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Character Build: The Vancian Wizard

Tags: #Character Build Elementalist  #Character Build Illusionist  #Character Build Vampire  #Race:Dunmer  #Rank:Legendary 
  • Member
    January 21, 2016

    I hate stacking any more. Too much work 

  • Member
    January 21, 2016

    You can actually toggle Ahzidal's Ring of Necromancy on to detonate your undead? I was unaware of this! And you'd probably be better off with the werebear because Durny just takes too much time to get to attacking and doesn't do nearly enough damage. The werebear on the other hand is an absolute beast!! My Plague Winds spell is similar but it's such a niche concept that I never get to pull off the full glory of it lol.

  • Member
    January 21, 2016

    Custom Spells Section full updated. Has anyone checked into some of these. I like em 

  • Member
    January 21, 2016

    Indeed you can! In fact it was one of my few strategies for defeating Ahzidal. I cast the ritual stone on the masses of draugr lying on the floor (and the swordsman I hired who died rather quick, but he was just a distraction ;) worth every septim) and once the ten undead were around him I took off my Ring of the Beast (the one thing keeping me from getting one-shotted) and put on the Ring of Necromancy. The frost damage overwhelmed him below half health. I won't spoil how I finished him so other wizards can have their own epic battle but it gave me the idea.

    And I only went with Durny to stick true to the undead theme. The werebear is great but it isn't thematic for that spell in general. Also the ring toggling makes you feel like you are actually commanding the undead instead of just letting them run amok.

    Regardless. here is ANOTHER spell. I've been working tirelessly for a few nights now.

    Magomir's Call of the Elements

    Storm Call + Sun Flare + North Winds (or Blizzard) + Whirlwind Cloak

    The Wizard draws deep power from within himself, calling upon the very elements of the world to devastate all who stand in his wake.

    This one is more self explanatory.

  • Member
    January 22, 2016

    The plot thickens.....

  • Member
    January 23, 2016

    I'm still trying to devise a strategy for defeating Ahzidal on Master Difficulty. He always was a fun challenge.

  • Member
    January 23, 2016
    Using marked for death should paralyze him (I guess it's fixed by the unofficial patch).
  • January 23, 2016

    Wait what? Marked for Death doesn't cause Paralysis as far as I know, unless there's a mod that adds it in (If that's the case I totally apologize) 

  • Member
    January 23, 2016
    It's been bugged on consoles for a long time. Sometimes, using marked for death against dragon priests prevented them from movjng/attacking. It's been the same glitch that prevented absorbing the souls from dragons, if they were affected by it.
  • January 23, 2016

    Huh, I've never heard of that, or seen it happen. That's really odd that I've never encountered it, or seen anyone mention it in a build, seems like the sort of mechanic (glitch) that people would mention more often.