Fortify Barter

 is an alchemical and enchanting effect in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Blessing
The Blessing of Zenithar adds 10% Fortify Barter for 8 in-game hours.

Enchanting
Items with the Fortify Barter property are extremely rare and their effects stack additively. Prices are also affected by your speechcraft skill level as well as relevant perks. Stacking bartering items and having a decently high speechcraft will grant you extraordinary discounts when purchasing items and greater returns when selling items.

The bonus cap for markup is 105%. This can be achieved with 100 Speech and 50% barter. Items worth 100 gold will now be sold by merchants for 105 gold.

The bonus cap for selling is 100%. This can be achieved with 100 Speech and 80% barter. Items worth 100 gold will now be sold to merchants for 100 gold.

Any number above either bonus cap from any source will make no difference though note that the bonus cap for selling is much higher than for markup. A good way to boost your bartering is to enchant any necklace with 29% Fortify Barter, equip the Guild Master Hood (among numerous other quest items that boost barter) obtained from the Thieves Guild questline (Guild Master's Armor Set) for additional 10/15/20% Bonus, and visit a shrine of Zenithar. Speech over 100 will not reduce prices, but is worth more than Fortify Barter, so you may want the blessing of Dibella instead of Zenithar early on.

Fortify Barter can be enchanted onto items at an Arcane Enchanter. Only necklaces can be enchanted with Fortify Barter once the enchantment is learned, but the usual rule of finding uncraftables still applies. Apart from enchants, potions and the blessing the only other way to fortify barter is through speech perks.

Items:
Items other than necklaces can be FOUND with the Fortify Barter effect, allowing the effects to stack. It is highly inadvisable to part with these unless the player locates an item in the same slot that is superior to their current item. It may not be possible to re-enchant other items with this effect.


 * Standard Enchanted Amulet: 10% - 29%
 * Cicero's Clothes: 20%
 * Guild Master's Hood: 20%
 * Masque of Clavicus Vile : 20% (and +10 Speechcraft)
 * Volsung: 20%
 * Jester's Clothes: 12%
 * Amulet of Zenithar: 10%
 * Thieves Guild Hood: 10% (can optionally be upgraded to 15%, after you complete the Thieves Guild mission Loud and Clear . )

Alchemy
Consuming ingredients or potions with this effect allows the Dragonborn to decrease the cost of items and increase the amount of gold received from selling at merchants

Ingredients

 * Butterfly Wing
 * Dragon's Tongue
 * Hagraven Claw
 * Tundra Cotton