NPC Spell Variance - Vanilla Spells
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 7 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #53 of 265 Patches mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
I added keywords for all spells except some spells that don't make sense to add to NPCs, (like Clairvoyance).
If you found any bug, invalid keyword addition or need to add a spell, feel free to leave a comment.
I will take requests.
But the bigger the spell mod is, the more time it would take.
Also the spell mod should add spells to NPCs or there should be other mods which add said spells to NPCs
Otherwise there is no point in adding keywords to spells.
Remember that!
This mod is useless Without NPC Spell Variance.
powerofthree for Keyword Item Distributor.
LeoneKingzz for NPC Spell Variance.
Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages
NPC Spell Variance - Vanilla Spells is a small patch that adds NPC Spell Variance keywords to vanilla spells, enabling compatibility with the NPC Spell Variance framework. With 621 endorsements and 133,803 downloads, it's a popular utility for modders and players using that system. Last updated August 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 621 endorsements and over 133k downloads—clearly a go-to for this framework.
- Tiny patch that does one job: makes vanilla spells work with NPC Spell Variance, no bloat.
- Actively maintained, last updated August 2025, so it's not abandoned.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires the NPC Spell Variance framework and Keyword Item Distributor to function—extra setup if you don't have them.
- Only affects vanilla spells; custom spell mods won't get the keywords unless you patch them separately.
- Compatibility risk with other mods that modify the same vanilla spells or use KID for other purposes—load order matters.
For Skyrim modders who use NPC Spell Variance and want vanilla spells to work with it. If you're not using that framework, this patch is useless. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes—this is a compatibility patch, not a feature mod.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the NPC Spell Variance framework and Keyword Item Distributor installed before adding this patch, or it won't do anything.
- Place this patch after other mods that edit vanilla spells in your load order to ensure the keywords apply correctly.
- Use a mod manager like MO2 or Vortex to install this—it's a simple file drop, but managing load order is easier with a mod manager.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Dmigra
- Version
- 1.0.2
- Downloads
- 133,803
- Endorsements
- 621
- Category
- Patches
- Created
- 11/18/2024
- Updated
- 8/27/2025
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