Spell strike

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well, actually i used to cast true sight + ruby ray + ruby ray + breach and so on when facing mages. they did well.

but yesterday i learned the spell strike and tried it on enemy: true sight + spell strike + ... so on.
to my big surprise, it always showed "***-spell ineffective" for my spell strike. then i immediatelly cast a ruby ray on the same enemy and it's ok, protection dispelled.

anyone could help me? does using spell strike need some trick?

 

Well, it's difficult to say with exact details of the battles, but my experience has usually been that at about the time I get access to level 9 spells, enemy spellcasters start regularly protecting themselves with Spell Shield (lvl 5).
Because this negates one anti-protection spell (ruby ray, warding whip etc) of any level, it may be that your spellstrike is being negated.

I find the best way round it is to fire off a lower level anti-protection spell first (Spell Thrust or Pierce Magic) to get rid of the Spell Shield then use a Ruby Ray or Spellstrike.
Ruby Ray is best for removing a single spell protection, Warding Whip is my preference for multiple protections. I save the valuable Spellstrike for spellcasters with multiple protections that include Spell Trap (which, being lvl 9, the Warding Whip doesn't affect).

 

Thanks a lot. A big help indeed.

BTW, when i am at low levels, my favorite is Secret Word. it's cheap and good.
but now every enemy mage uses spell trap, and the damn spell shield and some other protections. looks like my mage should cast Secret Word + Ruby Ray + Warding Whip instead of Spellstrike, saving a slot on level 9.