Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered has many different factions for players to join. This can make players wonder where they should go first. For those interested in learning more about what magic-related elements the game offers, they should look into joining the Mages Guild.
It is worth noting that players do not need to be a mage or have high Magicka to progress through this guild. They can go in stealthily or charge in sword swinging and still come up triumphant. Players that choose to be mages will find that they have the edge, as all problems can be solved with spells.
How to Start Each Guild Recommendation in Oblivion Remastered
In order to join the Mages Guild, players will need to visit each of the 7 Mages Guilds. However, players may not want to run around aimlessly looking at the fronts of every building to find which one is the Mage Guild.
Luckily, players can open up the Quest tab, mark Join the Mages Guild as their active quest, and then select “Show on Map.” This will place a marker directly on one of the Mages Guild buildings that they have not gotten a recommendation from yet. Once they get the recommendation, that will branch into a separate quest for them to track. This will let players systematically check off all 7 recommendations.
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All Mages Guild Recommendation Quests In Oblivion Remastered
There are 7 recommendations players will need to obtain, and they can be done in any order. Sometimes players might not know what to do and continue with another element of the game, such as joining the Fighters Guild. They may then pick up multiple other recommendation quests from other Mages Guilds where they can learn a spell to solve a previous problem.
The following includes all the answers for how to overcome all the obstacles in the Mages Guild recommendation quests.
Bruma Mages Guild Recommendation
- Head to the Mages Guild in Bruma.
- Speak with Jeanne Frasoric.
- Jeanne Frasoric will ask the player to find J’skar.
- Players that continue to explore the guild building may notice they move past a strange blur — this is J’Skar
- J'Skar has turned himself invisible using magic.
- Trying to speak with him will have him shrug players off and not engage in any dialogue choices.
Solutions
Players that chose to be a magically gifted character may already have all the Magicka they need to resolve this issue. They can head on over to the Mage Guild in Leyawiin and speak with Alves Uvenim. This NPC will be able to teach them to Dispel Others to undo the spell on J’Skar.
Players that don’t have enough Mysticism can also pick up the 
Minor Life Detection spell from this same NPC. Spam casts this spell to level up this skill quickly, and you’ll reach a high enough level to cast Dispel Other.
For those without any magical inclination, use Speechcraft on Volanaro and then ask about J’Skar. Pull off the heist while staying undetected. Then speak with Volanaro again. Volanaro will cast Dispel Other on J’Skar and you can turn in the quest with Jeanne.
How to Get Skingrad Mages Guild Recommendation?
- Head to the Mages Guild in Skingrad.
- Speak with the NPC called Adrienne.
- Go to the marked location on the map.
- Enter the cave at the marked location.
- Keep heading deeper, and you will find Erthor.
- Have Erthor follow you back to the Mages Guild building and turn in with Adrienne.
Be sure to have killed all the enemies in the cave to make sure it's safe for Erthor.
How to Get Leyawiin Mages Guild Recommendation?
- Head to the Mages Guild in Skingrad.
- Speak with both Agata and Dagail.
- While inside the Mages Guild building, a green marker on your compass will show which of the two you will need to speak with.
- A new marker will be placed on your map outside the city.
- Leave the Mages Guild building and enter this dungeon.
- Once you enter the dungeon, take the left path.
- This will lead you from one room to the next until you find a room with a bridge and their leader.
- Take the key from the leader and cross the bridge to find a door that can be opened with the key.
There is another door to the right after crossing the bridge. This is a shortcut to the entrance.
- Inside this room there will be 2 imps that use magic attacks.
- Search the far side of the room to find an amulet.
- Players will be attacked by a rogue mage from the guild building.
- Dispatch this mage and then leave the dungeon.
- Return to the Mages Guild building and speak with Agata and then speak with Dagail.
Speaking with Dagail first can cause the game to glitch. If this happens, reload the autosave before speaking with her.
How to Get Anvil Mages Guild Recommendation?
- Head to the Mages Guild in Anvil.
- Speak with the NPC named Carahil.
- Head to the marked location on the map.
- S peak with Arielle Jurard
- Speak with the innkeeper to rent a room.
- Mention that you are a traveling merchant.
- An NPC named Caminalda will show interest in the fact you said you are a merchant.
- Go to the room you rented.
- Arielle Jurard will meet with you to tell you the plan.
- Rest in the room and then leave the Inn.
- Travel along the left route, and Caminalda will be waiting in ambush.
- Kill her and then report back to the guild building.
Carahil is also a Trainer for Illusion Magic.
How to Get Bravil Mages Guild Recommendation?
- Head to the Mages Guild in Bravil.
- Speak with the Argonian NPC named Kud-Ei.
- Leave the building and follow the quest marker to Varon Vamori.
- Use Speechcraft to raise Varon Vamori's disposition.
- Ask Varon Vamori about the staff.
- This will move the quest marker to the Imperial City Market District.
- Head to the marked door in this area during the day.
- Go inside and speak with both NPCs to find the location of the staff.
- Leave the building and wait until night.
- When nobody is watching, go into the building.
- Go to the basement.
- There will be a locked dresser with the staff inside.
- Give this staff to Kud-Ei to complete the quest.
How to Get Chorrol Mages Guild Recommendation?
- Head to the Mages Guild in Chorrol.
- Speak with the NPC named Teekeeus.
- Leave the building and follow the quest marker to Earana.
- Speak with Earana and then go back to speak with Teekeeus.
- Head to the quest marker to find a book on a charred corpse.
- Players will have the choice to give the book to Earana or Teekeeus.
- Give this book to Teekeeus for the recommendation.
How to Get Cheydinhal Mages Guild Recommendation?
- Head to the Mages Guild in Chorrol.
- Speak with Falcar.
- Find Deetsan. Deetsan will not speak if Falcar is too close.
- Wait until Falcar is far enough from Deetsan and speak with her.
- Deetsan will give you the Buoyancy spell and the key to a well behind the guild building.
- Use the Buoyancy spell that will let you breathe underwater.
You will not need this spell if you are an Argonian.
- Dive into the well and take the first left turn you see.
- You will find a corpse.
- Take the Ring of Burden from the corpse, and your carrying weight will spike — with a chance of becoming overencumbered.
- Head back and exit the well.
- Make your way back to the Mages Guild building.
- Speak with Deetson.
- Go into Falcar’s room and take the black Soul Gems from the drawers to the left of the bed.
- Show Deetsan these gems for the final recommendation.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
- Released
- April 22, 2025
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Action, RPG, Open-World, Adventure
- Platform(s)
- Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5, PC
