Best Oblivion Remastered birthsign

What is the best Oblivion Remastered birthsign? After saving the emperor once again down in the Imperial Sewers, Cyrodiil’s divine ruler will become more curious about your true identity. It’s here that you’ll be presented with a selection of 13 birthsigns that each provide boons (and sometimes debuffs) to your character. However, you can only pick one.

Choose wisely, and your character will flourish in the open-world RPG. Choose poorly, and your Oblivion Remastered journey could become more labored – you won’t be able to change your birthsign after leaving the sewers. While the best birthsigns in Oblivion Remastered will largely depend on your intended build, below we detail the top go-tos, alongside a full list of constellations so you can see what else is on offer.

Best birthsign in Oblivion Remastered

The best birthsigns in Oblivion Remastered are:

• The Atronach
• The Thief
• The Warrior
• The Lady
• The Lord

The Atronach

• Fortify Magicka: Increases Magicka by 150 points.
• Spell Absorption: 50% chance of absorbing spells cast at them.
• Stunted Magicka: Magicka regeneration is halted.

The Atronach is the best birthsign in Oblivion for the magically-minded. Providing a monstrous 150 base Magicka increase, alongside a 50% chance to absorb spells and regenerate Magicka from them, you effectively become (half) impervious to magic while dishing out the damage.

Of course, such a powerful birthsign isn’t without its drawbacks, and Stunted Magicka is a harsh one. With your ability to passively regenerate Magicka removed, you’ll be relying on absorption, potions, and other items to keep you casting. It’s a delicate balancing act, but if you can prepare properly for excursions and remember to take a few magical hits from an enemy before blasting them, you’ll be chilling.

The Thief

• Fortify Agility: Increases Agility by ten points.
• Fortify Luck: Increases Luck by ten points.
• Fortify Speed: Increases Speed by ten points.

The Thief is the best birthsign in Oblivion Remastered if you’re looking for pure bang-for-buck on attribute points. Not only is it the only birthsign that provides a massive 30 points, as opposed to the 20 provided by other signs, but ten of those points go into Luck – the most costly attribute to raise.

Breaking it down, Agility is fantastic for rangers due to the damage boost it provides, and it does reduce your chance of getting interrupted in combat. Luck really comes into play past the 50-point mark, at which point it becomes an amazing stat that provides all skills with bonus effectiveness. Perhaps the only downside to The Thief is that the movement speed gained from Speed isn’t nearly as important in isolation as, say, bonus carrying capacity from Strength.

If you’re building a ranger or rogue, then lock The Thief in for maximum sneaky shenanigans. If you are planning to use magic at any point, then look elsewhere.

The Warrior

• Fortify Endurance: Increases Endurance by ten points.
• Fortify Strength: Increases Strength by ten points.

Ol’ reliable, The Warrior is the safe pick for those opening hours where you need some extra carrying capacity for all those wheels of cheese, a higher fatigue cap to aid traversal, and a bigger health pool to avoid dying miserably (particularly useful on higher difficulties). It’s not nearly as glamorous as some of the other birthsigns, but it’s a fantastic starting point if you’re new to Oblivion.

Conversely, if you’re planning to delve into our Oblivion Remastered mods list and get fancy with some particularly lightweight lockpicks, then carrying capacity will be the least of your worries. Not that you’d ever dream of circumventing core game mechanics, of course.

The Lady

• Fortify Willpower: Increases Willpower by ten points.
• Fortify Endurance: Increases Endurance by ten points.

If you prefer spell-slinging to sword-slashing, then consider taking The Lady over The Warrior. Yes, you lose that extra carry capacity from foregoing Strength, but if you can keep your inventory management in check, then the extra Willpower is more than worth it for the passive Magicka regen.

The Lady is also a sound alternative to the Atronach if the prospect of not having passive Magicka regen is too much of an ick. You could also opt for The Mage here if you wish to go full glass cannon, as the flat +50 Magicka helps you pump out more damage in one go.

The Lord

• Shield: Increases Armor Rating by 15.
• Resist Magic: Increases magic resistance by 15%.

The only Oblivion Remastered birthsign to get a rework, this iteration of The Lord is leaps and bounds better than its predecessor. Seriously, who at Bethesda thought it was a good idea to give a birthsign a 25% weakness to fire in Oblivion?

With its sins rectified, The Lord now stands out as the best birthsign in Oblivion Remastered for tank stats, providing a meaty 15 Armor Rating and a 15% magic resistance boost. While this won’t be as useful for, say, Bretons with a Mundane Ring (100% magic resist total), it’s a phenomenal choice for non-magic builds that don’t directly benefit from The Thief.

All Oblivion Remastered birthsigns

Here is a complete table of all the Oblivion Remastered birthsigns and their effects:

And those are the best birthsigns in Oblivion Remastered, as well as a complete list of all 13 signs and their effects. Now you’re fully clued in, journey forth with your Oblivion Remastered horse by your side, and close shut the jaws of Oblivion once and for all. If you’re looking for pals to compare builds with in the open-world game, then join the conversation over in the official PCGamesN Discord server.