Question: Enchanting Weapons with Fortify Effect

[bjb68]

So I stumbled upon the following method of allowing you to enchant weapons with fortify skill enchants that shouldn't usually be elegible:

This glitch requires you have 100 enchantment and the perk that allows you to add two enchantments to a weapon. First, go to the enchantment table, and select the soul gem you wish to use. Then, choose a weapon enchantment such as Frost damage, Stamina damage, Soul Trap, etc. Select a fortify enchantment, de-select the fortify enchantment, then select it again. You should now be able to select a weapon to enchant.

I've tried it and it works. However, I was wondering what would happen if I placed a "fortify One Handed damage" enchant on a one handed weapon. Would it effect itself when equipped? I made such an item, but the displayed damage didn't increase when equipped.

Has anyone run across this before and does it work? I didn't try attacking certain enemies before and after, looking for a difference in damage dealt, because I was hoping someone already has done this.

Thanks all and play on!

 

[bjb68]

Sorry about the dark letters. They were supposed to be white... came out the opposite haha

 

[Starr]

No idea on that one but my guess is if the game is not coded to have that math on a weapon you will see no effect.
I have dual/max chanting and have 4 pieces of gear with plus 46% 1 hand damage - it is plenty.
Add that to a maxed Daedric mace with life steal/fire damage - 90% of content is 1 hit kill - well including 5/5 1 hand perk tree.

 

[bjb68]

That sounds like an excellent combo.

But I have 25% Destruction and Restoration on Helmet, Armor, Ring and Amulet, so all spells from those schools are FREE! Then I have Resist Fire & Frost 42% each on my Boots. Fortify Bow & One-Handed damage 46% on my gauntlets. Lastly, my shield has Resist Fire & Frost 42%. The armor is legendary light dragon armor (already putting me above the damage resistance cap) So the only space I have left for enchants is my weapons.

Interesting thing I found: because the above combo makes Destruction spells cost Nothing, enchantments of that school on a weapon do not eat away at it's charge. Legendary sword with 28 Fire & Frost damage that NEVER NEEDS RECHARGED!

Life is already good, I just was getting greedy with my One-Handed damage lol