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* The Atronach birthsign gives you the highest magicka bonus of all birthsigns plus 50% spell absorption at the expense of not being able to regenerate your magicka reserves. Combine this with playing an Altmer (Highest starting magicka out of all the playable races). Stack more spell absorption via enchanted items (The Amulet of Absorption, Magebane Greaves, Greaves of Purity, Sorcerer's Ring, and Mankar Camoran's robe (Provided you get it at level 20) are all good items for this, or wait until you're level 17 to close Oblivion gates and keep save-scumming until you get sigil stones that have 15% spell absorption and enchant other items with them; if you don't want to keep closing gates to get copies of such sigil stones honestly, you can always just get one and [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Exploitable_Glitches#Duplication_Glitches clone it with the Skull of Corruption or scrolls]) and you will completely offset your Stunted Magicka birthsign effect. Enemies will be unable to kill you as spells and magic weapons will only refill your magicka (High Elves have a weakness against fire, frost, and shock, which is easily remedied with 100% Spell Absorption), so all the game can do is hit you with normal weapons. And if that was not enough, due to an oversight, Spell Absorption works on your own Telekinesis spells. Now the amount of Magicka absorbed is equal to the cost of the spell at skill level 33. This means that if your Mysticism level is above that, you actually absorb more Magicka than is costs you to cast the spell, by the time you master Mysticism, this is ''five times'' the amount of Magicka. This makes your Stunted Magicka completely meaningless, as you can replenish your Magicka in a few seconds. [[MinmaxersMinmaxer's Delight]] indeed.

** Second, the freedom to immediately enter orc strongholds. Gloombound mine is the has a the largest number of ebony veins anywhere, and ebony is the material needed to make two of the strongest armors in the game, and you have to enter the orc stronghold that guards it before you can enter. An orc can walk right in with a pickaxe and mine every ore vein in the place, resulting in 10-15 ingots worth each trip. AndAdditionally, the mines regularly regenerate their stock. Even before you reach 80 smithing, allowing you to make armor and weapons with it, the ingots do sell quite well. Once you reach 80 smithing, you can easily make Ebony armor and weapons for your own use or for selling. It's free money.