[HoF] Solo Sorcerer Spell Picks
Carnifex
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Hi,
I'm in the process of playing through a solo sorcerer HoF run (I'm currently level 11-ish and about to enter Dragon's Eye) and I'd like some input regarding the optimal spell pick setup up. Here's what I've got so far:
[1]
Grease - Combines well with web early on and never really ceases to be useful.
Magic Missile - Interrupts, Image removal. Quick cast. Useful
Burning Hands - Burn them trolls. Debatable with Melf's Minute Meteors selected, however. Shield might be more useful for the magic missile proteciton it provides.
Identify - Saves money. Not sure I'll need the gold in a solo run, though. Debatable.
Protection from Evil - It's a nice buff for a level 1 spell.
Note: Find familiar is cast from a scroll.
[2]
Web - Helps a ton early on in HoF
Glitterdust - Very useful debuff
Knock - To get the treasure
Mirror Image - Strong lowlevel buff
Blur - I went true neutral for the ferret familiar, so I won't be able to use sash of shimmering. Hence, blur.
[3]
Melf's Minute Meteors - Extremely useful in the early game (pre-animate dead) for actually killing stuff.
Haste - Haste them summons!
Slow - Great debuff at -4 save
Flame Arrow - Keeps on scaling. Nice single target damage at higher levels, particularly in a spell sequencer.
Dispel Magic - Useful for dispelling annoying enemy buffs, mostly. Pretty sure this is the only dispell-type spell I'll need in IWD:EE.
[4]
Stoneskin - Love this spell. Won't leave home without it.
Improved Invisibility - Incredibly useful, usually put this in a contingency too.
Emotion: Hope - Buffing minions
Emotion: Courage - Buffing minions.
Greater Malison - Useful for making enemies fail their disintegrate, chaos, finger of death saves.
[5]
Animate Dead - Meatshields!
Chaos - Excellent for creating well, chaos, in the enemy ranks.
Domination - Strong, heavy-hitter giving you trouble ? Dominate him and make him fight for you. Feeblemind might be useful too.
Lower Resistance - Not sure this and Breache are necessary in IWD:EE, maybe for end-game. Put it in a sequencer with Breach and Greater Malison on boss fights. Open to replacement suggestions.
Breach - Not sure this and Lower Resistance are necessary in IWD:EE, maybe for end-game. Put it in a sequencer with Lower Resistance and Greater Malison on boss fights. Open to replacement suggestions.
[6]
Disintegrate - Save or Die. Useful for HoF.
Contingency - Useful if things get hairy. Imp invis out.
Mislead - More of me is always useful.
Globe of Invulnerability - Useful against enemy casters.
- Might use it for Improved haste if I choose to pick up any stronger summons aside from animate dead. Slot is open to suggestions, however. Protection from Magical Weapons, perhaps ?
[7]
Finger of Death - Save or Die.
Project Image - More everything!
Spell Sequencer - Extremely useful spell.
- Mordenkainen's Sword ? Input requested.
- Protection from the Elements ? Prismatic Spray ? Input requested.
[8]
Simulacrum - More is more!
Power Word: Blind - No saving throw. What's not to like ?
Horrid Wilting - Scaling AoE. (Skull trap might have it's uses too.)
Spell Trigger - Flexible, useful spell.
[9]
My guy isn't evil so couldn't go for gate. Didn't pick up good int/wis scores either, so Wish is probably out too. That being said, here's what I'm planning to use once I get to level 9 spells:
Time Stop - Borderline broken spell. Always has been, always will be.
Chain Contingency - Love this for big fights.
Wail of the Banshee - AoE save or die ? Yes, please.
- Spell trap to eat spells ? (Might be overkill for IWD:EE), Monster Summoning VII (If the summons are even remotely useful, I don't know, haven't used the spell. My animated minions might suffice). Bigby's Crushing Hand ? Spell Strike ? What do you guys think ?
Have you got any experience with post-animate dead summons ? are there any worth picking up or should one just summon the meatshields and proceed to destroy everything with magix instead ?
Over and out,
//Carnifex
I'm in the process of playing through a solo sorcerer HoF run (I'm currently level 11-ish and about to enter Dragon's Eye) and I'd like some input regarding the optimal spell pick setup up. Here's what I've got so far:
[1]
Grease - Combines well with web early on and never really ceases to be useful.
Magic Missile - Interrupts, Image removal. Quick cast. Useful
Burning Hands - Burn them trolls. Debatable with Melf's Minute Meteors selected, however. Shield might be more useful for the magic missile proteciton it provides.
Identify - Saves money. Not sure I'll need the gold in a solo run, though. Debatable.
Protection from Evil - It's a nice buff for a level 1 spell.
Note: Find familiar is cast from a scroll.
[2]
Web - Helps a ton early on in HoF
Glitterdust - Very useful debuff
Knock - To get the treasure
Mirror Image - Strong lowlevel buff
Blur - I went true neutral for the ferret familiar, so I won't be able to use sash of shimmering. Hence, blur.
[3]
Melf's Minute Meteors - Extremely useful in the early game (pre-animate dead) for actually killing stuff.
Haste - Haste them summons!
Slow - Great debuff at -4 save
Flame Arrow - Keeps on scaling. Nice single target damage at higher levels, particularly in a spell sequencer.
Dispel Magic - Useful for dispelling annoying enemy buffs, mostly. Pretty sure this is the only dispell-type spell I'll need in IWD:EE.
[4]
Stoneskin - Love this spell. Won't leave home without it.
Improved Invisibility - Incredibly useful, usually put this in a contingency too.
Emotion: Hope - Buffing minions
Emotion: Courage - Buffing minions.
Greater Malison - Useful for making enemies fail their disintegrate, chaos, finger of death saves.
[5]
Animate Dead - Meatshields!
Chaos - Excellent for creating well, chaos, in the enemy ranks.
Domination - Strong, heavy-hitter giving you trouble ? Dominate him and make him fight for you. Feeblemind might be useful too.
Lower Resistance - Not sure this and Breache are necessary in IWD:EE, maybe for end-game. Put it in a sequencer with Breach and Greater Malison on boss fights. Open to replacement suggestions.
Breach - Not sure this and Lower Resistance are necessary in IWD:EE, maybe for end-game. Put it in a sequencer with Lower Resistance and Greater Malison on boss fights. Open to replacement suggestions.
[6]
Disintegrate - Save or Die. Useful for HoF.
Contingency - Useful if things get hairy. Imp invis out.
Mislead - More of me is always useful.
Globe of Invulnerability - Useful against enemy casters.
- Might use it for Improved haste if I choose to pick up any stronger summons aside from animate dead. Slot is open to suggestions, however. Protection from Magical Weapons, perhaps ?
[7]
Finger of Death - Save or Die.
Project Image - More everything!
Spell Sequencer - Extremely useful spell.
- Mordenkainen's Sword ? Input requested.
- Protection from the Elements ? Prismatic Spray ? Input requested.
[8]
Simulacrum - More is more!
Power Word: Blind - No saving throw. What's not to like ?
Horrid Wilting - Scaling AoE. (Skull trap might have it's uses too.)
Spell Trigger - Flexible, useful spell.
[9]
My guy isn't evil so couldn't go for gate. Didn't pick up good int/wis scores either, so Wish is probably out too. That being said, here's what I'm planning to use once I get to level 9 spells:
Time Stop - Borderline broken spell. Always has been, always will be.
Chain Contingency - Love this for big fights.
Wail of the Banshee - AoE save or die ? Yes, please.
- Spell trap to eat spells ? (Might be overkill for IWD:EE), Monster Summoning VII (If the summons are even remotely useful, I don't know, haven't used the spell. My animated minions might suffice). Bigby's Crushing Hand ? Spell Strike ? What do you guys think ?
Have you got any experience with post-animate dead summons ? are there any worth picking up or should one just summon the meatshields and proceed to destroy everything with magix instead ?
Over and out,
//Carnifex
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Comments
Mordenkainens Sword creates a weapon in the casters hand in IWD so it's a combat buff rather than a summon. The interesting thing about it is that you can attack from range with it (like spiritual hammer) and backstab with it.
As far as summons go there is a thread about it with all of the HP and resistances of summons written up. I'd have suggested Spider Spawn but it's broken until the next patch. Summon Hakeshar is a good one I think due to physical resistances.