Magic doesn't seem to level with your character, so once useful spells become completely worthless by the end, and more powerful enemies will always take at least half a dozen attacks, even on the easiest difficulty. Magic is broken in this way as it it doesn't use weapons to make up for its weaknesses.
Fire does the most damage out of the three elements available so it gives the most exp.
Level enchanting to 100, take the appropriate perks in the tree, then get reduce destruction cost enchantment if you don't have it. You can then enchant reduce destruction cost by 25% on each of 4 pieces and have -100% total.
'Harry Potter' spells, ranked
- Wingardium Leviosa.
- Sectumsempra.
- Lumos.
- Expelliarmus.
- Avada Kedavra.
- Obliviate.
- Confundo. The perfect spell for messing with people, this charm confuses a person or bewitches an object, like a broom.
- Expecto Patronum. This is undoubtedly the most popular spell in the film series.
The more damage you cause per hit, the faster you level. On higher difficulties enemies have more health, can therefore take more damage, and therefore you can gain skill exp quicker.
Destruction is a good Skill to have when fighting certain enemies like trolls, since they can be difficult to defeat at lower levels. But as you get into higher levels, it may be easier to use enchantments rather than Spells. If you are a vampire, Destruction spells can be a lot more helpful to you as a vampire lord.
PC Mods are really the only way to boost the power of Destruction spells. Better Magic and Balanced Magic are two of the more popular mods, and they allow for increases in spell strength both by leveling the skill or by selecting specific perks, depending on the mod.
The 'Wall of' Expert Destruction spells can be purchased from Faralda in the College of Winterhold and it seems that higher spells are purchasable once you have the corresponding perk.
You can buy all Spells in Skyrim from the College of Winterhold, but the Master Spells must have quests completed to earn them! Once you reach Level 90 in each Magic Skill, you can talk to one of the Experts at the College of Winterhold to start a Quest for the Master Magic Spell from each college of Magic.
Faralda is an Altmer mage who teaches Destruction at the College of Winterhold and guards the college's bridge. Her chamber is in the Hall of Countenance.
Nope, Faralda is Essential, she can't be killed.
Acquisition. The Dragonborn learns this spell automatically after completing the quest "Destruction Ritual Spell."
The College of Winterhold
Acquisition
- Faralda at the College of Winterhold sells this spell once the Dragonborn reaches level 40 Destruction.
- Court Wizards sell this spell once the Dragonborn reaches around level 40 Destruction.
- May be found in chests.
- May be found on hostile mages.
- Mage-type Draugr rarely carry spell tomes, including this one.
Dual casting is the most useful for Destruction and Illusion, and can be neccessary at higher levels. For conjuration, it makes summons and bound weapons last longer. If you plan on only using thrall spells, dual casting becomes useless. Alteration dual casting is for flesh spells.
Fire is all-around great due few resistances and burn damage over time, Frost is best against melee enemies (especially 2h) as it slows them down while draining stamina for power attacks, and Shock is best against mages as it drains their magicka, and forces them to resort to dagger quicker.
Yes, it's worth it if you want to play a pure mage. There's no reason not to play a pure mage. As in pretty much all fantasy games pure mages are a slower start than warriors. Magicka management is needed especially as a young mage.
Robes are usually enchanted with mage-specific enchantments. The armour is just supplemental. Heavy for protection, light if you would prefer to be quicker in terms of movement speed. Either way is fine.
The purpose of making a skill Legendary is to allow it to contribute to increasing character level again. In Skyrim, character levels are gained by leveling up one's Skills. Making skills Legendary allows skill leveling to continue, which in turn allows character level to continue to rise.
The Mage Stone is widely considered to be the best standing stone for a mage build in Skyrim. This fact is especially true for mages that have just left Helgen and are new to the game in general. The Mage Stone gives the player an extra 20% level up speed to every skill in the Mage constellation.
It just modifies the damage you take and the health pools of the enemies, thus creating an artificial, boring difficulty. Since the enemies hit harder and are harder to kill, leveling the weapon and armor skills is faster.
High Elves or Bretons would make good mages. They both get good racial bonuses and stuff. For the thief, Khajiit would be best. For the warrior, and Orc would be great.
