Rally

School	Illusion
Level	Adept
Magicka Cost	113
Casting	Fire and Forget
Delivery	Aimed
Effect	Targets won't flee for 60 seconds and get extra health and stamina.
Duration	60 seconds
Perk	Adept Illusion (1)
Spell Tome	Spell Tome: Rally
Game/DLC	Skyrim

Rally is the Adept version of Courage, and it affects a group. Everyone within 15 feet of where it lands refuses to flee for one minute. They also gain 25 points of health and stamina.

Rally belongs to the middle of the game, once Illusion reaches the Adept rank. Drevis Neloren at the College of Winterhold and Sybille Stentor, the court wizard of Solitude, sell the tome.

Spell Tome

Rally is learned by reading Spell Tome: Rally. Drevis Neloren and Sybille Stentor sell the tome.

How It Plays

Rally is an aimed fire and forget spell. It flies out as a small projectile and bursts into a cloud where it lands. Every ally in the cloud gains health and stamina and holds its ground. A follower, a summoned creature and a group of guards can all be boosted with one cast.

The spell suits a caster who travels with several companions.

The boost lasts one minute. When it ends, the extra health and stamina go away. A follower who took heavy damage can drop low at that moment, so a heal or a fresh cast keeps them safe.

Compared with Courage and Call to Arms

Courage, the Novice spell, boosts a single target for the same minute. Call to Arms, the Master spell, boosts every ally around the caster for ten minutes and raises their combat skills as well. Rally sits between them in cost and reach.

Perks and Builds

The Adept Illusion perk halves the cost of Rally. Master of the Mind lets the spell work on undead, Daedra and automatons, including a Dead Thrall or an atronach. Illusion Dual Casting makes the boost last more than twice as long.

Vampires get a natural boost to Illusion through the Champion of the Night power. Fortify Illusion potions raise the boost much further for a short time.

Training Illusion

Rally is a strong spell for training Illusion. It can be cast on friendly people without any crime. Each person in the cloud gives experience, so casting it into a crowd raises the skill much faster than a single target. A busy market or a crowded inn makes a good training spot.

Best Uses

Rally shines in the large battles of the civil war. One cast into a line of allied soldiers gives every one of them extra health and stamina and keeps them in the fight. It also suits a character who travels with a follower and a pet or a summon.

Rally costs 113 magicka at a skill of zero, against 39 for Courage. Its area makes it the better choice whenever more than one ally needs help. With Master of the Mind, it also reaches summoned creatures and raised corpses.

Gameplay Tips

Rally stacks with Courage and Call to Arms, so allies can carry all three at once.
The Animage and Kindred Mage perks raise the boost on animals and on people.

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.