The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Advanced Topics & End Game

Master Oblivion's end game by tackling Daedric artifact hunts, high-level dungeons, and completing guild questlines for powerful gear.

Advanced Topics & End Game

Once the main quest is completed and the Oblivion Crisis is averted, You can delve into the 'end game' content of Oblivion, which offers new challenges and opportunities. This includes tackling the most difficult dungeons, completing all guild questlines, and seeking out powerful artifacts.

Post-Main Quest Content:

  • Daedric Artifact Hunts: Many Daedric Princes offer powerful and unique artifacts. Completing their quests, especially at higher character levels, can yield some of the most potent items in the game. Some Daedric quests have prerequisites or are only available at certain times or under specific conditions.
  • Exploring High-Level Dungeons: The world of Oblivion is filled with dungeons, caves, and ruins. The most challenging of these often contain powerful enemies, valuable loot, and unique bosses. Exploring these thoroughly is a key end-game activity.
  • Completing Guild Questlines: If you haven't already, finishing the questlines for the Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, Thieves Guild, and Dark Brotherhood will provide sificant rewards, unique items, and further immerse you in the world's lore.
  • Knights of the Nine: This official plug-in offers a substantial questline focused on divine power and combating a new threat. It's a great addition for end-game content.
  • The Shivering Isles (DLC): This expansion adds an entirely new realm to explore, with its own unique quests, characters, and challenges that can easily provide dozens of hours of end-game content.

Character Power Scaling:

  • Master Enchanting and Alchemy: At this stage, aim to master enchanting and alchemy to create incredibly powerful custom gear and potions. This allows for trivializing even the toughest enemies.
  • Legendary Gear: Seek out or craft legendary-tier weapons and armor. This often involves finding unique items with powerful enchantments or creating your own through masterful enchanting.
  • Maxing Skills: For those seeking ultimate power, maxing out all relevant skills to 100 is a common end-game goal.

Challenges and Achievements:

  • Self-Imposed Challenges: You can create their own end-game goals, such as completing the game with a specific build, using only certain weapons, or achieving a certain amount of wealth.
  • Collecting All Items: For completionists, finding every unique item, artifact, or book in the game can be a long and rewarding end-game pursuit.

The end game in Oblivion is about pushing your character to their limits and experiencing the full breadth of content the game has to offer. Whether through challenging combat, intricate questlines, or deep crafting systems, there's always more to discover.