Skyrim - The FASTEST 100 Destruction Guide (EVER)

[@theWelshWizard]

Hey Wizards, hope you're all well! A short and sweet vid today, but nevertheless, I hope you enjoy 🧙‍♂🔥 Also, what d'ya think of this new narrating style, shall I do more? 🤔 *FAQs* 👇 Q: The chest is not there for me in Hob’s Fall Cave? 🧙‍♂️ You will need to purchase the Arcane Accessories creative club content for the chest and spells to appear in Hob’s Fall Cave. This content can be purchased separately, or you can purchase the Anniversary Edition of Skyrim which has it included. Q: Does this work on old generation consoles? 🧙‍♂️ Unfortunately not. PS3 and XBOX 360 owners will not be able to purchase Arcane Accessories as creative club content is not supported on those consoles.

[@Alysson586]

It's awesome. Yes, you should do more.

[@YourEvilHenchman]

Definitely do more of these. This was very entertaining, a really nice little mood lifter after a tough day.

[@theWelshWizard]

@@iconicnzz6414 I believe I tried all vanilla Destruction spells, and unfortunately, none had the same effect.

[@thefrozenyak5272]

@@theWelshWizard The vanilla Destruction spells all require damage to be done in order to gain experience, these creation club spells seem to just rely on time channeled, like telekinesis for Alteration magic, although there you at least have to be actually using the spell to hold an item for the trick to work.

[@NickRobbins82]

Will this work on the switch version, I was never able to download anything from the Xbox series X one

[@Kev-3006]

It’s worth mentioning that within Hob’s Fall Cave, in the upper left chamber is one of the Stones Of Barenziah needed for the quest “No Stone Unturned”

[@no1ofconsequence936]

I'm presently trying to get to level 80 to fight the Ebony Warrior for the first time, and while I was going to skip Destruction in favor of just doing another skill over, this has convinced me to use it.

[@ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos]

There's something very satisfying about being at 81 with 100 in every skill.

[@tommywolfe2706]

I am not sure if you like using the alchemy loop, but I did that, while trying to be "reasonable".....I got destruction spells that did 198% damage and felt like that was reasonable. After all, how can you run into some fire mage that can fireball you into oblivion with a single damn fireball. My son likes archery and the "surprise shots" sure are great for the sneak attack damage, but shoot them when they can see you? Its like a pea shooter. And magic is worse. Meanwhile, one ice bolt or fire bolt from them and you are flying across the room like you are in a hurricane. And it can be 7 enemies with normal strength and then some ungodly brute who just wont die. Game is nerfed. I have no shame lol.

[@Dovaking-hz4eh]

For those who don't have the creation from the creation club, I have found that just using rune spells in combat insted of your normal spells is very fast compared to other methods. I don't know if its technically faster than shooting shadowmere, but its a lot more enjoyable and I hardly ever see this advice.

[@theWelshWizard]

Thanks, will have to test that out and see how fast it is. Might be making another Destruction guide soon, but for SE owners, so this might come in handy 👍

[@ianp8825]

@@theWelshWizard You can continuously use Secret of Mana as long as you are in the Black Book Filament and Filigree itself. Every time you retake the boon it re applies the effect to be used right away cancelling out the 24 hour wait time. You can just then spam any spell on the health regenerating lurkers there. This also applies to the other effects and you can also stack it with the Secret of Protection to last longer while in the book. It may be helpful in your SE version of destruction perhaps.

[@SFHFWill]

Destruction levels up based on the speed the damage is done. Runes explode and do burst damage, it grants more exp. If you want to make it even faster, make a poison of weakness to X element, hit a bad guy and run them over it. Dual cast it to do 220% DMG for 280% cost, with the poison and take even more damage.

[@NarnianHogwart]

This... "method" is insane. I did it yesterday 12/09/22- I'm playing the Anniversary edition on X BOX Series X. If you fast travel far enough it literally goes from level 15-100 in one fast travel. Choose a remote location out near Riften, cast the spell then fast travel all the way up to a ruin near Solitude. You literally go from 15 to 100- you get your levels, perks and everything. Thanks to this method, I made Destruction "Legendary" 10 times! I ended up getting many extra perks and my overall level went from 21-78 in like 20 mins. This is an insane method. Kind of cheaty.... but what the hell- it's an 11 year old game and I've done the honest way many times before lol

[@djuraster]

You would rather skip playing the game

[@NarnianHogwart]

@@djuraster Of course not, but as I said in my comment. I've played Skyrim many times over the last 10 years without help from this glitch so using it this time- is not exactly skipping playing the game.

[@libragaming7962]

Yuhp this is exactly what I was doing tonight, didn't see you comment and I was about to say this. I put myself over level 100 lmao I'm lol 113 right now big chilling with 28 legendary destruction haha

[@biznesmen9229]

i mean next time just dont waste your time, cheat those perks and lvl its same as buggin game

[@AlishaWolfe]

12 years actually.

[@donnyduhgamer5927]

Thank you Mr. Wizard. I myself am a destruction player and very much appreciate this.

[@safep4683]

Nice guide! For all that try this, with the mage stone active, fast travel between Castle Volkihar and Fort Dawnguard for an instant 15 to 100.

[@christophervanasse9911]

Love your channel man. Skyrim brings people from all over the world together. Spoken from an American bloke. Thanks for the quick tips, Arcane Master.

[@theWelshWizard]

Much appreciated sir, thank you!

[@summerelle_8547]

ngl wasn’t too sure if this would work but it did!! really straightforward and useful video i’ll definitely be doing it in other runs too, thank you :)

[@bacd-nn2lg]

I would recommend doing this exploit for more advanced players, because not only your enemies will level up, and novice players can end up electrocuting the town guards (unless you don't mind not skipping few quest in game).

[@hozic9929]

Its not that bad

[@samwill7259]

I wonder if there's any part of Skyrim that ISN'T broken

[@Z1NC0X]

Good lick finding a place where it doesnt glitch

[@AJB-jr6ll]

Probably not, but that's why we still love it so many years later.

[@anirecaptop6771]

the carriage fare

[@b1akn3ss93]

The game disk?

[@GentleCrank]

Our love for Skyrim

[@tabs3788]

I did it!! It only took a couple tries, but I went from level 50 to 100 in just a few runs. It was amazing lol!!

[@LibbyOxo]

ROFL! I have just gone from destruction level 37 to 100 by doing that spell twice and transporting twice! Thank you very much!

[@josephmorse3089]

This would be useful, if I had Anniversary Edition. (Un)fortunately, I'm stuck with Special Edition for Nintendo Switch. Edit: to everyone commenting to say that AE is on Switch, I know, I have it now, and it is honestly kind of underwhelming

[@theWelshWizard]

Yeah, I'm sorry to say that this won't work for Xbox 360 and PS3 owners as the Anniversary content was never released on those consoles sadly. However, I have another Destruction levelling guide here (which does not include roasting Shadowmere), and works for all: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i33ZpqmGoNxgnJI

[@Juicedbelmont]

I mean,duping millions of grand soul gems and using them for training works almost as well

[@GerikKnight76]

Have you been able to purchase the upgrade yet? It’s on the switch now.

[@josephmorse3089]

@@GerikKnight76 I have! I've been having a lot of fun with it!

[@yozi1062]

@@josephmorse3089 same!

[@doverboy1]

I recommend using the fast travel method in Helgen, since it only has bandits, then go back to the cave where you got the unbounded storm, repeat 2 or 3 times and you're already good to go!

[@magical5181]

Well hello there ;) Its great still seeing Skyrim content being made.

[@khajiitimanus7432]

For those who cannot fast travel (either by choice or by mod), there is another method - albeit much slower. You'll need a destruction rune spell and a conjuration spell. Place rune, summon minion on top of rune, summon another minion nearby. When the first minion starts fading away, it is briefly considered as an enemy, thus triggering the rune. The second familiar dies from the blast. Destruction skill goes up.

[@YourEvilHenchman]

this was delightful. excellent mix of humor and informativeness, had me chuckling along all the way.

[@willow_rayne6678]

I love the way you narrate this while going through the video 😁 I've often been playing and have found myself going through a narration in my head 😂 Definitely subscribed!

[@mackenzieokelley6454]

Thank you so much! I needed destruction out of the way, and it is so bloody SLOW to level! Doing this little trick got it out the way in five minutes!

[@theWelshWizard]

Glad it helped!

[@notbionic_7458]

This is so cool that you're making great tutorials that are to the point and fun to watch also cool that you found a way to do this while usp is installed.

[@theWelshWizard]

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed!

[@mattf5619]

Was struggling to do it but then realized you have to continue to hold the casting button the whole time. Thanks for the video!

[@theWelshWizard]

Glad you could figure it out, thanks for watching!

[@GR8Trollio]

Exactly what I needed. Thank you very much

[@J_V0706]

i would also recommend getting the secret or arcana of whatever its called because you can use the power to use spells without any magicka and use the spell then fast travel to a location

[@kennethjrrobertson2004]

I knew you could level just walking around casting it. I just never occurred to me to try the fast travel exploit. Thanks!

[@whoevencaresbra-5990]

This is the best skyrim video ever thank you I’ve always been annoyed with magic leveling speed

[@tubax4167]

no way this is perfect timing, i just recently started a destruction mage playthrough

[@eredi]

Thank you so much for this. I'm not a wizard, but I do want to get legendary on it for the skill points. (And rubbing master destruction at J'zargo in his snobby wizard face.)

[@zactancred76]

I'm so glad people still play this godly game!! Gonna do this after work today lol

[@1Flyingfist]

Does the big patch that the Special edition got, add this spell into the game? Or do I have to buy the upgrade? 😑

[@ericluckey2135]

Took me a half dozen times to get it to work, but finally got it. Works great.

[@theWelshWizard]

Awesome! Glad you got it to work :)

[@jaimeekinman3701]

Word of warning for unbound storms: it also effects your followers too, so be mindful of how much health he/she/it has

[@eslin2845]

It can also aggro them

[@jaimeekinman3701]

@@eslin2845 yeah, and that can mess up the quest line if one of them is used for that

[@diogeneslantern18]

The way your character acts in game is very funny and a departure from the recycled nonsense of other content creators

[@sametgocmez295]

great lecture as always master wizard 🙏🏽

[@ChillMinx]

Already got Destruction 100 legit on Playstation, but this will be incredibly useful if I ever decide to buy Skyrim on PC

[@xenoplayz4524]

This works perfectly just used it to get to 100 destruction easily. Just make sure you have the aniversery edition or the required creation club content to unlock the spells needed for it. Very important to pick a remote location and also it can make your followers angry so recommend doing this solo.

[@Gabriel-pm9rq]

Hey my guy! Can you do alchemy next? Thanks, love the vid

[@theWelshWizard]

Sure thing!

[@bouchie23]

i love this guy’s content

[@SirThane13]

I'm glad to see that CC has added what is essentially the Telekinesis Fast Travel exploit for leveling Alteration, but for Destruction instead, which was always the biggest pain in the ass to level when it came to spellcasting skills. What mod are you using for the visual enchantments on weapons? The one I'm using is kind of rubbish and only adds some swirls in a colour determined by the enchantment. No flames or frost.

[@kamabokogonpachiro444]

Worked wonderfully, thank you!!!!

[@theWelshWizard]

Great to hear!

[@blacknoir2404]

Still works as of November 24, 2022. I would expect that as the single player game exploit patching deadline has long passed.

[@BoneyDrums]

an improvement to this would be to show how to actually get to the chest as in the entire path whether its sped up or not as maps arent good for plotting routes in skyrim

[@6aphomeh]

could you do a video on the fastest level up method? (unbounded storms in one hand, telekinesis in the other)

[@NapppleDahAppple]

When I go there, I'm on Expert difficulty, I have the dragon phone plate set that you get from that campsite on the South East part of the map with the quest of course and I also have a Warhammer from the Saints and seducers as well as Umbra. I went to Champions rest and I cheesed the boss into increasing not only my sneak but my archery and whatever I don't know but I doubt a lot so I'm going to do this. There's also one where you use Clairvoyance and you fast travel from one point to the other just the way you use this effect. Or you could just use the spell muffle a lot

[@slavboi8981]

this is some incredible editing

[@ngl4698]

And another amazing video from our favorite wizard! Have a nice day mate ;)

[@theWelshWizard]

Thanks man, and you! 🧙‍♂️

[@justrob9869]

Nice I love your high quality content it’s easy too see how hard your work for your videos keep up the good work and stay healthy. Lol 😁

[@davidradloff-licht]

Hey! Great video man. I'll have to use this next time I do a playthrough of Skyrim

[@gabrielbermudez3309]

wow thanks for the video, im currently lvl up destruction after made it legendary and this come in handy

[@Just_Damianig]

I can't believed this worked thanks u have always helped me lol

[@theWelshWizard]

Glad I could help!

[@ethanhostetler4007]

Just found this, cuz notifications be borked, THANK YOU, SO MUCH!

[@incognito7609]

sleeping for 8 hours at an inn provides a boost to skill learning aswell, and takes very little time to do

[@MetalGearTenno]

If you did the unbounded storm while fast traveling from Riften to Markarth you will level up your destruction quicker because they're the highest level areas.

[@johnnooyen461]

even on survival mode, just casting the spell with 100% spell reduction is better than what I normally do, that being get master training until 90 and using the scholar's insight perk to get 10 levels from skill books

[@theWelshWizard]

You don’t actually need spell reduction for this to work, you can just cast the spell and fast travel. But if you’d like to achieve 100 legitimately, 100% spell reduction is the way, either with cost reduction gear or Secret of Arcana

[@ung0dly467]

I'll keep this simple, apologies for any profanity. Yes, this actually works. From the Tower Stone to Helgen (and vice versa) 3-4 times in total should get you to 100 destruction. I'm actually kinda surprised it works.

[@ung0dly467]

Because I'm too lazy to edit, I just wanted to say, no, this doesn't work with restoration, sadly.

[@jespernielsen5731]

so long last you dicided to post the video well keep up the good work

[@Pills2]

Now I can use the wabbajack without having to worry about pesky soul gems

[@hunterbowie]

Literally started a new mage playthrough and got on KZbin for a backround video and saw this lol

[@JADESgotSWAG]

Thank you, this was incredibly easy on ps4

[@devinstapleton8949]

Damn i love you man. Youre a hero

[@themartialartist1929]

This actually work holy shit thanks

[@joeymonster5591]

You sir are my hero thank you so much

[@Zénith_Zéro-FR]

Wow merci à toi, t’es le seul à être explicite sur le sujet

[@Erock1900]

Awesome guide. Just tested it today just before posting this, and it STILL works. So this is definitely a reliable go to quick leveling guide. Thanks WelshWizard!

[@ruperterskin2117]

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@theWelshWizard]

No problem!

[@scardshow9413]

Love your vids keep up the good work

[@IgnisToast69]

Modded skyrim is so beautiful and adds so much fun but I need those sweet achievements

[@Rex-The-Wolf]

Well done! Your recent upload is (like always) again amayzing!, your video ended up detailed, very well voiced, made funny with effects, making it perfect for just watching or when playing games And ofcourse this 1 contains a glitch >:) Bless you and your inner reanu keeves!

[@Rex-The-Wolf]

@Lord Balthos Ad Inferni i drink it because it gives me power

[@roberthudson3386]

Da iawn! Love the robes too, nice.

[@4n-Dx]

Tysm, I was trying to make a low health all around mage build, I have 40 health because vamp to make it challenge, I was trying to make all mage skills 100 and destruction was one I am struggling with.

[@alexjulien5985]

I’m on survival mode. But this is an awesome exploit. It might be possible to cast it in a cave and use the fast travel glitch in survival mode by opening map quickly after exiting, but I don’t like to do this in my play-through of survival. Or maybe using call dragon and bend will to fast travel, but I don’t know if it will work as I don’t know if casting on a dragon is possible.

[@CallenExile]

Since when can you not cast on a dragon? I distinctly remember casting lightning spells off of the dragon on my way to fight Miraak.

[@thetombier13]

This is an incredible hack! Also, very entertaining video! Any more hacks like this you’re aware of? It’d be greatly appreciated.

[@Corrosion15]

Thanks so much it wirked perfectly

[@fornax4676]

Very effective!

[@AmyraCarter]

"What happened to mates' rates!?" 🤣

[@suigetsuh17]

So this is how Dumbledore became OP

[@TMLOC333]

I found a way!!! It won’t let you cast the Unbounded storms spell. However, if you equip the spell in both hands, hold down L2/R2, hold it till the magicka bar runs out, wait an hour, and repeat this process you will see the progression. (Note: it may take longer to get to level 100 thank you, and do it somewhere there is nobody lurking around.) The Welsh Wizard for this video it was funny as it was awesome.

[@tommywolfe2706]

Funny you mention swimming is faster than running. My friend was showing me this game a couple months ago. Every time I started running into the woods and would encounter something, he was like "oh crap bro, RUN THE OTHER WAY".....I got scared of even going in the woods, being a noob without basic functions figured out....and so I started swimming a lot. I got a lot done. And didnt have to worry about threats. Except for my friend. "Why are you swimming so much bro?".....I told him it was faster anyhow, but he told me I couldnt "pick flowers and stuff" that way. In different words, but that was what I heard. Now I get what he was griping about, but I still feel like I had a decent handle on it even then.

[@theWelshWizard]

You do also have to be aware of slaughterfish and mud crabs in the waters though, but they’re nowhere near as bad as bears and the like. Swimming is also an effective way to pick up a lot of fish for use as ingredients in Alchemy

[@tommywolfe2706]

@@theWelshWizard Its not true in the anniversary edition I guess, but on my older version on 360, you can tell where the cyrodilic spintail, histcarp, river betties and abecean longfin are at just by looking at where the dartwings are at. Its pretty consistent, 2 or 3 dartwings per spot, and each spot with dartwings usually always has a variety of those 3 kinds of fish.

[@spaghettoyes8482]

Could you show us how to do the same with restoration if you know a way and would be encline to show it, pretty please

[@meyoung001]

Not sure what's wrong. I went to Hob's Fall Cave, cleared the cave out and raided every chest in there. No spell tombs. Yes, I do have the Anniversary Edition.

[@theWelshWizard]

Make sure you have downloaded and installed Arcane Accessories. If you have the Anniversary Edition, you still have to download and install the new content

[@meyoung001]

@@theWelshWizard That I have done and everything is enabled in my load order. I finally got upset enough that I dug around in the game with a utility that enables you to grab items from installed esp's. Now I got the spell books!

[@theWelshWizard]

@@meyoung001 that’s annoying, but glad you managed to get it :)

[@GR8Trollio]

1:45 Robes wet, boots heavy… There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti

[@videogamesjunkie7020]

January 2023: Working on Switch, Anniversary Edition!!! Perfect video, very well fine!

[@theWelshWizard]

Awesome!

[@aurielissonofauriel3009]

Question, what mod gives those rings? And more importantly (for me at least) is it on Xbox? Because I have a few Dragonborn that I want to bling out

[@jonrussell739]

Honest question: I don't get how people justify cheesey exploits (with a mod to boot) that are the near equivalent of console commands. If you are going to loot steal vendor chests, reset vendor loot, power level using a mod, etc... Why not just enter in the console command?

[@theWelshWizard]

There are a few reasons I can think of as to why players would choose to exploit Skyrim over using console commands or mods, here are some: 1. Using an exploit is seen as more challenging or rewarding than using cheat codes. Some players may see using an exploit as a way to "beat" the game on their own terms, rather than relying on external help. 2. Some players don’t have access to mods or console commands, think of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for instance (but they won’t be able to perform this specific exploit in this video as I don’t believe the Anniversary Edition released on those generation of consoles). 3. Players who have played Skyrim a lot and who just want to get up and running with their builds quickly will find these guides efficient in that respect. 4. Some players may not be familiar with console commands and mods. 5. Using console commands and mods also disables the achievements for the whole play through, so players who want to obtain all the trophies will have to avoid using those and may find exploitation guides useful to retrieve them much more quickly. Here are just a few reasons as to why players may choose to use exploits/glitches in Skyrim over mods and console commands, but I’m sure there are probably more reasons.

[@jonrussell739]

@@theWelshWizard Fair enough. Different strokes. Thanks for the thoughtful response.

[@WillStrange16]

I can answer this for you, because i am cheating but not using mods. The simple answer is, just like any other game, when you become overpowered and have everything you want, the game gets boring. Doing exploits like this allow me to explore a new cave, learn a new spell, and level up a lot slower than just giving myself max xp for destruction. Makes the game last a bit longer doing exploits over mods.

[@jonrussell739]

​@@WillStrange16 I got you. And I'm not about to gatekeep anyone's experience. I just felt that 100 destro in 3 clicks was a bit... fast. Like console command cheat kinda fast. Doing exploits like this runs the risk of taking too much of the grind out of the game at least in my personal experience.

[@WillStrange16]

@@jonrussell739 yeah. For some games i specifically keep myself from cheating to avoid ruining the fun. However, since ive already played this game and am just looking for something to have fun with for a week or so till hogwarts legacy is a bit closer, i dont mind doing some glitches.

[@XVII_tokyo]

Spent like 20 minutes searching for that chest just to realise it’s not even there.

[@DarthIzu]

How is it not there?

[@DarthIzu]

I didn't try yet so IDK

[@12stembcastromarklexterdc.49]

Is this only accessible to the anniversary edition? I can't find the tome in the chest when i visited the hob cave. Im playing the old version btw. Thank you

[@ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos]

Like he said, you need the arcane creations add-on.

[@undeadreborn4867]

hey I've got a question about lock picking, can you constantly pick a master lock for the same amount of experience? and is there any way aside form picking hundreds of locks to level it fast?

[@theWelshWizard]

Once a lock has been picked it can’t be re-picked, but you can constantly fail the lock-pick to level up slightly but that’s a lot slower than actually being successful. There is another way I know that is probably the fastest method to reach 100 Lock-picking, but I won’t be able to share it for a couple of weeks - stay tuned!

[@The-Blue-Knight]

Wow that's insane

[@itscomplicatedwatches]

Changing the difficulty made me laugh!

[@Jarjuicey]

The chest doesn't exist for me

[@Sentientsword]

Nice!

[@TrueGuyT]

What mod the robe you're wearing comes from? looks epic

[@gamexpert1990]

"Requirements - Creation Club" *Cries in being a Nintendo Switch Player.* :-(

[@acenull0]

Omfg I'm gonna go try it 😂

[@Jogahammer]

Hey there. I enjoyed this video. It was super helpful. On another note, what mods are you using for your ui and font and whatnot? It's beautiful! xD

[@theWelshWizard]

Glad you enjoyed! My mods have changed since then sorry and I don't remember 😕

[@Jogahammer]

@@theWelshWizard it's all good. I appreciate the reply nonetheless.

[@yougonnascrollpastwithouts8742]

This is easily the best level exploit You can just keep resetting destruction and keep using the spell to easily go back to level 100

[@Frostyapollo02]

I did this and it was the first time i had ever reached 100 in anything edit: i did this on my xbox

[@Richthofen100]

I did a reload of the plugin and it worked

[@flowerchild5415]

So if you travel a shorter distance will it level lower? I'm currently doing a destruction mage build after religiously doing a sneaky marksman/two handed brute. I don't want to level at 100 right away.. I just want to level faster. 😩I don't want to risk messing up any quests in the game. Some of them are already so buggy.

[@theWelshWizard]

That’s correct, the shorter the distance fast travelled, the less you’ll level up and vice versa. This exploit shouldn’t have any implications with other quests either

[@condabon]

This was my comment on your last post😁😁

[@undeadreborn4867]

I've gotta ask, cam this possibly work with other continual casting spells like flame and oak flesh and things like that?

[@theWelshWizard]

Unfortunately it doesn’t. The only other spell it works with is Telekinesis - I’ve got a guide for that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oabRfYOCq76gbbs

[@undeadreborn4867]

@theWelshWizard that absolutely sucks cause it's already gonna take hours to do any one of the skills, if only that deadric book you could get could still be infinitely used, then it'd be a sinch to max everything out.

[@theWelshWizard]

@@undeadreborn4867 yeah, the old Ofghma Infinium glitch was patched some time ago and that was the best way to level up by far back then

[@undeadreborn4867]

@@theWelshWizard is there any other method quite like it?