Mages...What are your two favorite spells? : V

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:00 am

Any kind..Destruction alteration Conjuration Restoration Illusion.

My two favorite would probably be chain lightning and fireball.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:16 am

Conjure flame atronoch and stoneflesh,my mage is only level 19 so far.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:40 pm

When it comes the ones I use the most its probably the best healing spell I can and magelight.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:14 am

Conjuring a Bound Sword in each hand.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:38 am

Dead Thrall and (bound swords with mage armor) <-- can the parentheticals count as one? Didn't start doing the latter until much later in the game. Did it for fun.

Dead Thrall x2 is awesome. Having two conjuring thralls brings to mind the old saying "many hands make light work".

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:01 pm

Detect Life/Dead and Mage Light. Those spells have saved my bacon more than any other.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:25 pm

Fireball because it's a really fun spell when youy fire with the left hand then right, it looks cool. Magelight is the other because I can shoot people without getting a bounty.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:53 pm

Grand Healing, Bane of the Undead.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 5:57 pm

How do you use Magelight? I've never found a real use for it...

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:12 pm

On my previous mage I made extensive use of Conjure Dremora Lord as well as Thunderbolt before I retired her. This mage will likely be very much the same, only she'll be doing the main quest this time, so she'll have shouts at her disposal too.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:01 pm

conjure frost atronach and ice spike.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:42 pm

How about dualcasting fireballs? its your basic ruin/tower/cave clearing weapon of choice.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:41 pm

Paralyze/Incinerate

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:30 am

Calm and Frenzy for me.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:41 pm

Conjure Dremora Lord and Icy Spear

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:08 am

Conjure Dremora Lord and Icy Spear

Icy spear?

Are you talking about ice spike? I'm not being sarcastic i"m wondering if there is another ice spike like spell

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:17 am

Paralyze: it's the best equalizer in the game. Sometimes it's overpowering but when you're only wearing robes and facing 2+ enemies at once, it evens things up.

Conjure Dremora Lord: obvious reasons.

I like Incinerate for a destruction spell but it seems that destruction is underpowered a bit when compared to melee weapons and archery. At 92 in archery I could basically kill almost anything in few shots, but with the same rating in destruction, it seems about half as effective. I'm sure someone can prove me wrong on that particular observation so please feel free to do so.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:28 pm

Healing & Soul Trap.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:43 am

Detect Life/Dead and Conjure Dremora Lord. I really enjoy the Dremora Lord's dialogue.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:08 am

I like Incinerate for a destruction spell but it seems that destruction is underpowered a bit when compared to melee weapons and archery. At 92 in archery I could basically kill almost anything in few shots, but with the same rating in destruction, it seems about half as effective. I'm sure someone can prove me wrong on that particular observation so please feel free to do so. :smile:

No, Destruction totally blows in Skyrim. For pc users at least, there are mods to correct that. Console users will have to hope that Bethesda fixes this issue. Personally, I would rather they fix it rather than leaving it for the modders to have to do.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:17 am

Dead Thrall and Fire Bolt (with Impact perk, only way Destruction is viable as a skill).

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:00 am

No, Destruction totally blows in Skyrim. For pc users at least, there are mods to correct that. Console users will have to hope that Bethesda fixes this issue. Personally, I would rather they fix it rather than leaving it for the modders to have to do.

Okay, good. It's not just me then. Even with 400 magicka and a current 92 in destruction with 2/2 for augmented flames, I haven't ran across anything in a dungeon I can take down with even 3 blasts (except skeltons). And then I can't cast the spell anymore because the magicka's drained. It requires one to carry an inordinate amount of restore magicka potions, which at that level shouldn't be the case.

I also have the dual casting and stagger perks. The Briarheart who repeatedly decapitated me the other night didn't seem to notice.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:53 am

Firebolt and Conjure Frost Atronach.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:07 am

at the moment im using fireball and ironflesh (level 23)

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:43 am

Pacify > Iinvisibilty > (followed up by backstab.)