To kill ghosts in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, you cannot use ordinary physical attacks as ghosts are immune to them. Instead, you need to use one of the following methods:
- Use silver weapons, which are effective against ghosts.
- Use Daedric weapons.
- Use enchanted weapons (but avoid frost enchantments as ghosts can negate frost damage).
- Use magic spells, especially destruction spells like Fire or Thunder.
- Hand-to-hand combat at the Journeyman level can also damage ghosts.
For example, if you lack special weapons, you can rely on the Flare spell (a fire-based spell available early in the game) to damage ghosts
. In some quests involving ghosts, you may receive a special sword that can harm them, so sometimes you don't need to kill them outright but can bypass or use quest-given weapons
. In summary, to effectively kill ghosts in Oblivion:
- Equip silver, Daedric, or enchanted weapons (without frost).
- Use destruction magic spells like Fire or Thunder.
- Alternatively, use Journeyman-level hand-to-hand combat.
This approach will allow you to overcome ghosts, which are otherwise immune to normal weapons
