The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion/Spells

Alteration

The college of alteration focuses on the manipulation of the physical world.

Possible Effects

Spell	Effect
Burden	Cast a spell to increase the weight of the items you or an opponent carries
Feather	Cast a spell to decrease the weight of the items you or an opponent carries
Open Lock	Cast a spell to open a lock from very easy to very hard
Shield	Cast a spell that increases your overall defense
Frost Shield	Cast a spell to increase your resistance to frost
Shock Shield	Cast a spell to increase your resistance to shock
Water Breathing	Cast a spell to allow you to breathe underwater
Water Walking	Cast a spell that allows you to walk on water

Destruction

Destruction magic focuses on damaging the health and attributes of you or your opponents

Possible Effects

Spell	Effect
Fire Damage	Damages an enemy's health with fire
Frost Damage	Damages an enemy's health with frost
Shock Damage	Damages an enemy's health with shock
Drain	Drains an attribute or skill
Weakness to fire	Makes enemies weak to fire magic
Weakness to frost	Makes enemies weak to frost magic
Weakness to shock	Makes enemies weak to shock magic
Disintegrate	damages weapons or armor

Mysticism

The college of mysticism focuses on manipulation of magical energies

Possible Effects

Spell	Effect
Detect Life	Living creatures can be seen through walls and are highlighted pink
Dispel	Removes or reduces active effects
Reflect	Reflects damage or spells
Soul Trap	Traps a creatures soul allowing capture
Spell Absorption	Allows absorption of enemy spells
Telekinesis	Allows character to move objects from a distance

Conjuration

Conjuration is the college of magic that allows you to summon otherwordly creatures, weapons, and armor.

Possible Effects

Spell	Effect
Bound Armor	Allows you to summon magical armor
Bound Weapon	Allows you to summon magical weapons
Summon	allows you to summon otherwordly creatures