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The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered
How to Level Up Illusion Fast
This is a guide to Illusion, a Magic skill in The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered. Read on to see all the level up effects and unlocks of Illusion, and learn how to level up Illusion to 100 quickly and easily!
How to Level Up Illusion
| How to Level Up Illusion |
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① Make Sure Illusion is One of Your Major Skills ② Purchase Self-Target Illusion Spells ③ Spam Quick Cast and Wait to Power Level |
Choose or Create a Class with Illusion as a Major Skill
If you want to level up Illusion quickly, you'll first want to max out the experience gain you can get for the skill during character creation. Here are a few bonuses you can get if you really want an optimized start:
- Pick or Create a class that has Illusion as a Major Skill. When Illusion is set as a Major Skill, it gets +20 bonus levels and a faster level up rate.
- Make sure your class specialization is Magic. Since Illusion is a Magic skill, playing a class with Magic specialization boosts the level up rate of Illusion even more.
- Finally, for full optimization, play as a race that starts with +10 Illusion. For best results, play as a Breton or High Elf character.
If you followed the recommendations above, then you should be starting as an Apprentice with Level 35 Illusion after exiting the tutorial.
Purchase Self-Target Illusion Spells for All Skill Levels
Power leveling is a breeze. The real challenge is getting the required spells before you start power leveling your Illusion skill. For the purpose of power leveling, you'll want to purchase the following Self-Target Illusion spells:
| Skill Level | Illusion Spells for Leveling |
|---|---|
| Apprentice |
Moonlight Moonlight (Apprentice) Creates a sphere of light that illuminates a 30-foot radius around the caster for 120s.
Can be purchased from Delphine Jend at the Bravil Mages Guild. You start with this since it costs more Magicka to cast than Eyes of Eventide Eyes of Eventide (Apprentice) Allows the caster to see better in the dark for 15s.
, netting you more skill XP per cast.
|
| Journeyman |
Shadow Shape Shadow Shape (Journeyman) Turns the caster invisible for 30s or until they perform any action.
Can be purchased from Ita Rienus at the Bravil Mages Guild. |
| Expert |
Shadow Shadow (Expert) Applies Chameleon on the caster which reduces the range at which they can be detected by 50% for 30s.
Can be purchased from Ita Rienus at the Bravil Mages Guild. |
Note: It is important to only get Self-Target Illusion spells for now since you won't have to look for an actual spell target. You can just spam cast Illusion spells on yourself for easy skill experience within the comfort of your home.
Do You Need to Upgrade Your Spam-Cast Spells to Power Level Illusion?
The short answer is yes, you need to. In the Oblivion Remaster, the higher a spell's Magicka cost is, the more skill XP you get in return for casting it.
For example, once you reach Journeyman level, your casts of Moonlight will start netting you less and less skill XP. If you want to level up fast, you have to start casting a high Magicka cost Illusion spell at the Journeyman level like Shadow Shape.
Spam Quick Cast and Wait to Farm Illusion Skill XP
Once you have all three of the spells listed in the previous section, head over to your house or a place with a nearby bed. Then, start spamming your chosen Illusion spell using quick cast (C on PC).
Once you run out of Magicka, hit T (PC) and wait for 1 hour. This should replenish your Magicka to full, allowing you to quickly resume spell spamming. Below is the breakdown of the required number of spell casts to get +1 Level at each mastery tier of the Illusion skill:
| Req. No. of Casts | Illusion Skill Lvl. Tier |
|---|---|
| 5~6 casts of
Moonlight Moonlight (Apprentice) Creates a sphere of light that illuminates a 30-foot radius around the caster for 120s.
|
+1 Level Illusion Levels 35~40 |
| 6~7 casts of
Moonlight Moonlight (Apprentice) Creates a sphere of light that illuminates a 30-foot radius around the caster for 120s.
|
+1 Level Illusion Levels 40~45 |
| 7~8 casts of
Moonlight Moonlight (Apprentice) Creates a sphere of light that illuminates a 30-foot radius around the caster for 120s.
|
+1 Level Illusion Levels 45~50 |
| 3~4 casts of
Shadow Shape Shadow Shape (Journeyman) Turns the caster invisible for 30s or until they perform any action.
|
+1 Level Illusion Levels 50~60 |
| 4~6 casts of
Shadow Shape Shadow Shape (Journeyman) Turns the caster invisible for 30s or until they perform any action.
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+1 Level Illusion Levels 60~70 |
| 6 casts of
Shadow Shape Shadow Shape (Journeyman) Turns the caster invisible for 30s or until they perform any action.
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+1 Level Illusion Levels 70~75 |
| 3 casts of
Shadow Shadow (Expert) Applies Chameleon on the caster which reduces the range at which they can be detected by 50% for 30s.
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+1 Level Illusion Levels 75~85 |
| 3~4 casts of
Shadow Shadow (Expert) Applies Chameleon on the caster which reduces the range at which they can be detected by 50% for 30s.
|
+1 Level Illusion Levels 85~100 |
Note: While you can use a Trainer like Carahil in the Anvil Mages Guild to get a few easy Illusion levels, it will cost you even more Gold so we don't recommend using their services.
Rest to Level Up and Increase Your Max Magicka
An important step while power leveling is to rest once you gain a character level up. This should allow you to assign Virtues that increase your Attributes permanently.
When power leveling Illusion, pump points into Intelligence to increase your max Magicka. By the time you reach Illusion level 85+, you'll want to have at least 100 Intelligence for more spell casts.
Illusion Level Up Effects and Unlocks
| Level | Unlocks |
|---|---|
| Base | You can only cast Novice level Illusion spells. |
| 25 | You can cast Apprentice level Illusion spells. |
| 50 | You can cast Journeyman level Illusion spells. |
| 75 | You can cast Expert level Illusion spells. |
| 100 | You can cast all Illusion spells. |
Illusion Overview
Specialization and Summary
 Illusion |
Specialization |
|---|---|
|
Magic Magic This skill becomes easier to level up if your chosen or custom class has a Magic specialization.
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| Reduces the Magicka cost when casting Illusion spells. Higher levels allow you to cast better Illusion spells. | |
Classes That Start With Illusion
The following classes start off with Illusion as one of their major skills:
| Knight | Rogue | Mage |
| Healer | Spellsword | Agent |
| Bard |
Oblivion Remastered Related Guides
All Skill Guides
| Combat Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
 Armorer |
 Athletics |
 Blade |
 Block |
 Blunt |
 Hand-to-Hand |
 Heavy Armor |
- | - |
| Magic Skills | ||
 Alchemy |
 Alteration |
 Conjuration |
 Destruction |
Illusion |
 Mysticism |
 Restoration |
- | - |
| Stealth Skills | ||
 Acrobatics |
 Light Armor |
 Marksman |
 Mercantile |
 Security |
 Sneak |
 Speechcraft |
- | - |
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Anonymous 7 months
Anonymous 7 monthsthis isn't much of a guide, since it only tells you things you can read in your menu. i can look in my menu to see what levels each perk is earned at.
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How to Level Up Illusion Fast
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