Weakness to Shock (Morrowind)

For other uses, see Weakness to Shock.

Weakness to Shock 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.

Description[]

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

Racial ability[]

Altmer – 25% weakness to shock

Creatures[]

The following creatures have this ability:

25% weakness to shock
- Fabricants ^TR

Spells[]

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

Weakness to Shock Spells
Name	Type	Cost	Magnitude Min.	Magnitude Max.	Duration (sec.)	Range	Area (ft.)		Base ID
Dire Weakness to Shock	Spell	47	2	60	10	Target	0	✓	dire weakness to shock
Fabricant Shock ^TR	Spell	100	50	50	5	Target	50		shockimperfect
Weakness to Shock	Ability	0	25	25	Constant	Self	0		weakness shock_50
Weakness to Shock	Spell	8	10	10	5	Target	0		weakness to shock

= Available for purchase from a spell merchant.

Merchants[]

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

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

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

Items[]

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

Potions and scrolls[]

Potions and Scrolls
Item	Type			Magnitude (Min.)	Magnitude (Max.)	Duration (sec.)	Area (ft.)	Item ID
Scroll of Shockbane	Scroll	0.20	112	10	20	20	0	sc_shockbane

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 Shard *	Arrow	10	10	5	0	arrow of wasting shard
Arrow of Wasting Spark	Arrow	10	10	5	0	arrow of wasting spark
Trebonius' Staff	Blunt 2H	7	15	6	5	ebony_staff_trebonius

* This weapon is erroneously enchanted with Weakness to Shock instead of Weakness to Frost as per other "Shard" items.

Trivia[]

The magnitude directly corresponds to a percent increase in Shock 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 Shock and Resist Shock 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 Shock functions as such. For example, inflicting twenty points of Weakness to Shock upon an immune creature such as a Hunger results in eighty points of Resist Shock. A hundred points of weakness completely negates immunity.