How to Get the Bound Bow Early in the Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered

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How to Get the Bound Bow Early in the Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered

Cyrodiil’s dungeons hide countless treasures, but few match the power of a weightless Daedric bow available minutes after escaping prison. The Bound Bow exploit in Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered remains one of gaming’s most delightful oversights—a glitch so perfectly balanced it feels like an intentional secret.

While Bethesda’s remaster polished countless rough edges from the 2006 classic, it preserved this particular quirk. Whether that decision stemmed from nostalgia or oversight hardly matters when the result lets players wield ethereal Daedric weaponry before most have found their first rusty iron sword.

Summoning a permanent Bound Bow in Oblivion Remastered

Start your journey by heading southwest of the Imperial City to the Doomstone of Cidri Ashak. It’s a small, unguarded standing stone on the riverbank (look for a bridge), ready to bestow its power on the worthy (you), but easy to miss if you’re not looking.

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Activating the stone grants a temporary Bound Bow spell with a 120-second duration—hardly enough time to make a dent in Cyrodiil’s challenges. But here’s where things get interesting: this fleeting gift can become permanent through a quirk in Oblivion Remastered‘s enchantment system.

First, summon the bow by activating the Doomstone:

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Next, damage it slightly by firing a few arrows at nearby wildlife or rocks. Once damaged, use a repair hammer on the bow—any quality will do, even the cheapest hammers found in every general store.

The critical moment comes next: open your inventory, drop the repaired bow on the ground, and immediately wait for one hour using the rest menu. When the hour passes, the spell expires, but the physical bow remains exactly where you dropped it. Pick it up, and voilà—a permanent, zero-weight Daedric bow with no level requirements.

The remaster’s improved visuals make the bow’s spectral blue glow even more striking against Cyrodiil’s now-lifelike landscapes, but the exploit remains unchanged from the original.

Why the Bound Bow is a stealth archer’s dream

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This bow isn’t just a pretty face. It deals damage on par with late-game weapons and weighs nothing, meaning you can carry it alongside a full inventory without penalty. Each summon comes with 150 Daedric arrows, the most powerful ammo available early on.

For stealth builds, the Bound Bow is a godsend. It scales with your Marksman skill, and when combined with sneak attack bonuses, it can one-shot many foes before they even know you’re there. While mages and warriors struggle with early limitations, archers wielding this bow dominate from the start.

Some purists might argue this approach undermines the carefully designed progression system in Oblivion Remastered. They’re probably right—but there’s something undeniably satisfying about bending the rules in a single-player RPG, especially one with Oblivion’s notorious level-scaling challenges.

Have you tried this method in your Oblivion Remastered playthrough? Drop a comment below with your favorite early-game exploits or share how this spectral bow changed your Cyrodiil adventure!

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