With so many customization options in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, there's a lot you can experiment with. However, one of the most time-ho🉐n🤪ored and classic builds is the stealthy character. You hide in the shadows, stalk enemies at night, and prefer to remain aloof rather than delve into combat.

We'll show you how to build the best kind of steal💟thy character, whether you'd prefer to pick pockets or eliminate your targets under the dark of night. No matter what life lays before you in Cyrodiil, y🔯ou'll need these skills to remain hidden and make the most of your talents.

How To Make A Stealthy Character

Ready to dive into the whimsical world of Cyrodiil? You'll need to build your character before your adventure can begin. While you could go the route of a Warrior and swing a massive sword while donning shiny armor, there's another way to get around. ♛

Embrace the finesse of the shadows and embark on a stealthy adventure across the continent with your most valuable skills: speed, agility, and luck. We've outlined the best choices for optimizing a stealth build, regardless of race (although there are a few that 𝔉make thiಞngs easier).

Best Race For A Stealthy Build

When you start out, you need to pick a race for your character. While any race can be customized to become a thief or assassin, there are some that will give you an initial bonus🧜൲.

Below are the best ra✨ces to pick for a stealthy character, along with the attribute bonuses they rec🌟eive:

Best Birthsign For A Stealthy Build

The next step is choosing a birthsign that your character will gain passive buffs from. However, you can also get permanent debuffs in exchange.✤ Below are the best birthsigns for a s𒅌tealth-based build:

• The Lover Birthsign. You can use the Lover's Kiss to paralyze an opponent once a day for a short time, allowing you to easily kill or steal from them. You'll expend a large amount of fatigue in exchange.
• The Serpent Birthsign. With the power of the Serpent spell, you gain a poisonous touch that heals yourself. However, any magic enchantments on yourself will be dispelled instantly.
• The Shadow Birthsign. The power of the allows you to become invisible for 60 seconds once a day, making it a thief or assassin's best friend in a bind.
• The Steed Birthsign. This particular star grants a boost in speed, making you much faster than your enemies.
• The Thief Birthsign. With a boost to your agility, speed, and luck attributes, you'll be a well-rounded shadow on the streets of Cyrodiil.
• The Tower Birthsign. Those born under the star of the Tower can use its power to open a lock of average level or lower once per day, helping thieves break in under the cover of night without expending a lockpick.

Best Class For A Stealthy Build

The next step is building the right class for your character, as it will determine what skills will gain experience faster. While any class under the Stealth section is꧒ a good opt🍨ion, there are specific ones that are more suited to sneaky builds.

Below are all the stealth c🐷lasses🍸 and their primary focus:

The best three classes for traditional stealth builds are Thief, Agent, and Assassin. However, you can build your own class to customiz💛e your favorite skills and add some flavor to your build.

When designing your custom class, try to incorporate the following skills:

• Acrobatics
• Light Armor
• Marksman
• Mercantile
• Security
• Sneak
• Speechcraft

With everything combined, you can build a high-functioning archer or a dagger-wielding assassin to dispatch enemies and hide in the shadows. Not every encounter needs to be dealt with brute force, and you can often talk your way out of combat if people like you enough.