For sword wielders and assassins brandishing daggers, the Blade Skill in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered determines how much damage players will deal with these bladed weapons. As players level it up with the hope of maxing it out at 100, they will unlock new passive effects on top of the increased damage.
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What Does Blade Do In Oblivion Remastered?
Put simply, the Blade Skill in Oblivion Remastered determines the damage dealt with Blade weapons. For example, daggers, swords, and claymores would all fall under this category, whereas axes and hammers would not.
To check if a weapon is classed as a Blade, hover over it in the inventory with the details toggled on.
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Skill Level |
Effects |
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Novice (0-24) |
No particular perk |
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Apprentice (25-49) |
Power Attacks deal more damage and Blade weapons are more durable |
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Journeyman (50-74) |
Power Attacks apply Weakness to Normal Weapon to opponents |
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Expert (75-99) |
Regular Attacks have a slight chance to make opponents bleed, dealing damage over time |
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Master (100) |
The Weakness to Normal Weapon applied by Power Attacks is even stronger |
How To Increase The Blade Skill In Oblivion Remastered
As with all Skills in Oblivion Remastered, there are three ways to increase the Blade Skill:
- Manually doing the Skill, in this case, hitting opponents with Blade weapons.
- Paying for Skill trainers who teach Blade.
- Reading Blade Skill Books
Hitting training dummies and other objects does NOT level up the Blade Skill.
Fastest Ways To Level Up The Blade Skill
As Blade experience is gained by hitting opponents with Blade weapons and is not tied to damage or killing enemies, players want to find targets that will last the longest. They will also want to deal less damage, allowing them to attack more before a target dies. Here are some tips for farming the Blade skill in Oblivion Remastered:
- Use weak, damaged daggers to deal less damage and get more attacks in before killing targets.
- Attack while low on Fatigue to deal less damage.
- Don't level up your Strength or Agility Attributes, as these will increase damage with swords and daggers, respectively.
- Summon creatures for free combat training.
- Heal enemies after hitting them to keep them going as a training dummy.
- The Arena in the Imperial City is a great place for constant combat.
All Blade Skill Book Locations
There are 5 Skill Books for improving at Blade, with each of them raising the skill by a single level upon being read. Reading them a second time doesn't do anything.
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Book Name |
Book Location |
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Castle Cheydinhal, Battlehorn Castle, & Castle Leyawiin |
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Castle Bravil's great hall |
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Hall of Epochs, Imperial City. Can be found during The Ultimate Heist |
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Branwen's chest in the Arena & Castle Bravil's Private Quarters East Wing |
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Chorrol, Modryn Oreyn's house |
2920, Morning Star
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All Blade Trainer Locations In Oblivion Remastered
There are 5 Blade trainers in Oblivion Remastered, whom players can pay to gain Blade XP. As players improve, they will need to find more advanced trainers.
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Trainer Name |
Trainer Location |
Trainer Level |
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Naspia Cosma |
Castle Cheydinhal |
0-40 |
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Right-Wind |
Bruma Fighters Guild |
0-40 |
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Rhano |
Anvil Fighters Guild |
41-70 |
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Sherina |
Leyawiin Fighters Guild |
41-70 |
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Alix Lencolia |
Faregyl Inn, south of the Imperial City |
71-100 |
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- Released
- April 22, 2025
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