Online:Skeever

Skeever (lore page)
Location	Bad Man's Hallows, Bangkorai, Bangkorai Garrison, Cragwallow Cave, Crypt of the Exiles, Outside Elden Hollow, Eyebright Feld, Eyebright Feld Dolmen, Falinesti Winter Site, The Frigid Grotto, Greenshade, Imperial Underground, Khenarthi's Roost, Jodewood Dolmen, Lorkrata Hills, Ondil, Ossuary of Telacar, Reaper's March, Sanguine Barrows, Shattered Shoals, Senalana, Shroud Hearth Barrow, Silaseli Ruins, Speckled Shell Plantation, Thormar, Tower Rocks Vale, Troll's Toothpick, Ushmal's Rest, Viridian Woods, Westmark Moor Riften Ratway Exile's Barrow, Watcher's Hold Cicatrice Caverns, Meirvale Keep Catacombs, Rimmen Palace Recesses Forsaken Citadel, Senchal's slums Greymoor Cavern, Greymoor Keep, Kilkreath Temple, Morthal Barrow, Western Skyrim Nighthollow Keep Borderwatch, Twyllbek Ruins, Undertow Cavern, Zenithar's Abbey Bazaar Abhain Chapel Near Llanshara Wayshrine
Species	Skeever
Health	13,846
Reaction	Hostile

Skeever

Skeevers are large rat-like creatures found across Tamriel. They often attack in packs of two or three. Skavengers are similar creatures.

Related Quests

•  The Better of Two Evils: Choose to aid either Valeric's coven or Majorn's bloodfiends.
• Bound in Blood: Escape captivity at the hands of the Icereach Coven. (disabled since Update 30)
• Can't Take It With Them: Help prevent the return of a malevolent minor Daedra.
• Dark Deeds: Investigate the emergence of draugr from Bonestrewn Barrow.
• Fierce Beasts of Ivarstead: Help a frightened woman make Ivarstead safer.
• Merriment and Mystery: Join in a celebration with the Eastmarch royal workers.
•  Storming the Garrison: Help the Lion Guard and the Knights of Saint Pelin reclaim Bangkorai Garrison.
• The Trial of the Ghost Snake: Decide the fate of the Mabrigash tribe.
• Underfoot: Rescue three hunters who have been turned into skeevers.
• Where There's a Will: Please add a description for this quest

Skills and Abilities

Slam

A basic melee attack that does minor physical damage.

Bite

A basic melee attack that does minor physical damage.

Rend

The skeever spins around and bites fiercely, dealing moderate physical damage. This attack can be blocked to set the skeever off-balance.

Pestilent Pus

When a skeever dies, it leaves behind a large AoE that flings poison at all standing within it. There is an achievement for avoiding damage from this ability on Veteran. (Scalecaller Peak only)

Unique Skeevers

• Guardian of Pestilence, a skeever that can appear in the Infinite Archive
• Lockjaw, a skeever found near Ivarstead during the quest Fierce Beasts of Ivarstead
• Rutmange, one of the champions in Bad Man's Hallows
• Sotha, Velsa's pet in Abah's Landing

Variants

• Bog Rats, skeevers found in the Vale of the Ghost Snake during the quest The Trial of the Ghost Snake
• Diseased Skeevers, skeevers found in Orcrest's sewers
• Fiery Skeevers, flaming skeevers summoned by Firesong Mystics
• Skavengers, smaller passive skeevers found mostly in arid regions of Tamriel
• Trained Skeevers, skeevers found at South Guard Ruins

Generic Skeevers

Generic, unnamed skeevers can be encountered in various places across Tamriel, including delves, dungeons, and DLC content. These skeevers have varying stats, namely health. Below is a list of skeevers, categorized by location, difficulty and health.

Zone / Dungeon	Specific Location	Difficulty	Health
Wayrest Sewers I	Near The Rat Whisperer		26,52358,327
Ratmaster's Prowl	Summoned periodically by Olveidi the Ratmaster		13187
Imperial City Sewers High Isle	Harena Hypogeum, Irrigation Tunnels, Lambent Passage Spire of the Crimson Coin		31,364
Scalecaller Peak	Throughout the dungeon		19,64752,657
Southwest of Arkthzand Wayshrine	Standard skeevers		13,846
	Massive skeevers		66,121
The Silent Halls	Summoned by Mixultlan Rootstrangler		23,600
Sul-Xan Ritual Site	Summoned by Veesha the Swamp Mystic		49,300
Blackwood Coral Cliffs	Summoned by mystics		~3,000
All Flags Islet, Ghost Haven Bay	Location occupants		13,846
	Appears after defeating two waves of skeevers		66,121

Gallery

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  The large skeevers found at All Flags Islet and Ghost Haven Bay, compared to a normal-sized skeever.