Oblivion Complete Perk Guide

A complete list of all perks in the game and the bonuses they give

Levels for Each Perk

Novice 0-24
Apprentice 25-49
Journeyman 50-74
Expert 75-99
Master 100

EXAMPLE:
A character with 76 blade would have the Novice, Apprentice, Journeyman and Expert perks for the blade skill

Not all skills have a novice mastery perk

Combat Skills

Armorer

• Novice:
  
• Apprentice: Hammers last twice as long
  
• Journeyman: Repair magic items
  
• Expert: Repair items beyond their highest condition (to 125%)
  
• Master: Never breaks repair hammers

Athletics

• Novice:
  
• Apprentice: Regenerate Fatigue 25% faster when running
  
• Journeyman: Regenerate Fatigue 50% faster when running
  
• Expert: Regenerate Fatigue 75% faster when running
  
• Master: No reduction in fatigue regeneration when running

Block

• Novice:
  
• Apprentice: No fatigue loss when blocking
  
• Journeyman: Weapon/shield not damaged when blocking, Enemy may recoil when blocking Hand to Hand
  
• Expert: blocking with shield has a 25% chance to do a knockback counterattack, staggering the enemy if the shield blow connects
  
• Master: blocking with a shield has an additional 5% chance of disarming the enemy with a successful knockback counterattack

Blunt (Shares perks with Blade)

• Novice: Basic Power Attack
  
• Apprentice: Standing Power Attack
  
• Journeyman: Side Power Attacks with a chance to disarm
  
• Expert: Backwards Power Attack with a chance of knockback
  
• Master: Forwards Power Attack with a chance of paralysis

Blade (Shares Perks with Blunt)

• Novice: Basic Power Attack
  
• Apprentice: Standing Power Attack
  
• Journeyman: Side Power Attacks with a chance to disarm
  
• Expert: Backwards Power Attack with a chance of knockback
  
• Master: Forwards Power Attack with a chance of paralysis

Hand to Hand

• Novice: Basic Power Attack
  
• Apprentice: Standing Power Attack
  
• Journeyman: Side Power Attacks with a chance to disarm. You can damage to creatures immune to normal weapons such as ghosts.
  
• Expert: Backwards Power Attack with a chance of knockdown. Chance of knockback when blocking
  
• Master: Forwards Power Attack with a chance of paralysis. Chance of knockback and disarm when blocking

Heavy Armor

• Novice: Heavy armor degrades rapidly with use (150% of normal rate).
  
• Apprentice: Heavy armor degrades at a normal rate.
  
• Journeyman: Heavy armor degrades at a slower rate (50% of normal rate).
  
• Expert: Equipped heavy armor only encumbers the user by 50%.
  
• Master: Equipped heavy armor does not encumber the user.

Magic Skills

With the exception of Alchemy all magic perks are effectivley the same for each skill

Alchemy

• Novice: Only 1 effect usable
  
• Apprentice: 2 effects usable
  
• Journeyman: 3 effects usable
  
• Expert: 4 effects usable
  
• Master: You can make Single-ingredient potions

Alteration

• Novice: You can cast novice level spells
  
• Apprentice: You can cast apprentice level spells
  
• Journeyman: You can cast journeyman level spells
  
• Expert: You can cast expert level spells
  
• Master: You can cast master level spells

Conjuration

• Novice: You can cast novice level spells
  
• Apprentice: You can cast apprentice level spells
  
• Journeyman: You can cast journeyman level spells
  
• Expert: You can cast expert level spells
  
• Master: You can cast master level spells

Destruction

• Novice: You can cast novice level spells
  
• Apprentice: You can cast apprentice level spells
  
• Journeyman: You can cast journeyman level spells
  
• Expert: You can cast expert level spells
  
• Master: You can cast master level spells

Illusion

• Novice: You can cast novice level spells
  
• Apprentice: You can cast apprentice level spells
  
• Journeyman: You can cast journeyman level spells
  
• Expert: You can cast expert level spells
  
• Master: You can cast master level spells

Mysticism

• Novice: You can cast novice level spells
  
• Apprentice: You can cast apprentice level spells
  
• Journeyman: You can cast journeyman level spells
  
• Expert: You can cast expert level spells
  
• Master: You can cast master level spells

Restoration

• Novice: You can cast novice level spells
  
• Apprentice: You can cast apprentice level spells
  
• Journeyman: You can cast journeyman level spells
  
• Expert: You can cast expert level spells
  
• Master: You can cast master level spells

Stealth Skills

Acrobatics

• Novice:
  
• Apprentice: You can attack while jumping/falling
  
• Journeyman: You gain the Dodge ability: while holding block, you can jump in any direction to do a quick avoidance roll. You can also perform power attacks when jumping or falling
  
• Expert: You suffer 50% less Fatigue loss when jumping
  
• Master: You can jump off of water

Light Armour

• Novice: Light armor degrades rapidly with use (150% of normal rate).
  
• Apprentice: Light armor degrades at a normal rate.
  
• Journeyman: Light armor degrades at a slower rate (50% of normal rate).
  
• Expert: Equipped light armor does not encumber the user.
  
• Master: When a Master wears only light armor, they gain a bonus of 50% to the armor rating of that armor

Marksman

• Novice:
  
• Apprentice: No fatigue loss when drawing a bow.
  
• Journeyman: You can zoom in with a bow.
  
• Expert: 5% chance of knockdown when using a bow.
  
• Master: 5% chance of paralysis when using a bow.

Mercantile

• Novice:
  
• Apprentice: Prices not reduced for damaged items
  
• Journeyman: Merchants buy anything
  
• Expert: You can invest money in a shop to permanently increase the shop's available gold by 500
  
• Master: All shops in the world have 500 more gold for barter. Items buy and sell at their base cost

Security

• Novice:
  
• Apprentice: Keep one picked tumbler up when breaking a pick.
  
• Journeyman: Keep two picked tumblers up when breaking a pick.
  
• Expert: Keep three picked tumblers up when breaking a pick.
  
• Master: Never drop tumblers when breaking a pick.

Sneak

• Novice: Sneak attack 4x melee, 2x ranged
  
• Apprentice: Sneak attack 6x melee, 3x ranged
  
• Journeyman: No sneak penalty for footwear
  
• Expert: No sneak penalty for running
  
• Master: Armor rating ignored for sneak attacks

Speechcraft

• Novice:
  
• Apprentice: You can rotate the wheel once for free in the Persuasion minigame.
  
• Journeyman: Disposition falls 50% slower in the Persuasion minigame.
  
• Expert: Loss of disposition for 'Hate it' results is lowered from -150% to -100%.
  
• Master: Bribes cost half as much

Thank for for reading

[Link5261]

@Gerroffmee - an advantage to a Steam Community Guide is that you can open the Steam Overlay without alt-tabbing out of the game to fetch the info you may need.

[Col. A. Covolsky]

or just link this guide instead of sending players to unidentified files...

[Gerroffmee]

If you bought the game on disc, there's a guide with this information in it, and without the mistakes! If you bought the game on steam, the guide is available to download! Completely unnecessary guide.

[RedCycloneColossus]

Thank you. It was helpful.

[Cobra Verde]

You're welcome, glad this is still helping folk

[Adult Male Human]

damn thanks man, didnt know you could jump off water, what the bow did, or that spell mastery did nothing but unlock more spells

[AlphaDirj]

Oh man this list brings back memories from the 360. Skyrim was my introduction to the Elderscrolls and I played them all backwords from skyrim to Oblivion, then morrowind, next I gotta beat Daggerfall. When I was playing oblivion I was trying to understand the mechanics and I would grab the book out of the box and read what all stuff I wanted. I made multiple builds with the booklet. Probably the most effective build i've done is a dark elf with swords, bows, destruction magic, and a few skills that helped each of those abilities like sneaking. Welp looks like i'm gonna play this game again.

[NegativeXP]

i always forget this info is only listed in the booklet thats sold with the game. so if you forget after the popup in game then good luck lol. smart idea to make a guide for it

[DOOMGUY]

good guide, thank you.

[reichardnorman]

oblivion PC need a patch v3.0.4.0 upgrade does any one of this patch please let me know Thank you