Created Potions ( Skyrim ) Potions are consumable items in that produce temporary effects on the Dragonborn . Potions can be created at an Alchemy Lab using ingredients and the Alchemy Skill . For information on non - created potions — those which appear in vendors ' inventories , loot , and so forth , and are not made by the Dragonborn — see Potions ( Skyrim ) . Ingredients . Potions are made from ingredients found throughout Skyrim . The ingredients must share at least one effect in order for a potion to result from the mixture . If the Dragonborn Alchemist has not done much alchemy , potions can be created by the trial - and - error mixing of random ingredients . If they have done a lot of alchemy , they can select the desired effect in the Alchemy Lab menu and mix the ingredients presented in the following submenu . Alternately , eating an individual ingredient will allow one to learn one of its properties ( or more , if the Dragonborn has invested one or more points in the Experimenter perk ) . This allows the selection of the desired effects in the Alchemy Lab menu without the use of trial - and - error combinations . List of Effects . Potions can have one or more effects depending on the ingredients used to make them . The following is a table of all the effects that can exist in potions with the ingredients used to make that effect . You will need ingredients . " * Denotes add - on content . This item can only be obtained with the addition of " . " † Denotes add - on content . This item can only be obtained with the addition of " . " ‡ Denotes add - on content . This item can only be obtained with the addition of " . Created Potions . Note : This section ( and the following " Poisons " section ) is probably most useful for new characters who don ' t want to waste ingredients experimenting with alchemy . Each of the tables below contains the ingredients to make the potion listed above it . Shared secondary effects are included in the tables . The target effect and unique effects ( those not shared with others on the table ) are omitted to make it easier to see the shared effects . You can scroll down and find each effect ( or use the table of contents provided at the top of the page ) , but it may be easier to use the browser ' s " Find " function to type in either the desired effect or the ingredient you want to use . The latter method , applied to an ingredient , is likely the most useful for creating three - ingredient potions . For each ingredient ' s locations , stats , and other information , click its name to go to its page . Created Poisons . Note : This section ( and the previous " Potions " section ) is probably most useful for new characters who don ' t want to waste ingredients experimenting with alchemy . Each of the tables below contains the ingredients to make the poison listed above it . Shared secondary effects are included in the tables . The target effect and unique effects ( those not shared with others on the table ) are omitted to make it easier to see the shared effects . You can scroll down and find each effect ( or use the table of contents provided at the top of the page ) , but it may be easier to use the browser ' s " Find " function to type in either the desired effect or the ingredient you want to use . The latter method , applied to an ingredient , is likely the most useful for creating three - ingredient poisons . For each ingredient ' s locations , stats , and other information , click its name to go to its page . Damage Magicka Regen . ! Ingredient ! Primary Effect ! Secondary Effect ! Tertiary Effect ! Quaternary Effect Blue Butterfly Wing Multi - effects . Combining ingredients that share the same alchemical effects creates a potion or a poison with multiple effects . This also increases the potions value .