Poison Rune

School	Restoration
Level	Adept
Magicka Cost	246
Casting	Fire and Forget
Delivery	Target Location
Effect	Targets that fail to resist take 3 points of poison damage per second for 30 seconds.
Duration	30 seconds
Perk	Adept Restoration (1)
Spell Tome	Spell Tome: Poison Rune
Game/DLC	Dragonborn

Poison Rune is an Adept Restoration spell from the Dragonborn add-on. The caster places a rune that bursts when an enemy comes near and poisons it for 3 points per second. The poison lasts 30 seconds, for 90 points of damage in all. Poison from several runes stacks, so a few runes in a row hit much harder.

Poison Rune comes with the Dragonborn DLC. Talvas Fathryon sells the tome at Tel Mithryn on Solstheim.

Spell Tome

Poison Rune is learned by reading Spell Tome: Poison Rune. Talvas Fathryon sells the tome.

How It Plays

Poison Rune works like the Destruction runes. The caster places a glowing rune on a nearby floor or wall, and the crosshair shows whether the spot is valid. When an enemy walks close, the rune bursts and poisons it. The poison drains health a little at a time for half a minute.

Poison Rune is the only Restoration spell that harms living enemies. That gives a pure Restoration mage a real way to fight bandits, beasts and other living foes.

Perks and Builds

The Adept Restoration perk halves the cost of the rune. The Rune Master perk from Destruction lets the caster place it five times farther away.

Compared with Fire Rune

Poison Rune costs 246 magicka at a skill of zero, close to the 234 of Fire Rune. Fire Rune deals 50 points of damage at once, while Poison Rune deals 90 points over half a minute. Stacked runes push the poison damage even higher, which makes it a strong alternative to the Destruction runes.

Against bandits, beasts and other living foes, the rune makes a strong trap.

Gameplay Tips

Undead and automatons shrug off the poison, so the rune works best against living foes.
The Rune Master perk lets the caster place runes five times farther away.

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.