Skyrim - All 19 Black Book Powers Ranked 

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Waking dream #1🤘

What are the best concentration spell skills in every magic skill?

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Love this video, one little nitpick, though: You called Zahkriisos a "sock-based" dragon priest at 3:01 xD

Lover's Insight is indeed a very useful active effect!

Kinda like the black widow perk from new vegas

@ZaahPlayzGamez and fallout 4

He says that because new Vegas is better than fo3 or fo4

@@marshallallen2474 Confirmed Bachelor too.

he WHAT

Yeah, I noticed this while editing 👀

He knows that You are the real target, not your dragon borne avatar. You are the seeker.

if you want to know why is because herma mora's effect is actually a 2D image rather than a 3D render, it follows your camera three dimensionally so you won't notice it's thin 2d sides and possibly invisible backside.

He knows

Captain Gjalund: 😳

Haha modded tentacle spells

That's really neat, didn't know that 👍

Ah yes the two sexes, female, and others

There are only two genders! Female, and everything else!

It just works

@@wasabilover1293 so that's why I'm nonbinary, I knew I wasn't a girl but what other genders are there?? /lh

He is very convenient for sure

Same

Yeah, these videos are awesome. But sometimes I feel as though they don’t have survival mode in mind. If you’re playing your 500th play through of Skyrim it better be on legendary survival mode. Crap puts hair on your tongue

especially with the ridiculous amount of circlets in Dragonborn

@@HarashiHorror survival sucks I freeze to death just going in water

I thought ulfic just used the shout to stun the king, then stabbed him? At least that's what ulfic says when you ask him.

Thank you kind sir. I now know how I intend to end the civil war. 😂

@@joshuaanderson7511 There seem to be conflicting reports on the exact details of the event, so I guess it depends on whose word you trust.

Ulfric himself says "It is true and not true that I killed Torygg with a Shout. My Shout ended his chances in a duel by knocking him down, but it was my sword piercing his heart that killed him."

​@@efulmer8675 Analyzing what Ulfric says. "Not entirely true, though not entirely false either. Any Nord can learn the Way of the Voice by studying with the Greybeards, given enough ambition and dedication. My shouting Torygg to the ground proved he had neither. However, it was my sword piercing his heart that killed him." "Any Nord can learn the Way of the Voice by studying with the Greybeards, given enough ambition and dedication." The way of the voice is an ideology anyone can learn an ideology. For the Thu'um however, there have been no mentions of the Thu'um being a Nord only ability by Arngeir. Futhermore, the students would have to dedicate themselves to following the ideology, which as seen Ulfric refused to do after studying with them for almost 10 years. "My shouting Torygg to the ground proved he had neither." Ulfric was a Great War Veteran and was already expected to win the duel. Fun fact, the Greybeards are careful when interacting with others because their voice can cause damage just by speaking if not controlled just like wild magic. Arngeir is similar to a master mage. Unless if the High King could take the force of the Thu'um which most people can't, he had no chance. Similar to being hit with a destruction spell. "However, it was my sword piercing his heart that killed him." There was no mention of him stabbing the High King by anyone Imperial aligned. Why is this important? Assuming that they were lying, they could have easily included that in their story to make Ulfric look bad. "I killed Torygg to prove our wretched condition. How is the High King supposed to be the defender of Skyrim, if he can't even defend himself?" Ulfric was on the cart getting ready to be executed. Hadvar says this: "A masterstroke by General Tullius! He's only been in charge here for a few months, but he's turned things around for the Empire. We've been trying to catch Ulfric since the war started, but he always seemed to slip through our fingers... like he knew we were coming. This time, the General turned the tables on him. Ulfric rode right into our ambush with only a few bodyguards. He surrendered pretty meekly, too. So much for his death-or-glory reputation. I thought we were taking Ulfric back to Cyrodiil, but I guess the General changed his mind. You know the rest." Ulfric surrendered without a fight whereas Toyagg agreed to duel Ulfric even when the odds were stacked against him. Ulfric would not have made it to Sovngarde if he was executed at Helgen (it can supposedly only be reached by true Nords who die valiantly or in battle, regardless of personality.). Then, we have High King Toyagg's dialogue: "When Ulfric Stormcloak, with savage Shout, sent me here, my sole regret was fair Elisif, left forlorn and weeping. I faced him fearlessly - my fate inescapable, yet my honor is unstained - can Ulfric say the same?" Yeah, I think I will take the words of the dead man. Summing it up, Ulfric's words are another side of the story, as seen it introduces unconfirmed information and information that is questionable. Often times, you will even find his words to be rather hypocritical as well. Considering what Toyagg said I am inclined not to believe Ulfric.

yeah but the niche use to get stuff around events that take gear from you is nice as well

@@fireblast133 Exactly, selling goods on the go is very convenient. If you're about to start a gear-removing mission like at the Thalmor Embassy or Cidhna Mine, temporarily swap your current for the butler 🥷

@@theWelshWizard are you able to temporarily swap all of the Powers, or only some of them?

@@thetombier13 You can only use a Black Book when you are on Solstheim, but there is no limit to how many times you can change between powers. This goes for all the books, except Waking Dream, which have only one power.

I got the merchant last night and he only had a few things that was all ebony then as soon as i finished selling all my stuff to him bang i took a dragon to the knee 😅

There is actually a way faster way by using secret of arcana and fast traveling while holding an item with telekinesis. Its bassicaly lv100 alteration in a few seconds based on your loading time.

@@andrasbesenyei8923 Nice, but that wont motivate me to do dishes.🤣

Here's a how to guide for those that are interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kunLPLvYm7Y.html

You need a wife that nags and has a fearsome glare. Believe me, I know....

My illusion skill tree has been legendaried 152 times. That book ability is the best. For reference, 144 times gets you to level 255.

Veggie soup >>>>

@@ooftedanimal6909 but does soup sing? If mine start singing i plush it down the shitter

It is a cool tune for sure, Uthgerd and I like it 🕺👀

@@ooftedanimal6909 literally do both

Goofy ahh name

True. Some skills can be re-learn quickly, but there are skills I wouldn't want to grind back to 100 (Enchanting, Armor, Block, Destruction)

Totally agree🤘

@@TheStarsOfTheLion Destruction isnt too bad if you have modded spells that have better school spells that work like flames or frostbite

@@friedpilot4663 : If mods is taken into consideration, then non of those Black Book matters, items with overpowered stats and buffs can be placed right inside Helgen.

@The Stars Of The Lion if you have the creation club content their is a bug with the unbound destruction spells just like the telekinesis bug where you hold the cast down then travel across the map while still holding your cast and you'll max out instantly

Much appreciated sir, thank you!

Exactly, the main reason I don't use companions much is that I've accidentally killed them too many times, so I either don't use them, or I only use essential ones. Or I use the console to make them essential. With the block book, I don't need to worry as much.

Why even use ice form anymore

@@Rays326 Because dragonborn frost greatly nerfs frost breath it makes it way worse. I remember being so disappointed when I first tried it out

Basically they dont take the frost tick damage like they normally do because they’re frozen, good if you want two ice forms I guess.

​@@friedpilot4663so it's ice form with a shorter cool down

Bruh all u have to do is save scum and u get it

Pickpocket actually levels up absurdly fast. Just pickpocket trainer gold back. My pickpocket is 3x legendary.

Plus another extra pocket of 100 from the Steed Stone.

Y’all haven’t even mentioned the black briar cheese. Aetherium crown, lovers stone, thief stone, and the riften jail, and you’ll have pickpocket to 100 in 10 mins. (Not counting the time it takes to get the crown)

Or you can do a Fortify Restoration loop and smith yourself a ring that gives 10000000% pickpocket success chance and you then get a 90% chance to pickpocket everything, which makes pickpocketing so much easier because you can then just steal anything and everything.

Thank you sir, really appreciate that! :)

Paralyzing mid-shout will yeet him to the horizon as well!)

Ah yes, good point! No need for Companion's Insight when they simply take a knee 👍

It also doesn't stop Storm Call from harming your companion, the main reason I chose to get it

Also, I don't think it affects conjured creatures right?

I never had it happen to me but without companions insight, yes you can't kill senna but you can hit her to much which will anger her and get her to walk off and leave you as a follower. my son had this happen on the xbox 360.

Glad I got it right lol :) hmm that's interesting, thanks!

Lofeten isles are in there as well right? I want to visit there someday :D

That's an interesting detail 🤔

it's the best dlc for Skyrim (which isn't saying much, considering the other two are about building houses or suffering through the worst questlines in TES history)

@@bierwolf8360eh dawnguard ain’t that bad (though I haven’t played any es game aside from Skyrim so I could be wrong) but dragonborn is definitely better, and the hearthfire homes simply ain’t my cup of tea especially with mods that make city homes 8 times better

@@Voltar_99 dawnguard is precisely that bad. If it weren't for the memey horse armour dlc for Oblivion, Dawnguard would be the worst ever. Dawnguard is the most shiny example of the iherent design flaw of Skyrim and why it is so much worse than Morrowind. It starts when you arrive at Volkihar and refuse Harkon and are just apparantley powerless to deal with him so you go quietly. What the hell? Even if Harkon is really tough, you should at least be allowed to try to take him on there. Not saying it should be easy or anything, just possible. Especially because you don't even need Auriel's Bow for the final fight. So the entire questline adds no reason as to why you suddenly can stand up to him. In fact, nothing is more retarded than showing up with the bow. There wasn't even an indicator you'd use it on him during the fight. The fact the dlc adds three of the most horrible dungeons - forgotten vale, castle volkihar dungeons, soul cairn - aside, what Dawnguard really encapsualates is this whole "you can go everywhere because enemies are levelled and your stats don't dictate your power". Imagine you've slain Alduin, Miraak, slain 50+ dragons, got every shout, looted every dungeon but some dumb vampire is apparantley still too scary for you - twice. Remember the Falmer vampire? Ugh. The basic idea of the whole dlc (joining an anti-creature guild, get choice to flip) was already done 80 million times better in the Bloodmoon dlc for Morrowind, too.

This. By the time you're getting this book, you get attacked by dragons every time you turn left. It's much easier to blow a dragon soul or two on swapping your build for something else while maintaining your skill levels. It's easy to grab all of your perks out of enchanting, alchemy and smithing and use them for combat skills until it's time to craft again.

Good point. Thanks!

@@captainswjr Or, exploit the secrets of arcana , telekinesis & fast travel. Can level up alteration in one teleportation across the map.

@@RU-vidcanfuckagoat that exploit is super effective but, as all exploits, somewhat cheapens the game for me. Using the books with dragon souls is a bit harder but gets the job done without me feeling cheat-y.

@@captainswjr Huh, I had not even considered that. I had always seen it as strictly a tool to repair your build if you mess something up. The idea of just sorta yeeting all your crafting perks into combat skills and back at will had not even occurred to me

Thanks man! 😇

Yes, that could've well been the case actually 🤔 but yes, with the legendary function you can obtain unlimited perks to fully unlock all skill trees

It has never been weak. The fact it doesn't lower skill makes it the best thing to use.

Imo Waking Dreams is absolutely broken as it allows you to temporarily shift your skill points between combat-related and crafting-related skill trees like alchemy, smithing and enchanting. You can basically max out these skill trees, get uncanny gear and potions and then shift back to maxing out your combat-related skills, absolutely annihilating anything. This black book absolutely BREAKS the game by removing the draw back from using skill points on crafting. I can't understand why people put it that low

Good point!

Thank you sir! If I speak too quickly, there's a chance I might use the power of Thu'um 👀

That's very sneaky, great point!

Thank you man, I really appreciate it :) Welcome to the college Wizard! 🧙‍♂️

Yes, the Butler is great for smuggling! The security guards at the Thalmor Embassy will surely be sacked for their incompetence 😁

@@theWelshWizard Great videos :) its amazing that there are still things to discover in skyrim 11 years after release.

let me explain it with the words of "a softer world": "i'm a lover, not a fighter. so when i have to fight, i strike for the erogenous zones."

Thank you, much appreciated! Haha I tried to put on my best Riekling accent 😅

Thank you sir and thank you for your patience :) This one's been a while in the making, that's for sure! Will be creating shorter more regular content from now on 🧙‍♂️

@@theWelshWizard nice also funny thing is im not a mage in skyrim just a battlemage (person who uses magic and swords at the same time) so best of both worlds i guess

Don't forget to save your skill books with the use of companion's for the later levels 💯

The problem for me is that by the point I get to that black book, I've probably already gotten most of the skillbooks

I'm the weirdo that goes to Solstheim early, even before Whiterun, sometimes.

Damn, I better get cooking!

@@theWelshWizard I know this is 4 months old, but I wanted to chime in here. Vegetable Soup and Elsweyre Fondue are like the only 2 good cooking recipes. Vegetable Soup for the above reasons, and Eslweyre Fondue gives you +100 Max Magicka and +25% Magicka Regen for 12 minutes.

Infinite bashing makes for some nice stunlocks, too.

@@ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos infinite shield bitch smacks

@@evanlandis990 Yeah, there's nothing quite like spanking a dwemer centurion to death with a trashcan lid

Indeed! For those who want a tutorial on how to do this, here's my guide: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kunLPLvYm7Y.html

Glad you enjoyed it! And thank you for watching 🧙‍♂️

Thank you sir, much appreciated! :)

I mean. Odaviig is probably the most slapping Shout. Cuz RP, Dragons are supposed to be pretty cool, not just flying jabronis

It is a really fantastic expansion with a lot of great additional items, powers etc to further enhance your power!

Please see my pinned comment for Waking Dreams and making skills Legendary

Agreed

Exactly - knowledge is power! 🧙‍♂️ and if you're an achievement/trophy collector, you'll need them all hehe

It’s nice to see someone else approach it with the exact same mindset. Doom is my favorite comic book character and my lust for possession of all magical knowledge and artifacts is inspired by his same motivations. I’m more of a spell sword though and mostly use stuff that fits with vampirc lore as found in “Vampire: masquerade”

Thank you sir, much appreciated! Here we call ourselves Wizards, so to hear that you have now joined the college, I welcome you, dwarven wizard! 🧙‍♂️ Have a great day yourself :)

Thanks David! My plan going forward is to definitely release more frequent and regular content! While I love making video's of this length, they do take a lot of work for me complete, and for the channel to be sustainable, I need to make that shift to shorter form content. I appreciate your kind words and feedback again, you shall see a new release very soon! 🧙‍♂️

That's sounds very OP lol - Secret of Arcana is one of my favourites for it's wide range of uses, the telekinesis exploit is fun too! Here's a video I made on how to power level Alteration using Secret of Arcana, for those that are interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kunLPLvYm7Y.html

Welcome back! Thanks man :)

Must remain professional 🧙‍♂️😁

Thanks man! Following my next vid though, I’m going to ease off the quality slightly and try to start improving my frequency

Thank you man, comments like this mean a lot, I appreciate it! Welcome aboard 🧙‍♂️

In my infancy of playing, it took one time to learn that the hard way. I think it was either blacksmithing or enchanting that was reset, and once I finally realized what I had done without fully reading the description, I was pissed TF off.

The fortify-resto loop combined with the salmon roe waterbreathing potions is a great way to quickly level your alchemy. You don’t have to use the super broken potions if you’re just after a quick level up.

More to come!

No problem! 😀

They're not easy to obtain, I wish you good luck friend! 💪

Thanks a ton! Will do!

I think the Unofficial Patch fixes this bug, might be worth giving that a try

Followers can indeed be a pain in the arse... good for taking the pressure of you in combat though 😁

@@theWelshWizard if u give em gear with a shit ton of hp on it

Glad you enjoyed! 🧙‍♂️

Thank you for watching! :)

That’s a good one!

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed!

That's very true, and at the later levels some of these powers do become less useful (as you get stronger), but can still be very entertaining! Passives are the boys though :)

@@theWelshWizard true, better to have options than no options at all. that stated, the infinite spell point is ALWAYS on my fave list. this and the time stop shout is OP as F used in conjunction

Congrats on the move mate, hope you get yourself some strong fibre signal there soon! 💯+ haven't come across Wilburgur before, but I like his content 😆 thanks for watching :)

The Sallow Regent does provide some great active effects!

The Sallow Regent is an absolute minmaxer's must, no optimized build is complete without it (or the Relics of Ahzidal). Not the flashiest effect but definitely my most widely used one

@@astuteanansi4935 waterwalking is OP.

@@indiana47 LOL I actually meant the +10 bonus to enchanting from the full set. But in seriousness waterwalking can be useful in a few Apocrypha areas solely because of how glitchy they are and how easy it is to clip out of the structures and into the death water

"godlike builds" are the lamest shit ever and they're also a lie. Yes, smithing, alchemy and enchanting is ridiculously OP but they damaged the game more than serve it. But finally, "builds" don't even matter in Skyrim

Thanks!

Don't like to make old Mora upset 😉

Yeah, there's certainly quite a few and a lot of choices to be made :)

That's a sneaky thought... I wonder 🤔 will have to try it out and report back!

Thanks man, I appreciate that!

Hope you enjoyed!

Thanks man :)