In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, there are 100 possible Oblivion Gate locations in Cyrodiil, but only 60 can actually open in any single playthrough.

Quick Scoop

  • There are 100 possible spawn points for Oblivion Gates in the game world.
  • A maximum of 60 Oblivion Gates will open in one playthrough (including main-quest and random wilderness gates).
  • Around 20 of those are tied to the main quest’s fixed progression, while the rest are selected from the remaining possible locations.
  • Which specific wilderness gates appear is partially random, so two players won’t always see gates in exactly the same spots.

Main idea for players

If you’re wondering “Can I close them all?” — you can close up to 60 in a given save, even though the world technically has 100 potential locations where they could appear. Most players will only need to close a fraction of them to finish the main quest, but completionists sometimes hunt down every gate that actually spawned in their run.

TL;DR: The world has 100 possible Oblivion Gate spots, but any one game will cap out at 60 openable gates total.

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