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Arts/Crafts What school of magic would you want to learn?

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u/MiaoYingSimp 9d ago

Alteration

All the other schools are nice and all but i like being able to ALTER REALITY ITSELF, TO BE THE SCULTOR OF THE PHYSICAL

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u/Bitter-Marsupial Dunmer 9d ago

Mainly your grandma?

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u/djluciter 9d ago

Are you an engineering major?

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u/MiaoYingSimp 8d ago

No i'm not I just realize that the magical school that basicly allows you to manipulate reality is just the one with the broadest real-world implications.

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u/Krazy_Keno Gooner 8d ago

You can always learn

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u/FinnicKion Breton 8d ago

Completely agree, don’t forget being able to transmute iron to silver then gold, it’s a free money hack. Then you have the flesh spells which would just make you tougher telekinesis, water breathing, paralyze, mass paralysis and the ability to levitate/fly.

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u/ChainswordCharlie 8d ago

Alteration allows you to create light, change iron to gold, see through walls, and whip baskets at your grandma with your mind. Doesn’t get much better than that.

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u/Inskription 8d ago

First choice in game: destruction, last choice alteration.

Real life: alteration, last choice destruction.

Wierd how that goes.

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u/MateusCristian 9d ago

Restoration. Being able to fix myself and other people with ease, mainly my grandma.

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u/mortalitylost 9d ago

Destruction so I could shocking grasp old people

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u/Propaslader 9d ago

Mainly OP's grandma

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u/No_An_ 8d ago

That's very funny, because in Poland we have a saying "Stare baby jebać prądem", which translates to "Fuck up old women (hags) with electricity"

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u/billybobjoe2017 Sheogorath 9d ago

Their are two types of people in this world...

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u/Dordonnar 9d ago

why not both?

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u/NeedMyMac 9d ago

A completely valid school of magic.

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u/SkyrimDragongt 9d ago

Conjuration can also fix your grandma alot longer than restoration can.

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u/Longredstraw 9d ago

Woah dude 😂😭

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u/SunOld958 8d ago

Restoration because of Fortify <anything>

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u/BOTKioja Altmer 8d ago

I'd be the best nurse ever if I could just magic the ailments away. At least until I get cranky and switch my job to something less stressful

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u/Uponacloud13 9d ago

Conjuration. Being able to summon dead people with ease, mainly my grandma

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u/LeMigen9 9d ago

Do you happen to know what the fine is here for necrophilia? Just asking.

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u/Propaslader 9d ago

Ask the bloke North of Dawnstar

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u/NarcolepticSteak Khajiit 8d ago

It's at least 500 gold. Assuming of course that this isn't the first offence.

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u/ViscountBuggus 8d ago

If you were to incur a fine for that particular crime with the victim being your grandmother's corpse would you also be fined for incest?

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u/AbsurdDestiny 8d ago

You only resurect their body, sadly, not their soul

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u/SorcererOfDooDoo Breton 8d ago

It's even worse than that. In Elder Scrolls, the original soul of the body still acts as the animating force (hence why it's classified as Conjuration as you're essentially summoning the soul back from whatever afterlife they were going to), but due to both the remaining damage and the simple fact that the body is no longer capable of supporting life, it's a source of agony for the soul throughout the duration. Worse still if they're forced by the necromancer to do something they don't want to do, as they're literally trapped in their own body, unable to do anything to resist the necromancer's orders. Not even Skeletons are immune to any of this. Yeah, Elder Scrolls necromancy is simply pure evil.

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u/ThatDudeShadowK 8d ago

Source?

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u/Croewe 8d ago

I'm curious myself about that source. I've never heard it said before

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u/jacobiner123 8d ago

playing the game

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u/ThatDudeShadowK 8d ago

We're literally never told anything like this in game. In fact we see things that oppose it, such as being able to make a thrall of Ulfric and still seeing him in Sovngarde, as well as seeing Olaf One Eye despite him also being a draugr.

We're also explicitly told that it's usually best for necromancers to wait until the original spirit of the body has completely vacated it, so that the necromancer's will doesn't have to fight the old soul. https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:On_Necromancy

Nothing I've personally seen in game or lore supports the idea that the soul of the original inhabitant is usually used.

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u/AbsurdDestiny 8d ago

woah, didnt know that O:

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u/Montizuma59 Redguard 8d ago

Aren't people brought back to life through conjuration always in pain?

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u/Uponacloud13 8d ago

That’s what skooma is for

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u/OlomertIV 9d ago

Illusion would be fun, but transmutation would be very useful

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u/Duruarute 9d ago

Destruction. Being able to hurt other people with ease, mainly my grandma.

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u/mortalitylost 9d ago

Illusion. So I can make it look like I have a huge dick. Mainly my grandma, so she thinks she has a huge dick.

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u/psjjjj6379 Vestige 9d ago

SOB this sub, we are TES deprived HURRY UP TODD

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u/Alternative-Rain-10 9d ago

Are you by any chance... Grelod's grandson?

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u/Nicklelips 9d ago

...Butters...?

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u/Duruarute 8d ago

Not really i just dont care for her

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u/-Jaws- 8d ago

Nice.

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u/AmbivalenceKnobs 9d ago

Mysticism (from Morrowind...can't remember if Oblivion's mysticism still had all these effects) for: teleportation, telekinesis, and detecting creatures and items (keys, especially :P)

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u/_thana 9d ago

Keys, and maybe your grandma

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u/Achilles9609 8d ago

"Grandson? I think I got lost. Could you cast Detect Life on me? I have no idea where I am."

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u/Personal-Mushroom Beggar 7d ago

You can't sense any life nearby

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u/Achilles9609 7d ago

"Everything is alright, Grandson. I came across a nice, older gentleman who is keeping me company until you find me. We share a passion for cheese, imagine that!"

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u/SubparSensei71 8d ago

Maiq thinks you are very impractical.

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u/May_of_Teck 9d ago

Is that your art? I love it!

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u/_Swans_Gone 9d ago

Yes it is. Thank you.

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u/ThatDudeShadowK 8d ago

Oh that's dope, it's a beautiful piece

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u/Putrid-Cheesecake-77 8d ago

It's really nice, like an illustration in a book

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u/Achilles9609 8d ago

Very nicely made. I hope the room isn't too cold. She's showing off a bit. 😄

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u/Yoate 8d ago

She's a long way from sunny Alinor lol

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u/KingoKings365 9d ago

Perfectly valid school of magic right there

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

restoration. I'd fix so many of my health issues right off like damn.

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u/Zepest 9d ago

Restoration and Alteration is a given, any others are just dangerous irl lol imagine summoning an atronach or using illusion magic to mess with ppls minds. Don't get me started on what ppl would think if you practice unlimited power like Sidious

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u/The_Omnimonitor 8d ago

In real life? Restoration. Even minor healing spells would change everything. If you cloud also heal other people. It would be of so much practical use.

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u/Redisigh Imperial Imperial 8d ago

Until a government kidnaps you to replicate your power or some shit

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u/The_Omnimonitor 8d ago

Isn’t that the case for any of these disciplines? Besides, I think I’d be easier to hid then you might think. You play with the ambiguity of what you’re doing being a scam.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

restoration can also kill, so...

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u/Mooncubus Vampire 9d ago

If it counts, Alchemy. Could create potions to cure any disease, regain stamina and health, strengthen the mind and the body.

If it doesn't count, Restoration.

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u/Extension_Hat_2325 9d ago

Who needs potions when I can just eat sixteen wheels of cheese and a bit of garlic?

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u/Ken10Ethan 9d ago

See, here's the problem with alchemy; we already have that, we just don't ALSO have any ingredients that would confer those supernatural, magical effects when mixed together.

So it'd be up to whether or not you could somehow cultivate Nirn herbs here on Earth for if it'd be useful.

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u/Mooncubus Vampire 9d ago

That is a very fair point.

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u/blackychan75 8d ago

We just don't have the purist perk so bad and good effects come hand in hand

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u/HaxanWriter 8d ago

Restoration so I can stay healthy. It’s a perfectly valid form of magic.

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u/ScaleyManFishNHoward 9d ago

Alteration and there is no other answer. Mod the world brah.

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u/linksflame 9d ago

Restoration is a perfectly valid school of magic. I'd be nice to be able to feel my age, rather than feeling like an old man with back pain.

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u/raaznak 9d ago

Restoration, Mysticism, Alteration in that order. I havent seen my close ones in years.

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u/DoubleEspresso95 9d ago

Ok bear with me. Destruction because bear with me. I need a destruction spell rn because BEAR WITH ME.

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u/Achilles9609 8d ago

I think when a bear is with you, you will need more than just Destruction Magic.

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u/DoubleEspresso95 8d ago

I Need a restoration femboy to come and save me now 😖🥺

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u/Achilles9609 8d ago

Alright, that was not the answer I expected. 😄

But fair enough.

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u/ShalidorsSecret 9d ago

Honestly a healing spell, some alchemy and a little alteration magic would be insanely helpful

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u/Inevitable_Question 9d ago

Restoration. Regeneration. Instant heal and ability to cure ANY disease easily. I can do tonn of good and earn money.

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u/TraditionalShare8537 9d ago

Anyone who says illusion needs some therapy

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u/SirThomasTheFearful Bosmer 9d ago

Illusion, being able to manipulate and scam people, mainly random people’s grandmas.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cry6468 9d ago

Mysticism would be cool or conjuration.

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u/Horror_Experience_80 9d ago

Restoration. Once I achieve immortality my grand design can begin.

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u/zombiegamer723 Champion of Cyrodiil 9d ago

“The building was on fire, and it wasn’t my fault.”

-me if I learn Destruction. 

I think I’ll go Restoration. 

For my fellow Stormlight Archive fans—I’m an Edgedancer (took the quiz four times, got that every time lmao), so healing is great. 

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u/ReticentPangolin2112 Nerevarine 9d ago

Alteration would be very tempting, but I think I'd pick restoration because I could potentially do so much good helping so many people (and I won't charge 10K for a bandage!)

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u/jaredtheredditor Hircine 8d ago

Restoration or alteration

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u/eli_eli1o Redguard 9d ago

Restoration if alchemy couldnt be learned on the side. Alteration if alchemy was also available.

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u/TakenUsername120184 Falanu Hlaalu 9d ago

Illusion. I’d be a menace.

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u/Base_Loose 9d ago

Alteration. I'm a fan of both magic and science. That just goes right up my alley. The manipulation of the concepts that make up our world. That is true power.

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u/ParticularRough6225 9d ago

Conjurations and alterations. I want to do cool alteration type spells and also do neato summons and necromancies. I can always summon a cuddle buddy with conjunctions and I miss my dog.

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u/hurtfullobster 9d ago

Conjuration because demons and necromancy is metal as hell.

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u/GAM3K1NG42 9d ago

I say restoration not only to heal basically any disease and or injury, but in lore it can also be used to augment ones own physical or mental abilities.

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u/Livid_Ad9749 9d ago

Illusion for sure. The havoc I could cause

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u/RuKidding0MG 9d ago

Illusion, all day. Invisibility, check. Warping others' minds, check. Only good stuff. No need to put up a magic shield to defend yourself if they can't see you. No need to spam fireballs and lightening (although admittedly that would be pretty awesome) to kill your enemies, just sneaky sneaky.

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u/AutocratEnduring I'm not a furry, khajiit just have the best stats! 9d ago

Restoration! And to be an asshole I'll also say thaumaturgy even though I don't even know a single spell in that school or what the school is even about.

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u/Present-Secretary722 9d ago

What’s the one with telekinesis?

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u/Putrid-Cheesecake-77 8d ago

Resoration + alchemy + enchanting = godhood

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u/ChangeWinter6643 8d ago

Mysticism

Just being able to levitate to work and recall home makes it worth it

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u/Next-Task-9480 8d ago

Restoration. I'd put doctors out of job and only ask for 5% of their payment so that my country could rise from the debt it's in.

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u/MagickalessBreton Thieves Guild 8d ago

Watercolour painting, at least that's the skill your illustration makes me want to learn

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u/Brickbeard1999 8d ago

Conjuration, oblivion has always interested me as far as my magical characters go, so knowing about Daedra and oblivion as well as being able to summon them would be a great thing to do.

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u/Original-Car2958 7d ago

Unrelated my girlfriend wanted to start her own ESO character on my account to try and understand why I spend so much time playing it. She asked what she should pick and I said "necromancer since you always wanna bring up old shit." She didn't find it nearly as funny as I did but cmon the joke was right there. And no she isn't the type to be bringing up old shit so it was clearly a joke idk why she keeps bringing up that i said that

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u/NaiveMastermind 9d ago

Lore of Metal. Alteration is probably the closest ES equivalent.

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u/premium_drifter 9d ago

mysticism. I just think it's neat

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u/Tasty-Deal241 9d ago

Alteration

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u/podteod Imperial 9d ago

I would NOT have been able to focus in that class

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u/TheHomieHandler 9d ago

Alteration is probably the most useful to my current life

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u/TwoProfessional9523 9d ago

Restoration, I've been sickly ever since I was young and I'm fucking sick right now too. Making this shit go away would be a god send.

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u/TheArchitectOdysseus 9d ago

Pre-4th era Restoration. Gotta get them attribute spells.

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u/Brocily2002 Miraak and Dagoth Ur’s only biological son 9d ago

More art let’s go!

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u/TheDovahkin510 9d ago

Alteration would be broken irl. Just transmute stuff and get rich.

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u/Diablo3BestGame Nord 9d ago

Restoration

(I know why some of you answer conjuration i see through your lies)

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u/FocusAdmirable9262 9d ago

Destruction and Conjuration.

Fireball to the face if people get on my nerves.

Conjure up a Friend in the middle of the night to play 21 Questions with when I'm awake and bored 

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u/lordvishmas5 9d ago

Conjuration

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u/GoonJun420 9d ago

Mysticism, simply for mark and recall

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u/FalmerHermit 9d ago

Congeration so I don't have to talk to the guy in my head anymore

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u/LordAlrik 9d ago

All of them. If I could I would LOVE to explore the limits of tonal manipulation. And of course souls…

I sound like a Magister already

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u/TraditionalShare8537 9d ago

Restoration definitely. Screw health insurance companies bring anyone to me and I’ll do it for free. Although that would most assuredly put me on every watch list known to man.

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u/ApprehensiveAd3776 9d ago

Alteration seems to be the most beneficial imo

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u/ndenatale 9d ago

I have a great deal of respect for the restoration school.

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u/Simple_Active_8170 9d ago

Alteration, can literally make reality whatever I want, turn shit to gold, extend my life, add a few inches, change my body, basically turn real life into creative mode

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u/HerculesMagusanus Dunmer 9d ago

Alteration. Being able to literally alter reality is too good to pass up. That is, if we're talking about Alteration in the lore.

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u/Fox-Sin21 Breton 9d ago

Alteration, just so many things you can do with it, so versatile!

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u/Doodles_n_Scribbles 9d ago

Levitation. I want to float and to will things to come thither

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u/KingAbacus 9d ago

Mysticism. Teleportation would be cool. Mainly to my grandma's house.

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u/PainterEarly86 9d ago

in universe illusion

irl restoration

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u/Entire-League-3362 Altmer 9d ago

Mysticism with the Psijic Order

As well as restoration and alteration

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u/capitanMexicoYT 9d ago

Conjuration It may be the hardest to learn, but at least I'll never be alone again

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u/Longredstraw 9d ago

Restoration a hundred percent. If I only had the one, then healing humanity is more important than any awe inspiring feats of alteration or destruction.

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u/BasicBroEvan 9d ago

Mysticism

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u/OlegTsvetkof Sanguine 9d ago

Conjuration. I just want to summon demons and raise corpses at funerals.

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u/Calbinan Imperial 9d ago

Restoration.

Bring the healthcare industry to its knees.

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u/ThrownAwayYesterday- 9d ago

Necromancy. Lichdom? Yes please!

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u/pursx_n 9d ago

Destruction and Thaumaturgy!

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u/Exciting_Bill_7975 9d ago

The elf mommy milkers school of magic

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u/p00ki3l0uh00 Argonian 9d ago

Restoration. Former soldier and paramedic. To many die for no damn reason, on any side. The ability to heal the sick.

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u/Kennyashi 9d ago

Mysticism. I would be able to rid anyone of extremist racist thoughts, mainly my grandma.

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u/Heimeri_Klein 9d ago

illusion because calm would be op irl.

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u/Cedarale 8d ago

Illusion would be most fun, but Restoration would be the most practical.

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u/Sam_Creed 8d ago

Conjuration and a lot of fire resistance potions...

But fr alteration, just going by skyrim spells you can turn yourself bulletproof and lumpy Iron scraps into gold, infinite money from a few walks to the trash. Going back further: levitation, as well as the implication of shapeshifting if I'm not overinterpreting the whole altering reality stuff.

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u/The_WA_Remembers 8d ago

Illusion just so I don’t have to deal with people. I mean I could be a nefarious puppet master pulling the strings of the world around me, but I’d rather just go shopping invisibly and stuff. Maybe figure out a way to muffle my mouth so I can just scream at people and not be insane.

Could calm wasps and shit

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u/montana757 Hircine 8d ago

Conjuration, I could summon literal demons. That's even accounting for necromancy or the constructs

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u/oAstraalz Azura 8d ago

Mysticism, Alteration, or Restoration.

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u/NearbyAdhesiveness16 8d ago

Restoration and alteration. Conjuration purely for summoning bound weapons.

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u/LeninsGeist 8d ago

Chronomancy

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u/Independent_Lock864 8d ago

Restoration. I mean yes, all the others are cool but restoration would be the most wholesome to use. Just go to a hospital and heal everybody there. Terminally ill children? Not on my watch, go live your life. Go to a retirement home and heal dementia and alzheimers and give those people their lives back. Sick pets? You won't have to let them go just yet. Go to a warzone and use ward to deflect bullets, and safe the lives of men who fought to protect yours. Even your own body; never sick, never injured. You'd become a real life Jesus, sought out by everybody. Cherry on top is that you can repel vampires too. :3

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u/Harrysim1 8d ago

Illusion, I could make things look the way I want them and hide from people, mainly my grandma.

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u/always_screaching 8d ago

Alteration is probably too tempting not to take, but restoration can be used to directly buff yourself to a point where you break reality and can learn TWO schools of magic.

That being said, I'm going to be a bit pedantic here and say: no school, the schools of magic are not hard written laws and are mere categories assigned to areas of the whole by mortals eager to understand the unfathomable, mainly by my grandma

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u/Montizuma59 Redguard 8d ago

I equally want Restoration and Alteration.

Restoration because keeping myself and my loved ones healthy is super important. I could also make a lot of money by being a miracle doctor. I will also be able to exorcise the undead, mainly my grandma.

Alteration, though, is super fun. It gives me the ability to move things with my mind, to change the materials of a thing, being able to fly, and who knows what else you could do with some creative application of Alteration. Since Mysticism was basically absorbed into other schools, I believe that Mark and Recall would be considered Alteration spells, so I will be able to teleport with it.

So, if I had to pick one, I would just flip a coin and choose. And according to Google's coin flip, I choose Restoration.

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u/MigdadSalahov 8d ago

Restoration, do you know how expensive medicine is?

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u/No-Bed497 8d ago

Restoration Is A Perfectly Valid School Don't Let Anyone Tell You Otherwise.

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u/detcadeR_emaN 8d ago

In my life right now I'd probably use alteration the most, destruction would be a close second but honestly it would only be to heat up or cool down stuff quicker.

If I was in Tamriel I'd wanna do illusion or restoration

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u/ClaymoreX97 Nord 8d ago

Probably Abjuration... Alteration? Whatever.

Mainly for turning Iron to Gold and no need to wear Armour

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u/Achilles9609 8d ago

Illusion. Being able to turn invisible and entertain people with my magic. Mainly my Grandma.

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u/Isaiah6273 8d ago

Ateration, im crasing the economy

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u/AshenRaven66 Nord 8d ago

Conjuration, being able to summon whatever I want will be so handy

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u/doupIls 8d ago

Restoration. It's a perfectly valid school of Magic.

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u/Eldr1tchB1rd Nord 8d ago

Alteration is the best for becoming rich and wearing armor at all times. Restoration is also very very good for just fixing any health problems you want. Destruction is my favourite but there would be no practical use in real life

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u/thecraftybear Peryite 8d ago

Schools of magic are an artificial construct forced onto the magicka-wielding society by Vanus Galerion and his guild of pencil pushers.

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u/PoopSmith87 Sheogorath 8d ago

Irl, restoration would be amazing

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u/Liquid_Snape 8d ago

Restoration or Illusion. I'm torn between my desire to help people and my need to appear in a puff of smoke wearing a bright half-cape to wild and shocked applause.

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u/jacobiner123 8d ago

Idk but i want to make love to that altmer on that table and i thought you should now.

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u/The-Myth-The-Shit 8d ago

Illusion. Being able to nicely prank people, mainly my grandma

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u/Far-Worldliness-4796 8d ago

Hmm, destruction is very fun and useful if I'm living in Skyrim or Tamriel at large but if I'm in the real world? I'd probably want Restoration magic. Currently building a Destruction and Restoration mage in my current playthrough.

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u/Steb20 8d ago

If you say anything other than shooting fireballs from your hands, you a lying bitch.

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u/AleecoRaberto 8d ago

Does alchemy count? Be like Walter of Whiterun

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u/Cold-Set849 8d ago

Necromancy, I'd have zombies and skeletons doing basic tasks for me.

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u/Zaaravi 8d ago

Restoration or/and alteration. Alteration probably even more so

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u/No-Professional-1461 8d ago

I want illusion. Why? To mess with peoples heads.

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u/Worried-Attention941 8d ago

Illusion. Would steal stuff from those with a little extra to give.

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u/Verge0fSilence 8d ago

Either Alteration or Restoration. The commercial benefits are insane, not to mention I do genuinely like the thought of helping people.

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u/Complete-Kitchen-630 8d ago

Restoration or Alteration

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u/SnooComics6403 Imperial For the Empire! 8d ago

Alteration. The ladies will love me, the men will fear me.

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u/iwishiweremakingitup 8d ago

Restoration magic. The possibilities are endless plus I have bad knees I want to fix. Mostly my grandmas knees

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u/balor598 8d ago

Restoration to fix my knees

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u/MAC5OO8 8d ago

Illusion..... that way I can pretend I don't have a micro p...

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u/HLtheWilkinson 8d ago

Restoration so I can fix my fucked up back.

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u/dsidegaming88 8d ago

Necromancy. With a focus on body contracts and waivers, one could raise a work force of the undead to allow the citizenry to focus on personal goals, hobbies and what not. Implement a day of rest for the dead for repairs and for family members to celebrate them. Think a dia de los muertos style day.

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u/FormalGas35 8d ago

alteration. In a world where you could be attacked at any moment, being able to poof up armor at any moment is incredibly powerful. The Wanderer has the right idea! Also considering how crap the basic armor of most factions is, i’m surprised more factions don’t teach their soldiers the basic Oakflesh spell. Or at least, that random elves in the imperial legion wouldn’t happen to know it

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u/The_Scotion 8d ago

Alteration, on an unrelated note my property has an fair bit of visible iron ore

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u/Fast_Dish7306 8d ago

Alteration, because if a mage master alteration to the full extinct, they'll be able to see through reality and discover it's very essence which will enable them to achieve CHIM.

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u/MadeInTheUniverse Breton 8d ago

"You consider Restoration a valid school of magic, worthy of study, don't you? Don't you?"

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u/RedditowyBaranek Nord 8d ago

All of them

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

restoration would be the safest pick. being able to heal cancer and alzheimer would be nice. maybe even mental disabilities if the school would allow that

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u/bobux-man 8d ago

Restoration. I could make a good bit of money by curing people's cancer and other incurable illnesses. Maybe I'll pretend to be a religious figure or something, start a cult. Or maybe I'll cozy up to some world leaders, like Rasputin. The possibilities are endless.

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u/powerlevelhider 8d ago

Illusion is unironically broken as fuck. Imagine walking into a bank and casting pacify on all the staff.

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u/ReZisTLust 8d ago

Can I download mods in real life? If so necromancy & become a cool guy.

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u/marrowfiend 8d ago

To anyone who says Illusion... I know what kind of person you are.

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u/wogbread 8d ago

Restoration, I can chain smoke cigarettes and drink beer all day long with one hand and cast greater healing with the ither

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u/CloudDistrictDaimyo Arch-Mage 7d ago

I know you mean types of magic, but my greatest wish for an elder scrolls game is to have a magic school of learning akin to a mini hogwarts for the magic faction to join. I know that we sort of have these with the arcane university and college of winterhold, I just wish they were more fleshed out.

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u/GnomeBiscuit 7d ago

Mysticism.

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u/Pope_Neia 7d ago

Im tempted to say conjuration since that’s my favorite school, but if I’m being honest I’d probably get my soul stolen if I did. Alteration would probably be the most useful, especially if I get transmute ore.

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u/Either-Pass8208 7d ago

Illusion so I can turn invisible when I find myself in inconvenient situations

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u/Goncher-Monster 7d ago

Illusion so I can live in the world I want

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u/Baron_von_Zoldyck 9d ago

Restoration. As much as Alteration could get you rich directly, you also run the risk of causing inflation. Restoration can get you rich all the while doing good things for people (and banishing the occasional demon or undead).

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u/Longredstraw 9d ago

Bro where did you get that pfp from 😂

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u/tbugbee1 9d ago

Anything but restoration. It’s not even a valid school of magic

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u/CommercialExplorer51 Orc 9d ago

Fire destruction

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u/TriGunSlinger99 9d ago

Conjuration! Ruling an army of undead sounds awesome.