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What is your favoritt spell in Baldur's Gate1?

GloktaGlokta Member Posts: 97
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So what was/is your favoritt spell in BG1/totsc?
To be honest, i havent played for a while, i can't even remember the names of most of them.
Just out of the top of my head haste comes to mind *shrug* can't wait to start a new tour down the sword coast..
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  • SarevokokSarevokok Member Posts: 171
    Level three mage spell Lightning Bolt. Then Magic Missiles.
  • GygaxianProseGygaxianProse Member Posts: 201
    Sarevokok said:

    Level three mage spell Lightning Bolt. Then Magic Missiles.

    Those are good, though I'm more of a fireballa. The lightning rebound though can do far more damage -

    In BG1, I also like the 1st level druid spell Entangle, a handy precursor to using an Ogre as target practice. I much preferred the BG1 animation for that spell as well. Hate the glowing vines.

  • MungriMungri Member Posts: 1,645
    I don't think I've ever once been able to cast a lightning bolt that didn't rebound and hit a party member. That spell is just wrong, but would be epic in multiplayer!

    Ooooh I must make a lightning bolt sorcerer for the lulz.
  • SikorskySikorsky Member Posts: 402
    Magic Missiles FTW ;)
  • PantalionPantalion Member Posts: 2,137
    Insect Plague. Party friendly, anti-mage, you're covered in beeeees.
  • allhailsteveallhailsteve Member Posts: 210
    Magic missile is cool. I also like fireball for it's indiscriminate AoE carnage.
  • waardeniuswaardenius Member Posts: 58
    Pantalion said:

    Insect Plague. Party friendly, anti-mage, you're covered in beeeees.

    So not BG1. Great spell though, i admit that much.
  • PantalionPantalion Member Posts: 2,137
    waardenius said:

    Pantalion said:

    Insect Plague. Party friendly, anti-mage, you're covered in beeeees.

    So not BG1. Great spell though, i admit that much.
    Silly me, gotta be Holy Smite then, Fireball that doesn't hurt my team and blinds the target? Glorious.
  • GloktaGlokta Member Posts: 97
    how could i forget magic missiles? :(
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    Sleep and Horror are probably the two best spells for mobs. BG:EE uses the ToB engine so you can also cast Glitterdust, which is another good one for enemy gangs.

    I like disabling spells that incapacitate the enemy. So I use spells like Charm, Blind, Hold, Chaos, Emotion: Hopelessness, etc.

    When you Charm an enemy have him or her drop all their gear and expend any spells they might have against their own. When you tie them up fighting each other you can make pretty quick work of them.
  • colonel_burgercolonel_burger Member Posts: 279
    Fireball and horror.
  • MungriMungri Member Posts: 1,645
    Know Alignment. Most bestest spell in the whole game.
  • Aegir_FellwoodAegir_Fellwood Member Posts: 81
    Powerword "save" and powerword "load" ;)
  • MungriMungri Member Posts: 1,645
    edited November 2012
    NOOOO, Powerword Pause :D
  • LadyEibhilinRhettLadyEibhilinRhett Member Posts: 1,078
    Oh. Also. Farsight. Farsight is the most fun ever.

    ...And Nahal's Reckless Dweomer in BG2. What's more awesome than forcing a wild surge, but with a small chance that instead you can cast ANY DAMN SPELL YOU KNOW.
    Nothing, that's what. It is the most awesome thing ever, and every once in a while it drops a cow on someone's head. Double plus!
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    Nahal's Reckless Dweomer will be in BG:EE. Should be great fun (for me using Neera probably more than playing a Wild Mage, but still).
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    edited November 2012
    Blind. Both for its cheesiness and because I like toying with my enemies.
  • O_BruceO_Bruce Member Posts: 2,790
    Load Game. I used that spell a lot, especially while being newbie :). Aside from that, Lightning Bolt. I just have some liking to electricy based spells/techniques.
  • Dalis918Dalis918 Member Posts: 37
    I'm casting magic missile.... At the DARKNESS!!
  • KietzelKietzel Member Posts: 40
    chromatic orb is great.. also as @elminster said Blind is a lifesaver, especially if you're soloing
  • AbelAbel Member Posts: 785
    Personnal Best? Summon Cow.
  • ShinShin Member Posts: 2,344
    For BG1 I'd probably have to go with fireball. There's something very satisfying about going from clearing random enemies one individual at a time to one group at a time.
  • AbelAbel Member Posts: 785
    Kietzel said:

    chromatic orb is great.. also as @elminster said Blind is a lifesaver, especially if you're soloing

    Chromatic Orb +6 Saves, not that great I find!
  • swnmcmlxiswnmcmlxi Member Posts: 297
    Shin said:

    For BG1 I'd probably have to go with fireball. There's something very satisfying about going from clearing random enemies one individual at a time to one group at a time.

    And they burn a bit afterwards as well. That is... stimulating. (*insane chuckle*)

  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    Abel said:

    Kietzel said:

    chromatic orb is great.. also as @elminster said Blind is a lifesaver, especially if you're soloing

    Chromatic Orb +6 Saves, not that great I find!
    Doom or greater malison help out with that a little.
  • DJKajuruDJKajuru Member Posts: 3,300
    Magic missiles were kinda slow in bg1 , my favorite was fireball!
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    Stinking cloud in BG1. Knocks everyone out for some quick range damage.
    Or infravision with my elven mage. can't decide.
  • MarricMarric Member Posts: 53
    Web, the ultimate incapacitator, than just plunk away with ranged weapons. Doubly fun if your fighter has Spider's Bane.
  • HeinrichHeinrich Member Posts: 188
    Identify. Saves me a lot of cash and is the only spell I use regularly.
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