Heal Undead

School	Restoration
Level	Adept
Magicka Cost	115
Casting	Fire and Forget
Delivery	Target Actor
Effect	Heals the undead target 75 points, but not the living, atronachs or machines.
Duration	-
Perk	Adept Restoration (1)
Spell Tome	Spell Tome: Heal Undead
Game/DLC	Dawnguard

Heal Undead is the undead version of Heal Other, from the Dawnguard add-on. It restores 75 points of health to an undead target in one burst. It keeps undead allies such as a Dead Thrall in the fight, but it has no effect on the living, atronachs or machines.

Heal Undead comes with the Dawnguard DLC. Ronthil, a vampire in Castle Volkihar, is the merchant who sells the tome.

Spell Tome

Heal Undead is learned by reading Spell Tome: Heal Undead. Ronthil sells the tome.

How It Plays

Heal Undead is a fire and forget spell aimed at an undead ally. It needs a short charge, then the whole heal lands at once. One cast can save a Dead Thrall or a summoned undead warrior who is about to fall.

The spell is made for necromancers. Reanimated corpses, conjured Bonemen, Mistmen and Wrathmen all count as undead, and the spell keeps them in the fight longer. Vampire allies such as Serana also benefit.

Getting the Spell

Ronthil sells the tome in Castle Volkihar. A character who joins the Dawnguard finds Ronthil hostile, which makes the tome hard to buy.

Compared with Necromantic Healing

Necromantic Healing, the Apprentice spell, heals an undead target in a steady stream. Heal Undead heals in one burst, which is better in an emergency. A necromancer often keeps both: the stream for steady support and the burst for a sudden crisis.

Perks and Builds

The Adept Restoration perk halves the cost of the spell. Regeneration makes it heal more, and Respite lets it restore stamina as well. Necromage boosts every spell cast on undead targets, so Heal Undead grows much stronger with it. Restoration Dual Casting overcharges it for a bigger heal.

Perks and Value

Necromage raises the healing by a quarter on undead targets. Together with the Regeneration perk and the Sailor's Repose ability, Heal Undead restores about 140 points of health in one cast. For an Adept spell, very little heals more.

The spell is a must for a character who relies on undead allies. Most healing spells pass over the undead, so a Dead Thrall or a vampire follower such as Serana needs this spell or Necromantic Healing to recover in a fight.

Gameplay Tips

The Regeneration perk raises the healing by half.
The Necromage perk makes the spell heal undead allies even more.

Spell Categories

All Restoration Spells

Novice

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

Name	Image	Cost	Casting	Effect
Healing		12 per second	Concentration	Heals the caster 10 points per second.
Lesser Ward		34 per second	Concentration	Increases armor rating by 40 points and negates up to 40 points of spell damage or effects.

Apprentice

Apprentice spells need a little practice in the school.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Fast Healing	73	Fire and Forget	Heals the caster 50 points.
Healing Hands	25 per second	Concentration	Heals the target 10 points per second, but not undead, atronachs or machines.
Steadfast Ward	58 per second	Concentration	Increases armor rating by 60 points and negates up to 60 points of spell damage or effects.
Turn Lesser Undead	84	Fire and Forget	Undead up to level 6 flee for 30 seconds.
Necromantic Healing	37 per second	Concentration	Heals the undead target 10 points per second, but not the living, atronachs or machines.
Sun Fire	24	Fire and Forget	Ball of sunlight that does 25 points of damage to undead.

Adept

Adept spells are the middle rank and hit noticeably harder.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Close Wounds	126	Fire and Forget	Heals the caster 100 points.
Greater Ward	86 per second	Concentration	Increases armor rating by 80 points and negates up to 80 points of spell damage or effects.
Heal Other	80	Fire and Forget	Heals the target 75 points, but not undead, atronachs or machines.
Repel Lesser Undead	115	Fire and Forget	All affected undead up to level 8 flee for 30 seconds.
Turn Undead	168	Fire and Forget	Undead up to level 13 flee for 30 seconds.
Heal Undead	115	Fire and Forget	Heals the undead target 75 points, but not the living, atronachs or machines.
Stendarr's Aura	248	Fire and Forget	For 60 seconds, undead in melee range take 10 points sun damage per second.
Vampire's Bane	72	Fire and Forget	Sunlight explosion that does 40 points of damage in a 15 foot radius to undead.
Poison Rune	246	Fire and Forget	Targets that fail to resist take 3 points of poison damage per second for 30 seconds.

Expert

Expert spells are powerful and expensive to cast.

Name	Cost	Casting	Effect
Circle of Protection	171	Fire and Forget	Undead up to level 20 entering the circle will flee.
Grand Healing	254	Fire and Forget	Heals everyone close to the caster 200 points.
Repel Undead	353	Fire and Forget	All affected undead up to level 16 flee for 30 seconds.
Turn Greater Undead	267	Fire and Forget	Undead up to level 21 flee for 30 seconds.

Master

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

Name	Image	Cost	Casting	Effect
Bane of the Undead		988	Fire and Forget	Sets undead up to level 30 on fire and makes them flee for 30 seconds.
Guardian Circle		716	Fire and Forget	Undead up to level 35 entering the circle will flee. Caster heals 20 health per second inside it.