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Discover everything you need to know about the best Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered, including some valuable tips and tricks to optimize the build.
The Paladin build in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a high-damage-dealing build using magic and blade weapons. As the Paladin role possesses attributes of Strength and Willpower, it allows you to deal significant damage with melee weapons and cast various types of spells to damage, absorb, cure, and heal on the battleground. Using sharp or heavy weapons like Longswords or Warhammers, and the best spells from different magic schools, can allow you to eliminate enemies easily. The Paladin can utilize both weapons and spells to dominate the battlefield. Balance your Magicka and Health, use defensive skills, and heal to keep yourself alive in battle.
However, it all depends on how you choose to play the Paladin role, as there are a lot of systems in the background that enhance the effectiveness of a Paladin. From faction and specialization to weapons and armor, everything is crucial for a Paladin build. Choosing the right class and race for your Paladin build is important to maximizing your effectiveness. Choosing the best race, attribute, and skills is crucial for the Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion, as your gameplay mostly depends on it. With the right combination of skills, race, and weapon choices, you can easily become a confident Paladin with no fear. In this guide, we’ll discuss the best Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion, including the best skills, weapons, and armor to choose from.
Everything About Paladin Build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered
The Paladin Build is all about taking out enemies while standing in the frontline by either using damaging spells or melee weapons. Due to Willpower being one of the prioritized attributes for the Paladin, it is essential to use spells to outmaneuver the enemies. Leveling up the main skills will let you unlock the powerful spells that you can utilize accordingly to destroy the enemies. The Destruction spells will be your bread and butter to cast different elemental spells on enemies. Furthermore, Restoration spells will help you in healing yourself and your allies. Moreover, you can absorb utilities from enemies, cure diseases/poisons, resist elemental effects, fortify certain attributes, and more.
Now, playing a Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion highly depends on your initial decisions of choosing the effective Race and Birthsign. The Breton stands out as the best race for the Paladin role due to the bonus of magic resistance and the Dragon Skin trait. Moreover, this race grants bonuses for all the major skills, making you more effective in the core play style. For the Birthsign, the Mage stands out the best, as you will be able to cast more spells right from the beginning. The Mage Birthsign grants 50 Magicka points permanently.
Last but not least, choosing the best Major Skills, Minor Skills, Specialization, and armor is crucial for this build, as picking the wrong one can negatively impact your build.
| Paladin Build Pros | Paladin Build Cons |
|---|---|
| High Damage Output | Slight Resource Management |
| Versatile | Heavy Armor Penalty on Magic |
| High Survivability | Low Crowd Control |
Build Key Aspect
Below are all the important and essential aspects of the Paladin Build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion:
- Class: Crusader
- Race: Breton
- Origin: Systres
- Birthsign: Mage
- Specialization: Magic
- Attributes: Strength, Willpower, Endurance
- Major Skills
- Athletics
- Blade
- Destruction
- Heavy Armor
- Restoration
- Minor Skills
- Alteration
- Block
- Conjuration
- Armorer
- Mercantile
- Mysticism
- Weapons: Umbra Sword, Daedric Claymore, Daedric Warhammer
- Armor: Daedric Armor, Steel Armor
- Faction: Mage Guild
- Trainer: Falion
Class
Making a Paladin Build will require you to select a number of things in the initial hour of the game. Before you can reach Cyrodiil, you will have to select and confirm your race, birthsign, and class. The class plays a major role in defining your character in Cyrodiil. The best Class for the Paladin Build is the “Crusader” class. You can choose and make a Custom Class and select the 2 attributes yourself, but the Paladin class offers the attributes of Strength and Willpower by default. These attributes make it a perfect defining class with the potential to deal high damage and cast spells at the same time. So, overall, it is the best class to pursue right from the beginning to make a strong Paladin build.
The Crusader class excels in heavy armor and both blade and blunt weapons, and has a good potential for using damaging and restoration spells. The Major skills for the Crusader class are Athletics, Blade, Blunt, Heavy Armor, Restoration, and Destruction. They provide solid attribute bonuses every time you level up. Most of these skills are melee-type, allowing you to enhance your Strength attribute further. Destruction and Restoration, on the other hand, allow you to cast damaging spells and utility/assist spells. The Destruction magic school includes several hard-hitting spells that will help you cast elemental spells. With Restoration, you can heal your allies and yourself during fights to stay alive.
However, you will have to decide which playstyle you want to optimize for the build. In addition to the major skill, you will also have to utilize the minor skills to enhance other attributes, especially Endurance, Intelligence, and maybe Agility. We have explained more about the Minor Skills in the respective section below.
Best Race
Choosing a potential race for your character is necessary to optimize a build. For the Paladin Build, we recommend you select the “Breton” race. It is one of the best races under the Human race options in Elder Scrolls Oblivion, especially for spellcasters. This race has a touch of elven ancestry, which makes them the best mages and spellcasters. Acquiring this race will provide you with bonuses for all the major skills of the Paladin. Furthermore, this race provides great stats for the Intelligence, Luck, and Willpower attributes. All of these are essential for a Paladin build.
The Breton comes with four special bonuses. The first one is Fortify Magicka, which lets you gain +50 points to Magicka. It also provides 50 points for Magic Resistance and a bonus to Disposition while with other Bretons. Lastly, it gives a Dragon Skin trait, which is a greater power and increases the armor rating by 50 for 60 seconds once a day. This trait specifically works as a shield, and while we will be using Light Armor with Robes, it will increase our survivability in tougher fights.
However, there are some negative effects of this race. The major negative impact is that you have lower Agility. It means you will have low Marksman, Security, and Sneak skills. Moreover, the male form of Breton also has a lower Speed attribute. The female form of Breton has a lower Strength. We recommend you go for the Male form of Breton to have a bit more strength right from the beginning.
Breton Race Origin
In addition to choosing the Body Type for the Breton Race, the stats do not allocate until you select the respective Origin. As we told you that Male is better for Paladin, due to the Strength attribute, you must also choose the respective background for the stats to actually allocate. Now, each race has two different Origins, determining the background of the character. So, Origin of the Breton Race for the Male character is “Systres”.
“As a child you were always spending time on the docks of one of the islands, gaining some money by helping merchants carrying their goods and learning from their adventures.”
With such a background, the male body type of the Breton Race will have 10 points worth of more Strength than the female (other origin). As we will be using Blade or Blunt-type weapons in close quarters, it is essential for the build to have more Strength.
Best Birthsign (Mundus)
The final major choice for effective optimization of the Paladin Build is choosing a potential Birthsign. You will get to make this choice earlier in the game and before leaving the sewer to explore the world. The best Birthsign that is effective for the Paladin build is the Mage. It provides a +50 points bonus to Magicka, which is crucial for spellcasting, without any significant drawbacks. However, this Birthsign doesn’t offer any other significant bonuses or drawbacks, making it a safe, general-purpose choice.
Alternatively, you can choose the Lady Birthsign for the Paladin build. As the Paladin lacks Endurance, the Lady Birthsign will enhance the Endurance and Willpower attributes. Both of these attributes will increase further by 10 points. By having more Endurance, your overall health will increase, and health will replenish faster outside of combat. So, it is more of a safe side Birthsign, especially for those who are just starting as a Paladin character. Moreover, this will help you increase the Endurance attribute a bit quicker.
Best Attributes
Strength, Willpower, and Endurance are the best attributes for the Paladin Build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion. The more you invest in these attributes, the more effective your build becomes. Investing in Strength increases your overall damage. You will deal more damage with every melee weapon. Moreover, the capacity to carry items will increase, allowing you to carry heavier items easily. Moreover, it governs the Skills of Blade, Blunt, and Hand to Hand. The Willpower affects how quickly you regenerate Magicka. As a Paladin, you must regenerate Magicka quickly to cast spells repeatedly. Running out of Magicka can be bad for you, especially during tougher fights. The Willpower also increases the overall Fatigue. Moreover, it governs the Skills of Destruction, Alteration, and Restoration. All of these are the major skills of a Paladin, so enhancing Willpower will enhance the use of magic for the corresponding spells.
The Endurance is crucial for the overall Fatigue and Health of your character. Having more Endurance will let you have more Fatigue and Health. Moreover, every time you level up, your Health will increase more than usual. Lastly, this attribute is also crucial for breathing underwater. You will have less chance of drowning with high Endurance.
In addition to these attributes, you can also choose to enhance Agility, Speed, and Luck. However, these attributes are not associated with the Paladin. The only way to increase the additional attributes is to level up and spend virtue points.
Major Skills
Selecting the Crusader class will grant you seven Major Skills that are crucial for the Paladin build. Out of those seven, the five best major skills to improve for the Paladin Build are Athletics, Destruction, Blade, Heavy Armor, and Restoration. Athletics is crucial for increasing running and swimming speed. As a Paladin, you must be swift, so Athletics will help you greatly in this regard. Moreover, enhancing Athletics will regenerate Fatigue faster while running.
Destruction will be your main source of damaging enemies with direct magic. You can cast different elemental spells to damage a target’s health, fatigue, or magicka. Moreover, you can apply elemental weaknesses to the targets, which can help you deal additional damage with respective elemental spells. Blade is a pure combat skill that allows you to deal more damage using sharp weapons. Using weapons like Daggers, Shortswords, Longswords, or Claymores will allow you to deal destructive damage at close range. However, if you are someone who likes Blunt weapons, then switch to axes, warhammers, etc. As Paladin has access to both Blade and Blunt skills, choose only one to enhance. There is no need to enhance both, as it will only take you more time.
The Heavy Armor Skill is crucial as it grants the most defensive stats. Wearing Heavy Armor will allow you to take and tank hits from enemies without fear of dying. However, wearing Heavy Armor will reduce the spell effectiveness. The only way to decrease the effectiveness is to increase the Heavy Armor skill. Lastly, the Paladin also has access to the Restoration magic spells. It will help you restore your health, fatigue, and magicka, absorb them from a target, fortify them, cure diseases, and gain resistance to different elemental effects.
All Major Skills for a Paladin Build
Here is a brief overview of all the Major Skills for a Paladin Build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion.
- Athletics: Allows you to run and swim faster. Moreover, it regenerates Fatigue faster while running.
- Heavy Armor: Wearing Light Armor provides decent defensive stats.
- Destruction: Use it to deal direct damage to the enemies with various elemental spells.
- Blade: Increases the overall damage for sharp weapons like daggers, shortswords, longswords, and claymores.
- Blunt: Increases the overall damage for heavy weapons like axes, battleaxes, warhammers, etc.
- Hand to Hand: Increases the overall damage for attacking with fists. Each punch will drain more health and fatigue from the opponent.
- Restoration: Use it to restore health, fatigue, and magicka and boost other attributes.
Minor Skills
Minor Skills play a small role in the overall effectiveness of the Paladin Build. Unlike Major Skills, these skills are harder to level up and are usually associated with attributes other than your main attributes. However, there are still some crucial Minor Skills that you can utilize to optimize the Paladin Build. The best Minor Skills that we recommend you to improve and level up are the following.
- Armorer: Maintain weapons and armor at top efficiency.
- Alteration: Allows you to alter the physical world. Gain a shield to negate incoming damage.
- Block: Reduce the incoming damage using a shield, weapon, or hands.
- Conjuration: Allows you to summon various minions to assist you in combat.
- Mercantile: Get better deals when buying or selling goods.
- Mysticism: Allows you to open lockboxes, move objects, detect life nearby, and more.
Equipment
Equipment in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered consists of weapons, armor, clothing, and various other items. Players can equip them to increase their character’s abilities and stats. Weapons are crafted from different items, and each has different stats and appearances. You can even enchant the weapons with magical effects like damage, debuff, or health regen. Use the soul gems to recharge the enchanted weapons. Armor is another equipment that protects you from incoming attacks from enemies. Each piece of armor has an armor rating, which determines how much damage it can absorb. You can equip up to 9 pieces at one time. Light Armor or Robe is the best option available for the Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion.
Best Spells
Here are the best spells to use as a Paladin in Elder Scrolls Oblivion.
- Detect Life: Reveals all visible and invisible creatures with a soft purple glow.
- Soul Trap: Trap the soul of a creature in an empty soul gem.
- Guard: Shield 30% for 30 seconds on self, reducing the incoming damage.
- Flash Bolt: Deals 20 Fire Damage to a target on impact.
- Lightning Bolt: Deals 35 Shock Damage to a target on impact.
- Weakness to Fire: Makes a target weaker to Fire by 25% for 30 seconds.
- Weakness to Shock: Makes a target weaker to Shock by 25% for 30 seconds.
- Fortify Magicka: Fortify Magicka 30 points for 60 seconds.
- Night Mother’s Caress: Restore health for 10 points for 2 seconds.
- Convalescence: Restore health 15 points on target.
Feel free to change the spells according to your playstyle. Moreover, enhancing the major skills will let you unlock a better version of these spells. If you have enough Magicka at your disposal, acquire the latest spells for more effectiveness.
Best Weapons
For the weapons of a Paladin character, we recommend using the Blade weapons. Shortswords, Longswords, and Claymores are the best weapons that you can use in close-range combat for high damage output.
Here are the best weapons to use for the Paladin Build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion.
1. Umbra Sword
- Damage: 28
- Health: 700
- Weight: 45
- Base Value: 5508
The Umbra is an enchanted sword with the highest base damage of any one-handed weapon in the game. Unlike other weapons, this weapon is unique, and you can only get it by eliminating Umbra during the Calvicus Vile quest. Due to the highest damage, this is the best sword that you can use with a shield to have both high output damage and high defensive stats. Moreover, this weapon is just more than a regular longsword as it has the ability to soul trap. You will be using this very situationally unless you have a Goldbrand that you can charge with the souls you trap with Umbra.
Goldbrand is an amazing Katana damage, but it is only powerful while charged up. Whereas Umbra can dish out 40+ damage with a high Strength attribute. Engaging in combat with enemies with no damage and magic resistance will die easily with Umbra. So, I prefer Umbra over Goldbrand.
2. Daedric Claymore
- Damage: 26
- Health: 728
- Weight: 62
- Base Value: 4000
Daedric Claymore is the best Claymore weapon in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered. If you want to feel like a Paladin, then this weapon is best for you. It is a two-handed blade weapon that allows you to deal high damage with each strike. Due to its high health, you can block the incoming attack easily with this weapon. Moreover, enchanting the Daedric Claymore will help you dish out further damage and deal with tougher enemies.
3. Daedric Warhammer
- Damage: 28
- Health: 784
- Weight: 93
- Base Value: 5000
If you are someone experienced in Blunt skill, then the Daedric Warhammer is the best weapon for you to use. It has the highest base damage of any other Blunt Weapon in the game. Each strike with the Daedric Warhammer will allow you to deal 40+ damage if you have a high Strength attribute. Moreover, it is crucial for you to have a high Strength, as it is the heaviest weapon of all the other weapons. Having more Strength will allow you to equip the Warhammer and wear Heavy Armor. You will also be able to block incoming attacks to reduce damage.
Best Armor
Here are the best armor options to use for your Paladin Build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion.
1. Daedric Armor
- Armor Health: 10800
- Weight: 162
- Base Value: 13850
- Class: Heavy Armor
Daedric Armor is the best Heavy Armor in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered. Acquiring and equipping the Daedric Armor will enhance the defensive stats of your Paladin character in the best possible way. You will be able to take a lot of hits without any fear. Your overall survivability will be high, and you can easily eliminate tougher enemies with the best weapons equipped. However, you must upgrade your armor to make it more effective, especially in tough encounters. It also has unlevelled stats and enchantments, meaning the effectiveness increases as you level up.
2. Steel Armor
- Armor Health: 2000
- Base Value: 520
- Weight: 94.5
- Class: Heavy Armor
Steel Armor is another great option for the Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered because it provides decent protection to your character in combat. It offers a good balance between cost and effectiveness. Steel armor is a good starting point for your build and offers a significant boost in protection compared to lower-tier (Iron) armor. However, you should acquire higher-tier Heavy Armor as you progress and level up to fight against tougher enemies. Choosing the best armor is crucial for every aspect, so equip the one that increases your survivability while battling against high-level enemies.
Unique Sword (Blade Weapon)
Brusef Amelion’s Sword
- Damage: 14
- Health: 250
- Weight: 28
- Base Value: 327
- Effects: Frost Damage 5 points
Brusef Amelion’s Sword is a Unique Longsword weapon with a special effect of dealing Frost Damage with attacks. This weapon will give you an edge on the crowd controlling by slowing down the enemies with attacks. The only way to get this unique sword is to join the Fighters Guild and pursue its questline. During the “Amelion’s Debt” quest, you have to satisfy Biene’s debt. You can pay 1,000 Gold to resolve the debt, but it is going to be expensive. In return, she will mark Amelion Tomb location on the map. Battle your way through the Tomb to reach the Sarcophagus Chamber and make your way to the end room. Here, you will have to defeat a boss who will be guarding a Light Armor and the Longsword.
Best Potions
Potion of Absorption, Potion of Endurance, and Potion of Sorcery are the best potions to include in your Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered.
- Potion of Absorption: The Spell Absorption 15 points for 15 seconds.
- Potion of Endurance: Fortify Endurance 10 points for 30 seconds.
- Potion of Sorcery: Restore Magicka for 50 points.
Best Sigil Stones
Damage Health, Shock Damage, and Fortify Blade are the best Sigil Stone’s effects in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered. Sigil Stones are magical items obtained by closing Oblivion gates, which are portals that connect Nirn to the plane of Oblivion. You can use them to enchant weapons, armor, and jewelry with a variety of effects. This offers powerful and unique enchantments that can be more potent than those created using Soul Gems. You can obtain the Sigil Stone after defeating the Daedra, who inhabits an Oblivion gate.
- Damage Health: It mitigates the value of the target’s health for a specific point for 1 second.
- Shock Damage: Use shock to damage the target’s health for a few seconds.
- Fortify Blade: It increases the sharp weapons damage for a short duration.
Leveling Strategy
Focus on using magic skills to level a Paladin effectively in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered. Use skills like Alteration, Destruction, and Restoration to gain +5 bonuses at each level. Use Alteration spells to buff yourself and explore the environment. You need to heal yourself and others with Restoration spells to keep your skills active. Moreover, utilize melee weapons to enhance the Blade skill. Explore on foot and jump around to enhance the Athletics and Acrobatics skills. Invest in attributes that will enhance your major skills.
Leveling up is based on Skill Increases and the Attributes you assign. Every time you level up, you will get to increase three attributes. Focus on attributes that align with your playstyle. Your Birthsign gives a significant bonus to your stats. You must sleep in a bed to level up. Leveling in Oblivion can take time, so try to balance your activities between exploring, combat, and practicing skills.
Factions
Mage Guild is the best choice for the Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion because it focuses on magic and skills that complement a Paladin’s abilities. Paladin excels with skills like Destruction for potential damage, Alteration for buffs, and Restoration for healing. This makes the Mages Guild a good fit for their playstyle, allowing them to dominate enemies.
Trainers
Falion is the best trainer for the Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion. He is a redguard mage in Morthal who studies vampires and can cure vampirism. Falion is available in Morthal, a town near the north end of the map, southwest of Ustengrav. He can perform a ritual to cure vampirism, but it requires a filled black soul gem. Trainers allow you to spend gold to increase your skill levels, which can help you level up skills. Different types of trainers allow you to reach different skill level caps. These trainers can train a specific skill for a set number of times per character level.
How to Play the Paladin Build
Level up skills like Alteration, Destruction, and Restoration while also investing in skills like Blade and Athletics. The best combat strategy for running this Paladin build is using the magic for exploration and applying weaknesses to enemies during combat. Moreover, you can make use of quick movement and eliminate enemies with your melee weapons. It will allow you to level up in your major skills quite easily. If you run out of Magicka, you can switch to melee in close-range combat and use defensive buffs. Magicka is crucial for casting spells, so use your magic wisely. Cast any buffs that might be helpful before engaging any enemy.
Since you’ll be on the frontlines, wear a decent Heavy Armor and enhance it with spells to protect your character. Focus on attributes like Willpower, Strength, and Endurance to enhance your combat effectiveness while running this build. Use the high ground to use spells for maximum damage output. It’s best to craft the potions that buff your character and debuff the enemies. Keep your distance and use spells to eliminate enemies if you’re fighting them in ranged combat.
Best Gameplay Tips and Tricks for Paladin Build
Here are the best gameplay tips and tricks for Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion.
- Use magic to weaken the enemies from a distance, then switch to melee when required.
- You need to use stamina wisely, or else you can become vulnerable in most combat situations.
- Use your weapons wisely, as equipping a lower damage-dealing weapon gives room for the enemies to attack you.
- Use Speechcraft and your charisma to avoid unnecessary conflict.
- Use Alteration spells to increase the armor rating for enhanced defense.
- Choose the faction, race, and specialization that complements your playstyle and synergizes with the build.
- Use potions to heal your character from time to time in combat, so carry them in your inventory.
- Joining the Mages Guild is a great choice as a Paladin in ESO, as it provides access to magical resources, training, and spells.
- Focus on leveling your Destruction, Alteration, and Restoration for casting higher-level magic spells.
FAQs about Paladin build in The Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered
What is a Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered?
The Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion is a high-damage-dealing build using both magic and combat maneuvers. This build can allow you to apply weaknesses on enemies or hit them with spells from a distance. Moreover, you can effectively heal yourself and your allies in the background. Furthermore, Paladin holds the Strength to equip Heavy Armor and Weapons.
Which is the best weapon for a Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered?
The best weapons for a Paladin build are one-handed or two-handed sharp weapons. It includes weapons like Longswords and Claymores. Alternatively, if you like using Heavy Weapons, try Battleaxes and Warhammers. These weapons deal high blunt damage to enemies.
Which is the best race for a Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered?
Breton is the best race for a Paladin build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion due to its 50% magic resistance and the Dragon Skin trait. Moreover, you want to equip the Systres Origin and the Body Type 2 (Male) while creating the character.
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