Fury

School	Illusion
Level	Novice
Magicka Cost	67
Casting	Fire and Forget
Delivery	Aimed
Effect	Creatures and people up to level 6 will attack anything nearby for 30 seconds.
Duration	30 seconds
Perk	Novice Illusion (1)
Spell Tome	Spell Tome: Fury
Game/DLC	Skyrim

Fury is the Novice Illusion spell that turns a target against everyone around it. A creature or person up to level 6 attacks anything nearby for 30 seconds. It is the weakest of the frenzy spells, and Frenzy and Mayhem are the stronger versions.

Fury is a spell for the very start of the game. High Elves begin with it already learned, and every other character can buy the tome from most court wizards or from Drevis Neloren at the College of Winterhold.

Spell Tome

Fury is learned by reading Spell Tome: Fury. Calcelmo, Drevis Neloren, Falion, Farengar Secret-Fire, Madena, Nelacar, Riverwood Trader, Sybille Stentor, Wuunferth the Unliving and Wylandriah sell the tome.

How It Plays

Fury is an aimed spell that hits one target. The target loses track of friend and foe and attacks whoever is closest. In a bandit camp, one enraged bandit can draw the whole group into a brawl. The caster can then pick off the survivors, or simply wait.

The spell suits stealthy and ranged characters best. While the enemies fight each other, an archer or a mage can keep shooting from the shadows. A hidden caster can sometimes clear a whole fort this way without being seen.

Fury has a dark use in towns. Casting it on a peaceful person in public counts as an assault if a witness notices. A caster who stays hidden can turn a target against the people around it with no bounty at all. This makes Fury and its stronger versions useful for some Dark Brotherhood contracts.

Perks and Builds

The level limit of 6 is very low. Fury soon stops working on ordinary enemies unless perks push that limit higher. Animage adds 8 levels against animals, and Kindred Mage adds 10 levels against people. Rage adds 12 more levels to every frenzy spell. These perks stack, which keeps Fury useful much longer than its rank suggests.

The Novice Illusion perk halves the cost of the spell. Quiet Casting silences the cast, so a sneaking caster stays hidden while the target turns on its friends. Master of the Mind lets Fury work on undead, Daedra and Dwarven automatons. Dragons never fall under its spell.

Compared with Frenzy and Mayhem

Frenzy is the Adept version. It works on creatures and people up to level 14 and lasts a full minute. Mayhem is the Master version, and it sends everyone nearby up to level 25 into a rage at once. Fury is by far the cheapest of the three, so it remains handy for low level targets.

Frenzy Rune from the Dragonborn DLC lays the same effect as a trap on the ground. The Staff of Fury and the Staff of Frenzy cast the effect from their own charge, which suits a character with no skill in Illusion.

Training

Drevis Neloren trains Illusion to master level at the College of Winterhold. Atub at the Orc stronghold of Largashbur trains it to expert level. Fury is cheap to cast, so it helps a new mage raise Illusion in the first hours of the game.

Picking the Target

The best target for Fury is the strongest enemy in the room. A raging bandit chief cuts down his own followers far faster than they can wound him. The caster saves magicka and arrows, and the survivors are weak when the brawl ends.

With Quiet Casting, the enemies never learn who started the fight. They move around and attack each other while the caster stays hidden.

Gameplay Tips

Cast it while hidden. If anyone sees it cast on a peaceful person, it counts as an assault.
The Rage perk lets the spell work on targets 12 levels higher.
Dual casting raises the highest level the spell can affect.

Spell Categories

All Illusion Spells

Novice

Novice spells are the first a mage learns and cost the least magicka.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Clairvoyance	25 per second	Concentration	Shows the path to the current goal.
Courage	39	Fire and Forget	Target won't flee for 60 seconds and gets some extra health and stamina.
Fury	67	Fire and Forget	Creatures and people up to level 6 will attack anything nearby for 30 seconds.

Apprentice

Apprentice spells need a little practice in the school.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Calm	146	Fire and Forget	Creatures and people up to level 9 won't fight for 30 seconds.
Fear	153	Fire and Forget	Creatures and people up to level 9 flee from combat for 30 seconds.
Muffle	144	Fire and Forget	You move more quietly for 180 seconds.

Adept

Adept spells are the middle rank and hit noticeably harder.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Frenzy	209	Fire and Forget	Creatures and people up to level 14 will attack anyone nearby for 60 seconds.
Rally	113	Fire and Forget	Targets won't flee for 60 seconds and get extra health and stamina.
Frenzy Rune	278	Fire and Forget	Targets up to level 20 that fail to resist are frenzied for 30 seconds.
Orum's Aquatic Escape	165	Fire and Forget	Caster is invisible for 15 seconds. Activating an object or attacking will break the spell. Can breathe water for 15 seconds. Improved night vision for 15 seconds.

Expert

Expert spells are powerful and expensive to cast.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Invisibility	334	Fire and Forget	Caster is invisible for 30 seconds. Activating an object or attacking will break the spell.
Pacify	290	Fire and Forget	Creatures and people up to level 20 won't fight for 60 seconds.
Rout	316	Fire and Forget	Creatures and people up to level 20 flee from combat for 30 seconds.
Fenrik's Welcome	116	Fire and Forget	Caster becomes invisible and can open locks with level Expert and below for 5 seconds. Activating an object or attacking will break the spell.

Master

Master spells are the strongest in the school and need the most skill.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Call to Arms	655	Fire and Forget	Targets have improved combat skills, health and stamina for 10 minutes.
Harmony	1052	Fire and Forget	Creatures and people up to level 25 nearby won't fight for 60 seconds.
Hysteria	866	Fire and Forget	Creatures and people up to level 25 flee from combat for 60 seconds.
Mayhem	990	Fire and Forget	Creatures and people up to level 25 will attack anyone nearby for 60 seconds.