Need for Arcane?

kevino2012

Recently got the game on the iPad and enjoying it however when it comes to Irenicus and other spell users in the game (inc. ToB) do you need a spellcaster in the group to strip off the spell protections or are there other ways to strip the protections off.?

Wowo

kevino2012 said:

Recently got the game on the iPad and enjoying it however when it comes to Irenicus and other spell users in the game (inc. ToB) do you need a spellcaster in the group to strip off the spell protections or are there other ways to strip the protections off.?

There's a few options. Inquisitor kit certainly comes to mind.

Blackraven

Less reliable than the Inquisitor, but single class divine casters get Dispel Magic as a level 3 spell. In a smaller party of circa 4, Viconia, Cernd and Anomen should be reasonably successful at stripping enemy mages' protections.

xzar_monty

You can always just wait. It's not particularly heroic, though...

Jarrakul

High level druids don't may not get anything to strip off spell protections, but Insect Plague and Creeping Doom take care of enemy mages all the same.

Wowo

Wizard Slayer is a good kit for anti- Mage duty now that it's been a bit fixed

Merina

Well, a single arcane caster in the party makes your team more versatile and can make it easier to accomplish your party's goal ... also think about optional but odd enemies such as Kangaxx or other (Demi-)Liches. It can be much more fun to have access to many options ... and the possibility to complete every quest you are offered.

It's no surprise that Imoen fills a double-role as Thief/Mage when she is a member of a party of five or six, where she isn't needed for fighting. My recent melee-heavy group with a Cavalier + Keldorn + Minsc + Anomen + Imoen + Jaheira->Mr.ToB didn't face any serious problems on the way to Amelyssan. Just still playing on Core difficulty setting ... actually the first time I didn't restart sometime late during ToB. This time, way too many spells, scrolls, wands and potions than I needed. And surprisingly, even in the final fights, Imoen only gave a minimum of support, and rescueing her early only gave optional access to more power. At first I had thought I would need lots of summons (devas, planetars especially) as not to be overwhelmed and maybe had chosen the wrong high level abilities, but no, four fighters storming in with Greater Whirlwind made it a matter of a few seconds only. Wow!