"Forge of the Atronachs". A Guide.
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Or "Why gather broomsticks and spoiled books".

Hello, dear readers. Surely, many of those playing Skyrim have already found the Atronach Forge in the dungeons of the College of Winterhold. Those who haven't found it yet, please do not read the following. You already know the location of the forge, so go seek! Those who seek will always find.

Here it is, the forge of my dreams!

Well, with the warnings out of the way, let's move on to the guide. The Atronach Forge is a magical construct designed to meet the needs of mages. Above all, for the creation of staffs. Indeed, the forge is the only device in the game that allows you to create staffs. But staffs are far from the only items you can create at the forge. The forge can create very interesting things. I also recommend reading the notes of one researcher. From them, it is clear that the ingredients are placed into the donation box. Then the "blacksmith" turns the handle. After this, the object being created appears on the rune inscribed on the platform.

In the center - the donation box, in the lower left corner - the handle, and in the upper right - the indentation for the Sigil Stone (as mentioned in the recipes).

Observation: apparently, the forge uses the powers of Oblivion, so one should be cautious when using the forge.

The action of Oblivion's powers - the process of item creation.

So, you've found the forge, familiarized yourself with the instructions, and read the notes. Now you can start the actual actions, creating various useful (and not so useful) items, trinkets, and knick-knacks. But what to create? And, most importantly, from what? No worries, I will now present you with several recipes for the Atronach Forge.

Oh yes, natural-born experimenters, reading the recipes under the spoiler may cause irreparable harm to the pleasure of personal discoveries. So, here are the recipes.

  1. At the forge, you can create creatures. For example, atronachs.

-Fire: Fire Salt + Ruby.

-Frost: Frost Salt + Sapphire.

-Storm: Void Salt + Amethyst.

Warning: created atronachs are hostile to the player, be careful.

1B) You can also create a Dremora (but this requires a Sigil Stone, which is awarded after completing a quest reaching 90+ points in Conjuration).

-Dremora Valkynaz: Skull + Daedra Heart + 2x Raw Meat (dog, horker, horse, mammoth trunk, goat leg).

  1. Various types of salts can be created at the forge. Common ingredients: Salt and Soul Gem (any, filled).

-Frost Salt: Sapphire/Flawless Sapphire.

-Fire Salt: Ruby/Flawless Ruby.

-Void Salts: Amethyst/Flawless Amethyst.

  1. The staffs I mentioned earlier. Common ingredients for staffs are a Broom (yes!) and a Soul Gem (Grand/Large/Black, filled).

-Staff of Frost Atronach: Void Salt + Orichalcum Ingot/Orichalcum Ore.

-Staff of Storm Atronach: Frost Salt + Moonstone/Moonstone Ore.

-Staff of Fire Atronach: Fire Salt + Corundum Ingot or Orichalcum Ingot/Corundum or Orichalcum Ore.

Created staff of summoning.

  1. You can create summoning scrolls at the forge.

-Scroll of Summoning Atronach: One type of salt (Frost, Fire, Void) + Charcoal + Roll of Paper.

  1. There is also the possibility of "crafting" spell books. So far only 4 types are known. Common ingredient - Spoiled Book.

-Summon Fire Atronach: Dragon's Tongue (plant) + Fire Salt + Bear Pelt.

-Summon Frost Atronach: Frost Miriam (plant) + Frost Salt + Ice Wolf Pelt.

-Summon Storm Atronach: Poison Bloom (plant) + Void Salts + Mammoth Tusk.

-Soul Trap: Torax Firefly + Salt + Soul Gem (any, filled).

  1. One potion can be created at the forge (so far only one).

-Sorcerer's Elixir (Conjuration spells last 100% longer. Lasts 60 sec.): Empty Wine Bottle + Ectoplasm + Soul Gem (any, filled).

  1. A very interesting recipe. Daedra Heart. This recipe requires a Sigil Stone (see p. 1B).

-Daedra Heart: Human Heart + Black Soul Gem (any, filled).

Under the spoiler, the Sigil Stone. It was obtained using the console. If you want to avoid spoiling the experience, it is better not to look.

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This is it. And it spins too!

  1. You can create random Daedric enchanted equipment. Unfortunately, again a Sigil Stone is required (see p. 1B).

-Armor: Void Salts + Daedra Heart + Ebony Ingot + Soul Gem (Grand/Large/Black, filled).

-Weapon: Silver Sword + Daedra Heart + Ebony Ingot + Soul Gem (Grand/Large/Black, filled).

The enchantment is indeed random.

  1. And the last known recipe. A Sigil Stone is also required for this one (see p. 1B).

-Daedric Weapon/Armor: Daedra Heart + Centurion Generator Core + Black Soul Gem + any ebony weapon/armor (the enchantment of the weapon/armor is lost. According to another version, enchanted ones do not work at all).

So, you now understand that the Atronach Forge is a capricious and dangerous construct, all of whose secrets remain unknown. So go for it! The device in the depths of the College awaits you!

P.S. There may be some inaccuracies in the recipes. And I think there are still items that can be created in this forge.

The recipes were taken, I confess, from here and from here. Also thanks to hotFlash for the link to this article.

Hope this helps.