Bashing through enemies with a shield and sword is the reason why most pick the Warrior build in RPGs. For starters, the Warrior class offers simplicity in destroying enemies without putting too much thought into spellmaking or stealth. If you are looking for the best gear and weapons to make your Warrior build indestructible in all of Cyrodill, you have come to the right place. Here, we will take a look at all the choices that will lead to the Best Warrior Build in Oblivion Remastered.
Best Race for Warrior Build
Orc – Hands down, the best for living a barbaric style of gameplay you can expect out of Oblivion. If you are willing to sacrifice the magic of any type, and want to make a switch to pure Warrior style. You must pick Orcs to help you carry you to the battlefield with ferocity and raw power.
- 25% Magic Resistance
- 15 Armorer Skill
- Berserk Power
A Nord is also a solid choice for the Warrior build, comes with a handy 50% Frost Resistance, and also ties in nicely with the classic sword and shield role-playing aspect of a Warrior.
Best Birthsign for Warrior Build
Here we recommend The Lord for a proper Warrior build, two reasons why we prefer The Lord over others, as it offers Armor Rating by 15 and Magic Resistance by 15%. If you have already chosen Orc as your race for your build, the total Magic Resistance now goes up to 40% by default.
While you might think about choosing some as a Warrior as your birthsign but it only offers attribute points instead of any resistances, which in the later section of the game will become redundant. Having Magic Resistance is more preferable compared to the other stats that focus on Strength or Endurance. When you level up, you can invest points into attributes, which is why picking any sort of resistance is a better option.
Best Skills For Warrior Build
Here, we recommend that you choose a Custom Class instead of picking any predefined class in the game. Custom class gives you a diverse option to pick the Attributes/ Combat Skills that fit your playstyle, rather than having any unnecessary skills on the side.
Attributes – Under Attributes, you must cover your weakness, since you are a Warrior, Strength and Endurance will come easily, but your weakness will be Agility and Speed. Since you will be running a heavy armor character, slow moving, and stagger will become a huge problem. Having points in Agility and Speed will help your mobility. But if you are comfortable moving around slowly, then you can invest in Strength and Endurance.
Combat Skills – It all comes down to personal preference here; pick the skill that you are planning to use in the gameplay. Blade or Blunt/ Heavy Armor/ Armorer/ Block – these are the skills that should be prioritized over others. Focus on the combat-related skills, since you are running a Warrior build. It is not a bad idea to add Security as well, since a lot of the good loot is in treasure chests, and it becomes irritating pretty quickly if you keep running out of lockpicks. We recommend choosing Blade over Blunt, as the game offers quite a lot of powerful Blade weapons that are strong and will deal plenty of damage to enemies.
Best Weapon for Warrior Build
Here we recommend heading with Blades, and the game offers quite a lot of Blade-style weapons that deal massive damage and can be obtained early in the game. Some of the best weapons in the game are Daedric artifacts, but these weapons will be shown later in the game. Initially, you must focus on the weapons that you can obtain with a bit of work.
- Umbra
- Ebony Blade
- Goldbrand
All the weapons mentioned above are Daedric weapons that can only be obtained by completing the quest. We have a fantastic, simple guide to all the Daedric Weapons. We have detailed all the information to help you complete the quest as quickly as possible to get the weapon in hand. There are also tricks mentioned in the article, for example, the Umbra weapon can deal massive damage and also weigh 0 in the inventory.
Best Armor for Warrior Build
Madness Armor – You must head to Shivering Isles and complete the Antipodean Hammer quest to obtain the Madness Armor. The armor will serve as great protection on your initial playthrough; other recommended sets include the Daedric Armor, but it will only become available once you are around Level 20. When you are at the level, you will start seeing Daedric Armor sets in chests or can be obtained as loot from enemies. They are regarded as, in many previous Elder Scrolls series, the best armor sets in the game.
But Madness Armor is part of the quest, since the Oblivion Remastered comes with the DLC, you will have access to the Shivering Isles in the original game. Just head to the region and complete the quest The Antipodean Hammer. Heading to the DLC area is the best way to get decent level armor early on, but it can be a bit of a challenge facing the enemies in the DLC compared to Cyrodiil.
Best Amulet and Rings for Warrior Build
- Ring of War – (Best Choice) – 10 pts fortification of Armorer/ Athletics/ Blade/ Block/ Blunt/ Hand to hand/ Heavy Armor
- Ring of Perfection – Fortify all attributes by 10 pts.
These two will be the best choice for Rings for a Warrior build; other favorites here include: Ring of Vitality and Ring of the Iron Fist. But when we are talking about the best, Ring of War will serve you till you reach the end of the game. As it offers its list of benefits to Blunt and Blade, if you like switching around or stick to only using Blunt or Blade, you will reap the benefits of the ring.
Amulets for Warrior Build:
- Necklace of Swords – Reflect Damage by 33% and Fortify Blade by 25 pts. A great set for anyone running a Blade weapon.
- Amulet of Axes – Reflect Damage by 33% and Fortify Blunt by 25 pts, works exactly the same as the Necklace of Swords, but the enchantment is more focused on Blunt than Blade.
Reflect Damage and Fortify Skills of your choosing. Pick either of these amulets to give you a boost in your Warrior class.
