Skull of Corruption (Oblivion)

An artifact of Prince of Dreams, Vaermina, The Skull of Corruption is a Staff that creates a double of the target. This "corrupted double" then attacks the opponent. The corrupted double remains active only for about 20–30 seconds. The Skull of Corruption can be recharged like any normal staff via soul gems. It is received as a reward through the Shrine of Vaermina quest.

Unaffected targets

 * Imperial Watchmen

Trivia

 * The wielder can clone.
 * Items can be cloned, excluding Umbra, The Skull of Corruption, and Wabbajack.
 * If left on the ground, an enemy may pick it up and clone the player with it. Killing the clone will count as murdering a member of all factions the player has joined, but the clone can die without punishment if the player is wearing a piece of armor with an inflict damage enchantment at the time of being cloned, allowing the player to loot the clone for duplicates of any items in their inventory. If the player also has the staff of worms, they can reanimate their clone as an ally. If the staff of worms is then dropped and the cell exited, the clone will be a permanent ally.