Spells inThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remasteredcan do just about anything. You can throw fire, heal yourself, slow enemies, see through walls and even control someone’s mind. There’s a spell for almost every situation, be it fighting, sneaking, running or just surviving. But with so many to choose from, it’s easy to waste time and Magicka on spells that sound cool but don’t help when it matters.
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Some spells look good on paper, but take too long to cast or cooldown quickly. But the best ones save your life when you’re low on health, help you escape when you’re outnumbered or wipe out a group of enemies before they even reach you. Some of these great spells take a little more time or skill to unlock, but once you’ve got them, they’re hard to stop using.
10Sea Stride
Spell School: Alteration
Instead of swimming, you can move across rivers, lakes and even the open sea like you’re walking on land for a couple of seconds with Sea Stride. This spell helps when you’re exploring areas with a lot of water. You don’t have to dive or fight against the current. You can just walk across, which is faster and much safer.
Sea Stride is also great if you’re being chased. Most enemies can’t follow you across deep water, so casting Sea Stride is a good way to get away. And since the spell only lasts half a minute, it’s smart to know where you’re going before you cast it. If the water is wide, you may need to cast it again partway through.
9Minor Life Detection
Spell School: Mysticism
Minor Life Detection doesn’t deal damage, heal wounds or even light up the room; it just gives you more awareness. You cast it, and for ten seconds, your eyes catch a soft glow showing where living creatures are hiding around you. Even if they’re behind walls or walking in total darkness, you’ll see the outline of their body. It doesn’t tell you who they are or how strong they might be, but it’s enough to know someone’s there.
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In places like caves or Ayleid ruins, where visibility is bad and footsteps echo from every direction, this spell gives you a calm way to figure out what’s coming. Before opening a door, turning a corner or dropping into a new area, a quick cast tells you if you’re about to walk into trouble.
Protect is one of those spells you learn early and keep using, not because it’s powerful, but because it’s reliable. It gives you a small bump to your armor rating (just 5%) and it lasts for half a minute. That may sound tiny, but when you’re fighting off wolves, bandits or anything that swings a blade, that five percent starts to matter. Especially if you’re wearing light gear or robes. You’re not invincible with it, but you get hit a little less hard. Sometimes that’s enough.
The best part is that Protect hardly costs any Magicka. Even if your Alteration skill isn’t great, the spell won’t drain you. And once you start leveling that school, it becomes so cheap you’ll barely notice the cost. That said, Protect isn’t meant to carry you through tough fights on its own. You won’t block a Daedric warhammer with it, but it stacks witharmor, shields and stronger spells.
7Voice of Rapture
Spell School: Illusion
Maybe you accidentally hit a townsperson, or you’re caught sneaking around where you shouldn’t be. Cast Voice of Rapture, and instead of yelling or calling the guards, they may calm down and listen to what you have to say. The Voice of Rapture spell basically makes one person like you a lot more for thirty seconds.
you may also use it to help during persuasion, since a higher disposition makes conversations go more smoothly. It works well on shopkeepers too; they’ll offer lower prices if they like you more. In battle, it can give you time to regroup. If someone is chasing you or about to swing a sword, this spell might stop them just long enough to let you run or prepare something stronger. It’s not a guaranteed peace spell, and it doesn’t last long, but it’s enough to change the direction of a conversation or fight.
6Bound Bow
Spell School: Conjuration
The Bound Bow works like a regular bow, but it’s weightless and vanishes when the time runs out. It’s strong enough to deal with most enemies you meet in the early and middle parts of the game. What makes it handy is that you don’t need to carry a real bow around.
This spell is helpful if your character focuses on magic or wears light gear and you don’t want to carry extraweapons. Say a skeleton or spellcaster is firing at you from far away – just summon the bound bow, shoot back and stay out of danger. It’s also good when you forget to bring a bow or if your regular one breaks mid-dungeon.
5Major Wound
Spell School: Destruction
With this spell, you’re able to chip away at your target’s health bit by bit over ten seconds. I really like the Major Wound because it keeps pressure on the enemy even when you’re not actively attacking.
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You’ll notice its value more during longer fights. It’s not meant for dealing with rats or low-level bandits. It’s something you use when the enemy has a thick health bar and you want to start draining it early. The health drop might not feel like much, but it adds up when you’ve got other damage landing too.
4Immolating Blast
Immolating Blast is a Master-level fire spell that deals 110 points of fire damage to one enemy as soon as it hits. You don’t get it early, though. It’s only available once yourDestruction skillreaches 100 and you have to buy it from special spell vendors like Vigge in Skingrad or Borissean at the Arcane University.
Where it really shines is in fights against tough enemies who aren’t resistant to fire. You can also use it after softening an enemy with smaller, cheaper spells. If you know a strong opponent is close to death, this one strike can finish them. The spell doesn’t work well in big group battles, though. It only hits one target and has no explosion, so you’ll need other spells for crowd control.
3Lightning Surge
This is one of the most powerful Shock touch spells in the game and it deals eighty points of Shock damage with a single touch. It’s not a spell you cast from far away; you have to get right up next to your target to use it. But when you do, it hits like a bolt straight to the chest.
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This spell is best used in fights where you’re able to safely get close to your enemy. For example, when you’re exploring a dungeon and run into a strong enemy who uses magic or wears light armor, Lightning Surge can help you take them out quickly. Just keep in mind that it won’t work well against enemies who resist Shock or when you’re being swarmed, because it’s a single-target spell with short reach.
Paralyze is one of the strongest Illusion spells you can get in Oblivion Remastered. When you cast it on an enemy, they fall to the ground and stay frozen for ten seconds. They can’t move, fight back, drink potions or even block your attacks. Paralyze is great when you’re fighting strong enemies and need a break.
A big warrior is swinging a giant sword or a mage is about to cast a deadly spell. One touch from this spell shuts them down. They fall over and stay helpless while you heal, reload or just beat them down safely. It gives you control in fights where things can go bad fast.
1Dominate Creature
Dominate Creature lets you do something most spells in Oblivion Remastered can’t: flip a wild beast or summoned monster into a temporary ally. If the creature’s level is nine or below, one cast turns it against your enemies for half a minute.
This isn’t a spell you throw around casually; it needs good timing. You’ve got one shot to hit your target with it before they reach you, so you either cast it from behind cover or during the moment they notice you. Once it connects, that beast becomes your frontline. You’re no longer alone in the fight. If there’s a daedroth charging your way and another enemy is nearby, take the daedroth for yourself and let it maul the others.
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