Bound Weapons and Armor Improved
🟠 Updated over a year agoPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #11 of 139 Magic mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
All bound weapons and armor now last 60 / 90 / 120 seconds depending on the file you choose (similar to what Bound Spell Overhaul does - but that mod seems to be ported from Oldblivion and shows leftover NL tags next to spell names. This mod is made natively for Oblivion Remastered and fixes that issue.
Additionally, all bound armor pieces are now classified as light armor (cuirass and greaves were previously classified as heavy armor while the rest of the set was light).
Installation
Use a mod manager, or for a manual installation, unzip the file, then drop everything into:
\OblivionRemastered\Content\Dev\ObvData\Data
Then open the plugins.txt file in this folder and add the name of the ESP file you chose.
This mod is designed and uploaded to be used in Oblivion Recalibrated - a highly curated modlist for the ultimate vanilla experience. You can install it automatically, including this mod:
Oblivion Recalibrated
Bound Weapons and Armor Improved is a compact magic overhaul that extends the duration of bound armor and weapons, and reclassifies all bound armor as light armor for consistency. With 72 endorsements and 15,049 downloads, it's a niche quality-of-life mod for Skyrim players who use conjuration spells.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Simple, focused tweak that makes bound gear more practical for longer fights.
- Consistent light armor classification removes the weird heavy/light mix in vanilla.
- Decent download count (15k) shows it's been tried by a fair number of players.
⚠️ Cons
- Only 72 endorsements – a small fraction of downloaders actually vouched for it.
- No detailed patch notes or compatibility info – you're flying blind on mod conflicts.
- Last updated May 2025 – might not be tested against the latest Skyrim patches.
For conjuration-focused mages who hate re-casting bound weapons mid-fight. Also for players who want their bound armor to fit a light armor build without surprises. Skip if you want deeper conjuration overhauls – this is a small tweak, not a rework.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install – it's a simple plugin, no FOMOD.
- Check your load order – put this mod after other magic overhauls that touch bound spells to avoid conflicts.
- Test in a new game or after a save clean if you're adding it mid-playthrough – bound spell changes can be scripted.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivionremastered Mods
- Author
- firesyrup
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 15,049
- Endorsements
- 72
- Category
- Magic
- Created
- 5/7/2025
- Updated
- 5/16/2025
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