Skyrim: Every New Rare Curios Item (And What They Do)

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All 51 New Ingredients In Rare Curios

Poisoned Apples: The Assassin's Favorite

Rare Curios' New Arrows And Bolts

Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones

Best Potions And Poisons In Rare Curios

The Rare Curios creation included with Skyrim Anniversary Edition adds a huge number of new Alchemy ingredients for players to make new Potions, a variety of new ammunition, the ability to create Poisoned Apples, and two Ayleid artifacts lifted straight from the dungeons of Oblivion: Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones.

To put it bluntly, it's an expansive creation, and it will take players a long time to find everything the wide-reaching addon adds to Skyrim. Some of these ingredients and other items will drop randomly in dungeon loot, but most of them can only be purchased from one of Skyrim's three wandering Khajiit Caravans.

Updated April 29, 2022 by Erik Petrovich: The Rare Curios Skyrim creation has proven to be one of the most popular and lore-friendly additions to the game. All of these new Skyrim ingredients come from other places in Tamriel, and almost all of them can be found in other games. Plus, they can only be bought from Khajiit who have travelled to these other lands, not in such an unnatural environment as Skyrim. Skyrim's new alchemy ingredients are all more powerful than their existing counterparts, other ingredients with similar effects, and are worth tracking down for the immensely more powerful (and valuable) potions that can be made with them – some of which are described below.

How To Get Rare Curios Ingredients And Items

Skyrim Anniversary Rare Curios Guide Risaad

There are two main places that players can find Rare Curios items: Khajiit Caravans and in Dungeon loot. Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones can typically be found in the final chest of a dungeon, while other ingredients and ammo can be found rarely in creature and chest loot tables.

The majority of the new items found in the Rare Curios creation can be bought from Khajiit Caravans throughout Skyrim. There are three caravans in Skyrim led by three Khajiit merchants. Ri'Saad travels between Whiterun and Markarth, Ahkari travels between Dawnstar and Riften, and Ma'Dran leads her Caravan from Windhelm to Solitude. If you have the coin, these Khajiit have the wares (though their stock rotates regularly).

All 51 New Ingredients In Rare Curios

Skyrim Anniversary Rare Curios Guide Ingredients

In total, there are 51 new ingredients added to Skyrim with the Rare Curios creation. For the most part, these ingredients don't offer new effects and instead offer improved effects compared to regular ingredients. Their effects are stronger and last longer, making them relatively pricey compared to normal Alchemy ingredients.

All 51 are listed below in three equal alphabetical sections, based on the first letter of each ingredient - these groupings are more for readability than an indicator of their strength or similarities. Remember to only combine ingredients with similar effects or risk wasting these precious (and costly) materials.

Ingredients: A to D

	1st Effect	2nd Effect	3rd Effect	4th Effect	Gold Value
Alocasia Fruit	Stamina Recovery	Create Light	Ravage Magicka	Health Recovery	22
Ambrosia	Restore Health	Health Recovery	Fortify Health	Cure Poison	15
Aster Bloom Core	Resist Magic	Fortify Light Armor	Fortify Block	Paralysis	40
Bittergreen petals	Lingering Stamina Damage	Invisibility	Cure Poison	Damage Magicka	25
Blind Watcher's Eye	Create LIght	Fortify Magicka	Fortify Alteration	Spell Absorption	9
Blister Pod Cap	Restore Magicka	Fortify Magicka	Night Eye	Invisibility	25
Bog Beacon	Restore Magicka	Fortify Heavy Armor	Fear	Damage Stamina	20
Bungler's Bane	Slow Movement	Ravage Stamina	Damage Stamina Recovery	Resist Magic	50
Chokeberry	Damage Health	Ravage Health	Lingering Health Damage	Weakness to Poison	15
Chokeweed	Weakness to Frost	Restore Stamina	Cure Disease	Damage Magicka	7
Coda Flower	Damage Health	Lingering Stamina Damage	Ravage Magicka	Fortify Carry Weight	30
Comberry	Damage Stamina	Spell Absorption	Restore Magicka	Fortify Destruction	12
Congealed Putrescence	Ravage Health	Restore Magicka	Weakness to Fire	Fortify Conjuration	9
Corkbulb Root	Paralysis	Restore Health	Resist Shock	Fortify Marksman	30
Daedra Silk	Lingering Stamina Damage	Paralysis	Night Eye	Invisibility	50
Daedra Venin	Ravage Health	Paralysis	Fortify Destruction	Spell Absorption	50
Daedroth Teeth	Resist Frost	Create Light	Damage Magicka Recovery	Stamina Recovery	50
Dreugh Wax	Weakness to Magic	Frenzy	Fortify Enchanting	Fortify Smithing	25

Ingredients: E to M

	1st Effect	2nd Effect	3rd Effect	4th Effect	Gold Value
Elytra Ichor	Restore Magicka	Invisibility	Slow Movement	Fear	30
Fire Petal	Damage Health	Resist Fire	Spell Absorption	Paralysis	30
Flame Stalk	Restore Health	Resist Frost	Weakness to Fire	Invisibility	25
Fungus Stalk	Restore Magicka	Fortify Health	Fortify Stamina	Water Breathing	30
Gnarl Bark	Damage Health	Health Recovery	Fortify Heavy Armor	Resist Fire	15
Gold Kanet	Paralysis	Ravage Health	Weakness to Frost	Fortify Smithing	30
Hackle-Lo Leaf	Restore Stamina	Paralysis	Water Breathing	Fortify Restoration	30
Heart of Order	Restore Health	Fortify Health	Fortify One-Handed	Fortify Two-Handed	40
Hunger Tongue	Weakness to Fire	Cure Disease	Cure Poison	Fortify Magicka	10
Hydnum Azure Giant Spore	Resist Frost	Fortify Health	Health Recovery	Create Light	30
Hypha Facia	Weakness to Poison	Frenzy	Ravage Stamina	Resist Magic	23
Imp Gall	Damage Health	Weakness to Fire	Fortify Barter	Cure Poison	15
Kagouti Hide	Lingering Stamina Damage	Night Eye	Fortify Carry Weight	Resist Shock	20
Kresh Fiber	Weakness to Magic	Slow Movement	Fortify Sneak	Fortify Pickpocket	30
Lichor	Restore Magicka	Magicka Recovery	Fortify Magicka	Spell Absorption	15
Luminous Russula	Lingering Stamina Damage	Lingering Health Damage	Water Breathing	Fear	25
Marshmerrow	Restore Health	Fortify Carry Weight	Weakness to Magic	Damage Stamina	18
Minotaur Horn	Resist Poison	Damage Magicka Recovery	Health Recovery	Magicka Recovery	55

Ingredients: O to Z

	1st Effect	2nd Effect	3rd Effect	4th Effect	Gold Value
Ogre's Teeth	Weakness to Shock	Resist Poison	Lingering Magicka Damage	Health Recovery	50
Red Kelp Gas Bladder	Stamina Recovery	Water Breathing	Cure Disease	Fortify Magicka	20
Redwort Flower	Resist Frost	Cure Poison	Damage Health	Invisibility	25
Roobrush	Weakness to Magic	Fortify Sneak	Lingering Health Damage	Cure Poison	20
Saltrice	Restore Stamina	Fortify Magicka	Damage Stamina Recovery	Restore Health	6
Scalon Fin	Water Breathing	Damage Health	Lingering Magicka Damage	Damage Magicka Recovery	25
Scrib Jelly	Magicka Recovery	Cure Poison	Cure Disease	Stamina Recovery	20
Scrib Jerky	Restore Stamina	Fortify Stamina	Paralysis	Water Breathing	15
Sload Soap	Resist Fire	Fear	Fortify Conjuration	Fortify Alteration	30
Stoneflower Petals	Weakness to Shock	Fortify One-Handed	Fortify Magicka	Fortify Enchanting	15
Void Essence	Restore Health	Fortify Health	Fortify Stamina	Health Recovery	60
Watcher's Eye	Night Eye	Fortify Magicka	Fortify Illusion	Spell Absorption	9
Wisp Stalk Caps	Damage Health	Weakness to Poison	Frenzy	Spell Absorption	9
Withering Moon	Restore Magicka	Spell Absorption	Fortify Light Armor	Cure Disease	5
Worm's Head Cap	Fortify Lockpicking	Night Eye	Fortify Carry Weight	Slow Movement	30

Poisoned Apples: The Assassin's Favorite

Skyrim Anniversary Rare Curios Guide Poisoned Apple

The Rare Curios mod adds a number of ingredients and items from other Elder Scrolls games. Oblivion's Poisoned Apples are infamous, in part thanks to the LaFave Brothers who parodied the ridiculous way that victims die while eating them. Finally, with Rare Curios, these Poisoned Apples make their way to Skyrim. There are two varieties that use either Red or Green Apples.

Both the Poisoned Red Apple and Poisoned Green Apple deal 4 Poison Damage per second for an entire minute for a total of 240 damage. They cannot be bought from an NPC, though, and must be crafted. Combine a Red or a Green apple with a Chokeberry (included with the Rare Curios creation) in a Cooking Pot to create this favorite treat of Cyrodiil's master assassins.

Rare Curios' New Arrows And Bolts

Skyrim Anniversary Rare Curios Guide Corkbulb Arrow

Arrow/Bolt Type	Raw Damage	Special Effects	Crafting Requirements and Perks	Gold Value
Corkbulb Arrow	10	25% chance to Paralyze	Corkbulb Root	6
Bonemold Bolt	15	N/A	Bonemeal, Steel Smithing perk	3
Corkbulb Bolt	10	25% chance to Paralyze	Corkbulb Root	6
Iron Bolt	8	N/A	Iron Ingot	1
Orcish Bolt	12	N/A	Orichalcum Ingot, Orcish Smithing perk	3
Silver Bolt	10	N/A	Silver Ingot	2

The Rare Curios creation also adds new ammunition to the game, all of which are built into Skyrim's crafting system seamlessly – they can also be bought from Khajiit Caravans. The Corkbulb Arrow and Corkbulb Bolt are a new type of ammo that has a 1 in 4 chance to cause Paralysis for four seconds on hit.

There are four other Bolts added with Rare Curios, being the Bonemold Bolt, Iron Bolt, Orcish Bolt, and Silver Bolt (which, ironically, wasn't included with the Dawnguard DLC). While none of these have a unique effect like Corkbulb ammo, they are built into the game's leveled lists and work in conjunction with Anniversary Edition's variety of Crossbow and Archery addons.

Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones

Skyrim Anniversary Rare Curios Guide Welkynd Stone

Poisoned Apples aren't the only thing making a return from Oblivion in the Rare Curios creation. Ayleid Ruins are a rare sight in Skyrim, but that doesn't mean the ancient Wild Elves didn't have a presence in the province at some point. As such, Rare Curios makes it possible to find Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones in dungeons and from Khajiit Caravans.

Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones are the stuff of legends, revered by the Ayleids as fragments of Aetherius (the enigmatic realm of the Aedra) that fell to Nirn. In Skyrim, these stones will fully recharge an Enchanted Weapon or completely restore the player's Magicka. They are worth a pretty penny, too, making them worth tracking down even for a Magic-averse Dragonborn.

Best Potions And Poisons In Rare Curios

There are a lot of new possible combinations made available with the Rare Curios creation, some that are simply better versions of existing potions, and some that cause entirely new combinations of effects. These potions are harder to make en masse, so treasure their ingredients and be sure to stop by Khajiit Merchant Caravans as often as you can.

Potion of Fortify Health: Ambrosia, Fungus Stalk, Void Essence. Also regenerates and restores Health.
Potion of Fortify Smithing and Enchanting: Dreugh Wax, Gold Kanet, Stoneflower Petal
Potion of Fortify Health/TwoHanded: Heart of Order, Void Essence, Dragon's Tongue. Also fortifies One-Handed and restores Health.
Potion of Regenerate all Resources: Allocasia Fruit, Scrub Jelly, Minotaur Horn (Health, Stamina, and Magicka all benefit from this)
Poison of Slow: Kresh Fiber, Marshmerrow, Elytra Ichor. Also makes target weaker to Magicka attacks.
Poison of Paralyze and Ravage Health: Chokeberry, Daedra Venin, Imp Stool. Also deals lingering and regular damage - a proper trifecta of Health damage.

Ultimately, ingredients found in the Rare Curios creation will all increase the value of your potions and poisons as their effects tend to be much more powerful than ingredients with the same modifiers. Skyrim uses hidden multipliers that vary depending on the ingredient's rarity, and all Rare Curios ingredients have higher values than existing counterparts.

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