One of the first decisions you have to make in Oblivion Remastered is picking a birthsign. It is a very important part of your gameplay. It determines your initial stats, powers, and how you handle fights or magic later on. Basically, choosing the right Birthsign matters. Some of them give you bonuses that are useful for most of the game, while others feel kinda situational. If you want your character to feel strong from start to finish, picking the right one helps a ton. There are 13 Birthsigns in the game, and they all have cool lore behind them, but a few of them really stand out because they make your character’s life way easier — especially early on when you’re just trying to survive wolves, bandits, and angry guards. Let’s go over the ones that really shine.

The Lady

• Effect: +10 Willpower, +10 Endurance The Lady birthsign is awesome if you want to use magic but still not die easily. A lot of magic users in Oblivion struggle early on because they don’t have much Health. But with The Lady, you get more endurance, meaning you gain more HP every time you level up. It helps you last longer in fights. So if you want to be a mage that can manage a few hits, you should go with this birthsign.

The Mage

• Effect: +50 Magicka The Mage birthsign gives you more Magicka so you can cast more spells. That’s it. No downsides. It’s like the “safe pick” for beginners. With the Mage Birthsign, you don’t have to worry about any penalties or anything else of that sort. If you feel like you want to pay as a Battlemage or maybe even a Spellblade, here’s your pick. That is because you can use both weapons and magic comfortably. We’ll be first to admit that it’s not the type of Birthsign to get you all giddy and excited. But it’s reliable and useful.

The Warrior

• Effect: +10 Strength, +10 Endurance If you want to use swords a lot, then go with The Warrior Birthsign. You get more strength and endurance with it. This means you can hit harder, carry more things with you and live longer. It makes the game a lot easier from the start. No magic, just brute strength and willpower.

The Atronach

• Effect: +150 Magicka, 50% Spell Absorption, No Magicka Regen Now this one’s for advanced players who want to take risks. The Atronach birthsign gives you a massive Magicka pool — like, 150 points extra. You also absorb half of all incoming spells, which can literally save your life. The downside is, your Magicka doesn’t regenerate naturally. What that means is that you’ll need to get potions and you’ll need to sleep a lot to restore magicka. Oh, you’ll also need Welkynd Stones. It can be a tough nut to crack at the start. But once you get it, you’ll be a tank against magic attacks.

The Thief

• Effect: +10 Agility, +10 Speed, +10 Luck No, the Thief Birthsign doesn’t make you a thief. That was on a lighter note. Actually, The Thief is an all rounder. It’s the only birthsign that ups three attributes in the game. The Thief makes your character faster, more nimble and even sprinkles a little bit of Lady Luck by the side. Even if you’re not playing stealth, you can’t go wrong with extra speed. And to be honest, you can’t go wrong with luck either. So if you’re not the magic type, then here’s your go-to.

Changing Your Birthsign in Oblivion Remastered

No, just like you can’t change your zodiac sign in real life, you also can’t change your birthsign in Oblivion Remastered. It’s a once-and-for-all time decision. The only way you can change it is if you’re playing on PC. That way you can use console commands. The command is: ShowBirthsignMenu

This brings back the menu and lets you pick a new one. But if you’re playing on console, sorry — you’re stuck with your choice. The game does give you two chances to decide before leaving the sewers, though, so if you mess up the first time, you can fix it before stepping out into Cyrodiil.

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Conclusion

Picking a birthsign feels like an inconsequential detail at the start of the game. I mean why should anyone care? But the truth is that it has a big influence on how well your gameplay goes. The choice of a birthsign depends on your own style of gaming. So don’t go for one because someone else did. What style of play do you want to employ? Once you figure that out, pick one that aligns with it. And don’t forget, your choice stays with you throughout the game…unless you’re on PC anyways. Oh, and there’s really no best birthsign in Oblivion Remastered. It all depends on you.