Does anyone actually use Wards? : V - Skyrim

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:05 am

I haven't been inclined to use wards so far... and I'm at level 46. I'm open to try it more. I know wards protect you from harmful magic. But if healing spells recover you from harmful magic, isn't the only difference the school of magic you're advancing? I suppose you could even go the alchemy route and make all kinds of healing potions.

Wards are restoration, just like healing, so you are actually advancing the same school either way.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:02 am

Yes exactly. The same might be true of fighting one particularly powerful mage but I haven't tried.

Hmm. Maybe I will give Wards another chance. I like variety. In this game it is easy to just stick with a combat strategy that works (like dual cast impact stagger) but then the game gets kinda boring, just doing the same thing all the time. I like to be able to have a variety of options that change depending on the situation, especially when the options make sense from a roleplaying perspective, like a mage being able to throw up a good ward.