Skyrim:Magelight

	Magelight
School	Alteration	Difficulty	Apprentice
Type	Defensive	Casting	Fire and Forget
Delivery	Aimed	Equip	Either Hand
Spell ID	00043323	Editor ID	Magelight
Base Cost	84	Charge Time	0.5
Duration	60	Range	469
Speed	24 ft/s	Max Life	20 sec
Magnitude	5	Area	450 ft
Tome ID	000a26e2	Tome Value	87
Appears in random loot at level			10+
Notes
May be learned during First Lessons

Magelight

Ball of light that lasts 60 seconds and sticks where it strikes.

Magelight is an apprentice level Alteration spell that creates a projectile of light that sticks where it lands and glows for 60 seconds.

Effects

• Magelight, 5 pts for 60 secs

Perks

• Stability, raises duration to 90 secs (see bugs)
• Alteration Dual Casting, increases duration to 132 secs, if cast with both hands

Notes

• If you cast Magelight at a living target, they will have a glowing light floating around them, similar to that created by the Candlelight spell. This is not an assault, but it will alert hostile targets to your presence. It can be useful to "tag" enemies, or keep track of your follower.
• You can only have up to two Magelights active at a time, one cast on a living target and one cast normally. Having a second one of either type strike its target before the first has expired will negate it.
• This may be better for stealth than Candlelight, because you can remain in the shadows while your target is well-lit and easy to see, though your location may still be revealed if you are seen or heard casting it.
• You can cast this spell at a wall while sneaking, and hostiles will investigate. You can then sneak past them or move in for a backstab (it can also be used to get an enemy into a better position for a sneak bow attack). It is advised that you have acquired the Quiet Casting perk.

Bugs

• This spell does not receive an increased duration from the Stability perk.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 2.0.4, fixes this bug.
  • • The fix was reverted by version 3.0.10 of the Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.
• Occasionally the game may freeze when cast upon an NPC or creature. ^?
• The game can freeze if you cast Magelight at a surface a long distance from yourself, such as the ceiling of Eldergleam Sanctuary. The game will freeze when the ball of light is almost to its destination, or just as it sticks to the surface. ^?
• This spell can grant extremely large amounts of Alteration XP when cast from certain locations, such as just outside Solitude at a nearby mountaintop. See the page on Alteration for more info.