Our Oblivion Remastered Best Spells guide goes over the most useful spells of all types, from Conjuration to Destruction.
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Oblivion Remastered Best Spells
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Conjuration Spells
- Summon Storm Atronach
- Summon a Storm Atronach that fights alongside you for 40 seconds
- Summon Skeleton Guardian
- Summon a Skeleton Guardian that fights alongside you for 50 seconds
- Summon Skeleton
- Summon a Skeleton that fights alongside you for 40 seconds
- Summon Faded Wraith
- Summon a Faded Wraith that fights alongside you for 40 seconds
- Summon Clannfear
- Summon a Clannfear that fights alongside you for 45 seconds
Restoration Spells
- Restore Speed
- Replenishes your HP (5 Speed DMG)
- Restore Agility
- Replenishes your HP (5 Agility DMG)
- Restore Intelligence
- Replenishes your HP (5 Intelligence DMG)
- Restore Strength
- Replenishes your HP (5 Strength DMG)
- Cure Disease
- Cleanses diseases from the target
- Cure Poison
- Removes poison from the target
Destruction Spells
- Major Enervation
- Deals 30 DMG to Fatigue for 15 seconds
- Magicka Drain
- Deals 30 Magicka DMG for 30 seconds
- Lightning Surge
- Deals 80 Shock DMG
- Superior Wound
- Deals 50 DMG to HP for 10 seconds
- Superior Magicka Drain
- Deals 100 Magicka DMG for 30 seconds
- Shocking Burst
- Deals 30 Shock DMG to all targets within a radius
Alteration Spells
- Aegis
- Applies 50 Armor points for 60 seconds
- Flame Shield
- Applies 30 Armor points and 30% Fire Resistance for 60 seconds
- Ice Shield
- Applies 30 Armor points and 30% Frost Resistance for 60 seconds
- Lightning Wall
- Applies 30 Armor points and 30% Shock Resistance for 60 seconds
- Open Hard Lock
- Instantly opens a Hard Difficulty lock
- Shield
- Applies 40 Armor points for 30 seconds
Illusion Spells
- Cloak
- 75% invisibility for 30 seconds
- Spectral Form
- Turn invisible for 2 minutes
- Paralyze
- Paralyzes the target for a total of 10 seconds
- Silence
- Silence the target for 10 seconds so they cannot cast any spells
- Hush
- Silence all targets within the radius for 10 seconds so they cannot cast spells
- Dominate Creature
- Cast this spell to manipulate a creature of level 9 or below to fight alongside you for 30 seconds
Mysticism Spells
- Greater Dispel
- 75% of getting rid of a Magicka effect
- Legendary Life Detection
- Locates enemies within the radius for 120 seconds
- Legendary Dispel
- Gets rid of any Magicka effect
- Superior Spell Reflection
- You have a 30% chance of deflecting a spell back to the target
