It will last for 60 seconds but if you ride him and stay on it will stay indefinitely. This spell costs 136 magicka to cast and will summon the undead horse Arvak.

This spell is only available if you have the Dawnguard DLC and is obtained as a reward for finding Arvak’s Skull in the Soul Cairn. Soul Trap costs 100 magicka to cast and can be purchased from court wizards for 100 gold. You’ll get a confirmation message on screen if you’ve been successful. You cast soul trap on your target and then killed it before the spell effect runs out. To use soul trap you must have an empty soul gem of sufficient size. This is particularly helpful if you need a black soul gem to cure yourself of vampirism. A soul gem can then be used to enchant weapons and armor at a arcane enchanter or recharging already enchanted weapons. In case you aren’t familiar, Soul Trap, traps souls in a soul gem. Soul trap is a useful spell for two reasons. This spell tome costs 99 gold and can be purchased from any of the court wizards. The spell lasts for 60 seconds and if it is killed before then it will explode causing fire damage to anyone caught in the radius which includes you too. As you might expect it is resistant to fire such as Fireball.

The first of our apprentice-level conjuration spells, the Flame Atronach costs 150 magicka to cast and it has a health of 200. If your race in Skyrim is a Breton you will start with this spell. You can purchase this spell for 49 gold from any of the court wizards. The familiar will appear wherever you cast the spell.

Conjure FamiliarĪnother novice spell which will summon an ethereal wolf to fight for you for 60 seconds. You can get this spell from any of the court wizards for 49 gold but it is pretty common to find it on enemy mages and in chests.

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