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Character Build: The Vancian Wizard

Tags: #Character Build Elementalist  #Character Build Illusionist  #Character Build Vampire  #Race:Dunmer  #Rank:Legendary 
  • Member
    April 23, 2015

    I'm now going to open this build every time i visit the site just to have that song in the background.

  • Member
    April 23, 2015
    Keep it on the DL, gents! El might hear :/ Also, enjoy! :)
  • Member
    April 23, 2015
    Edited previous post to preserve secrecy ;D
  • Member
    April 23, 2015
    Haha! Now we wait :l
  • April 24, 2015

    Dude, I'm really impressed by all these spells you guys are coming up with! I especially like your Spell of Soul-Sundering, so much so that I'd like to borrow it for a revamp of my Equilibrium-based build for the contest. If it's a big deal, I'll make sure to credit you. I'm also really excited to see your next build. 

    Also, continuing along the whole wizard vs. sorcerer dynamic: if your Vancian Wizard and your Transient Sorcerer were to fight...I mean we all know it'd be epic, but who do you think would win? I'll get the popcorn... 

  • Member
    April 24, 2015
    Hey, thanks brother! By all means, do use that Soul Sundering spell! Credit is totally up to you CFFM. That is a battle of wit and spell I would love to see! With Magicka Absorption at his disposal - quit hogging that popcorn *munch munch* - I'm inclined to say the T-Sorc. 100% spell immunity is a tough tool to overcome for an opposing wizard. But if the V-Wiz can pull off the Soul Sundering or a Werebear without it being Miraged then I think we'd have a solid winner. Though the T-Sorc does have some powerful chronomancy at his disposal, a risky move though....damn good question :)
  • May 9, 2015

    Thanks for the insights, man! Always good to bounce ideas off someone. Speaking of which, I thought up a new spell for you to add to the list: 

    Invocation of the Charging Nova 

    Whirlwind Sprint + Whirlwind Cloak + Sun Flare 

    This ancient spell was the magnum opus of a nameless Nordic Tongue whose name and other advances in perfecting the Thu'um were lost to history. With a simple shout of arcane might, the wizard races across the battlefield, impacting his foes with the blazing force of a meteor. 

    Invocation of the Charging Nova is meant to be a devastating first strike if you find yourself in ambush position. To use, simply dual-cast Whirlwind Cloak, use Whirlwind Sprint to charge into the middle of the fray, and immediately activate Sun Flare. Voila! The enemies take enormous amounts of close-up fire damage, and surviving enemies get thrown backwards by the Whirlwind Cloak. Think of it like using a Biotic Charge in Mass Effect. KA-BOOM! Lemme know if ya like it! 

  • Member
    May 9, 2015
    I like it Counterfeit! I think it falls more under the flashy category of spells as opposed to the practical but those are the fun ones anyway :) I'll add it into the build today. You still playing this guy?
  • May 9, 2015

    Naw, I wasn't actually playing the Vancian Wizard. I'd just cleansed the Sun Stone and picked up all the words of Whirlwind Sprint and thought I'd try out something new. The rest is history, as they say.

  • May 9, 2015

    By the way, did you ever think of adding the Summon Karstaag power to the Vancian Wizard's spellbook? I don't even think you'd need anything else--it's an epic power to have by itself.