Staff Enchanting Overhaul
⚪ Last updated 2015⚠️ Install Order · 4 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #30 of 76 Magic - Spells & Enchantments mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Description
- []This mod overhauls some aspects of staff enchanting. Staves are pretty useless for a mage type character in Skyrim, staff enchanting is even more useless. This mod aims to rectify some of these issues by making the enchantment scale with your enchanting skill and allow you to customize your staves.[/]
- []1. 1. 4 - Fix excessive enchanting skill gain before Dragonborn initialization.[/] []1. 1. 3 - Fix issue where the enchantment strength would be 0 without "Seeker of Sorcery".[/] []1. 1. 2 - Added better refund when enchantment fails; default skin option; and better save loading with staff equipped.[/] []1. 1. 1 - Added some more appearance options.[/] []1. 1 - Added ability to change staff appearance.[/]
- []All vanilla player enchanted staves' enchantment levels are now based on the player's enchantment skill, perks, and active effects.[/] []Choose your staff appearance after enchanting.[/] []All player enchanted staves now come with optional unique names and quality identifiers (i. e. "Bobby's Staff of Fireballs (Legendary)").[/] []Optional Staff Enchanter in the Archmage Quarters at the College of Winterhold.[/] []Optionally replace Heart Stone with different sized filled Soul Gems for enchanting recipes.[/] []Optional unenchanted staff recipes.[/] []Configurable enchanting strength.[/] []MCM menu for all configurations.[/]
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Staff Enchanting Overhaul scales staff enchantment strength to your Enchanting skill, with optional MCM features. A classic mod with 834 endorsements, last updated in 2015, it remains a popular choice for Skyrim players seeking more meaningful staff use.
✨ Key Features
Scales staff enchantments to your Enchanting skill level.
Includes various optional features configurable via MCM.
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 834 endorsements and nearly 18k downloads.
- Makes staves scale with your Enchanting skill, so they stay relevant as you level up.
- MCM options let you tweak the experience to your liking.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2015 — may be incompatible with the latest Skyrim versions or require patches.
- Requires SkyUI and MCM, so if you're not using those, you'll miss out on the config options.
🎯 Is This For You?
For Skyrim players who love using staves but hate how weak they become late-game. Also for Enchanting-focused builds that want staves to scale with their investment. Skip if you rarely use staves or prefer a pure vanilla experience.
For Skyrim players who love using staves but hate how weak they become late-game. Also for Enchanting-focused builds that want staves to scale with their investment. Skip if you rarely use staves or prefer a pure vanilla experience.
📦 Install:Easy· 5-10 minutes
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have SkyUI installed, as the MCM menu is essential for configuring the optional features.
- If you're on Special Edition or Anniversary Edition, check for a compatible version or use a mod manager to handle any patches.
- Test the scaling at different Enchanting levels to find a balance that feels right for your playthrough.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- WankingSkeever
- Version
- 1.1.4.1
- Downloads
- 17,899
- Endorsements
- 834
- Category
- Magic - Spells & Enchantments
- Created
- 3/1/2015
- Updated
- 3/28/2015
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