ivarstead. Upon entering the cave there is a room with three skeevers and a dead deer, with a tunnel at the far end. Beyond the tunnel are two witches and an animal (a skeever, troll or frostbite spider). The staff is here, resting on a wooden box atop a mound to the left of the first tent.
- Advanced mages (Faralda, Tolfdir, Phinis Gestor, Drevis Neloren and Colette Marence) in the College of Winterhold sometimes sell this staff.
- Found as random loot in chests.
Crafting
With Dragonborn, this staff may be crafted using Neloth's staff enchanter in his tower at Tel Mithryn on the island of Solstheim using the following:
Trivia
- The staff's effect is similar to the alteration spell Paralyze.
- Although this staff does not have many times usage, the recharge of the staff is larger than a grand soul gem.
- PC PS3 Using this staff on animals in Riverwood will cause the guards to turn hostile on the target animal.