Daggerfall:Magical Items
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Magical Items Found as Loot, as Quest Rewards, or at Magic Item Merchants[edit]
The following table lists all random magical items found as loot, as quest rewards, or at the magic item merchants of the Mages Guild and the Temple of Julianos. For unique magical items, see the Artifacts page. For custom-made magical items, see the Enchanting Items page.
Name | Applied | Range | Enchantment |
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Blazing Item of Fireballs | when used | Area at Range | Fireball |
Cursing Item | when used | Area around Caster | Toxic Cloud |
Deadman's Item | when used | Area around Caster | Fire Storm |
Frosty Item of Ice Storms | when used | Area at Range | Ice Storm |
Healing Item | when used | Caster only | Heal |
Item of Far Silence | when used | Target at Range | Far Silence |
Item of Featherweight | when used | Caster only | Slowfalling |
Item of Force Bolts | when used | Target at Range | Force Bolt |
Item of Fortitude | when held | Caster only | Fortitude |
Item of Friendship | when held | Caster only | Charisma |
Item of Nimbleness | when held | Caster only | Nimbleness |
Item of Good Luck | when held | Caster only | Jack of Trades |
Item of Iron Will | when held | Caster only | Iron Will |
Item of Life Stealing | when strikes | On Target | Vampiric Touch |
Item of Lightning | when used | Target at Range | Lightning |
Item of Magicka | when held and a hostile spell strikes the player |
Caster only | Spell Absorption |
Item of Oblivion | when strikes | On Target | Sphere of Negation |
Item of Paralysis | when used | Target at Range | Medusa's Gaze |
Item of Shocking | when used | On Touch | Shock |
Item of the Orc Lord | when held | Caster only | Orc Strength |
Item of the Sealed Door | when used | Caster only | Wizard Lock |
Item of the Wise | when held | Caster only | Wisdom |
Item of Toxic Clouds | when used | Area around Caster | Toxic Cloud |
Item of Undeniable Access | when used | Caster only | Open |
Item of Venom Antidote | when used | Caster only | Cure Poison |
Item of Venom Spitting | when used | Caster only | Levitate |
Item of Water Breathing | when held | Caster only | Water Breathing |
Item of Water-walking | when held | Caster only | Water Walking |
Item of Wild Fire | when used | Area at Range | Wildfire |
Item of Wizard's Fire | when used | Target at Range | Wizard's Fire |
Item, the Protector | when used | Caster only | Shield |
Leaping Item | when held | Caster only | Enhances Skill: Dragonish |
Never Tiring Item | when used | Caster only | Stamina |
Shining Item | when used | Caster only | Light |
Silent Item | when used | On Touch | Silence |
Torgo's Item | when held | Caster only | Feet of Notorgo |
Unrestrainable Item | when used | Caster only | Free Action |
Notes:
- The magnitude and duration of an above magical item's enchantment depends on the player's level, as it does for spells.
- Enchantments that are applied "when strikes" can only be found on weapons.
- Sometimes enchantments that are applied "when held" can also be found on wands. Since wands can not be held, such a magical item is useless, other than to sell. The enchantments "Water Walking" and "Enhances Skill: Dragonish" are often found on wands.
- "Enhances Skill: Dragonish" is the only language-relevant enchantment which can be found; all other languages apparently can not be found as enchantments.
- The "Leaping" and "Venom Spitting" items were very likely misnamed by the developers. This error was fixed by a third-party patch.
Durability of Magical Items[edit]
To make the most of any random magical item (found as loot, as quest rewards, or at magic item merchants - see above), unique magical item (see Artifacts), or custom-made magical item (see Enchanting Items), it is important to know how long the item will last when used. As "when held", "when used", or "when strikes" item enchantments are used, the item's health gradually decreases due to this enchantment usage.
Random magical clothes, random magical miscellaneous items and all artifacts (Oghma Infinium is the sole exception. It has only one point of health and will therefore vanish after use) always have a starting health of 1500. Thus, although artifacts may have powerful enchantments, they have limited health. However, as noted below for all magical items, only the use of a "when held", "when used", or "when strikes" enchantment will decrease the health of a magical item; therefore, artifact enchantments that only passively increase a skill while the artifact is equipped through the Enhances Skill enchantment - e.g. those applied to the Chrysamere or the Skeleton Key - will not decrease the artifact's health, regardless of how long the artifact is equipped.
For random magical weapons and random magical armors (i.e. not artifact weapons and armors), the material of the gear determines the starting health of the random magical weapon or armor, regardless of the kind of weapon or armor (dagger, longsword, helm, buckler, etc.). See the below table for details on the starting health for each material applicable to random magical weapons and armors.
Material | Iron | Steel | Silver | Elven | Dwarven | Mithril | Adamantium | Ebony | Orcish | Daedric |
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Starting Health | 1500 | 2250 | 2250 | 3000 | 4500 | 6000 | 7500 | 9000 | 10500 | 12000 |
Player enchanted items using Item Maker have the same health as the base item.
The use of a magical item with a "when held", "when used", or "when strikes" enchantment will decrease its health until the item breaks and it is gone for good. (The health of custom-made magical items made with the "Item Deteriorates" enchantment will also decrease over time, as the enchantment itself implies; see Enchanting Items.) The health of these items will decrease due to enchantment usage as follows:
For "when held" enchantments, i.e. those that are applied as long as the item is equipped, the item's health will decrease when: a) the item is equipped (with a resulting health decrease in the approximate range of 20 to 40 points, depending on the item, each time the item is equipped), b) you wait/rest with the item equipped (with a resulting health decrease of 1 point per 1 in-game hour), or c) you are awake in the game world with the item equipped (with a resulting health decrease of 1 point per 4 in-game minutes). (Note that the enchantment effect of a magical item with a "when held" enchantment is re-applied after each instance of waiting, resting, or fast-traveling for more than 6 hours, with the enchantment effect re-applied at a new value within the effect's range of values, if applicable. However, the item's health is not affected by this re-application of the effect.)
For "when used" or "when strikes" enchantments, i.e. those that are applied when an item is used or when it strikes a target, the item's health will decrease by 10 points per applied enchantment (i.e. by 20 points if the item has two "when used" or two "when strikes" enchantments, possible only for custom-made magical items and some artifacts) every time it is used or it successfully strikes a target which can be harmed by the weapon's material. In the case of a "when strikes" enchantment, whether or not the struck enemy saved vs. magic is irrelevant; the weapon's health will always decrease by at least 10 points upon each strike. If an item is used, but the spell is aborted before it is cast, the item's health will decrease by at least 10 points as well.
If a magical item is a weapon or armor piece, it will still also be subject to health loss through combat abrasion. Such magical weapons and armors may only be repaired by merchants or by custom-made magical items with the Repairs Objects enchantment if the line "magicrepair 1" is added to the Z.CFG file in the Daggerfall game directory.
Quests where Magical Items can be Obtained[edit]
Main Quest[edit]
- The Missing Prince: Lhotun wants to find his missing brother.
- Blackmail: Prince Helseth wants you to deliver a special letter.
- Medora's Freedom: Free Lysandus's lover from her tower.
- Concern for Nulfaga: Queen Aubk-i is worried about Nulfaga.
- The Ancient Watcher: A trap has been laid for the Blades.
- Soul of a Lich: The King of Worms needs your assistance to collect a soul.
Other Quests[edit]
- Defamation: Investigate the rumors being spread about a local character.
- The RelicCompUSA: Retrieve a sacred relic guarded by a lich.
- The Great Evil: Find and retrieve an object of great evil from a local dungeon.
- An Object Lesson: "Liberate" a magical item from a store.
- Giant KillingCompUSA: Kill a not-so-gentle giant.
- Runaway PetCompUSA: Bring back a noble's runaway tiger.
- Lord K'avar Quest Part ICompUSA: You are tasked to protect a spy for Sentinel.
- Lord K'avar Quest Part IIICompUSA: Capture or execute Lord K'avar on Queen Akorithi's behalf in his hideout within Castle Wayrest.
- Standard ProtectionCompUSA: Kill assassins and avenge a dead man.
- Azimuthal VectorsCompUSA: Help a mage with his research.
- Guard the Guild: Thieves are trying to steal a magic item from the Mages Guild.
- Former Student Part ICompUSA: Hunt down or befriend a former student practicing unsanctioned magic.
- Former Student Part IICompUSA: Help the renegade mage find a box within the Direnni Tower.
- Former Student Part IIICompUSA: Help the renegade mage find a lost magical item.
- Protect an Honored Mage: Assassins are coming for an entranced mage.
- A Dangerous Wizard: A powerful wizard threatens all of Tamriel.
- The Vampire's Letter: Deliver a letter on behalf of your vampire bloodline.
- Territorial Battles: Deal with a vampire ancient from a rival bloodline.
- The Libel: Retrieve a document for one of the witch covens.
- Problems with Vampires: Slay a Vampire Ancient for a witch coven.
- A Rare Tome: Obtain a rare tome for a witch coven.
- A Treacherous Gift: Deliver a treacherous gift to a character in a local town.
- An Expensive Purchase: Buy a magic item for a witch coven from a character in a local town.
- Gold Smuggling: Deliver some gold to a character in a local town.
- Forgotten Equipment: Deliver a magical item to a noble's associate.
- The Fourth Man: Act as delivery boy for a noble.
- The Lost Sapphire: Retrieve a sapphire for a noble's ally.
- The Thieves Gang: Exchange a gold brick for a magical item — although some thieves have other plans.
- Business with Vampires: Deliver a holy item to a noble's contact — although some vampires also want the item.