In Oblivion Remastered Battlemage builds have the best of both worlds. Battlemages get to experience the game's revamped combat mechanics and graphical overhauls to numerous spells and magic effects. Plus, Battlemage builds are among the strongest builds in Oblivion Remastered thanks to the variety of ways they can approach combat.

The best Battlemage build in Oblivion Remastered is only powerful if you can take full advantage of its hybrid close magic-melee playstyle. This build guide recommends the best Race, Origin, Birthsign, Attributes, Major Skills, armor, weapons, and spells to choose to create the best Oblivion Remastered Battlemage build.

Best Battlemage Race & Origin in Oblivion Remastered

Oblivion Remastered Best Battlemage Build Breton Systres

The best race for Battlemage builds in Oblivion Remastered is the Breton race. Bretons possess a natural affinity for the Arcane and are proficient in almost every school of Magic that is relevant to the best Oblivion Battlemage build. The only exception is Destruction, but Destruction isn't as important to this build as the other schools.

As a Breton, you will start with a bonus to your Intelligence and Willpower stats. You have a choice of two Origins, each of which modify your stats further. The Systres Origin reduces your Agility, Speed, and Endurance, while the High Rock origin reduces your Strength, Agility, and Endurance.

Because a high Strength stat benefits this build more than a high Speed stat, choose the Systres origin.

Best Birthsign For Battlemage Builds

Oblivion Remastered Best Battlemage Build The Apprentice Birthsign

There are a few Birthsigns you can choose to make an effective Battlemage build, including The Mage, The Atronach, The Lord, and The Apprentice. Of these four, The Apprentice is the best Birthsign for Battlemage Builds because it increases your base Magicka by 100.

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Its drawback is that it makes you twice as vulnerable to incoming Spell damage. However, because you chose the Breton race and have a passive 50% resistance to Magic, this is not nearly as much of an obstacle to overcome. Plus, your Heavy Armor and use of Alteration spells should help to push your Resist Magic stats even higher to almost mitigate this negative effect.

Best Battlemage Attributes in Oblivion Remastered

Oblivion Remastered Best Battlemage Build Attributes Strength Intelligence

The default Battlemage class Oblivion Remastered players will see in the Magic Classes list uses the Strength and Intelligence Attributes. Indeed, this default arrangement is optimal for the best Battlemage build.

Strength will increase your Carry Weight and damage with strong melee weapons, like the recommended Bound Sword weapon. Intelligence increases your Magicka reserves, and we need a lot of Magicka to cast the most powerful spells that the Battlemage build relies upon.

After you have reached level 12 or so, you will start to max out your Strength and Intelligence attributes when leveling up. When you reach Level 100 in these two Attributes, start putting points into Willpower and Endurance. Willpower will increase your Magicka recovery rate and maximum Fatigue, while Endurance increases your Health and Health regeneration rate.

Personality can be useful if you want to have an easier time with the various social minigames in Oblivion Remastered, while Speed is handy for increasing your movement speed in Heavy Armor, but not necessarily required.

Best Major Skills For Battlemage Builds

Oblivion Remastered Best Battlemage Build Major Skills

The default Battlemage class uses Alchemy, Alteration, Blade, Blunt, Conjuration, Destruction, and Mysticism as its Major Skills. For this best Battlemage build, Oblivion Remastered players should create a Custom Class instead and choose Heavy Armor to replace either Blade or Blunt.

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For this best Battlemage build, the Blade skill is more useful than the Blunt skill because the most powerful Conjured weapon in the game ( Bound Sword) is a Blade weapon.

Instead of wasting a Major Skill slot on a weapon category that you can easily avoid using entirely, choose the Heavy Armor skill to get a bonus to your defenses and reduce your equip load for the armor pieces you will equip with this build.

  • Alchemy, which will allow you to create Sorcery and Health Potions, as well as Potions that enhance your defenses with effects like Shield, and Potions that enhance your magical abilities with effects like Fortify Magicka and Intelligence.
  • Alteration, which will grant you the ability to cast defensive spells like Aegis (50% Shield) and elemental shield spells, and bypass Encumbrance and Security mechanics with spells like Feather and Open Lock.
  • Blade, which determines your ability to wield Blade weapons, including the recommended two-handed Bound Sword weapon.
  • Heavy Armor, which will enhance your damage mitigation when wearing Heavy Armor
  • Conjuration, which will grant you the ability to summon various followers from the realm of Oblivion and distract enemies, and grant access to various Bound equipment spells, including the powerful Bound Sword
  • Destruction, which will let you cast numerous useful damaging spells like Winter's Grasp (45 Frost damage on touch), as well as debuffs such as Weakness to Magicka which make your other spells more effective.
  • Mysticism, which will let you fill Soul Gems with Soul Trap to recharge Enchanted weapons and gear, Dispel negative effects, and even gain Spell Reflect

Best Battlemage Build Equipment & Loadout

Best Battlemage Armor

  • Steel, Orcish, Dwarvish Armor Sets: Found throughout the game as you level up. Steel can be found early, Orcish in the mid-levels, and Dwarven armor can be found as you approach level 20.
  • Armor Set of Order/Cataclysm: Full Armor Sets that scale to your level when requested, exclusive to the Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition DLC.
  • Mundane Ring: Grants 35% Spell Reflect and 50% Magic Resist. Combined with Breton's inherent 50% Magic Resist, this effectively makes you immune to Magic damage.
  • Ring of the Iron Fist: Grants 33% Reflect Damage, reducing incoming damage by 33% and damaging enemies by that same amount in retaliation
  • Ring of Namira: Grants 12% Reflect Damage and 12% Reflect Spell, a useful way to bolster both physical and magical defenses.
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Best Weapons For Battlemage Builds

  • Bound Sword: The strongest melee weapon in Oblivion that scales to your level when conjured, but only lasts for 15 seconds (unless you create a custom Bound Sword spell)
    • Enter the Arcane Academy and look for Raminus Polus, or find Athragar at the Chorrol Mage's Guild.
    • This spell costs a few hundred Gold and requires at least an Expert Conjuration skill to cast.

  • Claymore of Order/Cataclysm: Exclusive Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition weapons that scale to your level every time you request a new version from the respective vendors
    • Complete the Wound in Time and Burning Trail quests to unlock the vendor for the Order and Cataclysm sets.
    • Ask NPCs about "Rumors" to discover Burning Trail, and talk to Ilav Dralgoner on the way up to the Kvatch Oblivion Gate to start A Wound In Time.

  • Shadowrend (Blade): Scales in damage, starting at 12 damage if acquired at Level 1. Comes with the Damage Health and Weakness to Magic enchantments.
    • Defeat your clone during the quest Symbols of Office during the main Shivering Isles DLC questline to receive Shadowrend.
    • Shadowrend will appear as a Claymore (2H blade weapon) as long as your Blade skill is higher than your Blunt skill.

Best Battlemage Spells & Abilities

  • Bound Sword: Conjures a two-handed Bound Sword to use for 15 seconds, one of the strongest weapons in Oblivion
    • Requires Expert Conjuration

  • Weakness to Magicka: Inflicts a 25% weakness to all Magic damage on touch that lasts for 20 seconds
    • Requires Expert Destruction

  • Superior Dispel: Dispels up to 150 points worth of Magical effects on your character
    • Requires Expert Mysticism

  • Superior Spell Reflection: Grants 20% Spell Reflection for 20 seconds
    • Requires Expert Mysticism

  • Disintegrate Armor: Destroys armor on touch for 100 points, outright destroying pieces of your target's set
    • Requires Expert Destruction

  • Shield: Grants a 40% Shield against all incoming non-magical damage
    • Requires Expert Alteration

  • Summon Frost Atronach: Summons a Frost Atronach to fight for you for 35 seconds
    • Requires Expert Conjuration

  • Summon Lich: Summons a Lich to fight for you for 25 seconds
    • Requires Master Conjuration

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Virtuos, Bethesda
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