15 Greatest Skyrim Secrets That'll Make You Wanna Replay It Immediately
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Skyrim is a large game. So large that even all these years later, even the most die-hard fans can be surprised at what Bethesda’s greatest RPG has in store!
And while dozens of medieval fantasy RPGs have come out in the years since, these 15 secrets Skyrim has tucked away in its corners will yet again give you that Skyrim itch you’ve become, oh, so used to!
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Yo, fall damage. On the odd chance you read this comment i wanted to say that stumbling across your content has been one of the best accidents ive had on this site. Been binging your entire catalogue and you've not only inspired me to make content again, but have been the reason myself and my fiancée have started playing skyrim together again. Keep it up. Youre a phenomenal content creator.
Hes a true funni man 🗿
Outstanding! His content is top notch for sure.
He stole it all.
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Mirabelle deserved better. I tried to heal her after she got hurt during the winterhold quest, but she still died. And she's basically one of the only competent administrators in the game! Justice for Mirabelle!
She had to go so you could be Archmage. There's no rational basis for giving the dragonborn the job if she's around.
@@christophertaylor9100I wish they just didn’t make the dragonborn archmage. Even with her dead, it makes no sense. Surely the one of the professors would make a better archmage than the dragonborn, who may not even use magic and who is obviously going to leave the college to pursue bigger things. They could’ve at least given you the option to turn it down and give it to someone else, like that mod does.
@@Mr-tu4cj I agree, but its an Elder Scrolls tradition to make you the boss of the given guild.
@@christophertaylor9100 Speaking for myself, I'd be happy to delegate :D
@@christophertaylor9100 NO its not. Go play Daggerfall. your just someone under the employ of the Emperor. The only reason the current bs exists is because of Mo*ons like Emil Pagilarulo.
Fun fact: frostbite spiders are not spiders, they are solpugids, so, to be accurate: ten-legged freaks.
I love discovering the little items like that Midden ingot basket. I was so excited when I discovered the coin purse on top of the bridge framework in Embershard Mine
There is a coin purse in the rafters of Black Briar Meadery as well 😊
Holy crap I'm going to find it right now!
One thing you about Cronvangr cave that absolutely terrified me were the MAMMOTHS hanging from the walls and ceiling. A cut above the rest indeed.
Pretty sure there’s a place more terrifying than #13’s spider cave. I think it’s in the Reach, an abandoned fort buried in the mountain. A conjuror moved in and started experimenting on spiders giving them cloak spell effects. Imagine, a giant Frostbite Spider with a lightning cloak. No thank you. Hard to kill something with fire when it’s wrapped in fire already.
Harmugstahl?
And the Electromancer in question is named Kornalus [Frey], a permanent corpse (after being eliminated) and one of the best Dead Thralls to resurrect at (his) max level 40.
If given an Elsweyr Fondue + a player made potion with an obscene amount of Fortify Magicka as a _secondary_ effect, he can dual-cast Thunderbolt till the Frostbite Spiders come home 🕷️
Just make sure you enter Harmugstahl after you're level 46 (vanilla version)
It's obviously a reference but Cicero is not the Adoring Fan, he definitely wasn't alive yet in Oblivion
Indeed, Skyrim takes place 200+ years after Oblivion and Cicero isn't an elf.
I think sherogath might be the adoring fan think I read that somewhere
@@tomfurlong3491 The modern Sheogorath that we see in Skyrim, is our character from Oblivion.
It's canon that Adoring Fan gets smeared onto Punishment Point after the champion of Cyrodiil becomes Sheogorath.
Cicero pretended to be a fan, he did not claim to be the adoring fan.
Brawl tip: just step back when they're punching. That's it. Just avoid their attacks and on any difficulty you'll decimate them
and just use one punch, no need for both hands until you power punch
Yeah the range of hand to hand damage is like 2 millimeters its easy to get out of the range
Well, "decimate" is an exaggeration. Hitting someone with a wet noodle 100+ times rather. Avoid enemy punches and only do normal punches is indeed the key.
@@brianviktor8212 Float like a butterfly, sting like a butterfly
If it looks like a duck it’s a duck
Outside of Whiterun, western side near the wall -- there is a bandit's hideout. Tons of gold, ale, food stuffs, potion ingredients, woodchopping, and a stolen horse.
Be ready to fight bandits though.... two groups of three to four.
And a letter that's supposed to be sent to the Black-Fur Khajiit Merchant Lady, telling her to F*ck off because they found better skooma for cheap, and don't want to buy from her anymore.
No clip your way down the well in whiterun then check out the hidden room in Jorrvaskr. Fun little hidden things, though I think the room is just down there because it was easier than removing it
Fun fact, there's Creation Club content in that place now.
@@Malkontent1003 Ye, Quest starter for that staff that blocks spells while using AND the one that YEETS people whilst casting Spulsnare.
@@JackWendigo1234 Aye. Nifty stuff.
You don’t need to tell me secrets to make me want to replay this game. I just need to hear that music…
Update: I’ve restarted again
Usssss mann. Feels like home
Same, been playing the Lorerim modlist
I blame you for my current playthrough. It’s been about 5 years since the last one. I’m having a blast. Thank you.
It's been a while since I've watched a Skyrim secrets video where I learn something I don't know let alone multiple. Good work!
I have a cool skyrim secret ive yet to see any channel cover.
Get durnehviir before you finish story, summon him in soverngard and you get unique dialog that youve freed him from ideal masters, b/c they have no power there.
You’re joking?! There is no way that’s real I’m gonna look it up.
@Maximusdani go do it, it's pretty cool
No shit? I haven't done any of the main quest or the dawnguard in my current playthrough, I'll have to give this a try
That last one made me laugh. That really is how you become agod without becoming a god. The Thalmor wouldn't like you though, as they'd want to know your current location to put your corpse on a pike, or turn it into ash with magic, but luckily for us, we're the dragonborn, and depending on which side you pick in the Skyrim civil war, either has the Empire or the Stormcloaks on your side, but it's always better to side with the Empire, because the Thalmor can't lay their glubby little fingers on you, as that would start a new war between the Empire and Aldmeri Dominion, which the elves would lose, because the Empire now has a dragonborn on their side. Plus, it's the quickest way to truly re-unite Skyrim, and because pretty much everyone hates the Thalmor, elves, humans, Khajiits and Argonians would flock to the Empire. I've seen what the Empire is capable of doing when they really want to put their enemies down.
Can they still put a spike on the Dragonborn if the man itself has 3million+ HP, a million magic resist, a thousand fortify heavy/light armor? 😂
I disagree with joining the Empire. If you join them, you are a forever servant of the Thalmor.
@@exocept1998 I need elaboration. I never played the joining the Empire route.
@@exocept1998 Hmmm... But how do we know that the Empire is not already too weak for the rematch? That siding with them won't make a difference? The Thalmor imo already weakened the Empire beyond repair. That on top of the atrocities the Empire has willingly done in the Thalmor's name.
@@MattGraves01 because the empire only needs 18 years to train new troops whereas elves have a lower fertility in the elder scrolls lore meaning they can't replace fallen soldiers as fast it'll be more of a war of attrition like the first one
You ever watched a mammoth run at you? It's a *TERRIFYING* sight to see.
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im so glad i only got into skyrim a few years ago, its so nice to have my pick of easter egg explanations and walkthroughs
Collette: Restoration is a perfectly valid school of magic...!!
Also Collette: *Walks by Mirabelle dying from wounds*
Can you please make gameplay videos id watch them for hours. I love your videos so much!!!
We dont need that here
This game still holds up today, it's deserves praise even today.
The thing about the Necromage perk that you forgot to mention is that negative effects on yourself will also be 25% stronger. So your weaknesses are increased as well as strengths.
Im learning english playing skyrim! My Mother language is portuguese and im brazilian! 👍👍👍
Congratulations! Great idea to learn. I learned some Portuguese phrases to use with pick up groups in World of Warcraft
Good for you, I tried learning a couple languages after school but could never keep it
Foi assim que eu aprendi meu irmão
@@igorferreira2525 👍👍👍
Good on you. As a fellow Portuguese speaker,(from Portugal) i started learning english with video games aswell an today i use it in work daily.
Number 15 you missed the most egregious part of the fortify resto loop - the restoration bit.
1. Equip a ring of fortify alchemy
2. Create fortify restoration potion
3. Take fortify restoration potion
4. Unequip and reequip the alchemy ring. Each time you do this, it'll get more powerful. This is due to how fortify restoration, potions and alchemy work.
5. Make an even stronger fortify restoration potion and repeat.
6. Finally, make a fortify enchanting potion.
I love the Spiffing Brit shoutout
Glad I found this channel months ago. Been watching since. Love Skyrim! Goated fall damage
The stuff about the arrows is cool. I didn’t know that you could shout them back. 2016 and this game still gets me haha
"Greatest Skyrim Secrets"
"This cave has spiders in it."
"oh and did you know Midden got three cheap ingots hidden in it?? absolutely shocking!!!"
this guy's video is cheaper than said ingots.
@@As-tray
I mean, I didn't know that the basket was there and I've used the Atronach Forge.
The fact it was put there by the devs is pretty neat, doesn't have to be something mind blowing.
Skyrim is perfectly balanced and there are literally 0 exploits. The spiffing brit always says that and proves it in every video idk what you're talking about
Man, these videos make me want to play skyrim yet again
Watched today your video "1 hour of useless facts about Skyrim" and already the urge to replay it and suddenly you drop this? You scary dude can read minds and I absolutely love it.
I have to finish another game and then I will hunt the platinum trophy. It's time to end this chapter.
You'll always come back to skyrim
"Unbearable Abomination" is a very interesting way to describe the Enduring(Adoring) Fan.
Skyrim certainly is a perfectly balance game with no exploits.
I love Skyrim and played over 1000 hours, maybe 2 over the years, but I find myself going back to Oblivion more and more over the years. 👌👌
Agreed!
I'm working on 100% Skyrim again since I have a new Xbox account. After that I'll probably go back to Oblivion again and when I want a challenge I'll still hop into Morrowind.
Although I will say the graphics make it difficult to replay.
I think they are remaking Oblivion now.
When i saw this was posted 5 hours ago made me feel some way, amazing skyrims community is still very active
bro i got jump scared by that elk at 10:24
Baked?
I love your stuff! I've been playing Skyrim since it came out, Oblivion and Morrowind before that... and always love to find new things. I knew about the whale bones in Kagrenzel, but on the PS5 I can't use console commands, so seeing them up close is difficult. However, there is another place to see the bones of a "flying whale," and that's the bridge to the Hall of Heroes in Sovngarde! Much more up-close and personal.
In all of the "hidden secrets" type videos I've watched from the various commentors on Skyrim, I don't recall anyone ever commenting on the fact that in the opening act of the game, with the player character's head on the chopping block, Alduin lands on the tower beside you, looks at you, and shouts "Dragon Storm Call" at you, thus trying to kill you. To me, that indicates that Alduin senses that you may be his doom, something I've never heard anyone comment on, and it is never speculated about in-game.
Side note I LOVE your Skyrim videos. Plus your voice is perfect for the type of voice over you do.
I think Ulfric is just in love with himself
Crazy how I just randomly see a screenshot I took 2 years ago is being used as a thumbnail 😂. Great video btw 🤙🏽
Eorland Gray-Mane is an old guy and I believe it's a plot point that after enough in game time, he passes away from natural causes after you finish the Companions questline since he gives no more quests and supposedly Kodlak's spirit gives you the ability to make better steel. He also dies to any random dangers if that danger (vampires, Miraak followers, thief, etc.) deals enough damage to him.
He dies naturally?
I'll have to keep that in mind. I'm level 63 now but only recently completed the Companions line.
I've never seen Eorland die in any of my playthroughs though so I always assumed he was invulnerable.
@@ShrockWPS I play a lot with the vendors so when a vendor goes missing in several playthroughs, I notice.
@@Rorschachqp
Well, I looked into it and seems that many people have him killed off either during dragon attacks or just randomly.
Doesn't look like he dies naturally though, he just happens to be killed for one reason or another.
@@ShrockWPS Here’s the problem. He dies to both.
I love playing your skyrim videos in the background.
Honestly. I like being a vampire as a warrior class. During the night your physical stats get a slight buff w/out being transformed. And if I need mid to long range, the transformed blood magic gets pretty OP since it has splash dmg and heals you also. Likewise as a mage I found werewolf useful for close range, if I'm getting mobbed I can simply transform and start tearing stuff up. Think it's counter productive to use a magic based transformation with a magic based character, and melee transformation with melee character. The transformation becomes redundant pretty quick after midgame otherwise, as you get pretty OP without any buffs from the subspecies. Just my opinion.
At level 62 I can melt enemies so fast compared to when I transform to my vampire lord form. Also the fact I can get staggered is so trigging.
Granted I don't have all the perks yet, so I'll see if it's better when I have it maxed.
Todd Howard is under my bed at night, whispering to me that I need to update Skyrim.
In the Midden, the basket is more valuable than you realize. The moonstone you find helps make the stave Frost Atronach Staff in the Atronach forge. The rest of the ingredients can also be found in and about the Midden
On your #9, there's also two rubies for eyes on one of those hanging skeletons.
6:39 and if you want to truly flex you catch the arrows without slowing down time
I do that when "harvesting" arrows in Solitude after pickpocketing daedric arrows on the archers 👍
@@michaelallison2085
This is here is how I confirmed that was possible 😆
I was spamming the button and accidentally caught one before it hit the target.
Necromage doesn't just increase Restoration, it increases the effectiveness of *all* magic against you. That includes enemy Destruction spells, but it also includes things like Standing Stones and Perks. Just grab the Atranoch Stone and the Atranoch perk from the Alteration tree and you'll gain 100% spell absorption. This is one of 2 ways to receive 100% spell absorption, rendering you immune to all hostile magic, (as well as your own summoning spells and a bunch of other random effects,) so it makes vampires one of the strongest late-game options.
The other way to get 100% absorption is via the Fortify Restoration loop, but that's broken for its own reasons.
You can also heal during brawls and no one says anything.
Also the fortify alchemy works much better as a fortify restoration potion as well since enchantments are considered restoration. It's also cheaper on soul gems
I bought Skyrim on release and had a vacation planned for it. I spent 117 hours in the game that week. No-lifed it. I've played it off and on through the years and have thousands of accrued hours. Currently I am lvl 11 Thief sneaky-snipe in the Wildlander Modpack... The game just doesn't get old.
amazing work dude
12k views in 6hrs is insane. 🤯
Keep it up. ❤
Playing Skyrim in vr is unreal with with over 600 mods
There will always be something new to learn or discover in Skyrim. It’s eternal
"Skyrim player finds 15 secrets 13 years later!" -Gamerant
That mammoth is actually a reference from a real life event from when some people found a half frozen mammoth with spears in its side.
"There's no mention of the snow whales." Bro's forgetting about the Whale-Bone Bridge leading to Shor's Hall.
You never fail to surprise me with new secrets
There's an easier (and cheaper) way to do the fortify loop, if you enchant something with fortify alchemy then create a fortify restoration potion, drink it, then reequip your fortify alchemy gear, you'll find that the enchantment is ever so slightly stronger, so you make another fortify restoration potion drink it, reequip, higher numbers. The restoration loop is much faster and less resource intensive than the fortify loop. One thing to note, avoid the yellow flowers added with the Dawnguard DLC, they might let you make fortify restoration potions with higher scaling, but for some reason it doesn't stack, so it won't go above a certain threshold
the biggest secret of the whole thing..........if you know the lore.....is that the whole entirety of Tamriel's reality is but a dream inside the Godhead
What🤯 explain
I've been playing skyrim since it came out on ps3 and i had NO IDEA you can pick up incoming arrows by just slowing time,insane
Skyrim will be eternal even after Elder Scrolls 6
#8 I knew about; They move when you look away. I figured this out by mistake when using one in a build I was making at the time of a castle.
I was in the spider cave the other day and at exactly the same time an irl spider crawled down my screen😂
Skyrim's spiders are the reason why i always carry a bow in the game. I never want to get close to those creepy crawlies.
I'll do you one better: Conjure Flame/Frost/Storm atronach. I'll sit in a different room while that shit gets destroyed.
@pelipoika88 You see, I never liked using magic in fantasy games. I'm always going for the good old sword and shield, with a bow as a ranged backup weapon.
@ I get that. I tend to focus on "rogue" stuff. Stealth, stealing, assassination, dagger to the back, bow from distance...
I have had fun deviating from that recently.
But conjuration spells allow me to see the spiders less so no matter how badly they fit for my character, my arachnophobic ass needs the help.
Ifu fear spider also advise never do the Dawnguard quest, the Dark Cave with the bridge is gonna give u chills to the bones.
Yo Mr. Fall Damage
I would love too say How much you Made me want and want to play this game again because you know a lot about this game then me and Looking back at some of your vids it made me want to jump back in and experience The world of Skyrim Again and look for the stuff you talk about 😊
I've been playing this game since it come out and still surprised to learn new things.
your amazing videos help me sleep. thank you
Greatest RPG ive played.
Best times for games
3:58 Barenz-eye-ah (as in "Uriah")
6:20 _Slow_ Time is what the Dragon Shout is actually called
8:20 The Frozen Mammoth is an Easter Egg referencing the Yukagir Mammoth found frozen in an exceptionally well-preserved state in 2002 in Siberia
11:44 Cro-N-van-G-r Cave (so creeped out you can't even bear to read the name properly?)
11:59 K-eye-nesgrove pronounced as in "SKY"
I don't ever see this one, but if you wait until you're level 45 or higher to do the Soul Cairn, you can loot dragonbone weapons from the Keepers.
We need you to start narrating audiobooks my friend
Absolutely Love This Channel
I think you need a weapon to use Elemental Fury. It enchants the weapon, so switching to your fists will still have the same normal punching speed.
Maybe you can try Slow Time for a substitute?
Knew all these but good video mate
Finished 100% like a couple weeks ago and i already want to replay it
Fun fact: when Alduin dies, the statues crumble, so they are spies of alduin
Actual new skyrim content... You sir, are a legend. Could I interest you in rdr2?
I learned that arrows were physical projectiles in the game world. My first EVER slow motion kill in skyrim, it followed the arrow in that special like zoom slow mo thing, the character moved and I missed. Fired a second arrow, missed in slow mo again.
big fan fall damage. ive started skyrim again after a long time and ur vids help a lot.
Cicero can't be the Adoring Fan, he'd have to be over 200 years old for that since Oblivion is set that far before Skyrim. The only conceivable way of him really being the Fan would be if Cicero attained vampirism at some point..but it's really unlikely.
About the "snow whales" if you look at your dungeon map while falling through the pit, you can actually see the full whale skeleton on it, some more clear than others
I figured out the fortify exploit on my own but with smithing and alchemy maybe to make stronger smithing potions I thought it was just a feature of the game I ended up making swords that could one hit anything in the game. The only thing I ever had trouble with was the ebony knight. I also found that exploit with the one book you get from hermia before they patched it.
5:20 this could also imply that this part of Tamriel was underwater many ages ago
The skeletons there are just mammoth skeletons, they look exactly like the ones by giant camps. The only skeleton of the whales is in sovngarde serving as a bridge
Your voice is so nice to listen to!
11:50 “…countless eyes…”
🔥🔥🔥🕸🕷🔥🔥🔥
Crovangr and a cave north of morthal were supposed to be 2 separate vampire clans in early development with quests tying into morthal
I found that basket of ingots purley by accident. I guess technically my kid found it by tackling me and hitting the shout button 😅
I'm currently going through the whole game and DLC's on level 1. I just beat Alduin earlier tonight, but so far the hardest thing to was getting the Ebony Scimitar. Those blue little f'ers are not easy at level 1!
That Thor hammer better be a real mod
OK several of those I'd never heard of before, and that's not easy to do
...that'll make me wanna replay it? As if I had stopped playing Skyrim for the last 12 years! :D
9:27 bro’s giving hella mad side eye to someone
The basket of ingots is just a case of first person game syndrome. We always forget to look up.
I don't think you want to take anything out of them game storage rooms. They are all for sure tied to quests and will break the game if they are needed. That is a tricky way to store items for use in scripts.
I love this game!
I was so happy the first time I grabbed a flying arrow. And every time after 😂
The Spiffing Brit mentioned?
If people think Vampire is weak, they certainly didn't play it as a mage. With the Necromage perk, i was able to get myself to 100% spell absorption with the Atronach perk and stone and would tank dragon shouts. I was basically a god. Enchantments are the tip of the iceberg
#15 can be even faster; rather than making new alchemy gear over and over, just make a Restoration buffing potion, drink it, unequip and reequip the alchemy gear, make another restoration potion, and continue that cycle 5-10 times, but don't get greedy, the numbers can go negative if you go too high.
Then, make a TON of Restoration potions that are super powered-, use them to make better enchanting potions, and uber enchant ALL you gear however you want.