The Rare Curios creation included withSkyrim Anniversary Editionadds a huge number of new Alchemy ingredients for players to make new Potions, a variety of new ammunition, the ability to create Poisoned Apples, and two Ayleid artifacts lifted straight fromthe dungeons ofOblivion: Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones.
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To put it bluntly, it’s an expansive creation, and it will take players a long time to find everything the wide-reaching addon adds toSkyrim. Some of these ingredients and other items will drop randomly in dungeon loot, but most of them can only be purchased from one of Skyrim’s three wandering Khajiit Caravans.
Updated August 06, 2025 by Erik Petrovich: The Rare Curios Skyrim creation has proven to be one of the most popular and lore-friendly additions to the game. All of these new Skyrim ingredients come from other places in Tamriel, and almost all of them can be found in other games. Plus, they can only be bought from Khajiit who have travelled to these other lands, not in such an unnatural environment as Skyrim. Skyrim’s new alchemy ingredients are all more powerful than their existing counterparts, other ingredients with similar effects, and are worth tracking down for the immensely more powerful (and valuable) potions that can be made with them – some of which are described below.
How To Get Rare Curios Ingredients And Items
There are two main places that players can find Rare Curios items:Khajiit Caravans and in Dungeon loot. Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones can typically be found in the final chest of a dungeon, while other ingredients and ammocan be found rarelyin creature and chest loot tables.
The majority of the new items found in the Rare Curios creation can be bought from Khajiit Caravans throughout Skyrim. There are three caravans in Skyrim led by three Khajiit merchants.Ri’Saad travels between Whiterun and Markarth,Ahkari travels between Dawnstar and Riften, andMa’Dran leads her Caravan from Windhelm to Solitude. If you have the coin, these Khajiit have the wares (though their stock rotates regularly).
All 51 New Ingredients In Rare Curios
In total, there are 51 new ingredients added toSkyrimwith the Rare Curios creation. For the most part, these ingredients don’t offer new effects and instead offer improved effects compared to regular ingredients. Theireffects are stronger and last longer, making them relatively pricey compared to normal Alchemy ingredients.
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All 51 are listed below in three equal alphabetical sections, based on the first letter of each ingredient - these groupings are more for readability than an indicator of their strength or similarities. Remember toonly combine ingredients with similar effectsor riskwasting these precious (and costly) materials.
1st Effect
2nd Effect
3rd Effect
4th Effect
22
15
40
Bittergreen petals
25
9
20
50
7
30
12
10
23
18
55
6
60
5
Poisoned Apples: The Assassin’s Favorite
The Rare Curios mod adds a number of ingredients and items from otherElder Scrollsgames.Oblivion’s Poisoned Apples are infamous, in part thanks to the LaFave Brothers who parodied the ridiculous way that victims die while eating them. Finally, with Rare Curios, these Poisoned Applesmake their way toSkyrim. There are two varieties that use either Red or Green Apples.
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Both the Poisoned Red Apple and Poisoned Green Apple deal4 Poison Damage per second for an entire minutefor a total of 240 damage. They cannot be bought from an NPC, though, and must be crafted.Combine a Red or a Green apple with a Chokeberry(included with the Rare Curios creation) in a Cooking Pot to create this favorite treat of Cyrodiil’s master assassins.
Crafting Requirements and Perks
25% chance to Paralyze
3
8
1
Silver Ingot
2
The Rare Curios creation also adds new ammunition to the game, all of which are built intoSkyrim’s crafting system seamlessly – they can also be bought from Khajiit Caravans. TheCorkbulb Arrow and Corkbulb Boltare a new type of ammo that has a1 in 4 chance to cause Paralysisfor four seconds on hit.
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There are four other Bolts added with Rare Curios, being theBonemold Bolt, Iron Bolt, Orcish Bolt, and Silver Bolt(which, ironically, wasn’t included with theDawnguardDLC). While none of these have a unique effect like Corkbulb ammo, they arebuilt into the game’s leveled listsand work in conjunction withAnniversary Edition’s variety of Crossbow and Archery addons.
Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones
Poisoned Apples aren’t the only thingmaking a return fromOblivionin the Rare Curios creation. Ayleid Ruins are a rare sight in Skyrim, but that doesn’t mean the ancient Wild Elves didn’t have a presence in the province at some point. As such, Rare Curios makes it possible tofind Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones in dungeons and from Khajiit Caravans.
Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones are the stuff of legends, revered by the Ayleids as fragments of Aetherius (the enigmatic realm of the Aedra) that fell to Nirn. InSkyrim, these stones willfully recharge an Enchanted Weapon or completely restore the player’s Magicka. They are worth a pretty penny, too, making them worth tracking down even for a Magic-averse Dragonborn.
Best Potions And Poisons In Rare Curios
There are a lot of new possible combinations made available with the Rare Curios creation, some that are simply better versions of existing potions, and some that cause entirely new combinations of effects. These potions are harder to make en masse, so treasure their ingredients and be sure to stop by Khajiit Merchant Caravans as often as you can.
Ultimately, ingredients found in the Rare Curios creation will all increase the value of your potions and poisons as their effects tend to be much more powerful than ingredients with the same modifiers.Skyrimuses hidden multipliers that vary depending on the ingredient’s rarity, and all Rare Curios ingredients have higher values than existing counterparts.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Editionis available for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series S|X
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