Oblivion:Weakness to Magic

	Weakness to Magic
School	Destruction
Type	Offensive
Effect ID	WKMA
Base Cost	0.25
Barter Factor	0
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Spells Scrolls Staves

Weakness to Magic M% for D seconds

Weakness to Magic increases by M% the magnitude of subsequent offensive magical effects; the effect lasts for D seconds. For example, a target with Weakness to Magic 50% active will suffer 9 points of damage from a Flare spell, instead of the usual 6 points. All of the effects listed as offensive spells will be enhanced by an active Weakness to Magic effect, including subsequent Weakness spells. Therefore, Weakness to Magic 50% followed by Weakness to Fire 50% results in a 75% magnitude Weakness to Fire effect.

Magnitudes greater than 100% are possible if multiple effects are simultaneously active.

Some creatures (and some character birthsigns) have natural weaknesses to magic.

Notes

• This effect can be gained for spell making and enchanting via spells or choosing the Apprentice Birthsign.

• Note that there is only one spell with this effect, and it requires Journeyman in Destruction. The only other way to acquire this effect for spell making and enchanting is to take the Apprentice Birthsign at the beginning of the game.

• For effects with no magnitude (notably Paralyze and Silence), a Weakness spell increases the effect's duration, instead of the effect's magnitude.
• If a person has a 100% resistance to magic (immunity to magic), weakness to magic is still ineffective as it is a magical effect.

Bugs

• A Weakness to Magic spell amplifies all effects of a spell, as long as the spell contains just one negative effect.
  • The Official Oblivion Patch, version 1.1.511, fixes this bug.
  • • However, there is a workaround for this in patched versions of Oblivion; only on self spells are affected by the patch, meaning that on touch/target spells will still affect creatures, npcs, and the player. To make the exploit work you simply need to have the spell be reflected back at you while under the effect of weakness to magic, which will amplify all effects of the spell, positive and negative, just like in the unpatched game. ^{[verification needed — see talk page]}

See also

Sections:

• Resistances and Weaknesses: General information on how resistances and weaknesses interact.

Related effects:

• Spell Absorption, Reflect Spell, Resist Magic
• Weakness to Disease, Weakness to Fire, Weakness to Frost, Weakness to Normal Weapons, Weakness to Poison, Weakness to Shock

Apparel with Weakness to Magic

Cursed Gauntlets of Resilient Flesh^SI 5%
Cursed Stoneskin Gauntlets^SI 5%