The Most DANGEROUS School of Magic - Elder Scrolls Lore

[@MegaMURRAY123]

When you master alteration then facts do care about your feelings

[@werewolf4358]

Ben Shapiro owned by Alteration master!

[@KyleJordanGaming]

Ha. Nice.

[@raydaveed]

I see what you did there 😏

[@toothlesstamerindustries2621]

Yeeeesss XD good one friend #benshapirothealterationmaster

[@shardinhand1243]

i used to exist... till i took an alteration spell to the knee.... :D

[@generalgamer50]

So youre saying that if I get 100 alteration, Im allowed to use console commands without cheating?

[@rallis3937]

Only if you just use the setcale command and exclusivly on horses

[@fashionsuckman4652]

Yup

[@TV-jn4dh]

No need to level Alteration, just roleplay a character who has achieved CHIM.

[@wolfganghendery8298]

CHIM

[@docop8926]

CHIM

[@aidankeogh9994]

So, you can cast a few spells. Am I supposed to be impressed?

[@Merilirem]

*Alters reality with a spell so now you are impressed*

[@MineNAdventurer]

@@Merilirem So you can manipulate reality with a few spells. Am I supposed to be impressed?

[@ukkothedwarf1259]

By morrowind's standard? No, it was common for people who were not dirt poor to learn one or two spells, if you have to dive a lot in your job, learn water breathing, need extra edge in battle? Learn a bit of novice destruction

[@Auriel_Direnni]

@@ukkothedwarf1259 Well, apparently the entire Ayleid city later renamed Bravil could cast either waterbreathing or levitation, presumably the altmer in general have the entire population know a few spell. Skyrim in particular is very un-magical, also mer are more magical than men. Also Alteration used to have so many more spells.

[@ukkothedwarf1259]

@@Auriel_Direnni jump and slowfall come to mind, "the mighty valiant hero nerevarine continues his epic quest in land of morrowind, using his trade mark spell kangaroo travel to get fast from place to place"

[@Tom-rz2im]

The most dangerous school of magic... Console Commands...

[@krzemo644]

Its called chim

[@Merilirem]

@@yannkam2127 Which is funny considering magic is still op, they just avoid alteration.

[@Lazarus3737]

Praise CHIM.

[@Galimeer5]

Learning how to make your own mods is Chim, i.e. learning that the entire universe is a fabrication by a greater being (the developers at BGS acting collectively as the Godhead). From there, either you become disillusioned with the game and stop playing (Zero-Sum) or you decide to learn how to manipulate the game's reality to suit yourself (Chim). The modder Soolie modded Skyrim from a frozen wasteland to a tropical paradise, which is effectively the same as what happened when Tiber Septim turned the jungles of Cyrodiil into fertile plains.

[@insaincaldo]

@@Merilirem Hmm... don't remember traveling with many mages who don't use flesh spells.

[@Arwir]

Alteration might be scoffed at in Skyrim, but if you have played Morrowind, you should know better than to be that foolish. There's a reason they "outlawed" levitation in Oblivion.

[@guymine1233]

That was so stupid I mean killing people is illegal but the dark brotherhood exists , stealing is illegal but the thieves guild exists , I would of liked to buy it from that shady guy outside the imperial city gate to the side

[@mr.jameson218]

guymine123 Uh, you forgetting the part where the Penitus Occulatis trashed the sanctuary in Skyrim? Theft is illegal but burglars exist. 🤔

[@yalkn2073]

Engine limitations

[@32gigs96]

Yalkın ÇIRAK no. It was because dungeons in Skyrim where circular and with levitation you could float to the exit and just fight the boss easily. Also cities in Skyrim and oblivion are not apart of the world space like they are in Morrowind so it makes levitation awkward.

[@yalkn2073]

@@32gigs96 Cities are not part of the world and the engine doesnt allow you to fly up the walls and enter the city. Therefore engine limitation

[@DrLongWang]

I would say enchanting, but the thumbnail says rival the gods, not surpass them.

[@mezmezzy1870]

But only when coupled with Alchemy... unless you're the Nereverine, then Alchemy all the way

[@cornuschristi1814]

We have no metric for actual godlike capabilities in the elder scrolls except maybe Dagon from Oblivion, and we're not even supposed to engage him ourselves.

[@Priceluked]

@@cornuschristi1814 Defeating Jygglag and Hircine in single combat?

[@livedandletdie]

I mean, Alch all the way.

[@BoJangles42]

Enchanting is THE most powerful form of magic when paired with Alchemy.

[@furkanzomer3982]

AH! i get it now, so Alteration contradicts the power of creation, but all creation is actually an imagination made up by the god head.. meaning that if i master this scho-

[@andreigabrielion9575]

Ignorant guard voice: 'There it is. Another fancy wizard vanished. That's what you get when you play with magic. Me? I only trust my blade. Good ol' quality steel.'

[@thebiggestpanda1]

dont zero sum on us!

[@JuiceVendr]

The gods banished him before he could finish his sentence and master the art

[@fahmitajjuddin9863]

oh shit don't read his comment or you will................ oh don't worry guys i already alter the reality so you will not vanish

[@medpackpapi_ymg4556]

The answer is 6

[@ugh_dad]

Alteration is about altering reality, while Mysticism is about understanding and manipulating the fabric reality is built on. To fully realize the potential of Alteration we also need Mysticism.

[@KonoGufo]

I don't think Bethesda really remembers mysticism anymore. If they do, they certainly don't care for it.

[@FelineElaj]

@@KonoGufo which is a shame, really.

[@filippruszak5745]

@@FelineElaj It's matter of definition, and the definition of schools of magic is really fluid through time. It's like mysticism was torn apart to other schools, mostly to alteration.

[@FelineElaj]

@@filippruszak5745 this is an in-lore explanation, yes. Seems to me, it is simply used by the devs as an excuse to dumb down the magic in TES. From the gameplay perspective, though, we can observe oversimplification of magic. Other schools took hits, as well. Mysticism is just the one that got hit the hardest. Would the same reasoning justify even further dumbing down of magic in the series? Say, reducing the number of spells even more and lumping them in just three schools - Restoration (all buffs and healing), Destruction (damage) and Alteration (everything else). Hey, the definition of the schools is fluid. Maybe we should simolify it even further - just divide it into Restoration and Alteration. After all, it was argued previoisly, in-lore, that Destruction is just another form of Alteration. Two schools seem enough. My point is, it's a convenient excuse. But it's not a good reason to dumb down the magic in TES. It is still a game, and this approach negatively impacts gameplay. Edit: Also, the same in-lore reasoning could be used to explain addition of new schools of magic to the game. The Psijics practice the "old ways", for example. There are different sects and orders among the Nords, the Reachmen and the Bosmer who practice different magic. Heck, now that the Mages Guild is gone, the newly arisen magical organisations could add their own spin on the subject.

[@Gordon0514]

@@FelineElaj it makes sense in the context of Skyrim though, because of how the skill trees work and the balance of stealth, warrior, and mage skills.

[@adventurebrozz]

The most powerful school of Magic… patience. Legend has it, millions of people practice the magic of patience each year by waiting for a new ElderScrolls game

[@SilverFang2789]

Alteration is an underrated school of magic

[@ukkothedwarf1259]

Yes, in skyrim at least, in morrowind alteration and mysticism are the sausage and mustard of any wizard

[@SilverFang2789]

@@ukkothedwarf1259 dont you mean catsup and mustard?

[@ukkothedwarf1259]

@@SilverFang2789 why would I say that? Mustars goes on sausage, like absorb health on cliff racer

[@discipleofveloth6058]

Have to agree I put mustard on only sausages. That literally the only use for mustard in my life

[@ukkothedwarf1259]

@@discipleofveloth6058 I know right?

[@lilacghost2281]

When I first read the description of Alteration for the first time, I was very underwhelmed by the spells in Skyrim.

[@Blastopia]

Dakon The Messenger The Flesh spells are really nice. I use them in every build

[@Al-cy9qn]

Alteration is op in every Elder Scrolls I've played. Just having detect life/ dead is op.

[@right740]

Joe Drummer lol is that a joke.

[@insaincaldo]

@@right740 Not really, depends on build. Then again there is a shout.

[@right740]

Chris East detect life isn’t even good though

[@Plight_]

Skyrim's magic could have been so much better. there's so many spells that are just stronger versions of preexisting ones. i hope es6 doesn't share the same problem.

[@Archimonde259]

Skyrim magic is just a sad experience overall... you can create enchanted weapons that hit for thousands of damage but even the strongest destruction spells are capped at some 150 damage. Praise mods like Apocalypse, Summermyst and Ordinator for making magic into what it should have been all along

[@ainzooalgownoverlord8913]

Only reason magic is like is it is shunnned by dumbasses.

[@300subscriberswithoutanyvideos]

Yeah but about mysticism. Engine limitations. It would not be smart to have those spells in the game. But then again. If bethesda fixrd and altered their game....

[@thalassaer4137]

Just bring back spell makibg bruv,i want my oblivion fatigue devouring spell back

[@NotSoSerious69420]

@@300subscriberswithoutanyvideoswhat does engine limitation have to do with any of this. Mods can do it within the limitations of the engine so it’s not a engine limitation.

[@LordZealc]

Alteration Master: I spent years Studying and practicing Alteration. Me: I ran around Dawnstar casting Magelight at random, took me a few hours. Alteration Master: *Flips table*

[@hypermaeonyx4969]

*while using telekenesis*

[@SwanTeeth]

Get 100% alteration gear. get telekinesis. go to riften. drop something. use telekinesis on object. fast travel to solitude while still using telekinesis. 100 alteration almost instantly

[@SwanTeeth]

You can also use secret of arcana if you aren't able to get 100% alteration gear

[@PhthaloGreenskin]

Even better, go to solitude. Walk outside the gates a few feet and aim magellight at the top of the mountain to your right. You'll level alteration in a few minutes.​@@SwanTeeth

[@oldchanneltccasanova]

The most powerful magic: the bell icon. Most people cannot even see it, let alone control it. Legends say that those who have control of the Subscribe button can potentially see it. It's full potential is unknown.

[@thechosenbeastdoesgames956]

tccasanova too real my dude

[@furkanzomer3982]

Was gonna like, but it has 69 so meh

[@LordOctopussy]

Bell icon?

[@ShisuiUchiha117]

The bell Icon has been unlocked

[@ugh_dad]

Those who have been initiated in its ways are armed with knowledge before any others, and are bound together in an esoteric group sometimes referred to as the Order of the Notified.

[@mikeoxmaul45]

I always imagined being in the Elder Scrolls universe, being a master of alteration and illusion. Single-handedly stopping armies by freezing arrows mid-air and reflecting it back at them. Making everyone attack each other. Levitating like it's breathing. Your senses so enhanced that no one can sneak up on you. It's like being a Jedi on steroids.

[@PaleGhost69]

Alteration and Mysticism are the most "god-like" if not the most "dangerous" ???: yeah prove it *Levitates away and casts recall*

[@Merilirem]

Sorry but those have been removed, why don't you try breathing water.

[@PaleGhost69]

@@Merilirem Are you saying you can't breathe underwater in skyrim? You do know that there is an enchantment for water breathing, right?

[@josephjoestar9058]

PaleGhost69 no, he’s saying that levitate and recall aren’t in Skyrim. And that to try water breathing.

[@PaleGhost69]

@@josephjoestar9058 And I'm saying the most powerful and godlike spells aren't in Skyrim. Also, I know he was telling me to kill myself which is why I made it into a joke.

[@kohelet2446]

How could you be so naive? There is no escape. No recall or intervention can work in this place.

[@sparklepawz1185]

Magic according to lore: The battle between two insanely powerful mages who used the magic of dragons created an entire island nation. Magic in game: "Yeah so I'm a really good alchemist and enchanter so I can make this fork instantly kill anything that will ever exist."

[@hmdragon1638]

perhaps the "glitch" is simply a more physical representation of alteration.

[@humdungus4135]

sparkle paws???

[@SotiCoto]

@@hmdragon1638: Glitch Exploitation is the attainment of Chim.

[@VunderGuy]

Gameplay and lore segregation do be like that sometimes. I by sometimes I mean everytime.

[@callmekrause4556]

Idk which is more impressive tbh

[@intergalacticthic-boi3866]

What do you call a dragon in space? Buzz Alduin.

[@dogstep2270]

Buzzduin sounds better

[@ShisuiUchiha117]

@@dogstep2270 the whole point of the joke is that it's supposed to sound like Buzz Aldrin, so I disagree with your comment.

[@behrjudysson6159]

@ Intergalactic tHiC-bOi LOL!

[@bluesap7318]

Intergalactic tHiC-bOi is that a fish head smoking on a chicken body?

[@denjowim2359]

@@bluesap7318 Damn.... That's Nightmare Fuel...

[@rasmachris94]

Interesting thought - the aylieds still exist, but are so deceptive with their use of alteration that they are unable to be detected and hide under the guise of other races.

[@KyleJordanGaming]

#AyluminatiConfirmed

[@avatareternal3204]

Septlaxer Gaming Marv Secret Wars Tamriel edition.

[@treasurehunter3744]

They are the Thalmor.

[@firstname4097]

That could be illusion too, like jagar tharn

[@thalassaer4137]

@@treasurehunter3744 oh god if they legit pulled the ayleid were never wiped out in es6 itll get hyped beyond aetherius

[@aBANDIT.]

Instructions not clear followed the steps and now I don’t exist

[@vampireguy24]

Then you followed the steps to the letter. Congrats.

[@asparagoose8992]

Maybe you’ll meet the dwemer

[@drac7478]

Getting ready for school and then my phone dings. I'm gonna sit down for a few.

[@seandelaney7436]

Don't be late yo

[@thatonejedinobodyknowsthen3452]

I wish that everything (except a few real world references) were actual lectures that you'd have an option to sit through in the College of Winterhold

[@videofudge]

Yeah and after each lecture you learn a new spell or gain a skill level. Imagine an alchemist class where they teach you some basic recipes using common ingredients etc etc... missed opportunity.

[@yakone1379]

Exactly. The "college" doesn't even feel like a college. No classes, letures, activites etc. I get it's a quest line and the focus lies somewhere else but for us roleplayers it's kinda meh.

[@TranscendentLion]

There should be a skill tree for disruptive students.

[@ruileite2634]

Alteration uses magic to change reality. Mysticism uses magic to change magic.

[@thenobletaco4232]

With a couple magic mods like forgotten magic redone and apocalypse magic of skyrim, alteration becomes a seriously good school, even better than destruction imo

[@matthewzeller5026]

I've looked at those before but i think I'll install them now because I love alteration but it kinda sucks in vanilla. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@thenobletaco4232]

@@matthewzeller5026 master level alteration with those mods make almost a god. You can level armies its awesome.

[@TheArnoldification]

Rune of acceleration mvp

[@Hektols]

I also recommend Dwemertech - Magic of the Dwarves, lots of interesting spells for Alteration, Destruction and Restoration. Alterations users will have spells like creation of walls, draining the enemy's armor, portals or even transforming into Dwarven Spheres and Centurions.

[@mark5222]

ebonyflesh and Ocato's recital

[@reignfire85]

"I shall use the power of alteration...to make a fucking cabbage float in the air." The most underrated visual in the video.

[@yiasemi]

Problem is we know in the next ES game there will only be magicka (maybe 10 spells) in the base game and schools of magicka will be gone, replaced with a store where you can buy more spells to make your Tamriel experience more magickal. I'm that cynical right now, and I wish with all my 52 year-old heart (daggerfall vet) you were writing the next game along with other fans. We might well all be poorer money-wise, but so much richer in that escapist gamer time. More power to Alterationist FudgeMuppet in his futile quest.

[@iampfaff]

Like a micro-transaction spell shop?

[@insaincaldo]

I'm not saying get hype, pre-order (cause nobody should have ever jumped on that) But man that's cynical. I know, I know ESO and FO76, but that crap it online.

[@ahuzel]

Both online games are just cash grab things, they will not screw the official game lines. Just like the Diablo Immortal before the upcoming Diablo 4, on the other hand we all have right to be upset. Keep hope for the new official sequels for TES and Fallout. Have a nice day guys.

[@wadedewell]

Bethesda is dedicated to the path of casualization dumbing down and the removal of rpg elements from all their future titles for the new age asshats. Fo4 minecraft edition severely lacked rpg elements quests dialogue choices and player freedom, the very reasons that made me like tes and fallout to begin with... F076 is live service trash, a amalgamation of fartnite and sea of thieves. plus the save player 1 campaign was a mega kick to the balls especially with fo76 existance Bethesda have become like ea a greedy souless publisher who only cares about money.. FUCK YOU BETHESDA!

[@MisterMadnessx]

I would spend my children's college savings on an Elder Scrolls game with Zaric as the creative director.

[@clericofchaos1]

That is odd isn't it? If the videogame character realizes they are a videogame character they become all powerful, or in other words they mess with their own programming. When you look at it that way, most of the elder scrolls established lore is really irrelevant. It's a game, and at it's heart it knows it's a game.

[@oghaze9318]

Yep, Vivec is basically someone who understood console commands and reloading save files :P

[@the_dropbear4392]

@@oghaze9318 console commands aren't CHIM

[@OneEyedCloud01]

@@the_dropbear4392 The description for the understanding of CHIM is very similar to an NPC realizing they are an NPC, and unlocking console commands.

[@elephystry]

Basically DDLC.

[@brandonwilliams3777]

This is why i loved dragons dogma. The entire fact that they are video game characters is a part pf their story

[@lukec2004]

The most powerful school of magic is Glitching, using the bugs every Elder Scrolls has in every inch, to fly, run through walls, multiply anything, banish enemies and even destroy the world you live in instead

[@insaincaldo]

Did you mod it till you broke it so hard the installer died?

[@lukec2004]

@@insaincaldo I modded it so hard that the game itself died

[@calvinphelps8786]

"Bethesda has no bugs, only features"

[@danielc.santana5117]

Don’t you mean FEATURING? The act of using all of the Elder Scrolls many FEATURES?

[@MarcosAlexandre-no3qx]

Plot twist: the glitch in Skyrim is canon and is the god head messing with the world to have some fun

[@KalaamNozalys]

I really hope Alteration will get a good overhaul and buff in the next installement. Maybe not achieving Chim, but maybe close. Being able to go Reality Stone kind of shit would be awesome. (also come on, Wards should be in alteration anyway, you're effectively creating a small space that says "nope, that's not a fireball, that's a magicka potion, thanks")

[@LillianAredhel]

The way you immerse us and yourself in the world of Mundus will always continue to startle me, dear teacher.

[@itskyyuuuu]

God damnnn i just love skyrims soundtrack

[@elz4564]

It's Kyuu unforgettable..right?

[@nightstrike9729]

You too huh?

[@ryanwoosley1518]

When I cant sleep I just put on the night soundtrack and I fall asleep like a baby

[@itskyyuuuu]

Gets stuck in my head for days

[@nightstrike9729]

@@itskyyuuuu HAHAHAAAA

[@Doomseer]

I truly think necromancy is the second most powerful kind of magic in the elderscrolls. That is if you fully harness its power like mannimarco did, such as controlling entire legions of undead, mastering necromanctic energy which can come in the form of releasing pestilence and death that level the landscape and its inhabitants alike. Not to mention gaining lichdom which essentially turns you into a demigod and the list just goes on...

[@Neion8]

On the flipside, imagine mastering Illusion to the degree that you can mindfuck a Daedric or Aedric prince to make them do your bidding; or conjuration to tear open a rift in reality and build your own pocket of Oblivion within Nirn where you can make your own rules of reality and achieve power rivalling all but the most powerful Daedric lords, not saying there are unequivocally better, but ways that other magic schools can still contend.

[@Doomseer]

@@Neion8 Very cool ideas, although I don't think it would be possible to control a daedric prince with illusion magic and especially not any aedra either considering they make up the very building blocks of nirn itself. But yes illusion magic is super powerful, to the point that one could have a literal army of thralls who would be in all intensive purposes mentally subdued and as a result completly under the command of they're puppet master. Although such an individual would have to be one of the most powerful illusion mages in all of Tamriel to even be able to sustain that level of control over so many minds.

[@user_name_redacted]

Yeah but is it altering reality? Can't control an army of the dead if they suddenly turn into cheese lmao

[@zamathellama9708]

John Manard necromancy isn't that great. Necromancers are just unskilled conjures, why have legions of corpses fight for you, if you can have legions of dremora, atronachs and all kind of daedric creatures fight for you. The only advantage necromancers have over conjures are that their spells are easier and less costly to cast.

[@Doomseer]

@@zamathellama9708 Dude you do realize one of the most powerful mages in all of Tamriel's history was a necromancer and his name was Mannimarco the dreaded king of worms. He litterally ascended to godhood and became a celestial body known as the necromancer's moon which eclipses Arkay himself who is a fucking divine for God's sake. Just look up eso cinematic trailers and you'll see all the destruction Necromancy can bring to bare upon mortal kind.

[@cadens.308]

12:00 “Death is an illusion, and so are pants.”

[@WizardotheFoolish]

The greatest spells of Alteration are Console Commands and Modding

[@wahngott4711]

voldgodt Alteration spells ARE console commands

[@avgvstvs7]

Modding is CHIM

[@MonstertruckBadass]

@@avgvstvs7 the fuck is chim?

[@ServantofBaal]

@@MonstertruckBadass It's too complicated to explain simply, you'll want to look it up. It's essentially a lore term/explanation used to describe metagaming, player consciousness, and breaking the fourth wall. Chim is consciousness that the game isn't reality (see also Godhead and zero sum), and that you can alter the established rules in a manner similar to that of a lucid dreamer (as described in the lore)

[@nonamegiven202]

Yeah the old magic school TES where you could use magic to break everything, I mean illusion and Alteration makes the thieves skills completely pointless

[@NotWellKnown]

You know, as underrated as alteration is, I was expecting this to be a video on enchanting/alchemy.

[@adamxei9073]

If only Bethesda cared enough to put some good alteration spells in Skyrim. I'm still mad that I didn't get those lockpick spells.

[@mr.jameson218]

Adam Xei I have a feeling Elder Scrolls 6 will be better. Skyrim was good, but as an Elder Scrolls it was kind of a letdown. I doubt Bethesda would allow two consecutive letdowns in their cash cow.

[@300subscriberswithoutanyvideos]

@Sky Dome but i still think they should include those spells. Just for roleplaying.

[@olgadotson2152]

@@mr.jameson218 Skyrim was their bestselling and most popular TES title

[@mr.jameson218]

@@olgadotson2152 And?

[@Swellchild]

Love it! Finally some appreciation! Alteration has always been my favorite. While highly underwhelming in game, the creative applications are insane. Telekinesis is a really fun spell to daydream about-- guiding high speed arrows. But their tips cant scratch the dragon hide surface of this school.

[@cleanwater3180]

1:45-1:47 oh that is one sexy wood pillar texture

[@zerosparky5996]

Clean Water lol

[@chibicthulhu4382]

The last time I played through Skyrim I did alteration mage build. It was some of the best fun I’ve ever had

[@marcokonnecke877]

I hope you cover the other schools as well!

[@guardiancologne9034]

Hey fudgemuppet I'm a huge fan and have a theory I'd really like you to look into. I believe aldmeris was a real place, a floating island or piece of mundus above tamriel. I think all the elves were holding onto their divinity during the dawn, while the wandering elenfoy(sp?) Committed to mundus. I believe that as aldmeris was above tamriel moving in a southwestern direction, the Falmer and dwemer "fell off". The falmer were extremely devout, so much that I believed they "followed" the example of the divines who committed to mundus, and committed themselves, breaking off of aldmeris early, landing in skyrim with their advanced magics. The dwemer I believe did the exact opposite. They gave the gods no glory, and instead believed in their own abilities. This disregard for the etheral that they were still apart of wind up "expelling" them from aldmeris. It is likely the dwemers disregard had them leave aldmeris before the falmers faith did the same to them, which is why the dwemer are found farther to the east in morrorwind. Aldmeris starts in the northeast and moves southwest until eventually "falling/combining" into/with mundus completely. I am a huge lore fan and I think this to be an extremely valid theory, however I do not have the resources to research it like you do. If you could explore my theory I would love to see what you come up with, this has been on my mind a long time. Thanks in advance ! Great lore videos by the way! Plz look into the Aldmeris theory. Thanks again!

[@wolfbloodedgamer]

Listened to the video and im impressed gonna start working on leveling my alteration right away

[@ZefVolk]

I'll use alteration to turn one of those downvotes to an upvote.

[@insaincaldo]

Keep focusing your magica, I believe in you.

[@oghren6617]

I’ll use a flute to wake your lazy ass up

[@reinhardtavila5799]

I just downvote your comment, where's your magic now?

[@firstname4097]

@@reinhardtavila5799 I just downvoted yours, you're welcome to downvote mine considering this isn't reddit

[@DragonsController8]

Well at least ten people turned to ash according to the dislikes

[@phatbassanchor]

How right you are, Drew! While I forego playing 100% Alteration mages like Tolfdir, Alteration is ALWAYS a key ingredient in my overall play style just like Alchemy, Smithing and Enchanting. I am always quick to learn Transmute Mineral Ore to turn all of my iron ore to gold to level Smithing by crafting jewelry. Candlelight and Magelight are equally handy in dark places. Magelight, however, does not follow me and break stealth and can also serve as a distraction to aid stealth by casting it near an enemy then backing up into the shadows. The enemy looks at the light and doesn't see the bow aimed at his/her head! Then there is Detect Life and Dead which are indispensable in any area I suspect may contain enemies alive or undead. Waterbreathing is also incredibly useful but I prefer to enchant gear with it rather than continually cast it. The same goes for my favorite Illusion, Muffle. While I prefer enchanted armor for my player characters, I often travel with mage followers such as Arenea lenith, Brelyna Maryon and mod followers like Cynthia. I use AFT to teach them the Alteration armor spells such as Ironflesh, Ebonyflesh and even Dragonhide to keep them well protected. In short, I agree that Alteration is incredibly useful and I include it's mastery in every play through even though my character's primary skills are always stealth and archery. Stealth archery is always my primary combat strategy. However, every good warrior needs to be versatile and have many tools at the ready at all times.

[@Auriel_Direnni]

The Ayleids used divine Dawn Era magic they preserved in time, which would largely be categorized in Alteration. Mysticism is no less in no way less impressive than Alteration, perhaps more so, but in Skyrim it has been rolled into alteration and conjuration, and in oblivion some of it was moved to restoration.

[@BarefootBry]

Every character I’ve ever had always ends up learning the school of Alteration. From extra armor, turning iron to gold, to magic resistance, it’s just bad ass.

[@Airagon_]

Honestly playing Skyrim I wondered why like destruction magic why can't I take Alteration a step further. Like make my guy faster, stronger, age slower, and be more connected to Magicka to command more power. I mean I am Dragonborn after all. I'm surprised that other then the few master spells how come we can't do things that other bosses do big spells that seem beyond the norm. Or mix spell casting with shouts to make almost a ultimate magic

[@noahstevens3060]

Awesome! Alteration (illusion, and possibly mysticism? I guess all magic) needs to be greatly expanded in TES6, there's so much potential for interesting gameplay. FudgeMuppet I'm doing at least two playthroughs of Skyrim in VR because your channel has been inspirational. TES might be my favorite IP.

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

True masters of alterations take their first steps using a meditation known as console commands. This opens their mind to the possibilities of Chim. As their experience grows, soon they find a way to access the Nexus, allowing the greatest form of modification of reality itself.

[@shimmyshim6122]

Your videos take me back to when I first started playing skyrim, because I'm learning new stuff about the world it's so nice please make more videos

[@calexander7495]

Magical School of: "In the depths of a mind insane, fantasy and reality Are The Same!"

[@matteoveneruz9096]

This is actually one of the most interesting TES videos I’ve seen in a while

[@jacobz927]

I would love to achieve Chim, or Zero Sum... wouldn't have to deal with life anymore lol

[@insaincaldo]

If you achieve Chim you are not just dealing with life

[@rowanp8740]

Technically the players of the game are chim achievers. We understand the make up of the game universe, what makes it work or not. We are outside of it's space and time but our influence exists within it. When we take control of a person within, they become a neigh unstoppable hero... or a cheese wielding maniac, w/e.

[@ServantofBaal]

@@rowanp8740 Whereas rage quitting is zero summing

[@alkazaryyy]

Just study A Course In Miracles

[@reconblade5727]

Fudgemuppet is underrated no one else can cover an overlooked magic school and make me replay skyrim as an alteration mage

[@ericv.christian201]

It's simple: Be Dragonborn.

[@pisscvre69]

Alters reality so now I’m Dragonborn

[@TrahNO2]

Great video, Drew. Love Alteration and can't wait for more school of magic discussions

[@zealotmaster1]

Have you ever been to the cloud district? I hear they have sweetroll lore there

[@TheLordboki]

Please stop.

[@seandelaney7436]

How'd you fuck up "their" and "there"?

[@GlazeBattleBorn]

furfag

[@claycollins9852]

..their, their, their what?

[@zealotmaster1]

@@TheLordboki never!!!!

[@NateAdamsMadeofAdams]

Alteration is one of my favorite schools, especially since I love "training" in the college with telekinesis

[@nyarlathotep9178]

Lol I should be studying for my finals

[@kodekristian]

How appropriate that you showcase mods that adds spells in this episode, for mods, by their very nature, is the ultimate form of Alteration: They are not part of the game, but once installed, but from the perspective of the world inside, their contents have always been there.

[@BalianBlue_]

I've always loved alteration, its a important part of my fav character type to play, Paladins

[@Pandaddy90]

@fudgemuppet I have a build suggestion, if interested. It is another vampire build, known as the Shadow Mage. This build utilizes very little stealth investment in favor of focusing on Illusion, Alteration, Destruction, Enchanting and little Restoration. The backstory is bare bones, intended for you to adjust as you see fit, but here we go. The Shadow Mage is a seasoned Altmeri Mage, and served as a Lieutenant for the Thalmor during the Great War. He had an upbringing amongst the best mates in all of the Summerset Isle. The Lieutenant was cunning and ruthless, a master tactician, and did anything achieve his goals and complete his missions. In secret, was a devout follower of Molag Bal, and accredited his success to the Daedric Prince, as well as himself. He was decorated, and praised for his strength. However, his forces were defeated in the Imperial City against the combined forces of the Imperials and Nords, one of the many factors thus leading to the temporary truce known as the White Gold Concordat. For his failures he was beaten and tortured, condemned to imprisonment for all of his days. Feeling betrayed for all of his services, he chose one evening to blow away the bars of his cell and fled. He lived undercover in Cheydenhal, working as a porter for the Mages Guild, as he gathered strength and plotted his revenge. He had heard of the Dawnguard and the string of Vampire attacks in Skyrim, and saw this as an opportunity to seek out his lord and increase his power, and please his lord, whom was all he had left now that he lost his status and political connections. Unfortunately, another Thalmor spy had noticed him, and before long, the former Lieutenant was forced to flee again, heading to Skyrim much sooner than planned. This is where he will be caught at the border, and saved by the attacking Dragon. Now in Skyrim, he will transition to Vampirism, as well as hone his magicks with the College. In his travels he will come across dragon words, unfamiliar with them, and yet they call to him, and so he will investigate the source of the dragon attacks and finally discover he is Dragonborn. Now believing that fate had laid out his path to power for him, he will defeat dragons, and use their powers with his own, and finally destroy the thalmor. To get to them, he will then decide to side with his former enemy, the Empire. Knowing that the Thalmor are relying on the loss of Skyrim, he will stamp out the Stormcloak Rebellion, and seek to aide the Empire by stopping the weakening of its military might, while also getting close to the Thalmor. He will also side with the Blades, and the Dark Brotherhood utilizing their protection and might, as well as spitting in the other eye of the Thalmor. By the end of the game, the character will have all he needs to carry out his final plan. Equipment is a Shrouded Hood, Thalmor Gaunlets and Boots, enchanted with Fortify Magicka and Resist Fire , Mourner's Robes with Fortify Destruction and Magicka Regen, Bone Hawk Amulet with Fortify Illusion and Alteration, and the Ring Of The Erudite. The Skull Of Corruption will be used for utility and hitting multiple targets while magicka replenishes itself, and either the Lord Stone or Atronach Stone depending on play style. Perks chosen are up to the player, but the build will only invest into Adept Restoration for Close Wounds, Magicka Regen, and Necromage. Stealth is unnecessary as the Shrouded hood and Vampirism combined with Muffle and Invisibility make the Shadow Mage undetected. The play style is situational, stealthily launching high power spells from the shadows, Flesh Spells for Archers or close range fighters that manage to get to you, and Illusion spells to disorient and confuse enemy ranks, as well as using the ensuing chaos to escape or change tactics. This build is both Vanilla, and Mod friendly, especially with the Better Vampire, and Better spells mods. I hope you guys glance at this and if you like it feel free to tweak it as you see fit, I would be honored to see a better classic fudgemuppet backstory or perk investment!

[@cstains5543]

This is why I love the spell crafting mod. Just wonderful to add a paralysis effect to a poison restoration spell or sunlight destruction spell so that enemies are both trapped and "cooked" while you take still others out. Alteration is the only way I play a mage build.

[@TheAzazzExperience]

When using Apocalypse and Ordinator, Alteration IS the most powerful school of magic. Ocato's Recital, an apprentice alteration spell, can store the power of three separate, beneficial, self-cast spells for when combat begins. This includes spells like Ebonyflesh but also include cloak spells like Shock Cloak. On top of this, there's spelltwine, which allows the user to add effects to three spells of the user's choice. These things can be a bit of healing for the user to magic resistance to water walking. Applying effects to your Ocato's Recital spells allows you to immediately tank yourself up the moment you initiate in a fight. Other spells include almost omnipresent-esque teleportation spells and the ability to pull a target toward you and hold them helplessly in mid-air while you decimate their helpless body. Using a quick-swap mod such as EquipmentHUD, many of these alteration spells are actually invariably useful in combat. Ordinator also includes a different way to cast magic requiring no magicka usage via the Alteration tree - instead limiting the amount of spells you can cast before having to sleep based on your current magicka pool. This allows the caster to repeatedly cast extremely high-cost spells for nothing over and over again. In short, the vanilla game fails to capture even the slightest potential of this school of magic. Altering something is a potent type of magic, and can make someone virtually impossible to kill.

[@KN_Dingowarrior]

Swap out the word 'Alteration' with that of 'Quantum Physics'. Then A Lot that is said here can then be applied to our World.

[@KalaamNozalys]

Alteration is litteraly hacking reality. Console commands are actually Chim.

[@JustCozItsMe]

Basically a yep to this comment chain so far. Too bad we havent figured out our version of manipulating 'Quantum Physics' yet. After all, matter is simultaneously a particle, a wave, and a joke.

[@gingercore69]

Thr most realistic part was when it said magic elves who worship the stars discovered quantum phisics first...

[@dukeoffroad1566]

Alteration is always my favorite. Great vid! Nice to hear similar thoughts as i've had. These games get too deep lol

[@AtelierGod]

Alteration, reality we know and don’t, perhaps an existential crisis is what causes you to disappear, maybe you ascend to a greater plain, logic is reality, if you can alter logic you can alter reality, perhaps we shall never know, or perhaps we shall soon see.

[@troutwithclout3861]

Atelier God You think alteration had a hand in the disappearance of the dwemer?

[@AtelierGod]

Matthew Caffrey I wouldn’t know, but to affect the literal heart of a god I suspect that they must be able to use it and it might’ve been a factor.

[@cornuschristi1814]

Illusion alters logic.

[@AtelierGod]

Greg Martin illusion alters your perception of logic to affect you physically while alteration is altering actual logic affecting the real world rather than the perceived world.

[@mezmezzy1870]

More like once you mess with reality too much, you crash the game and to fix itself, reality just remakes it without you...

[@justgjeri]

I always thought alteration was a very, very powerful form of magic. One of my favorite spells on the game is "EBONI SKIN" which of course is to give you powerful armored skin. I generally find it when looking for the black books. Definitely a favorite spell for me.

[@Fjolvarr]

What if there was a breakthrough in magical research that made all the mysticism masters also zero summed, hence why the school itself seems to be missing in skyrim.

[@guymine1233]

The psjic order are masters of mysticism and you encounter them in the collage of winterhold quest line your theory is invalid

[@paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586]

Ah some good fudge muppets videos. I haven’t watch you guys in an long time . Really love the skyrim videos you guys post about. Really loved this video

[@98haunter]

i always tought that alteration was overpowered (in the lore)

[@Dragons4Dummies]

Apocalypse Spells is a good mod on Nexus that has plenty of little cool alteration tricks, like arcane caravan which places you at a hold, and fabricate object which makes bridges and crafting tables temporarily. There's even a spell that lets you twine a couple extra buffs to any three spells you want and an auto-cast feature for your first flesh spell in combat (octavo's recital)

[@edgarrice]

If you cease to exist, can we have your stuff?

[@derpyderp6719]

The thing about Alteration is that _even if_ you are bound by the fundamental laws of physics, it still trumps nearly every other school. If you are clever enough to work around the limitations, you can achieve everything/more than any other magic school can.

[@mcflurry7650]

Trying to get ready for school

[@danielbacon99]

I always liked alteration. Maxed out dragon scale armor (smithing) with iron/ebony flesh turns a player into a bulldozer. Candlelight and magelight are very helpful as well.

[@Tumbleflop]

*Opens mod menu* Oh, I don't think so.

[@theboxghost14]

This and the video on Moons/Moon Sugar inspired me to make an enlightened Khajiit that focuses on Alteration and Frost magic.

[@mezmezzy1870]

So the ultimate Alteration spell is the ` key?

[@user_name_redacted]

Some say there is a spell of immortality and endless arrows, consisting of the G, M and T keys, though they must be pressed in the right order

[@matthewrobbins5140]

One thing people take for granted is something that helps in a specific annoying circumstance. That is, using telekinesis to pick up your weapon after being disarmed. Not something you will use often and no need to learn alteration just for that, but it feels pretty bad ass to quick key telekinesis and pull your weapon right back after shield bashing your enemy for thinking it would be that easy.

[@The482075]

All spell casting is alteration. Alteration: bending the laws of nature for a variety of magical effects. Conjuration: bending the laws of nature to summon creatures from other planes of existence. Destruction: bending the laws of nature to harm creatures and the environment Illusion: bending the laws of nature to mess with people's mind and senses Mysticism: bending the laws of nature for an assortment of different spells Restoration: bending the laws of nature to heal or mend targets Thaumaturgy: bending the laws of nature for some lesser known spell effects So. If I were a mage, rather than specialise in conjuration, destruction, illusion, mysticism, restoration or thaumaturgy, I'd just pick alteration. Specialise in alteration and the rest is as easy as pie.

[@guymine1233]

You are actually right the practice of magic is the manipulation of the arubis but they wanted to separate it a bit for easier study

[@andreigabrielion9575]

You don't bend the laws of nature, in the elder scrolls universe magic is a law of nature.

[@fredhenry101]

And you have discovered the truth of the "schools" of magic: They're a load of crap. At the end of the day, it's all manipulation of Magicka. Mortals merely divide it into categories to make it easier to think about. Watch the way the Daedra use their power for an example. They don't use spells, or enchant items with a table, or mix potions with a laboratory. They merely exert their will, and the world changes to obey. Their power is formless, merely existing. The truth is a mortal mage could likely do the same, but their minds are not capable of exerting the necessary willpower without some kind of focus, such as a spell, or enchanting table.

[@stone1andonly]

One of the more common definitions of magick (I use this spelling to distinguish between actual magickal practices and what is performed in stage illusions or with sleight-of-hand) is as follows - the ability to change reality by force of will. If we extend that into this discussion, it would seem to follow that *all* magick is alteration! I love how people talk about specific builds - all I've done every time I play is try to accomplish as much as possible in terms of power and versatility. For Alteration, it can be as simple as constantly gathering iron ore and taking a few minutes here or there to transmute a bunch into gold - which, naturally, you then can smelt into gold ingots and make a little bank. On another conceptual level, magick expresses some of what is possible in physics, if only in theory. Transmutation, for example - in physics, it has been shown how the addition or loss of electrons can cause one periodic element to change into an entirely different element. In situations where those changes were forced (usually within supercolliders or similar constructs), this has yielded new elemental isotopes or (more rarely) a new element that had only been predicted hypothetically up to that time. The old alchemical concept of changing lead into gold might yet be realized through a trick of physics. Finally, here is a thought that I think will challenge minds: the nature of reality being illusory does not necessarily equate to non-existence. What it does equate to is that reality and perception differ for most individuals. This is, in a way, expressed in physics - while we perceive ourselves and one another as being solid and substantive, physics teaches us that atoms are mostly empty space... in essence, we are illusory even to ourselves! The tactile sensation of pinching oneself to prove one's consciousness neither proves nor disproves either our existence or our perceptions of that presumed existential state.

[@skylerwagner6484]

Now I'm wondering would the dwemer tonal magic be alteration?

[@the_dropbear4392]

Tonal architecture, be it Dwemer, The thuum, sword singing isn't magic.

[@Dodsodalo]

The most dangerous school of magic... Sneak... That damage bonus.... That not getting attacked to begin with

[@msa3d982]

How come we don't have any of that in skyrim? All i had in alteration is wards and they are kinda shity but great and informative video overall👍

[@jocem0097]

Wards aren't even Alteration. And he is using Apocalypse Spell Pack.

[@WeissM89]

Alteration is my favourite school of magic. Skyrim, however, didn't have many spells to play around as an Alteration mage, so I had to download some mods (Unlock spells and such) and create my own spells, always expanding and respecting what vanilla Skyrim has to offer: Flesh spells other/group, Waterwalking self/other/group, Disarm, Fus Ro Da -like spells... and Slow and Freeze Time for a true Alteration end game experience, Psijic style.

[@alexfrye8637]

How does this video have more likes than views

[@kahnu893]

Alteration magic haven't you been listening?

[@OverdosedDrop]

Opening Scene Of Dark Elf in Air: “Wooooaaahh!! What is that!?,!,!?! OP OP!” “To Master Alteration” -.- “oh.”

[@anonguss4028]

So what would be good magic to use for my assassin build?

[@anonguss4028]

@r3mod 3tiym i was thinking alteration or illusion to keep me undetected, if i were to use destruction or conjuration i feel like it would blow my cover because its attracting attention to me

[@Onionhorse]

@@anonguss4028 Illision has Quiet Casting as a perk, so all spells become silent, with that you can cast invisibility and muffle if your gear is not enchanted

[@anonguss4028]

@@Onionhorse i have maxed out my sneak and have full dark brotherhood armour on so im silent there but i do want a spell to help me with that too

[@Onionhorse]

@@anonguss4028 are you playing vanilla or with mods?

[@anonguss4028]

@@Onionhorse vanilla

[@KaimArgonarEyyyy]

Once I saw the Alik'r warrior paralyze that traitor Redguard near the stables of Whiterun, I fell in love with the spell, and trained to acquire it. Paralysis is amazingly OP.

[@appleswithpears2667]

Oh boi look at the time

[@yourmumkilt5392]

Apples with pears aye

[@SselluosS]

Gratz! You were first! Lol

[@shungokusatsulol]

When I play as a spellsword alteration/congeration is my go to . A bound weapon of choice two dramora lords for back up and a paralyze spell on deck.

[@maxpayne2826]

So this is basically the Dr. Strange build.

[@Cleverhandle357]

Dr strange build would use everything MCU Dr strange build would use alteration, destruction, enchanting and conjuration for the bound sword

[@luffydexter9705]

fuget mupet please make dr strange build

[@ingonyama70]

@@Cleverhandle357 The Eye of Agamotto's primary power in the comics (as opposed to the Time Gem in the movies, which it never held) is as a tool for divination, which is folded mostly into the Illusion schools.

[@Lupinemancer87]

Alteration is my favorite Magic School (followed by Destruction) and it's too bad it hasn't nearly as many spells as it should have. I hope this get's solved in TES6.

[@EdBurke37]

Cogito ergo sum

[@loraelstad8941]

Edward Burke Usually translates as “I think, therefore, I am.” Nice!

[@MLPDethDealr32]

I love ALteration magic. Transmute Mineral Ore is my fav spell to get early. That way when i have to mine ore , i can just alter to gold and silver ore and then craft tons of rings and gold/silver amulets to increase my smithing skill.

[@headwyvern11]

It has so few likes, I was kinda hoping it was zero, I love the vid don’t get me wrong. I just was hoping I was the only one to make it thru lol jk

[@NathanBASEDYT]

Man I really love these types of videos