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How to cure Vampirism in Oblivion Remastered

Follow these steps to stop being a vampire in the Oblivion remake

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How exactly do you cure Vampirism in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered? There are various ways you can contract the Vampirism disease, known as Porphyric Hemophilia, in Oblivion Remastered. A simple scratch while fighting a Vampire is enough to do it. You can also acquire Vampirism through the Dark Brotherhood questline, or by eating the Beating Heart in the Daedric quest, "Unearthing Mehrunes Razor". However you managed it, you'll likely have discovered that while being a Vampire comes with some powerful benefits and abilities, the oppressive sunlight damage and other disadvantages make Vampirism a truly mixed bag.

If you've decided that you no longer wish to be a Vampire, then there are ways to cure yourself. If you act quickly, the cure is easy. But if you've been a Vampire for some time, then your options are far more limited, locked behind two specific questlines. In this guide we'll detail every way to cure Vampirism in Oblivion Remastered, including not only the in-game quest options but also the cheaty route of using console commands, if you're in a proper hurry to revert that pallid complexion of yours.

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How to cure Vampirism in Oblivion

The steps for curing Vampirism depend on whether 72 hours have passed since you first contracted the Porphyric Hemophilia disease. If it's been less than 72 hours, then you can cure yourself in the following ways:

  • Eat a Food item with the "Cure Disease" effect (such as Mandrake Root).
  • Drink a Potion with the "Cure Disease" effect.
  • Cast a Spell with the "Cure Disease" effect.
  • Receive a Blessing from a Chapel or Wayshrine.

These are the regular methods for removing any kind of disease, and they will cure your Vampirism as long as the effect of the Porphyric Hemophilia has not yet taken full hold in you (i.e. if less than 72 hours have passed since contraction).

If it's been more than 72 hours since you contracted Vampirism, however, then there are only two ways to cure Vampirism:

  1. Visit the Font Of Renewal in Deepscorn Hollow(Easy)
  2. Complete the "Vampire Cure" quest(Hard)

In the original Oblivion, the Font Of Renewal was only added with the Vile Lair DLC, but in the remake this is part of the base game, and by far the easiest method to cure your Vampirism. However, if you choose this method, you'll be locked out of the "Vampire Cure" quest, as you need to be a Vampire in order to be eligible for this quest.

Note: once you cure Vampirism, you will never again be able to become a Vampire. You can still contract Porphyric Hemophilia, but if you've completed the "Vampire Cure" quest or used the Font Of Renewal at least once in your playthrough, you will never contract full Vampirism again. Make sure a cure is what you actually want!

Option 1: Visit the Font Of Renewal

The Font Of Renewal is located inside Deepscorn Hollow, an underground lair on the tiny island southeast of Leyawiin, in the southeast corner of the map. Shortly after completing the tutorial at the start of the game, you'll receive a Deepscorn Hollow Key and a Bloodstained Note from someone called Greywyn, telling you that you have been given his home of Deepscorn Hollow. This begins the "Deepscorn Hollow" quest, and gives you a map marker which will lead you straight to the location of the Font Of Renewal where you can cure your Vampirism.

A short distance southeast of Leyawiin you'll see a bridge on the shore which leads to the island. The island contains little of note except for a ruined house. As you approach, you'll receive a quest update to somehow make your way into the hidden lair mentioned in the Bloodstained Note.

Head to the south side of the island, and you'll find a stone well by the coast. In the water next to you will be some more ruined structures - swim below them, and you'll find a hollow tree trunk underwater containing a door which leads you into the hidden lair of Deepscorn Hollow. You can open it using the Deepscorn Hollow Key you received along with the Bloodstained Note.

Once inside, you can continue the quest by reading the journal on the stool next to you as you emerge from the water; but the important part is that you can now head straight into the lair and find the Font Of Renewal. Turn left in the first room, and enter the Deepscorn Cloister. Take another left, and you'll find a small pool of water. Jump into the pool and you can interact with the Font Of Renewal at the base of the central pillar.

To activate the Font Of Renewal, you must:

  1. Be a Vampire.
  2. Have at least 1x Purgeblood Salts.

Purgeblood Salts can be mined from the three Purgeblood Crystal Formations near the Font Of Renewal. Once you have one, interact with the Font Of Renewal to immediately and permanently cure your Vampirism.

Option 2: Complete the "Vampire Cure" quest

The second option to cure your Vampirism is by completing the lengthy "Vampire Cure" questline. Obviously, you need to first be a Vampire before this quest becomes available to you. To begin the quest, speak with Raminus Polus inside the Arch-Mage's Lobby in the Arcane University. You can optionally first speak with Vicente Valtieri of the Dark Brotherhood, or any of the Chapel healers in the game, and they'll all tell you to seek out Raminus Polus for your best shot at dealing with your Vampirism once and for all.

Raminus Polus will tell you to seek out fellow Vampire, Count Janus Hassildor in Castle Skingrad east of Kvatch. Inside Castle Skingrad, you can speak to the Steward Hal-Liurz for an audience with Hassildor.

Once you get to Hassildor, he'll tell you to obtain a Cure Vampirism Potion for his wife. He also tells you about a rumour involving the witches of Glenmoril being able to create a cure for Vampirism, and one of them still living near the Corbolo River.

Follow the quest marker to a hut in Drakelowe. Enter the hut and speak to Melisande about your Vampirism. She'll agree to help you if you first bring her 5 empty Grand Soul Gems. Yeesh.

How to get Empty Grand Soul Gems...

Grand Soul Gems can be found randomly (or in fixed positions) elsewhere in Oblivion, but there are a few easy places to get the five you need. The first is in Melisande's own basement in Drakelowe. You'll need to sneak down there to avoid detection by Melisande, but once you get into the basement you'll find various Soul Gems, including a single Empty Grand Soul Gem which you can freely give back to Melisande without her realising that it's her own Soul Gem.

The moment you speak with Melisande, three nearby points of interest will also spawn an Empty Grand Soul Gem each, in a previously hidden part of each area. These three areas are:

  • Squandered Mine (in Squandered Mine Wind Holes)
  • Crayfish Cave (in Crayfish Steep)
  • Nornal (in Nornal Ageasel)

The Squandered Mine can be found next to Drakelowe itself, while Crayfish Cave is a short distance south next to the river, and Nornal is an Ayleid Ruin located across the river to the west.

For the remaining Grand Soul Gem, you can try to pick the Very Hard lock in the Arch-Mage's Lobby of the Arcane University where you spoke to Raminus Polus. Alternatively, you can visit the Chorrol Mages Guild, where you can find an Empty Grand Soul Gem in a display case inside the entrance room.

If you don't want to use thievery to get the Empty Grand Soul Gems, then you can potentially purchase them from any magical vendor once you've hit Character Level 12.

Once you have the 5 Empty Grand Soul Gems, return to Melisande and she will ask you to collect the required ingredients for the Cure Vampirism Potion:

  • 2x Bloodgrass
  • 6x Garlic
  • 5x Nightshade
  • Blood Of An Argonian
  • Ashes Of A Powerful Vampire

The first three ingredients are fairly run-of-the-mill alchemical staples, but the final two are more specialised. To get the Blood of an Argonian, Melisande gives you an Enchanted Dagger. A single stab on any Argonian in the game will do the trick; you don't have to fully kill them. You can explore until you find a marauding band with Argonians, or for an easier time you can head to the Imperial City Arena where you're guaranteed to fight Argonians on certain rounds of combat.

For the Ashes of a Powerful Vampire, Melisande will tell you to track down the Vampire Hindaril, who is located in Redwater Slough, a cave near the Panther River on the east edge of the map. Kill Hindaril, and you'll gain the Ashes.

Finally, return to Melisande with all the ingredients. She'll tell you to return in a day's time. You can go elsewhere to pass the time or simply wait somewhere away from sunlight - but not in her house, or she'll get angry. An easy place to hide is to go back into Squandered Mine.

When you speak to Melisande again after the 24 hour wait period, she'll give you two Potions:

  • Cure For Vampirism Potion(for you)
  • Vampirism Cure Potion(for Count Hassildor)

At this point, you can feel free to drink the Cure For Vampirism Potion to once and for all cure your Vampirism. Huzzah! But the quest itself isn't complete. You still need to take the other Potion to Count Hassildor in Skingrad. Speak with the Steward again once there, and you'll be taken to Hassildor. To avoid unnecessary spoilers, I'll simply say that you can follow a couple of quick remaining steps to finally complete this lengthy quest and gain some gold from Hassildor as thanks.

How to cure Vampirism with console commands

If you're not above using cheats to get what you need, there's a very simple way to instantly cure your Vampirism using Oblivion's console commands. Simply open the console with the tilde key (next to 1 on your keyboard), and paste in the following:

player.additem 977E4 1Copied!

This will spawn the Cure For Vampirism Potion in your inventory, allowing you to drink it and rid yourself of Vampirism without having to use the Font of Renewal or complete the Vampire Cure quest. Bear in mind that this has the same permanent effect as the other methods, meaning once you are cured, you can no longer become a Vampire for the rest of your playthrough (except using even more console commands).

That concludes this exhaustive guide on every way you can cure Vampirism in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake! For more on the art of bloodsucking, be sure to refer to our guide on how to become a vampire. If you're in need of some general advice on making your Oblivion character unique, our guides on the best class, best race, and the best birthsign will be exceedingly helpful.

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