Skyrim:Paralyze (effect)

	Paralyze
School	Alteration
Type	Offensive
Alchemy
ID	00073f30
Base Cost	500
Base Mag	0
Base Dur	1
Enchanting
ID	000acbb6
Base Cost	450
Items	Weapons
Availability (Click on any item for details)
Weapons Built-In Potions

Alchemy description: Target is paralyzed for <dur> seconds.
Enchanting description: Chance to paralyze the target for <dur> seconds.

Paralyze (a.k.a. Paralysis) renders the target completely unable to move or attack until the spell wears off.

Alchemy

The following alchemy ingredients can be used to create a poison of Paralysis:

• Briar Heart
• Canis Root
• Gleamblossom^DG
• Human Flesh
• Imp Stool
• Netch Jelly^DB (1st effect)
• Swamp Fungal Pod

Enchanting

The following items use this effect. The base chance of paralyzing an opponent is 26%. You can learn how to enchant custom items with Paralyze if you find one of the following items and disenchant it:

• All weapons of Immobilizing
• All weapons of Petrifying
• All weapons of Stunning

Artifacts and unique items that use the effect but cannot be disenchanted include:

• Ahzidal's Armor of Retribution^DB
• Chillrend
• Staff of Paralysis

Spells

The following spells use the Paralyze group of effects. Following each spell is the specific variant of the effect that it uses:

• Paralyze: Paralyze (0001ea6e; ParalysisFFAimed)
• Mass Paralysis: Paralyze (000b62e5; ParalysisFFSelfArea)

Notes

• Unlike past Elder Scrolls games, in Skyrim there is no Cure Paralysis effect.
• The name of the alchemy version of this effect is actually "Paralysis" instead of "Paralyze".
• Paralyze does not cause any direct damage to targets. However, because of the ragdoll effect, the victim might instead tumble off a cliff and receive fall damage, potentially killing them.
• If you have unlocked the Deep Freeze perk, a Deep Freeze Paralyze effect is added to all Frost Damage spells. This effect, however, is affected by any alteration-modifiers, such as the Perk stability.
• Enemies fall over when paralyzed and take a moment to get back up. Even a one second paralysis effect might disable them for several seconds and might make it worth getting more charges rather than a greater duration. Also, while they are getting back up the enemy will be completely vulnerable to pickpocketing, allowing you to take any item even if you have a 0% chance of stealing it.
• Be aware that not all enemies can be paralyzed, as they may have immunity to it.

Bugs

• Enemies killed while paralyzed or paralyzed by the killing blow may become unlootable.
  • Leaving and returning to the area makes the body lootable again.
• If the enemy is paralyzed by the killing blow, their weapons might float in mid-air while their body falls to the ground. ^?