Alchemical Appraisal Services
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #10 of 10 Alchemy mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
You can ask alchemists to identify the ingredients' effects for you, at a cost.
How it works:
When you talk to an alchemist you'll see a new option, "Can you identify the properties of these ingredients?", selecting it opens a menu where you select your desired ingredients that you want to find their effects.
Pricing:
The pricing is calculated on the fly, each effect on the ingredient costs 15 gold by default, so for an ingredient of 4 effects that totals to 60 gold. If that seems a lot, consider that this service frees you from taking 2 (3?) perks, so ~4500 gold to identify the effects of 100 ingredients sounds very generous. Also you're not charged for effects you already know.
The money is deposited into their inventory, in case you want to take it back.
Compatibility:
Should be compatible with mods that add new ingredients or modify them. Also should be compatible with new alchemy shops, provided they have the proper faction.
SKSE is required. Mod is flagged as ESL so it does not take space in your load order.
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Alchemical Appraisal Services lets you pay alchemists to identify ingredient effects, saving you the hassle of trial-and-error. With 1,282 endorsements and 1.1M downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life mod for alchemy enthusiasts. Last updated January 2026, it remains actively maintained.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 1.1M downloads and 1,282 endorsements show it's a go-to for alchemy QoL.
- Saves you from eating every ingredient to learn its effects—just pay a fee.
- Actively updated (Jan 2026), so it's likely compatible with current game versions.
⚠️ Cons
- Cost might be a barrier early on if you're low on gold, so it's not a freebie.
- Requires finding an alchemist, which could be inconvenient if you're in the wilderness.
For Skyrim players who hate the guesswork of alchemy and want a more immersive, paid service. Also great for roleplayers who enjoy spending gold for convenience. Skip if you prefer free mods or want to discover effects through experimentation.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Look for alchemists in major cities like Whiterun or Solitude—they're your best bet for this service.
- If you're low on gold, try selling potions you've already made to fund the appraisal fees.
- Use the service on rare or expensive ingredients to avoid wasting them on failed experiments.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Shazdeh2
- Version
- 1.7.1
- Downloads
- 1,056,071
- Endorsements
- 1,282
- Category
- Alchemy
- Created
- 12/19/2023
- Updated
- 1/5/2026
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