How To Level Up Magicka Skills Quickly (No Exploits)?

[4K_240hz_MLED]

i currently have them all in the high 60s to low 70s; just wanna level them to like 90 when i can unlock the master training quests for them and i'll be good. yes, i am going for a completionist run so i wanna be able to finish every quest before beating the last main quests cause after i won't go back to Skyrim for a few years. i miss playing Oblivion and wanna go back to that but life priorities says otherwise RIP.

UPDATE: My base magicka is nearing 300, I have Miraak's mask and the Archmage Robes, and I unlocked perks to reduce spells at every skill tier except master...oh and my magicka skills are now between 80 and 90.

[Rez Elwin]

As a general rule magic skill xp is gained based of the amount of base magicka something costs. The more expensive a spell the more xp you get. There is also the Oghma Infinium if you haven't used it already.

The Spell I use:
Illusion - Muffle
Alteration - Telekinesis
Conjuration - Soul Trap
Restoration - Turn Undead
Destruction - Whatever cost the most at the time

[4K_240hz_MLED]

i think i sadly used that book on my stealth skills RIP

[alexander_dougherty]

Get a bound weapon spell for conjuration, get near some mudcrabs, preferably where they aggro but can't get at you, then cast and sheathe the bound weapon repeatedly.

Calm spell and the same mudcrabs works for illusion, but harmony and a large city works better.

Sunfire spell from dawnguard helps a lot with restoration, since it damages undead.

Transmute ore spell helps with alteration, but not as much as holding something with telekinesis and fast travelling (but that's an exploit)

And destruction is based on damage done to enemies, so no short cuts....

[4K_240hz_MLED]

yeah i don't want exploits; if i did, i could just consult the UESP Wiki and execute the cvars that instantly raise my skill levels (with all the benefits)

[steventirey]

Автор сообщения: myPooHasBloodInIt

yeah i don't want exploits; if i did, i could just consult the UESP Wiki and execute the cvars that instantly raise my skill levels (with all the benefits)

If you don't want exploits, your only choice is to use the spells with the most expensive base casting cost (in general) as often as possible. And avoid dual casting Destruction spells, as that kills the enemies faster but with no extra experience points.

Unfortunately, leveling up fast usually requires an exploit of some kind (like fast traveling Telekinesis, soul trapping corpses, summoning something then slowly attacking it with bound weapons until it becomes hostile) or just spamming it in cities (muffle or similar).

"Use it as often as possible" is the way to level all skills normally without exploits. Also make sure to have the appropriate Standing Stone powers activated (the Mage stone, combined with the Lover Stone power in the Aetherial Crown), and sleep in a bed with your spouse nearby. (Make sure to unequip the crown before resting, then equip it again afterwords.) Though you might consider that part an exploit.

[4K_240hz_MLED]

Автор сообщения: steventirey

Unfortunately, leveling up fast usually requires an exploit of some kind (like fast traveling Telekinesis, soul trapping corpses, summoning something then slowly attacking it with bound weapons until it becomes hostile) or just spamming it in cities (muffle or similar).

"Use it as often as possible" is the way to level all skills normally without exploits.

spamming in cities or summoning something than summoning a weapon to attack it i wouldn't consider an exploit because anybody can do that without having to have a very complex understanding of the game's mechanics. but something like fast travelling while using telekinesis or relying on fortify restoration to make OP items either aren't well known or such effects were not intended by the devs.

[Ihateeverybody]

Equilibrium down to low health, heal up, rinse and repeat.

[4K_240hz_MLED]

Автор сообщения: Ihateeverybody

Equilibrium down to low health, heal up, rinse and repeat.

that only quickly levels up alteration and restoration

[Rez Elwin]

Автор сообщения: myPooHasBloodInIt

Автор сообщения: Ihateeverybody

Equilibrium down to low health, heal up, rinse and repeat.

that only quickly levels up alteration and restoration

Actually it only reliably levels restoration, equilibrium gives very little Alternation xp. Telekinesis is much faster. Turn Undead also levels restoration faster than healing will, just need to find an undead it works on, though with the amount of tombs around it shouldn't be hard.

I actually use the Hall of the Dead in Whiterun, there are 3 weak skeletons down there, however I do not believe they respawn if you had already killed them.

[LordOfPants]

For any of them, enchant gear to the point you can spam spells indefinitely. For destruction, train as much as possible, then hit enemies with non-dual-cast high-base-cost spells. For Alteration, learn telekinesis and then just wander around holding an object, or learn paralysis and spam paralyze enemies. For illusion get one of the AOE non-hostile spells and spam it on townspeople. For resto you can use equilibrium to damage yourself, then heal yourself. For Conjuration, find some enemies who don't rush you and spam summon your highest cost summon.

[John]

Destruction?, just buy the levels from a trainer, get double skill points from skill books to level the last 10 from 90-100 with 5 destruction skill books. Nothing is more of a bore than training that stuff.

[grab these bandages]

Get Dark brotherhood horse and level up destruction as long as you want

[alexander_dougherty]

Автор сообщения: Rez Elwin

Автор сообщения: myPooHasBloodInIt

that only quickly levels up alteration and restoration

Actually it only reliably levels restoration, equilibrium gives very little Alternation xp.

It helps if you cast healing and equilibrium at the same time, so you get each spell feeding the other (health drains quicker though).... but yes Telekinesis gives more XP for alteration.

[4K_240hz_MLED]

Автор сообщения: Rez Elwin

I actually use the Hall of the Dead in Whiterun, there are 3 weak skeletons down there, however I do not believe they respawn if you had already killed them.

i just use that protection circle spell and spam it, much faster than even Turn Undead or Equilibrium

[4K_240hz_MLED]

Автор сообщения: LordOfPants

For any of them, enchant gear to the point you can spam spells indefinitely. For Conjuration, find some enemies who don't rush you and spam summon your highest cost summon.

sadly i can't enchant gear to the point where spells cost 0 magicka so nah, also it feels kind of cheating to me.

for conjuration, i've noticed summoning dual swords in combat makes it level up super fast, idk if that would be considered an exploit lol