Fortify Sneak is both an Alchemical Effect (found on certain ingredients) and an enchantment effect in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Potions/Enchanted armor with this effect may be created at an Alchemy Labs/Enchanting Table or purchased from alchemist merchants/Blacksmiths.
Blessings[]
- Main article: Blessings
The Blessing of Nocturnal provides 10% Fortify Sneak for 8 in-game hours (24 real-life minutes.)
Alchemy[]
- Main article: Alchemy (Skyrim)
Effects[]
Potions with Fortify Sneak increase the target's Sneak skill by making the target harder to detect for a certain length of time. The strength of the effect is determined by the Alchemy skill of the alchemist that brewed the potion.
Ingredients[]
- Main article: Ingredients (Skyrim)
Combining any 2 or more of the following ingredients at an Alchemy Lab produces a potion or poison with the Fortify Sneak effect.
| Ingredient | Primary Effect | Secondary Effect | Tertiary Effect | Quaternary Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashen Grass Pod DR | Resist Fire | Weakness to Shock | Fortify Lockpicking | Fortify Sneak |
| Roobrush Creation Club | Weakness to Magic | Fortify Sneak | Lingering Damage Health | Cure Poison |
| Kresh Fiber Creation Club | Weakness to Magic | Slow | Fortify Sneak | Fortify Pickpocket |
| Frost Mirriam | Resist Frost | Fortify Sneak | Ravage Magicka | Damage Stamina Regen |
| Hawk Feathers | Cure Disease | Fortify Light Armor | Fortify One-Handed | Fortify Sneak |
| Human Flesh | Damage Health | Paralysis | Restore Magicka | Fortify Sneak |
| Purple Mountain Flower | Restore Stamina | Fortify Sneak | Lingering Damage Magicka | Resist Frost |
| Powdered Mammoth Tusk | Restore Stamina | Fortify Sneak | Weakness to Fire | Fear |
| Abecean Longfin | Weakness to Frost | Fortify Sneak | Weakness to Poison | Fortify Restoration |
| Beehive Husk | Resist Poison | Fortify Light Armor | Fortify Sneak | Fortify Destruction |
Enchanting[]
- Main article: Enchanting (Skyrim)
Items[]
Disenchantable:
- Boots, Gauntlets, Necklaces, and Rings of (Minor/Major/Extreme/Eminent/Peerless) Sneaking
Non-disenchantable:
Bugs[]
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This section contains bugs related to Fortify Sneak. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
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- If you have fortify sneak enchants under 'active effects' that accumulate to over an extra 100%, every percent over 100 will cause it to reverse making you less stealthy. e.g.: if you have a fortify sneak effects cumulated to 150%, your sneak effectiveness will be of 50% (confirmed on Xbox 360)
- This may also occur with a few other select skills such as: lockpicking; pickpocket and speech (speech unconfirmed) (also unconfirmed if the issue is fixed with a patch)
- As of Skyrim Official Patch 1.3 the enchantment version of Fortify Sneak has been fixed, decreasing the likelihood of being detected, rather than increasing it.