Goetia Animations - Enchanted Staves LE
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 4 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #38 of 74 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This pack will replace the following animations:
-The idle, walk, run and sprint while wielding Staves.
-The staff equip, and unequip with either/both hands.
-All idles and movements while aiming any staff.
-Casting with any staff with any hand configuration.
Can be used for hybrid staff+melee or staff+spell playstyles, and are designed to transition into, and blend well with, some of my previously released mods, though this can still be used as standalone with varying transition/blending results.
With heavy focus on gameplay consistency, and as is the case with my previously released ranged animations, the character will now keep facing the same direction while aiming with staves and moving, without any jitter, including when aiming from one hand while holding a weapon in the other.
The animations apply to the PC and NPC alike.
Showcase (Skip to 4:24): Optional Idle and Walk:
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Questions unrelated to this mod regarding the previews are most likely answered in their video descriptions.
Note that the optional animations are designed for destruction staves, that use this model, while the character is exploring/out of combat.
Requirement
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[]Dynamic Animation Replacer Make sure you have the correct version of DAR for this to work properly:
Recommended
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[]Goetia Animations - Magic Spell Casting For hybrid staff+spell playstyles
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[]Use any mod manager or manually copy the content from this mod's 'Data' into your Skyrim 'Data' folder.
Special thanks
Daniel Ceballos - McNuttington - Gilead - YouLiekThait - Peble268 - Quinn - Péter Ferik- NotSoWiseGuy - Mura Casardis - Urukage - Prerit Srivastava - Shaquille Martin - Lone Artist - Imperator Wilhelm - Dre G Writer - Vendasia x666x - slonik - Andri Mar Hagalin - Darkstallion143 - Elianora - Naotenho nome - Rio Grande - Plooper - David Chamois - Arkos - Dave L - KMHTech - dominic Kirby
And everyone whose kind words and constructive feedback help me keep improving!
Goetia Animations - Enchanted Staves LE is a handcrafted animation overhaul for Skyrim's third-person enchanted staff combat, designed to support hybrid playstyles like staff+melee or staff+spell. Requires Dynamic Animation Replacer (DAR). With 577 endorsements and 17,380 downloads, it's a well-received niche mod for players seeking smoother, more immersive staff animations.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 577 endorsements and 17k downloads—clearly a fan favorite.
- Hand-made animations mean you're getting unique, polished moves, not recycled vanilla stuff.
- Hybrid playstyle support is a game-changer for spellblade builds—no more clunky switching.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires DAR, so if you're not already using it, you'll need to set that up first.
- Last updated in 2022—might have compatibility issues with the latest Skyrim patches or other animation mods.
- Only covers enchanted staves; if you want melee or spell animations, you'll need other mods from the series.
For Skyrim players who love spellblade or battlemage builds and want fluid, natural staff animations that blend with melee and magic. Also great for animation enthusiasts who already use DAR and want to expand their moveset. Skip if you're on a mod list that doesn't use DAR or if you rarely use staves.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Dynamic Animation Replacer installed and up to date—this mod won't work without it.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting other animation mods.
- Test the animations in third person with a staff equipped to see the changes immediately; if they don't appear, check your DAR folder structure.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- Verolevi
- Version
- 1.51
- Downloads
- 17,380
- Endorsements
- 577
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 7/29/2022
- Updated
- 7/29/2022
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