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The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered

Leveling System Explained: How to Level Up

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The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion - Leveling System Explained

The leveling system in The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered has been reworked from the original. Learn how the leveling system works in the Oblivion Remaster, including explanations on how to level up and increase your stats here!

Leveling System Explained

How to Level Up in Oblivion Remastered
1 Improve Skills to Gain XP
2 Level Up by Sleeping on a Bed
3 Allocate Points to Your Attribute Stats

Improve Skills to Gain XP

You gain experience and level up by improving your Skill stats by doing skill-specific actions. In the new leveling system, Skill stats increase more straightforwardly, with your class' Major Skills increasing faster. Additionally, the higher a Skill's level, the more XP you gain when improving it.

For example, Athletics increases by moving around, Blade improves by striking enemies with swords, Magic skills level up by casting spells from their respective schools, and Sneak increases while sneaking behind enemies.

Combat Skills Magic Skills Stealth Skills
・Armorer
・Athletics
・Blade
・Block
・Blunt
・Hand-to-hand
・Heavy Armor
・Alchemy
・Alteration
・Conjuration
・Destruction
・Illusion
・Mysticism
・Restoration
・Acrobatics
・Light Armor
・Marksman
・Mercantile
・Security
・Sneak
・Speechcraft

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The Level Up Icon Will Appear on the Top Right of the Screen

Once the bar fills after gathering enough XP, a Level Up icon will appear in the top right of the screen, indicating that you're ready to level up.

Level Up by Sleeping on a Bed

Sleep in Bed

To directly level up, you need to sleep in any bed for any amount of time. Upon awakening, the Level Up screen will appear.

Allocate Points to Your Attribute Stats

On the Level Up screen, you’ll have twelve points, called Virtues, to distribute among your Attributes. You can choose up to three Attributes only to improve per level, and each can be increased by up to +5. You must also spend all 12 Virtues to continue on.

Each Virtue adds +1 to the selected Attribute, except for Luck, which requires four Virtues for just a +1 increase. Choose wisely to maximize your build!

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