The Elder Scrollsseries is iconic for many reasons, but one of the most classic features is its rich and detailed world. InThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, you get to explore Tamriel’s Cyrodiil province now in beautifully enhanced visuals that make it one of the series' most gorgeous worlds.
Throughout the world, you can find mysterious Oblivion Gates, which will transport you into a Plane of Oblivion, where you can explore a dungeon-like area to progress quests or claim some strong loot. Closing gates is important to stop Daedra from spawning out of them, but it isnever an easy nor fun task, and until you clear the main story,y they will spread across the land and threaten your quest.
11Random Oblivion World Seven
Frustrating In Every Way
The main kind of Oblivion world you will encounter is the random Oblivion worlds, each of which has a set layout for you to explore. These can get alittlerepetitive since they can appear multiple times in the world at different gate locations (thank theDaedra for openingso many), and none is more of a pain to come across than world seven.
This plane is guaranteed to be found inside the gate outside of Anvil and is one of the most frustrating of the planes, as it has a confusing layout that is hindered by long, poorly designed caves that are a nightmare on your first run. While it does give the same rewards as all the random worlds do, this one will barely feel worth the effort.
10Random Oblivion World Three
Just Another Plain Plane
This plane is one of the random layouts that you will come across multiple times throughout your quest, but can always be found by entering the Oblivion Gate outside Leyawiin. Random Oblivion world three has everything a Plane of Oblivion should have with decent rewards, challenging Daedric monsters, and winding tunnels, but unlike others, this one is missing something to make it unique.
The reason this gate isn’t great is that it just lacks something distinct that helps it standout from the other random worlds. With forgettable design and path as well as generic visual design, there isn’t anything bad about this plane, but it just comes off as one of the easily forgotten even when tasked to go through it multiple times.
9Random Oblivion World Four
The Brooding Fortress
Random Oblivion World Four is most commonly known for its iconic Brooding Fortress tower, which takes the center stage of the entire plane. This tower is, as the name suggests, dark and claustrophobic, with it containing winding paths that even veteran players can easily get lost in.
One of the highlights of this plane is that it ends with a fight against a challenging boss-level Daedric that will reward you with boss-level rewards such as Daedric armor and Sigils. With all of this combined, it is a memorable world that is worth exploring, but taking a step back, it feels generic. Even with the tower being a key set piece, it often just blends in with the other random worlds.
8Random Oblivion World Six
Double Trouble
While many of the planes mainly aim to test your strength using powerful Daedric enemies, random world six is one that focuses more on its exploration and traps. With dual towers, everything in this plane is symmetrical, including two entrance gates, all of which culminate in one long yet fun path to a central chamber that houses the Sigil Stone.
This is one of the few worlds that actually has two entrance gates, which can be super handy for finding even more gates, but since it has a tricky layout to explore, you may get lost easily. This plane is straightforward, which does make it a lot of fun to just explore and loot, especially with the multiple paths that make multiple runs feel fresh.
7Random Oblivion World Five
The Dungeonless Plane
This open plane is unique among the random Oblivion worlds in that it is much more horizontal, making it less of a pain to explore. Compared to other planes and their tight labyrinth layouts, this one is like exploring around Cyrodiil but with a flaming hell aesthetic that makes it more likeDOOM.
Unlike Random World Six, this double gate world is much more forgiving and can be used for easy Sigil Stone grinding. If one route to the tower is long or too challenging with double entrance gates, you can just backtrack and enter through the other entrance, as the open space makes it easy to know where to go.
6Random Oblivion World Two
Oh, No! A Reason To Enter Outside Of Morals!
This Chorrol spawning random world is distinct in its design, with each tower being themed all around various elemental natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and tornadoes. Fittingly, the challenge is equally disastrous, as not only will you have to survive the elemental hazards, but also Daedric, which will all work to impede your progression and puzzle solving.
What is so great about this specific plane is that it is unique in that it can give you the two powerful Daedricartifacts,the Hatred’s Heart and the Hatred’s Soul, which can only be found within these worlds. These two exclusive artifacts, alongside the great puzzles and environmental design, make this world one that is a light in the dark of the best random worlds.
5Random Oblivion World One
Stop And Smell The Lava
Many of the issues with the random world Planes of Oblivion are their long dungeon-like designs that are laid out to be a challenge to not only navigate but also fight through. This is where random Oblivion world one is a breath of fresh air, as it provides you with a relatively short and sweet layout that still gives you the same great random world rewards.
This plane is simple to breeze through, even on your first time, and so it’s excellent for getting tons of easy loot and whenever you find it, you can pop in and out without any worries about a long dungeon adventure, unlike other planes. While it does lack challenge because of this, it does give players who don’t enjoy the labyrinthic design of the other planes a way to get some of their valuable loot.
The Random Oblivion Worlds are generally much weaker than the quest-linked ones in both layout and rewards, but they are still worth going into at least once per layout.
4Chaos Stronghold (Cheydinhal Oblivion World)
Assemble A Party
This is the only quest-related plane that isn’t required, as it is a side quest, and despite that, it is a fantastic world that has some distinctive elements that are too good to miss. The quest is named The Wayward Knight and can be found by talking to the Cheydinhal Count during the main quest, in which you will be tasked to enter the Oblivion Gate found outside the city to follow Farwil and find his companion knight.
As expected from a quest plane, you will find this one is starkly different from any other, with story driving the progression. While traveling on the plane, you will have two NPCs assisting you and, depending on who survives, you could end up losing favor with the city and rewards, meaning you have to be extra careful with how you approach each chamber. It’s not just your life that is on the line this time.
3Fury Spike (Bruma Oblivion World)
Do We Have To?
The quest-related worlds all have extra polish that makes them more fun and interesting, and this one, which is found outside of Bruma during the Allies For Bruma main quest, is required to complete the main story. You are sent to close this Oblivion Gate to gain the support of Bruma’s military, and they did not make this easy with this plane being one of the trickiest worlds around.
With vertical maze-like paths, navigation can be complex and with high-level enemies, it does not get any easier, but despite these challenges, this plane manages to feel like an actual dungeon. The keep that holds the Sigil Stone is majestic, and it makes your efforts feel well worth it when you barely make it through alive to claim it.
2Blood Feast (Kvatch Oblivion World)
An Actually Enjoyable Plane
This early quest plane sets the tone for how grand the Planes of Oblivion can be by blending story into it. Since this is one of the first gates of Oblivion you enter, it makes for an excellent introduction while also keeping its footing as a moderately challenging, rewarding dungeon.
With it being part of the main quest, this plane is well-designed with just the right blend of puzzles, combat, and length to make it enjoyable. Some of the Oblivion worlds struggle to balance all three of these to make them enjoyable, but Blood Feast is enjoyable and rewarding for the player with strong gear and a high-level Sigil Stone.
