Sacrilege - Minimalistic Vampires of Skyrim
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #66 of 113 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
External links
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Features
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[]Sacrilege is a clean and balanced vampire and Vampire Lord overhaul.[/]
[]Blood magic and racial bonuses.[/]
[]Reverse progression: vampires are stronger, not weaker, when recently fed.[/]
[]Long term progression in the form of vampire ranks, blood magic and Vampiric Drain upgrades.[/]
[]Vampire lords get a stronger identity and incentives to switch between melee and caster stance.[/]
[]Lightweight scripts, no save bloat.[/]
[]Can be installed during your playthrough (as long as you are not currently a vampire).[/]
Life as a vampire
Vampire abilities
Vampirism is a gift in some ways, a curse in others. You gain the following generic Vampire abilities:
[]Champion of the Night: Your Vampiric charm improves your Illusion spells to work on targets up to 15-40 levels higher.[/]
[]Fierce Hunger: Able to Feed on sleeping or seduced people to sate your Vampiric hunger, or lethally Drain them.[/]
[]Haunted Lakes: Your Vampiric blood allows you to breathe underwater. While submersed, you are protected from Sunlight.[/]
[]Nightstalker's Footsteps: Your Vampiric blood makes you 15-40% harder to detect by creatures and people while sneaking.[/]
[]Resist Disease: Your Vampiric blood gives you immunity to disease.[/]
[]Resist Frost: Your Vampiric blood gives you 50/40/30/20% resistance to Frost.[/]
[]Resist Poison: Your Vampiric blood gives you 100% resistance to Poison.[/]
[]Unnatural Strength: Your Vampiric blood increases movement speed by 10% and attack damage by 5-30%.[/]
[]Forsaken: Your Vampiric curse weakens Divine blessings by 75-25%.[/]
[]Mockery of Life: Your Vampiric blood makes you 50-25% less susceptible to healing spells and effects.[/]
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Sacrilege is a vampire overhaul for Skyrim by Enai Siaion, designed as a streamlined successor to Sacrosanct. It offers a flavorful, high-depth vampire experience with low complexity, avoiding feature bloat. With over 5,700 endorsements and 1.8 million downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking a refined vampire gameplay overhaul.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 5,754 endorsements and 1.8M downloads show it's a go-to vampire mod.
- From Enai Siaion, a well-known mod author with a track record of quality overhauls.
- Designed to be low complexity, so you can jump in without a wiki open.
⚠️ Cons
- As a successor to Sacrosanct, it may not satisfy players who loved Sacrosanct's extensive mechanics.
- Last updated in June 2026, but no explicit compatibility notes for other vampire mods or patches.
For Skyrim players who want a vampire overhaul that's deep but not overwhelming—perfect if you found Sacrosanct too complex. Skip if you're looking for a massive feature list or if you prefer vanilla vampires with just a few tweaks.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install—no special setup needed.
- Check the mod's comments or forum for load order advice, especially if you're using other vampire mods.
- Since it's a successor to Sacrosanct, make sure you don't have both installed—they'll conflict.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Enai Siaion
- Version
- 2.2.2
- Downloads
- 1,754,809
- Endorsements
- 5,754
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 11/15/2020
- Updated
- 6/23/2026
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