There are many powerful items in the giant open world of Skyrim. Most adventurers only ever experience a fraction of the game, so they don't know about all the secret pieces of jewelry that you can obtain through quests and locations within the large world.
This list will show you some of the most powerful amulets in the world of Skyrim, and how you can obtain them. From those created for the gods to vampiric necklaces that spawn gargoyles, Skyrim has it all.
Updated April 29th, 2022 by Michael Caruso: Jewelry in Skyrim is one of the most common types of equipment you can use to customize your character's stats. Not only are there lots of unique jewelry pieces hidden throughout Skyrim, but they offer special abilities that you can't earn through weapon or armor enchantments. As such, here are a few more necklaces you can get in Skyrim and how they can make your character even stronger than they already are.
15 Amulet Of Zenithar
Every Dragonborn has had a moment where an item is too expensive to buy, and although there are lots of ways to improve the prices you receive in Skyrim, there are few ways that are simpler than equipping the Amulet Of Zenithar.
This amulet offers you ten percent better prices at all merchants throughout the land of Skyrim. Luckily, it's not too hard to obtain, as you can find one at the Shrine Of Zenithar, north of Riften. You can also occasionally earn the Amulet Of Zenithar as loot throughout your adventures.
14 Amulet Of Stendarr
There aren't nearly enough pieces of apparel that enhance your abilities with a sword-and-shield setup. This is where the Amulet Of Stendarr comes into play, because it allows you to block ten percent more damage with your shield — which can be the difference between life and death in many situations.
Finding the Amulet Of Stendarr is much easier than most other unique amulets in Skyrim. You can buy this necklace from Lisbet in Markarth, and Taarie inside the Radiant Raiment in Solitude. The price of the Amulet Of Stendarr will vary depending on your Speech skill.
13 Amulet Of Julianos
Magic in Skyrim is a lot of fun. There are five different schools of magic in total, and each offers different abilities; however, you need to use magicka to cast every type of spell in Tamriel. When you level up, you can increase your magicka, but there are other ways to increase it as well.
The Amulet Of Julianos offers the wearer ten extra magicka while equipped. This may not sound like a lot, but it's enough to tip the balance of magicka for certain spells, allowing you to cast even more powerful abilities. You can get an Amulet Of Julianos by purchasing it from Taarie inside Radiant Raiment in Solitude.
12 Amulet Of Arkay
Similar to the Amulet Of Julianos, the Amulet Of Arkay enhances your core stats and allows you to be more powerful in combat. Its bonus increases your maximum health by ten points at all times, so enemies are less likely to defeat you since you have more HP to work with.
Although ten extra health isn't a fancy ability, it's still very solid as a bonus from a jewelry piece. You can earn the Amulet Of Arkay from various places, but the easiest way to obtain it is by investigating the Hall Of The Dead for Brother Verulus in Markarth.
11 Amulet Of Kynareth
Like the previous two jewelry pieces, the Amulet Of Kynareth enhances a base stat, but this time it's your stamina. An extra ten points is invaluable both in and out of battle, since it helps you perform heavy attacks with melee weapons and increases how long you can sprint.
To get the Amulet Of Kynareth, travel to Solitude and head inside the Radiant Raiment near the entrance to the city. Speak to Endarie and purchase the Amulet Of Kynareth, which she occasionally sells.
10 Amulet Of Talos
The Amulet of Talos is extremely powerful because it reduces the cooldown of shouts by 20 percent. The reason that this is so powerful is that the effect is one of a kind, and this amulet is easier to obtain than some of the other necklaces on this list.
You can find the Amulet of Talos around Skyrim as random loot. You can not deconstruct this amulet, so its enchantment is entirely exclusive to this necklace —which is why it deserves a place on this list.
9 Saarthal Amulet
The Saarthal Amulet is obtainable after completing the 'Containment' quest for the College of Winterhold. The enchantment on this Amulet is extremely unique as it makes your spells cost three percent less. You cannot disenchant it at an enchantment table.
The enchantment is completely exclusive to the Saarthal Amulet, and is quite a powerful piece of jewelry for any mage in Skyrim. Magic users shouldn't miss their chance to complete the College of Winterhold questline and get this necklace.
8 Amulet Of Akatosh
The Amulet of Akatosh increases Magicka regeneration by 25 percent. Although there are stronger magic amulets in the game, this one earns a spot on this list because it is easily acquirable by the Dragonborn.
Magicka is an important stat for mages in Skyrim, and this necklace helps you manage your magicka pool and increases the number of spells you can cast one after another. Every mage needs to add this piece of jewelry to their collection, if for nothing else than to collect every Amulet of the Nine Divines.
7 Charmed Necklace
The Charmed Necklace is an amazing amulet for any treasure hunter. This powerful amulet increases your carry weight by 25 points; that's enough for a shiny new sword. It's given to you by a drunk man in Whiterun once you give him a bottle of mead.
This amulet isn't too hard to obtain, and it's extremely useful, as any Skyrim player that has been adventuring knows it's easy to run out of carrying weight while looting. Carry weight is something that you can never have enough of, which is why this Amulet deserves its spot.
6 Kyne's Token
Kyne's Token is the amulet of a hunter's dreams. It increases bow damage by five percent, and decreases the damage that animals inflict on the Dragonborn. There aren't too many pieces of gear in Skyrim that have effects relating to animals, so this is one necklace that players won't want to miss out on.
The Dragonborn must kill seven different beast spirits to complete the quest 'Kyne's Sacred Trials' and obtain Kyne's Token. Get ready for a great hunt, because getting this amulet won't be an easy task.
5 The Locket Of Saint Jiub
The Locket Of Saint Jiub has an even more powerful increased carry weight enchantment than the Charmed Necklace. The enchantment increases both stamina and carry weight by 50 points each. There are few amulets that are more useful than this locket, so you will want to seize your opportunity to obtain this necklace.
You can acquire the Locket Of Saint Jiub by completing the quest 'Impatience Of A Saint.' You must scour the Soul Cairn for multiple pages, and collect them all to complete the quest. If the Dragonborn is adventuring in the Soul Cairn, they should definitely grab this amulet.
4 Amulet Of Articulation
The Amulet of Articulation is hard to obtain but is extremely important for any smooth-talking Skyrim build. Prices will be 5-35 percent better for anybody who wears this Amulet, and their persuasive ways in dialogue will be increased by an amazing amount.
You cannot obtain the Amulet of Articulation until the Dragonborn has become the leader of the Thieves Guild. You can get seven different versions with a more or less powerful enchantment, and it's completely random. Unfortunately, the Amulet Of Articulation is not leveled in any way, and there's no way to guarantee you'll get the strongest version.
3 Amulet Of Bats
The Amulet of Bats is for Vampire Lords. When transformed, this amulet increases the amount of damage absorbed from enemies when damaged by the Circling Bats ability. There is also an additional effect that this amulet adds, creating a knockback stun while the Bats ability is active.
You can only complete 'Amulets Of The Night Power' by siding with Harkon at the beginning of the Dawnguard questline, which makes it somewhat difficult to obtain.
2 Amulet Of The Gargoyle
The Amulet of the Gargoyle is the counterpart of the Amulet of Bats. This strong vampire necklace lets the Dragonborn call a second Gargoyle to its command while the first is still active in the world.
Every vampire needs some sidekicks, and the Dragonborn is definitely not the exception. Gargoyles are powerful creatures that anybody would want at their side, and the opportunity to obtain this amulet and have more than one stone statue for company should be something that every vampire strives for.
1 The Gauldur Amulet
The Gauldur Amulet is one of the most powerful pieces of gear in the game. Its powerful enchantment increases Stamina, Magicka, and Health by 30 points each. This necklace is the reward for completing the quest 'Forbidden Legend.'
Most pieces of gear focus on a single stat; however, the Gauldur Amulet is a unique one with its tri-stat enchantment. Every adventurer will want to follow the quest to get this extremely powerful amulet and become a legend. Because of its unique enchantment and interesting quest to obtain it, the Gauldur Amulet deserves the highest spot on this list.