TES5 Skyrim AE: powers

In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition (TESVSAE), the Dragonborn can acquire a vast array of powers through diverse means, ranging from innate racial abilities to late-game Daedric bargains. Below is a detailed breakdown sorted by ease of acquisition, expanded with exhaustive specifics from canonical sources:

1. Racial Powers

Acquisition: Instant upon character creation.

Each race grants a unique daily power with no prerequisites:

• Altmer (High Elf): Highborn (10x magicka regeneration for 60 seconds)[1].
  
• Argonian: Histskin (10x health regeneration for 60 seconds)[1].
  
• Bosmer (Wood Elf): Command Animal (pacify/ally an animal for 60 seconds)[1].
  
• Breton: Dragonskin (absorb 50% magicka from spells for 60 seconds)[1].
  
• Dunmer (Dark Elf): Ancestor’s Wrath (8 fire damage/sec in a 10ft radius for 60 seconds)[1].
  
• Imperial: Voice of the Emperor (calm nearby NPCs up to level 20 for 60 seconds)[1].
  
• Khajiit: Night Eye (improved night vision for 60 seconds).
  
• Nord: Battle Cry (foes up to level 20 flee for 30 seconds)[1].
  
• Orsimer (Orc): Berserker Rage (deal double damage, take half damage for 60 seconds).
  
• Redguard: Adrenaline Rush (10x stamina regeneration for 60 seconds)[1].
  

2. Standing Stone Powers

Acquisition: Activate any of Skyrim’s 13 Standing Stones.

Notable examples:

• The Ritual Stone (east of Whiterun): Reanimate all corpses within 75ft for 200 seconds (once daily)[1].
  
• The Serpent Stone (northeast of Winterhold): Paralyze a target for 5 seconds + 25 poison damage (usable once daily)[1].
  
• The Shadow Stone (south of Riften): Invisibility for 60 seconds (once daily).
  
• The Tower Stone (west of Winterhold): Instantly unlock any expert-level or lower lock (once daily)[1].
  

3. Lycanthropy & Vampirism

Acquisition: Complete Companions (lycanthropy) or Dawnguard (vampirism) questlines.

• Lycanthropy:
  
  • Beast Form: Transform into a werewolf once daily (unlimited with Ring of Hircine)[1].
    
  • Cured permanently via Glory of the Dead quest unless reacquired via Aela (once only) or console commands[1].
    
• Vampire Lord (Dawnguard DLC):
  
  • Vampire’s Grip: Telekinetically paralyze and damage foes.
    
  • Blood Healing: Restore health by feeding on targets[1].
    

4. Cleansed Stones (Dragonborn DLC)

Acquisition: Complete Cleansing the Stones quest and interact daily[4]:

• Sun Stone: Sun Flare (100pt fire explosion centered on caster, scaling with proximity)[4].
  
• Water Stone: Waters of Life (300pt AoE heal for self and allies)[4].
  
• Earth Stone: Bones of the Earth (ignore 80% physical damage for 30 seconds)[4].
  
• Beast Stone: Conjure Werebear (summon a werebear for 60 seconds)[4].
  
• Tree Stone (post-main quest): Root of Power (75% magicka cost reduction for 60 seconds)[4].
  

5. Black Book Powers (Dragonborn DLC)

Acquisition: Complete Apocrypha realms via Black Books[3]:

• Epistolary Acumen:
  
  • Dragonborn Force (+20% Unrelenting Force damage, disintegrate low-health foes).
    
  • Dragonborn Flame (summon fire wyrm on kill).
    
  • Dragonborn Frost (freeze enemies solid).
    
• Filament and Filigree:
  
  • Secret of Strength (no stamina cost for power attacks for 30s).
    
  • Secret of Sorcery (no magicka cost for spells for 30s).
    
• The Hidden Twilight:
  
  • Mora’s Agony (summon poison tentacles for 30s).
    
  • Mora’s Grasp (freeze target in stasis for 30s).
    
• Waking Dreams: Respec perk trees using dragon souls[3].
  

6. Faction & Quest Powers

Acquisition: Complete major questlines:

• Dark Brotherhood: Summon Spectral Assassin (permanent Lucien Lachance summon).
  
• Thieves Guild:
  
  • Nightingale Strife (absorb 100 health per hit).
    
  • Nightingale Subterfuge (AoE frenzy for 30s).
    
• Dawnguard: Dragonbone/Ebony Arrows (exclusive ammunition).
  

7. Creation Club Content

Acquisition: Integrated into Anniversary Edition[6]:

• Divine Crusader: Relics like Helm of the Crusader (10% magic resistance).
  
• Myrwatch: Conjure Dark Skeleton (summonable undead).
  
• Survival Mode: Frostfall mechanics (environmental survival).
  
• Fishing: Arbordawn spells (sunlight-based destruction magic)[6].
  

Ease Summary: Racial/Standing Stone powers require no quests, while Cleansed Stones and Black Books demand mid- to late-game progression. Creation Club content is seamlessly accessible but varies in unlock complexity. Vampirism/Lycanthropy balance ease with faction commitment, and faction powers necessitate full questline completion.

Sources
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