Where can I find 10 Fire Salts in Skyrim?

For other uses, see Fire Salts.

Fire Salts are an ingredient in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It can be used to make potions at an alchemy lab as part of alchemy.

Locations[]

  • Three fire salts can be found at Hjerim's alchemy room, once the upgrade is purchased.
  • Three can be found within Septimus Signus' Outpost.
  • Two can be found at The Midden in the College of Winterhold on a table before the Atronach Forge.
  • One can be found at Sinderion's Field Laboratory in Blackreach:
  • Two can be found at Honeyside, on a shelf to the left of the Alchemy Station, after the upgrade purchase is made.
  • One can be found at Forsaken Cave, on a shelf to the right of the Cracked White Phial.
  • One can be found at Fort Amol.
  • Four or more can be found at Fellglow Keep during quest "Hitting the Books":
    • One Flame Atronach can be found just outside.
    • Two Flame Atronachs can be found deep inside.
    • Two Flame Atronachs can be found in the last room; they will respawn every few days.
  • Three or more can be found at Sunderstone Gorge:
    • One can be picked up from a shelf in a room with trapped door.
    • One can be picked up in a room with 2 activated cages.
    • One Flame Atronach can be found in the same room with the Word Wall.
    • One can be picked up on a table by the Word Wall.
    • One can be picked up off a table directly after lowering the bars near the Word Wall.
  • One or more can be found near the Broken Azura's Star during "The Black Star" quest.
  • One can be found on the second level of the College of Winterhold's Hall of Countenance (by the Alchemy Lab).
  • Three or more can be found in Nightcaller Temple's laboratory during the "Waking Nightmare" quest.
  • Can be bought at alchemists around Skyrim.
  • In the Atronach Forge, one sample of fire salts can be made out of one ruby, one salt pile and one soul gem.
  • One can be stolen on display from Arcadia's Cauldron in Whiterun.
  • Up to three can be found on the Flame Atronachs in Cragwallow Slope.
  • Six can be found in a bookshelf of Severin Manor's alchemy lab.

Quests[]

Stoking the Flames[]

Balimund asks the Dragonborn to bring him 10 Fire Salts for his forge.

Potion combinations[]

Main article: Potions (Skyrim)
Weakness to FrostResist FireRestore MagickaRegenerate Magicka
  • Abecean Longfin
  • Ash Hopper Jelly DR
  • Elves Ear †
  • Ice Wraith Teeth
  • White Cap †
  • Angelfish  Creation Club  
  • Ash Creep Cluster DR
  • Ashen Grass Pod DR
  • Berit's Ashes
  • Bone Meal
  • Dragon's Tongue
  • Elves Ear †
  • Fly Amanita
  • Mudcrab Chitin
  • Snowberries
  • Spawn Ash DR
  • Blister Pod Cap  Creation Club  
  • Bog Beacon  Creation Club  
  • Briar Heart
  • Creep Cluster
  • Dwarven Oil †
  • Ectoplasm
  • Elves Ear †
  • Frost Salts
  • Giant Lichen
  • Glassfish  Creation Club  
  • Grass Pod
  • Human Flesh
  • Lyretail Anthias  Creation Club  
  • Moon Sugar †
  • Mora Tapinella
  • Pearl
  • Red Mountain Flower
  • Taproot †
  • Vampire Dust
  • White Cap †
  • Dwarven Oil †
  • Garlic
  • Jazbay Grapes
  • Moon Sugar †
  • Salmon Roe HF
  • Salt Pile
  • Taproot †

† Multiple effects

Other uses[]

  • With the Dawnguard add-on, Fire Salts are now also used in the crafting of Exploding Steel Bolt of Fire or Exploding Dwarven Bolt of Fire. These can only be crafted at the forge in Fort Dawnguard after completing the relevant Dawnguard "Ancient Technology" quests.
  •  Creation Club   Fire Salts also used as an ingredient for the various hot stews in Survival Mode content in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition.

Bugs[]

This section contains bugs related to Fire Salts (Skyrim). Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:

  1. Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening.
  2. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on.
  3. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.

  •  PC   When Fire Salts are dropped and carefully placed in a room they tend to get flipped over when the area is left and re-entered.

Appearances[]

  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • The Elder Scrolls: Blades

Where do I get 10 Fire Salts in Skyrim?

Ten fire salts are need to complete this quest. To being the quest, the Dragonborn must speak to Balimund, a blacksmith in Riften, at his forge, The Scorched Hammer. He is outside working everyday during standard business hours and is inside his house most other times.

How do I get more Fire Salts in Skyrim?

Locations. Three fire salts can be found at Hjerim's alchemy room, once the upgrade is purchased. Three can be found within Septimus Signus' Outpost. Two can be found at The Midden in the College of Winterhold on a table before the Atronach Forge.

What drops Fire Salts Skyrim?

Fire Salts are dropped by flame atronachs.

Where can I find a fire Atronach in Skyrim?

Flame atronachs can be found roaming Skyrim and in dungeons occupied by conjurers. The Dragonborn can summon them as allies using the Conjuration spell Conjure Flame Atronach or the Staff of the Flame Atronach, as well as Flame Thrall. Found as a random encounter.