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Cyrodiil is a vast and detailed empire inThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, and having the opportunity to prove yourself is a rare and powerful tool. There’s no better place to test your mettle than the grand arena in the heart of the Imperial City.
By competing in gruesome battles, you’ll rise through the ranks, earn some gold, and improve your combat skills. If you can reach the champion rank, you’ll earn the right to take on the reigning champion–the Gray Prince. Here’s everything you need to know about the arena to succeed and become the best of the best.
How To Bet On Arena Matches
When you arrive in the Imperial City, you canhead to the arenato watch matches and bet on them.Speak with Hundolinat the entrance, next to the large coffer. You can place abet on the blue team or the yellow teamfor either25, 50, or 100 gold.
The odds are 50/50 either way, so go with your gut.
Once you place your bet,head into the doors on the rightand get ready for the match. Two combatants will enter the arena and fight to the death. Chat with the others watching, grab a snack, and watch the spectacle.
After the match ends, you cancollect your winnings from Hundolinif your team won. You’ll collect double what you bet, so if luck is on your side, you can make some good coin.
How To Become A Combatant
If you’re ready to take the next step, you canhead down into the Bloodworksvia the door on the left of Hundolin.Speak with Owynin the training room to get started. Tell him you want to be a combatant, and while he doesn’t think much of you, he’ll give you your uniform.
Choose from a Heavy Rainment or Light Rainment. You’ll need to wear it to fight in the arena.
Talk with Owyn againto start a new match. He’llbrief you about your opponent, then send you up into the arena. Make sure you’re prepared before diving in, as there are a few rules to follow:
Head up the rampto the arena, go through the doors, andapproach the barsfor the announcer to get started. After he delivers a brief introduction to rile up the crowd, the bars will lower and it’s time to fight.
Keep your wits about you and stay moving. Your opponents won’t go easy on you as it’s aduel to the death.
Once youdefeat your opponent, head back down into the Red Room anduse the basinto replenish your health and stamina. Rinse and repeat torise through the ranks from Pit Dog to Grand Champion!
Below are all the ranks and your matches:
Dunmer Heroes (2), and the Yellow Team Champion
1,000 Gold
How To Defeat The Gray Prince
After becoming the Blue Team’s champion, you canspeak with the Gray Princehimself, Agronak gro-Malog, to challenge him. He’ll accept andsend you to Ysabelto set up the match.
You’ll get topick a title for yourself, which you’ll be known as across Cyrodiil. Pick your favorite andget ready for the battle. This time, you canwear whatever armoryou want, so bring your best gear.
Combat In The Arena
The match will go like most of your previous battles, exceptAgronak is set at level ten. If you’re below that level, he’ll be difficult to take down on average difficulty. If you’re on easier difficulties or above level ten, the challenge goes down significantly.Bring potions and healing magicto keep yourself alive, as Agronak will not hold back.
He’s going todefendhis title, and that ends in you being broken on the floor.
To put distance between the two of you,keep running in circles backwardsaround the arena. Just make sure to watch out for thewooden stakes around the edgesthat will skewer you if you get too close.
Keep whittling away at the Gray Prince’s health, ashis enchanted armorwill give him plenty of defense. Once he goes down,remove his rainmentand bring it to Ysabel to receive your own Rainment of Valor.
Origin Of The Gray Prince Quest
If you’d rather the fight be easy, you cancomplete the Origin of the Gray Prince questprior to your match. This can be started by speaking with Agronak at any timeprior to becoming the Champion.
Agronak will send you toa castle ruin named Crowhavenwith a key. Enter the ruins and delvepast wolves and ratsto reach a locked chamber.Use the keyto enter andslay the man inside–Agronak’s father, Lord Lovidicus.
Be careful, as Lord Lovidicus is a vampire! Unless you want to become a vampire yourself…
Despite his undead power, he’s greatly weakened. Hegoes down rather easilyand you can grab his journal from his desk on the second floor.Bring it to Agronakto learn a few new fighting moves and break the unfortunate news.
Knowing his true origins,the Gray Prince won’t fight youin the last match. Instead, he’llsimply stand there and allow you to kill him. He’ll even beg you to do it,regardless of how many strikes it takes.
This can count as murder, but it won’t always. Regardless, you won’t get a bounty for it.
After becoming the new Grand Champion, you canschedule weekly matches against monsterswith Ysabel for extra gold.
The Adoring Fan
Upon defeating the Gray Prince, you’llleave the Bloodworksto find an adorably cheerful elf. He pleads with you tobring him on your adventures, letting him follow you around just be in your presenceas long as he lives.
He’llgleefully accompany you and comment on your journeyas you go, and if you ever get tired of him, you cantell him to leaveor take matters into your own hands. Be wary, though, as youmay catch the attention of the Dark Brotherhood.
If youkill the Adoring Fan, or he mysteriously dies somewhere, he’llreappear in three days' timeoutside the arena.
