You may not want to follow the main quest inOblivion Remasteredas soon as you exit the tutorial, but you still need to get better gear and other items that will be helpful. You likely won’t have many options right after getting out of the sewers as your gold and level will both be low.
You must focus on your inventory as much as other elements, as good weapons and armor may save you in fights. Some of the best items to get early in the game are easy to find and will help you in your adventure.
8Prior Maborel’s Horse
Free Mode Of Transportation
Entering Cyrodiil for the first time will instantly make you realize how vast the world really is, and that just walking isn’t the fastest way of doing things. If you aren’t interested in completing or starting the main questline, you should still visit Jauffre at Weynon Priory to deliver the Amulet of Kings, as Emperor Uriel tells you.
Once you’ve given him the amulet, he and the rest of the chapel’s residents will offer you their assistance. Prior Maborel will give you his horse, and you can ride it across Cyrodiil while traversing the land. The horse isn’t the fastest steed, but it’s free and gets the job done.
7Varla Stones
Recharge Items
Varala Stones can be found across the various Ayleid ruins scattered across Cyrodiil. They are perfect for you to collect at the start of the game because of their high monetary value. You can start getting them as soon as you exit the sewers by entering the Ayleid ruin that is across the river.
The stones also have a nifty feature that you may use if you have enchanted items. Every enchanted item in your inventory can be recharged using the stone, but the stone will be destroyed in the process. This is why it’s wiser to keep all your magical items in your inventory when using the Varla Stones to benefit from them the most.
6Mortar And Pestle
Potions Can Be Sold Or Used
If you are using many potions, then buying them or hoping that you find them as loot may not be the best way to get them. You can use a Mortar and Pestle to brew potions with varying effects yourself. The potions you can make depend on the ingredients you have in your inventory and the potion’s strength depends on your skill level and the equipment you use.
If you decide to brew your own potions, then you need to focus on increasing your alchemy skills and also grabbing all the ingredientswhile exploring the world. Better Mortar and Pestle can be bought from stores or also found as random loot.
5Potions
Saves Your Life
Surviving fights is one of the most important elements in the game, but yourrestoration skillswill likely be too low at their base levels. This is why it is wise to keep potions that you can drink toRejuvenateyourself and avoid an untimely demise. Potions come in various strengths and which you have depends on the effect they’ll grant.
Potions also give differing effects based on what you use. The most useful at the beginning of the game may be the Healing Potion, but you can also use different potions for varying effects, like nighteye or walking on water. The item can be found as loot in various dungeons and enemy corpses, or you can buy them from merchants and mages.
4Lockpicks
Not Just AThief’s Best Friend
Lockpicks can really come in clutch at the start of Oblivion Remastered, thanks to the number of locked doors and chests to open. This is why you should start keeping lockpicks in your inventory in case you need them. You should also increase your security skills alongside keeping the item as that will make it easier to open harder locks.
Lockpicks can be looted from bandits, chests, orfound in random lootin dungeons. If you are amember of the Thieves Guild, you can also buy them from your fence, which can be convenient, but you’ll have to spend gold.
3Repair Hammers
Good Gear Saves Lives
Repair Hammers in the game let you fix your armor and weapons so they can sufficientlyprotectyou in fights. All the weapons and armor in Oblivion Remastered are susceptible to wear and tear. If the items drop to a low level, they won’t offer optimal protection, and you’ll take more damage from enemies and also deal less damage when attacking.
If the health of your gear drops to zero, you’ll be unable to use them until you fix them. While it’s possible to get your gear fixed by blacksmiths, it can be costly at the start of the game. This is why you should keep Repair Hammers so you can fix your armor and weapons yourself. Repair Hammer can be found as loot in various crates around Cyrodiil and can also be bought from merchants.
2Scrolls
Powerful Magic At A Low Level
There aren’t many powerful spells you can use at the beginning of Oblivion Remastered because they require a high skill level or more magicka. There is a way to circumvent this hindrance as the game has something called scrolls. These unsuspecting and innocent-looking documents or parchment papers are infused with spells that you can use independently of your character’s skill level or magicka.
You can find Scrolls as early as in the tutorial, and they’re also available in chests and other loot. Once you start to collect more gold, you can buy Scrolls from merchants in cities andthe Mages Guild.
1Umbra’s Ebony Armor And Sword
The Best Gear For Beginnings
Once you’ve left the sewers and are ready for all the adventures Cyrodiil offers, you may want to get the best beginning gear possible. At the beginning of the game, players usually use whatever weapon and armor they can scourge up as the better items require you to be on a higher level. However, it’s possible to get a good armor set,Shield, and sword right after finishing the tutorial.
Umbra’s Armor and weapons are leveled so they won’t be at their maximum potential if you get them early, but they’re still the best gear you can get at the start of the game.
Umbra is aWarriorwho found a sword and based her entire existence around it. She got bloodthirsty and went on rampages but has now isolated herself. This works out great for you as you could waltz into the Ayleid ruin of Vindasel, which she calls home, kill her, and loot her gear. Umbra is a formidable opponent, but if you strategize well, the Wood Elf’s killable even at a lower level.
