Infinite Magicka Mage Build in Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, released in 2025, has revitalized the classic RPG with updated visuals and mechanics, making it the perfect time to explore powerful builds like the Infinite Magicka Mage. This build lets you cast spells endlessly, turning your character into a magical powerhouse capable of obliterating enemies, summoning endless allies, and controlling the battlefield without ever running out of Magicka. By leveraging character creation, specific items, and in-game mechanics, you can achieve infinite Magicka early in the game, transforming your journey through Cyrodiil into a spell-slinging spectacle. Here’s how to do it.

Understanding Magicka in Oblivion Remastered

In Oblivion Remastered, Magicka is the resource used to cast spells, governed by your Intelligence attribute (Magicka pool = Intelligence x 2) and Willpower attribute (Magicka regeneration rate). A typical mage might start with 100-150 Magicka and regenerate 1-2 points per second, but high-level spells—like Fireball (48 Magicka) or Summon Daedroth (120 Magicka)—can quickly drain your pool, leaving you vulnerable. The goal of this build is to achieve infinite Magicka by combining a high starting pool, rapid regeneration, and enchantments that reduce spell costs to 0, allowing you to cast indefinitely without ever running out.

Step 1: Character Creation for Maximum Magicka

The foundation of this build starts at character creation, where you’ll optimize your race, birthsign, and class to maximize your Magicka pool and regeneration.

Race: Choose High Elf (Altmer). High Elves start with 50 Intelligence (100 Magicka base) and have a racial bonus of +100 Magicka, giving you 200 Magicka at Level 1. They also have +10 to Willpower (40 total), boosting regeneration.

Birthsign: Select The Atronach. This birthsign grants +150 Magicka and Spell Absorption (50% chance to absorb enemy spells as Magicka), but you lose natural Magicka regeneration. Don’t worry—we’ll restore regeneration later. With The Atronach, your starting Magicka is now 350 (200 from High Elf + 150 from Atronach).

Class: Create a custom class. Choose Intelligence and Willpower as your favored attributes, adding +5 to each (Intelligence 55, Willpower 45). For major skills, pick magic-focused ones: Destruction, Conjuration, Restoration, Alteration, Mysticism, Illusion, and Alchemy. This ensures faster skill growth in magical disciplines.

Specialization: Select Magic as your specialization to boost the growth rate of your magic skills, making it easier to level them to 100.

At Level 1, you’ll have 55 Intelligence (110 Magicka base) + 100 (High Elf bonus) + 150 (Atronach bonus) = 360 Magicka, with 45 Willpower for decent regeneration once restored.

Step 2: Restore Magicka Regeneration with Zenithar’s Altar

The Atronach birthsign disables natural Magicka regeneration, which we need to counter. Fortunately, Oblivion Remastered retains a mechanic from the original game that allows you to restore it.

Location: Travel to the Chapel of Zenithar in Leyawiin, accessible early in the game.

Requirement: Achieve 90+ disposition with the Chapel’s priest, Sir Berich Inian, by using the Speechcraft persuasion mini-game or Charm spells (like Charm Person from Illusion).

Blessing: Once your disposition is high enough, pray at the Altar of Zenithar to receive Zenithar’s Blessing. This grants Fortify Willpower +5 permanently, but more importantly, it restores natural Magicka regeneration for Atronach characters—a bug-turned-feature that Bethesda kept in the remaster. Your Willpower is now 50, giving you a base regeneration rate of about 2 Magicka per second.

With regeneration restored, you’ll regain Magicka naturally while benefiting from The Atronach’s massive pool and Spell Absorption.

Step 3: Boost Intelligence and Willpower to 100

To maximize your Magicka pool and regeneration, you need to push Intelligence and Willpower to 100 as quickly as possible. Each point of Intelligence adds 2 Magicka, and Willpower governs regeneration rate (approximately 0.04 Magicka per second per point of Willpower at 100).

Leveling Skills: Focus on leveling your major skills (Destruction, Conjuration, Restoration, etc.) to gain levels. For example:

Conjuration: Repeatedly cast Summon Skeleton (31 Magicka) in a safe area like the Imperial City Market District. At 6.0 XP per cast, you can hit 100 Conjuration in under an hour, contributing to level-ups.

Restoration: Spam Heal Minor Wounds (14 Magicka) on yourself. At 0.6 XP per cast, it takes longer (about 2 hours) to reach 100, but it’s safe and boosts Willpower growth.

Leveling Attributes: Each time you level up, you’ll gain 12 Virtue Points to distribute. Allocate 5 to Intelligence, 5 to Willpower, and 2 to another attribute (e.g., Luck). By Level 5, your Intelligence should be around 80 (160 Magicka base) and Willpower 70 (regeneration ~2.8 Magicka/sec). Continue this until both reach 100—Intelligence 100 gives 200 Magicka base, plus 250 from racial and birthsign bonuses, for a total of 450 Magicka, and Willpower 100 gives ~4 Magicka/sec regeneration.

Step 4: Enchant Gear with Fortify Magicka and Spell Cost Reduction

The key to infinite Magicka lies in enchanting gear to both increase your Magicka pool and reduce spell costs to 0. In Oblivion Remastered, enchanting requires access to Sigil Stones or the Arcane University (for custom enchantments), both of which you can access early.

Join the Mages Guild: Start the Mages Guild questline in any city (e.g., Chorrol) to gain access to the Arcane University in the Imperial City. Complete the recommendation quests for all seven guild halls, which you can do by Level 5 or earlier. This unlocks the Spellmaking Altar and Enchanting Altar.

Acquire Sigil Stones: Close an Oblivion Gate (the first one appears in Kvatch during the main quest) to obtain a Sigil Stone. Look for a Transcendent Sigil Stone (available at higher levels, so you may need to wait until Level 10+), which can provide Fortify Magicka 50 or Fortify Attribute (Intelligence/Willpower) 20. Alternatively, farm weaker gates for Fortify Magicka stones.

Enchant Gear:

Fortify Magicka: Enchant a ring, amulet, and all armor pieces (chest, legs, boots, gloves, helmet) with Fortify Magicka. Using weaker Sigil Stones (Fortify Magicka 20 each), you can add 20 x 5 pieces = 100 Magicka. With Transcendent stones, this can go up to 50 x 5 = 250 Magicka. Your pool is now 450 (base) + 250 (enchantments) = 700 Magicka.

Fortify Intelligence: Enchant a second ring and any remaining slots with Fortify Intelligence 20 (Transcendent Sigil Stone). Two pieces add 40 Intelligence, increasing your Magicka by 80 (total 780 Magicka).

Spell Cost Reduction: Once you have access to the Enchanting Altar, create custom enchantments with the “Fortify Skill” effect (requires 75+ in any magic skill). Enchant gear with Fortify Destruction 20, Fortify Conjuration 20, etc., for each school you use. Equip multiple pieces (e.g., Fortify Destruction 20 on four items = 80 points). At 100 Destruction skill + 80 Fortified = 180, spell costs are reduced by 90% (cost reduction caps at 95% in the remaster). With 95% reduction, a 120 Magicka spell (Summon Daedroth) now costs 6 Magicka, and a 48 Magicka spell (Fireball) costs 2.4 Magicka.

Step 5: Alchemy for Magicka Potions (Optional Boost)

To further enhance your build, use Alchemy to create Restore Magicka potions for emergency refills, especially during early levels before enchantments are fully optimized.

Ingredients: Farm Flax Seeds (found in fields near Skingrad) and Steel-Blue Entoloma (common in the West Weald). Both have Restore Magicka as their first effect.

Crafting: With Alchemy as a major skill, level it to 50+ by crafting potions (you can sell them for gold). At 50 Alchemy, create potions that restore 50 Magicka over 20 seconds. Carry 20-30 potions for backup, though with your regeneration and cost reduction, you’ll rarely need them.

Step 6: Spell Selection for Maximum Impact

With infinite Magicka, your spell choices should focus on high-impact magic that benefits from constant casting:

Destruction: Fireball (48 Magicka, now 2.4) for AoE damage, or custom spells like a 100-damage Fire Blast (normally 200 Magicka, now 10) via the Spellmaking Altar.

Conjuration: Summon Daedroth (120 Magicka, now 6) or Summon Dremora Lord (156 Magicka, now 7.8) for powerful allies that fight for you endlessly.

Restoration: Fortify Attribute spells (e.g., Fortify Intelligence 50 for 60 seconds, normally 90 Magicka, now 4.5) to temporarily boost your Magicka further.

Alteration: Shield (90 Magicka, now 4.5) for 50% physical damage resistance, making you tankier.

Illusion: Charm (60 Magicka, now 3) to manipulate NPCs, or Frenzy (50 Magicka, now 2.5) for crowd control.

Step 7: The Oghma Infinium Boost

To push your build even further, complete the Daedric quest “Hermaeus Mora” to obtain the Oghma Infinium book (available after completing other Daedric quests, around Level 15).

Path of Spirit: Choose this path to gain +10 Intelligence and +10 Willpower permanently, along with +10 to Restoration, Conjuration, and Destruction skills. This boosts your Magicka pool by 20 (to 800) and regeneration to ~4.4 Magicka/sec, while pushing your magic skills closer to 100 for even lower spell costs.

The Result: Infinite Magicka in Action

With this build, your Magicka pool is around 800, regenerating at 4.4 Magicka per second (plus 50% Spell Absorption from The Atronach). Spells that once cost 100+ Magicka now cost 5 or less, and your regeneration outpaces your casting cost. For example, casting a 5 Magicka spell every second is easily covered by your 4.4/sec regeneration, and Spell Absorption refills your pool during combat. You can summon endless Daedroth, rain Fireballs on enemies, and maintain buffs like Shield without ever pausing, making you an unstoppable force.

Gameplay Impact

This build trivializes most encounters in Oblivion Remastered. You can clear entire dungeons with constant Fireballs, summon a small army of Daedra to fight for you, and Charm your way through quests without lifting a finger. Even high-level enemies fall quickly to your onslaught, and with Shield and high Willpower, you’re durable enough to survive counterattacks. However, the early game requires careful Magicka management until you acquire enchantments, and the grind to level skills can be tedious.

Community Reception

Players on platforms like X have praised this build for its creativity, with @MageMaster99 calling it “the ultimate power fantasy for magic lovers.” Others, like @TamrielTactician, note that it can make the game too easy, reducing the challenge of resource management that defines traditional mage play. Bethesda’s decision to retain mechanics like Zenithar’s Blessing and high Fortify Skill effects in the remaster allows for such builds, catering to players who enjoy breaking the game’s balance for fun.

Final Thoughts

The Infinite Magicka Mage build in Oblivion Remastered turns you into a god of magic, capable of casting spells without limitation. From character creation to enchanting and spell selection, every step is designed to maximize your Magicka pool, regeneration, and cost reduction, letting you dominate Cyrodiil with endless magical might. Whether you’re a veteran mage or a newcomer to Tamriel, this build offers a thrilling way to experience the game—just don’t expect much resistance as you bend the laws of magic to your will.