Fortify Magicka (Skyrim)

Fortify Magicka increases the amount of Magicka the wearer has, and by proxy, it also increases the rate at which Magicka refills when depleted, as long as the piece of armor is worn.

Ingredients
The following alchemy ingredients can be used Fortify Magicka:


 * Briar Heart
 * Ectoplasm
 * Histcarp
 * Jazbay Grapes
 * Red Mountain Flower
 * Tundra Cotton
 * Void Salts

Items
Enchanted apperal with this effect can be found, purchased or crafted at an Arcane Enchanter once the enchantment has been learned. The following items bear a Fortify Magicka effect.


 * Adept Hood
 * Amulet of Julianos
 * Apprentice Hood
 * Black Mage Hood
 * Mage's Circlet
 * Novice Hood
 * Savos Aren's Amulet

Items that cannot be disenchanted include:


 * Gauldur Amulet Fragment
 * Helmet of the Old Gods
 * Nahkriin
 * Necromancer Amulet
 * The Gauldur Amulet

Differences between Fortify Magicka and Fortify Magicka Regen
Magicka regenerates naturally at 3% of your Magicka pool per second. Having 100 Magicka yields 3 Magicka per second.

If you have 100 Magicka and add 100% Magicka Regeneration, your regeneration rate is doubled and is now at 6%. With a base 100 Magicka you get 6 Magicka per second.

If you have 100 Magicka and boost that with another 100 points with Fortify Magicka instead of going with 100% to Magicka Regeneration, you will have a 200 point pool of Magicka. 3% of 200 is 6 Magicka per second. The same as with 100% Magicka regeneration.

So Magicka regeneration and fortification grant the same Magicka Regeneration Per second (if you are already at the natural 100%, or 3% per second). With this information it is probably best to have a bigger Magicka pool so you can cast more spells, or bigger spells more frequently, before you have to let your Magicka regenerate. But it will regenerate just as fast as if you went with Magicka Regeneration instead (Plus more Magicka means it takes longer for shock spells to drain your Magicka pool dry). This should change your priorities for enchanting and blessings from the nine. Just remember, it looks slower only because there is more Magicka to regenerate. But the Magicka per second is the same.