Weakness to Fire (Morrowind)

For other uses, see Weakness to Fire.

"This effect decreases the target's resistance to damage from elemental fire."

―The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Construction Set^[src]

Weakness to Fire is a magic effect, ability and a spell in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind that is a member of the Destruction school of magic, governed by Willpower. Its base Magicka cost is 2.00 points.

Racial ability[]

Altmer – 50% weakness to fire

Creatures[]

The following creatures have this ability:

50% weakness to fire
- Dire Frost Atronach ^BM
- Frost Atronachs
- Snow Bears ^BM
- Snow Wolves ^BM
- Spriggans ^BM

Spells[]

The following spells consist of a Weakness to Fire effect. They may include additional effects. See articles for details.

Weakness to Fire Spells
Name	Type	Cost	Magnitude Min.	Magnitude Max.	Duration (sec.)	Range	Area (ft.)		Base ID
Almalexia's Wrath ^TR	Spell	150	75	75	5	Target	40		almalexia's wrath
Dire Weakness to Fire	Spell	47	2	60	10	Target	0	✓	dire weakness to fire
Trollkin *	Ability	0	100	100	Constant	Self	0		trollkin ability
Vampirism	Ability	0	50	50	Constant	Self	0		vampire sun damage
Weakness to Fire	Ability	0	50	50	Constant	Self	0		weakness fire_50
Weakness to Fire	Spell	8	10	10	5	Target	0	✓	weakness to fire

= Available for purchase from a spell merchant.

* A component of The Lord birthsign.

Merchants[]

The following spell merchants are purveyors of one or more spells consisting of a Weakness to Fire effect:

Weakness to Fire Merchants
Name	Faction	MS	Location	Spell(s)
Elynu Saren	Tribunal Temple	10	Suran: Temple	Dire Weakness to Fire
Eraamion	Mages Guild	10	Caldera: Mages Guild	Dire Weakness to Fire
Ervona Barys *	Imperial Legion	10	Ebonheart: Hawkmoth Legion Garrison	Dire Weakness to Fire
Estoril	Thieves Guild	10	Ald'ruhn: The Rat in the Pot	Dire Weakness to Fire
Laurina Maria ^TR	None	18	Mournhold: Royal Palace, Imperial Cult Services	Dire Weakness to Fire
Malven Romori	Mages Guild	10	Vivec, Foreign Quarter: Mages Guild	Weakness to Fire
Marayn Dren	Mages Guild	10	Balmora: Mages Guild	Dire Weakness to Fire
Mertisi Andavel	Telvanni	10	Tel Branora: Upper Tower	Dire Weakness to Fire
Tinaso Alan	Telvanni	10	Tel Mora: Tower Services	Dire Weakness to Fire
Urtiso Faryon	Telvanni	10	Sadrith Mora: Urtiso Faryon: Sorcerer	Dire Weakness to Fire

* This person's services are available to faction members of a sufficient rank only.

Items[]

The following items consist of a Weakness to Fire effect. They may include additional effects. See articles for details.

Apparel and jewelry[]

Enchanted Apparel and Jewelry
Item	Type	Magnitude Min.	Magnitude Max.	Duration (sec.)	Item ID
Ember Hand	Right Glove	1	30	10	ember hand ember_hand

Ingredients[]

First effect ingredients can be consumed raw for the effect. Otherwise they must be combined using Alchemy.

Alchemy Ingredients
Ingredient			First Effect	Second Effect	Third Effect	Fourth Effect	Item ID
Heartwood ^BM	1.00	200				✓	ingred_heartwood_01
Holly Berries ^BM	0.10	5				✓	ingred_holly_01

Potions and scrolls[]

Potions and Scrolls
Item	Type			Magnitude (Min.)	Magnitude (Max.)	Duration (sec.)	Area (ft.)	Item ID
Scroll of Fiercely Roasting	Scroll	0.20	73	18	81	5	100	sc_FiercelyRoastThyEnemy_unique
Scroll of Flamebane	Scroll	0.20	112	10	20	30	0	sc_flamebane
Scroll of Hellfire	Scroll	0.20	151	5	12	10	10	sc_hellfire

Weapons[]

Weapon damage varies by attack type (chop, slash, or thrust). Refer to individual articles for detailed information.

Enchanted Weapons
Weapon	Type	Magnitude (Min.)	Magnitude (Max.)	Duration (sec.)	Area (ft.)	Item ID
Arrow of Wasting Flame	Arrow	10	10	5	0	arrow of wasting flame
Hellfire Staff	Blunt 2H	0	10	10	0	we_hellfirestaff
Stalhrim Longsword of Flame ^BM	Long Blade 1H	50	50	5	0	BM ice longsword_FG_Unique
Trebonius' Staff	Blunt 2H	7	15	6	5	ebony_staff_trebonius

Trivia[]

The magnitude directly corresponds to a percent increase in Fire Damage subsequently inflicted (e.g. ten points is equal to +10% damage).
There is a one-second delay after casting a weakness effect before it is active. Therefore, if using a spell that simultaneously casts both weakness and damage effects, the weakness component will not be applied the first time it is cast.

Resistance[]

Weakness to Fire and Resist Fire are opposites, but equal. If they are present with the same magnitude, the two effects cancel (e.g. a person with ten points of resistance and ten points of weakness has no net effect). The magnitude of these effects can be subtracted from one another to determine a net magnitude. For example:

30 weakness - 10 resistance = net effect 20 weakness
40 resistance - 25 weakness = net effect 15 resistance

In Morrowind, immunity is synonymous with one hundred points of resistance, and Weakness to Fire functions as such. For example, inflicting twenty points of Weakness to Fire upon an immune creature such as a Shalk results in eighty points of Resist Fire. A hundred points of weakness completely negates immunity.