What Sorcerer Spells are best?

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I am going through the game with a mate. I am playing with a Sorcerer and I'm want to know which spells I should be taking when I level up ("essential spells"). Obviously some spells are much better than others, so I would appreciate it if you could tell me which are the better ones. I've already discovered fireball very nice!

 

For me, the essential spells are:

Stoneskin
Slow (an odd choice for most people, but I like it)
Chaos
Knock
Mirror Image
Chromatic Orb
Summoning spells

I don't use magickers very offensively - more as disablers. Summoning is their main spell though.

 

Check out the thread in the Throne of Bhaal forum by klorox. Much of the advice given on sorcerers is usefull for IWD2. There are some difference, like mass dominate being absolutely essential, but it should still give some very usefull pointers.

 

Just try to avoid spells that become useless fast, like Minor Mirror Image.

 

Mirror Image is an essential one. I get a lot of use out of Chromatic Orb, Fireball, Delayed Blast Fireball, Skull Trap, Improved Invisibility, Mass Haste etc.

It pays to get spells that don't become useless as you level up so get ones that get more powerful as you go on.

It also depends on whether you want your Sorcerer to be purely offensive or whether you want him to be a buffer as well.

 

My mage became the nightmare of any group of foes when she started wielding mass dominate in fury. There's nothing quite like seeing a group of badies become confused when half their buddies start hacking at them. It's kind of an offense/defense spell.

"Mass dominate: when you aren't feeling very popular, choose mass dominate. All of a sudden you will realise you had more freinds than you thought."

 

What about magic missile.

 

What about it? The ultimate mirror image killer - UNLESS the enemy is utilizing shield spell.

 

My list:

Identify, Chromatic Orb, Stoneskin, Mirror Image, Fireball, Sunfire, Greater Elemental Binding, Mordenkainen's Sword, Improved Invisibility, Emotion: Hope, Haste, Mass Haste, Bull's Strength, Cat's Grace, Knock, Aggannazzar's Scorcher (useful in narrow passes at the begining and for finishing groups of trolls off closer to the end), Eagle's Splendour, Web, Dispel Magic, Lightning Bolt

Only spells I ever use are included.

 

Magic missile is heaps cool yet none of you include it. Though it no longer interupts enemy mages like it used to its still good for killing people on Almost Dead kinda i guess and it levels up a bit

 

Magic Missile, Fireball, Delayed Blast Fireball, Tenser's Transformation, Mordenkainen's Sword, Horrid Wilting, Wail of the Banshee, Fireshield Blue, Force Missiles, Great Shout, Improved Invisibility, Stoneskin, Malison

 

Thanks for the advice guys. My sorcerer is level 15 atm with 22 charisma. You reckon i should keep uping the charisma?

btw... she is fully offensive, as my mate and I are playing it through with only 2 characters (1 each), so she needs to be kick ass on the front line

 

In that case you may think about putting points into str if you got no cleric or dex if you need AC. Otherwise put everything into cha!

 

Are you sure you mean strength and not constitution? And as a piece of advice from me, no matter what make sure you get fireball, you're not a real sorcerer till you do.

 

IMO unless he's got Strength Of One spell he will need more firepower instead of hp. Not getting hit in the first place is another story, that's why I recommended DEX - CHA is always a winner for sorcerers and bards.

 

If you have horrid wilting and animate undead you can play the game solo (almost).

 

Finger of Death can be useful especially in the time loop place.

 

Tenser's and Mordy's Sword are wicked.

Like everyone says, Mirror Image is essential. Add improved haste, stoneskin and improved invis for extra protection.

For area damage, go delayed blast fireball and horrid wilting as staples.

Wail of the banshee and symbol of hopelessness are excellent crowd control spells. The latter is my favourite.

 

What level spell is Horrid Wilting? Ive got 6th level spells atm.

 

you get horrid wilting at level 8. You've got a little further to go yet.