Shalidor's Maze

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Staves for unlocking Sigils in the maze

Shalidor's Maze is located in the same map icon as the Labyrinthian, this maze results in finding Dremoria Kynval.

Upon entering, you find a charred corpse holding a Soul Gem and Tattered Note. Upon nearing the corpse, four staves rise out of slots in the ground before you. The note reads:

"Enter Twice - Exit Only Once Alteration will lead you to Destruction Only Illusion shows the way to Restoration Conjure not, but be conjured instead"

Collect all four staves. They function as "keys" to get through the doors by using them on the proper sigils. Here are the corresponding staffs to sigils:

• Sigil of Illusion - Staff of Fear

• Sigil of Alteration - Staff of Magelight

• Sigil of Restoration - Staff of Repulsion

• Sigil of Destruction - Staff of Fireballs

Walkthrough

Walk straight forward once you have all four staves. Here you will find a sigil of Alteration. Either cast Magelight or use the Staff of Magelight on the Sigil to lower the gate. Inside the corridors are Shutters that act as chests in this area, and allow you to peek through the maze. Opening them sometimes contains various preset loot, along with adding openings to peek through.

It is recommended to use the shutters inside the maze as "markers", to tell what areas you've been in by opening and closing them.

After running through a few corridors, opening the shudders in the corners on the way, you will run into a Destruction Sigil. Cast any destruction spell on it or use the Staff of Firebolt to open the trap door below you to continue.

At the bottom of the trap door, a Sigil of Conjuration is to your left. For now, you cannot interact with it. Continue forward. A staircase will slide down like an elevator - taking it will result in placing you back outside near where the four staves appeared. Follow either side of the maze you just entered to get to the back. In the back you will find a dragon power word. This word is "Fear", and unlocks (or upgrades) the dragon shout Dismay.

In the back, is a sigil for Illusion. Cast or use the Staff of Fear to open this gate. Follow the corridors, opening the shutters in the corners, until you reach the Sigil of Restoration. Cast Heal Other or use the Staff of Repulsion to open the trap door below you.

Here you will find a portal to the "Trials of Conjuration" if you have activaced all of the sigils in the maze. A Dremora is waiting on the otherside and attacks you on arrival. Upon moving you are teleported back to where the staves were, and are attacked by the Dremora and two Atronachs.

Monsters and Loot

The Maze contains Skeevers and one Ice Wraith as foes.

Some of the loot in the maze is:

• Liminal Bridges (Conjuration skill book)

• Various Gems

• Centurion Dynamo Core

• Spell Tome: Heal Other

• The Dremora will almost always have a Diadem of the Savant, which is a crown that makes all spells in all magic schools cost less magicka to cast.

Afterwards, you are free to roam around and pick the Deathbell, Nightshade, and other various plants.

Bugs

• Followers can become trapped inside of the loaded area of Shalidor's Maze. Once they become stuck in the area there is no way to get them to follow you out. They will remain in the area indefinitely. No known fix for this issue yet (PS3). On PC/360, fast-traveling from near the door could bring the follower back.
• Upon entering the "Trials of Conjuration" if the player successfully kills Dremoria Kynval with a single charged attack it is possible that the player will not be able to exit the Trials area. A reload of the last save is needed to fix this glitch. (XBOX 360/PC)
  • -Possible Fix- Conjuring a bound sword and hitting Dremoria with it immetidiately upon conjure, can cause you to be warped out, back to the beginning with the conjured atronachs. It's also possible that this may have happened from waiting long enough -Seraphin Eveles
• It is possible to fall through the bottom of the world here. After leaving the elevator, get back inside before it falls back into the floor. At the bottom, leaving the elevator will take you out of the map and you will fall to your death. (PC) Using a shout (I used Ice Form) will also cause the elevator to decend, leaving you to fall to your death or to jump to the waterfall and 'swim' back up to the surface. (PC)
• You may want to leave your companion and/or dog waiting outside. They might not follow you out upon exiting the maze.(PC)