To defeat Will-o-the-Wisps in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (including Oblivion Remastered), you need to know that these enemies are immune to normal attacks and poison. They can only be harmed by specific types of damage:
- Enchanted weapons (weapons with magical enchantments)
- Magic spells (especially destruction magic)
- Silver weapons
- Daedric weapons
- Hand-to-hand combat, but only if your skill is at least Journeyman level (50 or above)
Standard iron or steel weapons will do no damage at all to Will-o-the-Wisps
. Combat tips:
- Use ranged magic or enchanted weapons to attack from a distance to avoid their health and magicka draining touch.
- When a Will-o-the-Wisp gets close, it will try to drain your health and magicka. When you see the energy drain effect, back away until it breaks, then close in again to attack.
- Using spells like Reflect Spell can help by reversing their drain attack, healing you instead.
- If you prefer melee, silver or daedric weapons are effective, but keep your distance and time your attacks carefully.
- Hand-to-hand combat is viable only if your skill is high enough, otherwise it will not harm them.
- Using Detect Life spells can help reveal invisible Wisps during combat.
Where to find them:
- Will-o-the-Wisps often appear in caves and certain quest areas, such as near the Shrine of Azura.
- They drop Glow Dust when killed, a valuable alchemy ingredient
In summary, to defeat Will-o-the-Wisps, equip an enchanted, silver, or Daedric weapon, or use magic spells, keep your distance to avoid their drain attacks, and strike when safe
