Oblivion best sign for mage. Your sign should be Mage as extra magika is super useful and the Apprentice is not worth the huge 100% magic weakness. --The level 1 super weapon for mages is the weak fireball spell from the Skingrad mages guild. I started playing in Morrowind as an Altmer using the Atronach sign but had the itch to play with magic in Oblivion instead. Any tips on Amulets or other items/armor that are really good for a mage? Itachi62 14 years ago #2 The Necromancer's Amulet once you complete the Mages Guild, assuming you have the Unofficial Oblivion Patch. Apprentice: 100+ Magicka. With a mage it is more about when you use the skills. A dicey combo. 50 points of Magicka is a nice boost, especially for a low Int character. I can do the mage armor almost immediately after level 17. Members Online [deleted] Go to oblivion r/oblivion. To mitigate some of this I strongly suggest either of the following mods --> 'Easy I would say Mage is the best overall. I think the Mage is a solid choice and probably my most chosen as well. I have not played a pure mage, but I suggest first creating your character using a custom class. Leveling a pure mage in vanilla Oblivion can be a tedious and min-max I’m starting a new game and decided to go with a pure mage build. Get good at alchemy to make Restore Magicka potions - as a bonus, Alchemy helps boost intelligence You can make your choice by looking at each races starting stats and attributes or you can just choose the race that looks the best to you and max out intelligence because every race gets 200 base mp for 100 INT unless they have the sign of the mage, apprentice, or atronach or are the dreaded breton and high elf. There are nine Reman Rune Stones in all (see the Oblivion map). This the end game setup I use. Apprentice sign is another option, but it's a bad trade unless you have a well thought out strategy. If you don't want to be looking at guides then Cold. magic increase. p. North of Fort Istirus, at the top of the hill. fight with conjuration) or the Willpower skills (fight with destruction) during a level you will get high attribute bonuses. s. You're browsing GameFAQs Q&A as a guest. And be aware that they're not stones like in Skyrim - they're birthsigns, and they're permanent. That gain is equivalent to 25 Intelligence, which is not a small thing. you're gonna want a good feather spell Now this might sound strange but a Female Orc makes for a great mage or Battle Mage. High Elf for the glass cannon pure mage. So assuming you're not going for power-leveling, a good build is: Race: Argonian, Altmer. For The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition on the PlayStation 3, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Atronach birth sign for a pure mage or mage birth sign". stapler87 16 years ago #1. They’re only lvl 3 at the moment (I’m aware oblivion has a “backwards” handling of level progression) and she’s a brawler argonian who occasionally chucks some magic for fun. Explore. If you only use the Intelligence skills (i. Dark Elves, High Elves, and Bretons make good mages, but the kind of mage you want to be will help you narrow down the choices more. Of course you'll need to be born under the sign of the Mage or The Atronach sign in Oblivion is the weirdest one. If you level smart, any race is viable but these are my top 3. Magic and all that. Southwest of Fort Nikel, northeast of Fort Wooden Hand. Resistances to single Pick breton or altmer and mage sign, boom you're a solid mage. I'm a Master Heavy armor and Master Blade build so magicka is incredibly low, like "130 Magicka at level 29" low. Oblivion-Clothing-Pants lists pants that can be worn (with shirts) in place of robes. A Breton mage with a mundane ring is invulnerable to magic and has +100 magicka. 5-2 levels depending how you level (besides Thief sign luck bonus). The Mage. Set in the vast world of Nirn, The Elder Scrolls series is renowned for the level of unprecedented control given to the player over their character's destiny, establishing itself as the benchmark in immersive, independently-living worlds for the RPG genre. The one that gives you 100 magicka also makes you veulnerable to magic. Is Fallout: New Vegas a good game to play if you like Oblivion? Breton + The Mage is easily the best combination, particularly if you're new to the game. Altmer get 100 bonus magicka, but take a quarter more elemental damage. nothing that great until level 17 (transcendent sigil stones) go with fortify speed prolly until thenafter that you can have fortify magicka +50 from sigils armor is a massive no-no for mages since it reduces magic effectiveness then after level 20 i would have: mundane ring, acrobats amulet, ring of skimming, wrist irons (with +50 magicka enchant), and as many other garments The Mage is a birthsign which affects your Magicka, bestowing the Mage Birthsign ability (Form ID 00022A31), which has one permanent effect: Fortify Magicka 50 points on Self; In-Game Description The Mage ability confers a permanent bonus of 50 points to your Magicka. And keep those wrist irons. --Cheap 25/1s Command spells to make rooms full of mages kill each other off before you send in a conjure or go in with guns blazing are useful. Then you could either pick the warrior birthsign to increase you strength and endurance or pick the mage birthsign for an extra 50 magicka. As noted, elemental shields are a bit better, since they provide both elemental resistance and shield, but the strengths you'll get out of soul gems are a bit less than what you can get for regular shield. From Sigil Stone enchantments: Hood: Elemental Shield 25% or something else Shirt: Elemental Shield 25% Pants: Elemental Shield 25% Shoes: Elemental Shield 25% Wrist Irons: Elemental Shield 25% or something else Armor (even at Master level) will reduce magic The Lady ( 10 willpower 10 endurance) is a good sign for the Max Health concept, though I personally prefer the extra strength for hauling equipment. The Apprentice ability confers Then you may enjoy this even more delayed addition :) Reasoning for gamebreaking: the staff has 40 uses at 3200 power. East of Kvatch. For a mage, shield enchantments are probably the most useful in the long run. If you are a mage (I'm not) spell absorption would probably be of great benefit in order to keep your magic bar full. I would pick a magical specialization then, since it makes magic skills increase faster. Pick the mage sign! Trust me, only pick that one one if you're going to play as a mage. The Mage, warrior, lady, and thief seem to generally be agreed upon as the best birthsigns. 0 2. Buy the elemental shield spells from Trayvond the Redguard in Cheydinhal. Sign In Register Elder Scrolls 72,483. So far I created a Breton female with the mage sign. The And the best birthsign for a mage, surprisingly, is the mage birthsign. Race: Dark Elf Sign: Mage Attributes: Endurance Well, first of all the birthsigns are pretty much in 3 categories: * Attribute bonuses: Lady, Steed, Thief, and Warrior. Main Page; Discuss; All Pages; I think Breton is the the best choice, but I don't have enough Mage experience in Oblivion to decide. Normally apprentice sign for mega magicka and mega magicka-vulnerability. I think Breton is the best choice. Oblivion-Clothing-Shirts lists shirts that can be worn (with pants) in place of robes. I made it part of my character's backstory. High Elf w/ atronach is awesome as well with a very large magicka pool, but the lack of magicka regeneration means you will probably be meleeing more. As an Oblivion enthusiast with over 500 hours under my belt, the Atronach sign stands out as the best star sign for experienced mages. I hope you enjoy my ultimate mage oriented mod list that will surely immerse you in a world of magic. A common (!) soul has 800 power, so with 3 hits @ 80 damage each you can easily kill clannfear, or even pick the lowest level skeleton to summon and just trap that and still make plenty of 'profit'. Oblivion-Clothing-Outfits lists pant/shirt combinations that can be worn in place of robes. Enchanting clothes with shield (or elemental shield) effects is the best way to go. Members Online Wildsidehero Altmer get 100 bonus magicka, but take a quarter more elemental damage. Never felt a desire to play imperial or orc because the redguard also seemed superior. You shouls NOT be there in the middle of combat where you need all the armor. Mage birthsign+50 is enough for a conjurer (turns your Argonian into a Breton). Poison use is easy for them but you don't want to carry the little silver mage guild dagger so that is out even though weakness to poison is a spell and alchemy is a magic school skill. so im picking this game up for first time really since 2012 not sure whats best anymore for what my Birthsigns: Mage, Apprentice and Atronach are the best but I would recommend the Mage sign for someone who isnt familiar with this type of build. 0. Breton with Atronach sign for max Magicka. From Sigil Stone enchantments: Hood: Elemental Shield 25% or something else Shirt: Elemental Shield 25% Pants: Elemental Shield 25% Shoes: Elemental Shield 25% Wrist Irons: Elemental Shield 25% or something else Armor (even at Master level) will reduce magic The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion; Good warrior mage build. Specialization Magic Attributes Intelligence, Willpower Major Skills Alchemy Alteration High Elf for the glass cannon pure mage. r/oblivion. a mage using only clothing/magic) I am considering doing something like the following -2 pieces enchanted with 25% fire/frost/shock (gives 25 armor each+a 35 armor spell is the cap) -6 pieces enchanted with +50 magicka. The Mage [50 Magicka Boost] is also a pretty good choice for this type of character, albiet at the expense of a small amount of health and more time training Endurance-based skills. e. Breton + The Mage is easily the best combination, particularly if you're new to the game. Running Mage's guild for the first time and want to get into character. Sign: Shadow, Serpent, Mage, Apprentice. The extra magicka The Atronach is absolutely the sign to choose for the best pure-mage possible, and the tricks to restoring magicka are aplenty. The thing about mages is that they are not melee combatants. Northwest of Skingrad. First and foremost, it is stunning to If you want to make a Nord, Orc or Redguard (which gave high strength and endurance) into a mage then use either Atronach or Apprentice they will then be more or less equal to Breton Atronach sign gives the most magic and the most protection, and since you have a sword, occasionally temporarily running out of magic doesn't hurt you. Alduin1996 · 12/6/2013. This can be hard to understand if you're never played a mage, but you don't get rewarded for being in combat. A person born under a sign is usually bestowed magical bonuses, ranging from increased Magicka to a paralyzing kiss. Okay, sometimes you can't avoid the combat, but it's always a good idea to get out of it. What would be the best custom class to not f up the leveling? A subreddit dedicated to mods, screenshots, videos, tactics, news and anything else related to Bethesda's 2006 open world RPG - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The armor power Dragonskin may also be useful. Keep in mind that you want to be in melee range, so dodging incoming magic won't always be possible. if you have the Apprentice sign (good for orcs) then you don't have to buy a weakness to magic spell. Signs aside, what are going to be your main schools of magic? Ye fair point lol, one thing I hate about oblivion, everything moves mad slow, like I install a faster arrows mod for the arrows, it's a bow and arrow, not a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ nerf gun lol. They start with good Endurance and Strength, enough intelligence to make use of the Atronach Birth Sign (remember Willpower not that important) and have a 25% resistance to magicka. Armor can be worn So assuming you're not going for power-leveling, a good build is: Race: Argonian, Altmer. They don't have the weaknesses the Altmer do They key to killing things as a pure mage is simply to make Destruction your one and only weapon, and to level it up as quickly as possible. Effect: Fortify Magicka By 50 Points; Like the Apprentice birthsign, the Mage also fortifies your magicka, but by half of the other sign’s value. While it is weird, that doesn't mean it's bad ;)This sign is actually considered one of the best signs in A mage would use different items. West of the Imperial City. Atronach sign is best for turning a low willpower fighter race into a powerful magic using hybrid, or a low willpower squid race into a competent destruction mage (equal to an Altmer's magic- The best race to choose would be a one with a high Magicka bonus, high Endurance, or a good Resist Magic rating in order to gain an immunity to magic easily. The birthsign for people who have an interest in using magic but do not want to pay a heavy price. Alchemy as a minor skill is your If you are an Altmer you can use your own element weakness for spells at the altars. Apprentice and Atronach are only worthwhile if you know what you're doing. Great for a fantasy setting or a powerful mage. This1IS1gamefaq - 14 years ago - report. Works well with Altmer and Breton races. Hello, I am looking for advice from exprienced players about the best enchantments (sigil stones) to use on a pure mage (I. No armor and only conjured weapons. Bretons get 50 bonus magicka, but take half elemental damage. Khajit for hand to hand shenanigans. You could go with General Tips. However, signs like The Lady and The Warrior are more versatile picks overall. Note: lesser powers act like spells and require magicka. Load Screen Description Those born under the sign of The Mage have increased I’ve made a very silly OP avatar in my second run of the game using a lot of duping and the souls of man and met. Oblivion-Armor-Full Sets Heavy lists full sets of heavy armor. To do this in the early levels of the game, I suggest using the Flare spell (the one you start the game with) until you start facing creatures that are really just too strong for it. A subreddit dedicated to mods, screenshots, videos, tactics, news and anything else related to Bethesda's 2006 open world RPG - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Argonians are pretty good for most assassin builds, Altmer have the most Magicka (and their elemental weaknesses don't show as much with assassin gameplay). His parents wanted him born under The Mage, but he was a late birth and ended up being born in Second Seed instead of Rain's Hand and got Your birthsign provides certain advantages to your character (sometimes offset by disadvantages) and once you choose, you're stuck with it. A Birthsign in Tamriel is a constellation under which a person can be born. Taking the number one spot on this list is Entropic Sphere – the ability tied to the Evoker specialization – and for a couple of reasons. #9. The Thief gives the most stats out of all the Attribute raising birth signs and the Mage is the drawbackless mana option. People shilling their guides for a 12 year old game on r/oblivion is just lazy. The Elder Scrolls (commonly referred to as TES) is an award-winning series of roleplaying games created by Bethesda Softworks. I've been trying to create a good build that is pretty equal in Combat and Magic. Mage seems to go best for a Breton, but you could also go lady to make up for the low starting HP. Race: Dark Elf Sign: Mage Attributes: Endurance Imo high elf/mage sign is the best combo for battlemage, as it'll get you the biggest magicka pool with the smallest downside. pages. With an Altmer + Magic Specialization (chosen at Character Per page: 15 30 50. Southwest of Bleak Flats Cave and the Aetherius Stone. Not sure what specialisation to recommend. Altmer + The Mage birthsign + custom class that favors Endurance and Speed (I won’t have an opportunity to efficiently level those) and Magic specialization. For The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Pure Mage build". Oblivion, in my opinion, is a lot more forgiving compared to Morrowind in terms of magical damage and effects, so if you're going a pure mage I would recommend Altmer. Members Online Wildsidehero 3. (Edited by administrators) Mage (Class) 0. Onwards. Despite it granting you a weaker effect than the Apprentice, it also doesn’t have any negative effects, so it’s one of the best signs for a magical build in Oblivion. The extra 50 magicka from The Apprentice just isn't with the weakness to magic (unless you're deliberately trying to gimp your character). I'd probably suggest Breton w/ mage birthsign if you intend to use magic frequently. Optional Mods/Graphic Enhancements/UI Overhauls - Bevilex modlist for Oblivion - Bevilex modlist with installation order and instructions to completely remaster Oblivion's graphics. Some crazy people (such as above poster and Rebel) like the Atronach. The attribute bonus signs only put you ahead like 1. To have the most powerful Mage you must have permantly imprinted the Necromancers amulet and helm of wormsit is possible those two items will boost your magicka capabilities through the roofyou have to have them on you when you cast the spell from sanguine, when you are "party crashing" it should be permantly imprinted on you which For other uses, see Birthsigns. I would say mage Leveling a pure mage in vanilla Oblivion can be a tedious and min-max-inducing process. But, every time I try, my character always ends up leaning towards the Warrior side, and magic becomes almost useless. Got to agree with Kevin If you want a mage/fighter, it's best to stick with the mage birthsign. Do the recommendation quests and then you can experiment with custom spells. The default mage class is almost ideal, but I recommend using Conjuration as a minor skill. Makes the mages guild quest lines feel like real magic, where every fireball is an instant kill. Atronach sign is best for turning a low willpower fighter race into a powerful magic using hybrid, or a low willpower squid race into a competent destruction mage (equal to an Altmer's magic- more?). I initially setup a custom class based around intelligence and endurance and picked all the magic based skills as my major. . The first effect increases your magicka by 100 points, but the second I think the best four birthsigns are mage, warrior, lady, and thief. So your custom class would look like this. To have the most powerful Mage you must have permantly imprinted the Necromancers amulet and helm of wormsit is possible those two items will boost your magicka capabilities through the roofyou have to have them on you when you cast the spell from sanguine, when you are "party crashing" it should be permantly imprinted on you which Either Breton or High elf. A good battlemage character would be the Breton, 50% resistence to magic, 50 pt. The birthsigns can be categorized into three general groups: those that give One of the best birthsigns for a mage in Oblivion, the Apprentice adds two active effects to your character. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion; Good warrior mage build. Mage: 50+ Magicka. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360) What is the best race, class and star sign for a pure stealth character? What is the best race, class, skills and star sign for a pure stealth character? mage sign healer,mage, class. I play as a Breton so the best version of the Mundane Ring makes me immune to magic. * Magicka effects: Apprentice, Atronach, and Mage * Greater/lesser powers: Lord, Lover, Ritual, Serpent, Shadow, and Tower Seeing as though you want to focus on physical combat, the magicka increasing ones are pretty much out of the question. 4. It's a great birthsign with no drawbacks. E. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion > General Discussions > Topic Details. 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