Oblivion:Will-o-the-Wisp

Will-o-the-Wisp

Will-o-the-Wisps are luminous beings seemingly composed of gas. They are immune to normal damage and poison, and have a variety of extremely dangerous magic. They are also very fast and have the ability to become nearly invisible. Outdoors, standard Will-o-the-Wisps are only found in Swamp terrains.

Avoiding these creatures is recommended if you are low level and/or do not have a silver, enchanted or daedric weapon. When fighting Will-o-the-Wisps, the most important strategy is to focus on ranged attacks; do not let them come close enough to touch you, since both of their attacks are on-touch. Hand to Hand combat can also be effective if you have the Journeyman perk which enables punches to damage them. Detect Life is extremely useful for seeing where they are located. Another option (if available) is to fight them in the water, since they leave a visible wake in the water, even when invisible.

Reflect Spell will reverse the effects of this creature's spells, making them heal your magic or life instead of absorbing it.

They are particularly dangerous to NPCs, as most NPCs cannot outrun them, do not have the weapons to damage them, and cannot kill them quickly enough to overcome their Absorb Health ability. Even Imperial Legion Soldiers can easily be dispatched by a lone Will-o-the-Wisp.

Creature	Carries					Attacks	Soul
Will-o-the-Wisp 0001E64A Standard	Glow Dust	220 92OBR	100	100	100	Wrack (Absorb Health & Magicka 30pts; both on Touch. Immune to Silence) Mind Numb (Absorb Health & Magicka 8pts for 5sec, Damage Intelligence & Willpower 2pts; all on Touch. Immune to Silence) 2pts meleeOBR	Common
Will-o-the-Wisp 00037568	Glow Dust	24× (lvl-2)	100	100	100	Same spells as standard Will-o-the-Wisp 1pt meleeOBR	leveledL:-2
	Outside Swampy Cave during the Fighters Guild quest Mystery at Harlun's Watch
Will-o-the-Wisp 000C5401	Glow Dust	22× (lvl-2) Max:198	100	100	100	Same spells as standard Will-o-the-Wisp 1pt meleeOBR	<=CommonL:-2
	Near the Shrine of Azura during the Blood of the Daedra quest. These will-o-the-wisps are not aggressive until attacked.

Test

• These are not found in game

Will-o-the-Wisps
Creature	Carries					Attacks	Soul
Dark Broodling 000C509D	Glow Dust	120				20pts melee, unarmed	Common
Will-o-the-Wisp 000934D1	Glow Dust	650	100	100	100	Test Fire Damage Touch (Fire Damage 20pts for 5sec on Touch) 20pts melee, unarmed	Common

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