Skyrim Restoration perks
Healing spells, wards and spells against the undead. Restoration is a mage skill with 12 perks and 13 perk ranks.
- Perks
- 12 perks, 13 perk points to complete
- Skill type
- Mage (Magic)
- Race bonus
- Imperial +10; High Elf, Argonian, Breton +5
- XP 15 → 100
- 528,804 skill XP
- Training 15 → 90
- 120,450 gold (75 sessions)
Restoration perk tree
| Perk | Rank | Skill | Requires | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novice Restoration | — | 0 | — | Novice Restoration spells cost half as much magicka |
| Regeneration | — | 20 | Novice Restoration | Healing spells cure 50% more |
| Restoration Dual Casting | — | 20 | Novice Restoration | Dual casting overcharges Restoration spells |
| Apprentice Restoration | — | 25 | Novice Restoration | Apprentice Restoration spells cost half as much magicka |
| Recovery | 1/2 | 30 | Novice Restoration | Magicka regenerates 25% faster |
| 2/2 | 60 | Recovery 1 | Magicka regenerates 50% faster | |
| Respite | — | 40 | Novice Restoration | Healing spells also restore stamina |
| Adept Restoration | — | 50 | Apprentice Restoration | Adept Restoration spells cost half as much magicka |
| Ward Absorb | — | 60 | Novice Restoration | Wards recharge your magicka when hit by spells |
| Necromage | — | 70 | Regeneration | All spells are more effective against undead |
| Expert Restoration | — | 75 | Adept Restoration | Expert Restoration spells cost half as much magicka |
| Avoid Death | — | 90 | Recovery | Once a day, heal 250 health automatically when health falls below 10% |
| Master Restoration | — | 100 | Expert Restoration | Master Restoration spells cost half as much magicka |
When a perk lists two prerequisites, you need only one of them.
Planning your Restoration perks
Completing the whole Restoration tree costs 13 of the roughly 80 perk points you get by level 81, so most builds take only the perks they will really use. Start with the perks at the bottom of the tree, then follow the branch that suits your play style up to its top perk.
The highest perks in the tree need a skill of 90 or 100: Avoid Death (90), Master Restoration (100).
How to level Restoration
Every time Restoration goes up, your character earns experience equal to the new skill level, so a high Restoration skill also helps you level up quickly. Raising it from 15 to 100 takes about 528,804 skill experience in total. Trainers can take it to 90 for about 120,450 gold, five sessions per character level. Use the skill XP calculator for exact numbers between any two levels.