Deepborn - Mining Perks
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #96 of 112 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Features
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[]Mining skill, which is levelled by mining (activating/hitting) ore veins
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]Rarer minerals will provide more experience following a tier system:
[]Tier 1: Iron, Corundum
[]Tier 2: Orichalcum, Silver, Quicksilver
[]Tier 3: Malachite, Gold
[]Tier 4: Moonstone, Ebony
[]Tier 5: Geode, Heart Stone
[]Tier 6: Stalhrim
- []Upon mining for the first time, you will receive a Nirn Shard. This shard grants access to a unique and minimalistic Mining Perk Tree, which can be opened directly from your inventory or by resonating (pressing SHIFT+E) with any ore vein
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[]Perks:
[]0/50 - Deep Echo: Grants you the power to locate the nearest ore vein by sound/sound and visual cues (video)
[]15/30/40 - Commission Expert: Rewards from mining quests are increased by 10/15/20%
[]35 - Heigh-ho: Your carrying capacity increases by 150 for 10 minutes upon leaving a mine
[]35 - Tunnel Skeever: Your movement speed is increased by 25 while in mines
[]40/55/70 - Greedy Strikes: Increases your chances to find gems by 15/20/25% while mining
[]90 - Smeltmaster: Smelting extractable ores provides double the amount of ingots
- Customizable levelling speed; just type on console "set _deepborn_SkillAdvanceMult to ". Default is 1
Deepborn adds vanilla-friendly mining perks to Skyrim, powered by Custom Skills Framework. With 205 endorsements and 58,790 downloads, it's a modestly popular gameplay mod for players who want to expand mining without overhauling the game. Last updated March 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 205 endorsements and nearly 59k downloads.
- Vanilla-friendly design means it won't clash with your existing perk overhauls.
- Recently updated, so it's likely compatible with current Skyrim versions.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires Custom Skills Framework, so you'll need to grab that dependency first.
- Small mod with limited scope—if you're looking for a full perk overhaul, this isn't it.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter the mining skill or use the same framework.
For Skyrim players who want to expand mining gameplay without straying from vanilla balance. If you're a completionist who loves gathering resources, this adds a new layer. Skip if you prefer total conversion perk mods or don't want to manage extra dependencies.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Custom Skills Framework installed and load it before Deepborn in your mod order.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting issues.
- Check the mod's page for any patches if you run other perk mods that affect mining.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Hydraaawr
- Version
- 4.1.0
- Downloads
- 58,790
- Endorsements
- 205
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 6/5/2025
- Updated
- 3/11/2026
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