Become Ethereal tends to "eat" certain spells. Fire Storm and Mass Paralyze work, but something like Blizzard and armor spells will often just consume Magicka without doing anything. You have to time it for after the effect of the Shout ends.
my fav way of setting ritual spells up is the quick reflexes perk from block tree - proc the slow, move back a little and kamehameha poor shmucks away.
They always break and I get staggered by every hit. I'm using steadfast ward but I'm level 100 so I'm guessing every enemy attack now just breaks the ward and staggers no matter what. Makes them useless, it's annoying because ward in one hand and destruction spell or sword in the other should be a good combo.
@@BR-re7oz I believe you are using them wrong. They need to be cast slightly before they get attacked so they "stabilize" and can therefore resist attacks. You should have paid attention in school! Tolfdir explains this in the very first College lecture!!
@@harrabi15 it's basically the only lesson we get hahahaha. Cool thing about it is that Tolfdir also teaches about Timed Block with a Shield of Weapon, which is the same concept. Block as soon as the strike comes, simillar to the using Ward just the spell hits you
@@BR-re7oz In Vanilla Skyrim you sacrifice gaining Health and Stamina for astounding amounts of Magicka, which makes every spell usable in a battle. Plus you have to use your smarts to overcome difficult battles, just like a mage would. Melee on the other hand doesn't need as much strategy as you are extremely durable and strong. So yeah, what you say is true, but it's very lore friendly due to SKyrim's great warriors and their hate towards magic Users. If your patient and strategic, your Mage Dragonborn can dominate
"Remember, fireballs. You can never go wrong." -Festus Krex Jokes aside that was some great casting. Even though menuing is super annoying, mage is still my favorite way to play Skyrim. Cheers.
Great combination of magic and strategy, but sadly this video shows how poorly designed the magic system is. There simply aren’t enough key bindings for spells. The fact that the uploader has to open the favorites menu every 5 seconds makes this video significantly less entertaining than it could have been if all the options could be switched to directly. I once tried pretty hard to find a mod that would allow me to create combination key bindings (like control + 1 to bring out a spell, and alt + 1 to bring out another), but that capability doesn’t seem to be within the scope of the creation kit, because I couldn’t find anything like that at all. World of Warcraft spoiled me…
@@lesser8531 Which in my opinion is way too few. Here are all the spells I would like to be able to access without menus: Single target destruction Aoe destruction Alternative element destruction Self heal Ally heal (unless self heal is aoe) At least one summon Armor spell Candle light At least one illusion spell like calm or fear Fenrik’s welcome for lockpicking Soul trap At least one master level destruction spell Become ethereal shout Unrelenting force Dragonrend Bend will Ice form Call storm Werewolf/vampire transformation And these are just the vanilla/AE preferences. The list gets much longer if mods are installed. I understand that there are presets which may allow all of the above to be hotkeyed, but not if I want to dual cast. Also, I had no idea wards were capable of protecting against dragon breath, and I partly blame the limited key bindings. They leave little incentive to experiment, so most people simply write off wards as useless.
Magic does not scale without mods, so it will be just even more annoying and tedious. Fact is, that without mods or exploits becoming mage with level over 60 extremely annoying. And over 80 unplayable.
@@tomascernak6112Which sucks though. Playing as a mage in RPGs are my favorite but in Skyrim there's very few sources for boosting spell damage. There's perks that boost specific elements for at most 50%, then there's the fear spell perk glitch that improves fire attacks, there's potions, and there's two DLC masks. Which even combined doesn't do much in comparison to weapons that get a ton more (perks that give 100%, leveling up the skill improves damage while spells only get cost reduction, multiple armor pieces to improve damage with enchantments, potions, etc.). And like you said it becomes unplayable at higher levels due to piss poor damage. That's why for my mage runs, I never go past level 30.
Ever think of pumping up enchantments? Without bugging out the game you can get quite a few good replacements for things like archmage’s once you unlock two enchantments per item
One rule I had for this playthrough was to avoid Enchanting (apart from the gloves that had Fortify Magicka on it). I wanted an excuse to use unique gear and player-enchanted stuff tends to be way above the pre-existing stuff.
@@lesser8531 this was cool to watch. i'm doing a mage build too, just got miraaks stuff the other day for a full 100% magic absorption restructo build. cheesiest i got was making a bonehawk amulet with fortify destro/resto by 28% and vampire boots for muffle and 75ish carry weight.
It's funny the dragons have to land to play the death animation, it would have been really funny if they just ragdoll'd out of the sky like crashing fighter jets that ended in an elemental explosion 😂
@lesser idk if you'll see this but damn man this really inspired me to start a new pure mage gameplay like you are. would be great to know how long it took you to make this build
@@TTSP907 You can oneshot anything with one arrow. With the strongest chain lightning or thunderbolt...not so much. I suggest you check yourself at your nearest clinic if you're incapable of comprehend a simple straightforward comment.
Level was 62. Health was 300 and Stamina was never upgraded. Don't remember the exact values for Magicka, but through a combination of gear and Elsweyr Fondue, it was somewhere around 700-800. Arch-Mage Robes and Mentor's Ring (through the free Fishing Creation) gave all spells a 25% discount and the Circlet of Destruction gave an additional 25% to that school. Had an Amulet of Talos and Blessing of Talos for a 40% Shout Cooldown too.
@@lesser8531 yeah makes sense, looked like some insane pools. My expert difficulty mage experience is a whole lot of dying within a few hits and being out of magicka a lot at lower levels
Holy fuckin hell the way you shot the lightning spell just as the dragon was breathing fire on you has to be the most badass thing I've seen so far. Playing a stealthy vampire lord now but I think I might dabble in some magic once I'm done with Dawnguard
Me summoning a couple dremora lords and shouting dragons to the ground cause I got a golf game with the jarl balgruff in like 2 hours, but this is cool. LOL. kidding, good video.
The Unofficial Patch adds a set of Arch Mage Robes without a hood to the Arch Mage Quarters. It was apparently meant to be in an unmodded game too, but the devs mistakenly added an NPC-specific tag to it.
Idk man, skyrim combat just feels so uninteractive. The pausing to switch spell every second really throws the pace off compared to other games like Souls games. Great gameplay tho
Souls games are japan shit style. No strategy, no battle IQ, just pushing several buttons in optimal time or sequence to get basically frenetic action. On other side of spectrum stands american shit style named D&D, which is basically turn-based strategy. Skyrim is combination of both worlds. You can play as stupid slasher Kratos or as supreme strategist like in Baldurs Gate. Your choice. There are mods, which greatly increase number of hotkeys, but honestly, even vanilla skyrim is using like 40 keys, if you have survival mods and QoL mods, it is increased to 50 and you are practically out of keys If you are not using keyboard with numpad (which many laptops does not have). From video you can see, how many different spells, shouts, gear groups and items high-level mage need. I can guarantee you that with 60-70 keys, you will be totally lost and you will never learn to fight dynamically. I know it, I tried it in Kerbal Space program, end eventually I abandoned that approach. if you are not autistic then it is impossible to do so. Btw. souls games are using like 15 keys. Compared to skyrim, it is really more console hack&slash game.
@@tomascernak6112lol you sound like you just hate fun. Shitting on Darksouls for being relatively straight forward and then turning right around and shitting on D&D and Baldur’s gate for being too complex.
All spells had a 35% cost reduction from the Arch-Mage Robes, Mentor's Ring and the Secret of Arcana Power. Circlet added an extra 25% cost reduction to Destruction spells.
I never thought about actually using all schools of magic at once, i only enchant all my gear to give me 100% magicka cost reduction to two schools and never level Magicka, only Health and some Stamina xD I also never use wards because they are so expensive. But i guess a basic mage playthrough with some planning is pretty cool. What is your gear and your rough perk choices?
Character was level 62. Health was 300 and Stamina was never upgraded. Don't remember the exact values for Magicka, but through a combination of gear and Elsweyr Fondue, it was somewhere around 700-800. Seeker of Sorcery power, Arch-Mage Robes and Mentor's Ring (through the free Fishing Creation) gave all spells a 35% discount while the Circlet of Destruction gave an additional 25% to that school. Also had Gloves enchanted with +60 Magicka. Amulet of Talos and Blessing of Talos provided a 40% Cooldown for Shouts. The following relevant skill trees were pretty much maximized: Alteration, Restoration and Destruction. Had a Magic Resist of 45% and a Spell Absorption Chance of 30%.
@@lesser8531 Very cool, i never play characters that far, i usually stop around level 30 when my build is done and i get bored and restart. Some Archmage dedication right here.
Your Damage seems a bit low. I can get my Thunderbolts to do 540 damage without mods or exploits using custom Alchemy potions. Even more with Lightning Storm
It was on Expert difficulty, so enemies received 25% less damage. I did hoard a crap-ton of generic pre-made Destruction potions but decided not to use them as swapping spells in the menu already slowed the game to a crawl.
firestorm 2 hit killed draugr deathlord at the 2 minute mark. How? Drank a potion before the video? Also you should try running through this place with sun spells, even legendary looks easy
Fire Storm deals more damage at close range than the description states. There are three separate damage values for the spell with them getting lower as the the target is further away from the caster. At the edge of the blast, only the lowest tier of damage is dealt, at the center, all three are applied. For example, with Augmented Flames 2. Fire Storm is stated to have 150 damage, but it doesn't mention the lower damage values for further away targets, which are 112 and 75. At the center, all of the damage values are applied to the target, so a single cast dealt 337 (150+112+75) points of damage to the Deathlord. The lowest-tier Deathlords have 1000 health and I think that was the one in the video. The two casts of Firestorm were also augmented by the Necromage perk to have just enough damage to two-shot them.
@@lesser8531ah forgot about necromage. Base firestorm does 225, which goes to 337 and possibly 382 if you took aspect of terror in correct order - that wouldn't 2hko even on adept
Arch-Mage Robes 100% + Regeneration Perks 50% + Elsweyr Fondue 25% = 175% Magicka regen. That's only when out of combat though, in combat it's like three times slower.
@@lesser8531 is there any logical reason they need to do that? The slower regeneration during combat. Is it to make the game not too easy, to give more challenge? Genuine question.
I'll keep it in mind next time. As for the build in the video, the character was level 62. Health was 300 and Stamina was never upgraded. Don't remember the exact values for Magicka, but through a combination of gear and Elsweyr Fondue, it was somewhere around 700-800. Seeker of Sorcery power, Arch-Mage Robes and Mentor's Ring (through the free Fishing Creation) gave all spells a 35% discount while the Circlet of Destruction gave an additional 25% to that school. Had an Amulet of Talos and Blessing of Talos for a 40% Shout Cooldown too. The following relevant skill trees were pretty much maximised: Alteration, Restoration and Destruction. Had a Magic Resist of 45% and a Spell Absorption Chance of 30%.
@@zugzi 45% Magic Resist came from a combination of the Alteration's Magic Resistance Perks and the Agent of Mara passive. The 30% Spell Absorption came from the Alteration's Atronach Perk.
Using the become ethereal shout to prepare master spells...
I feel like such an idiot that I never thought of that.
Become Ethereal tends to "eat" certain spells. Fire Storm and Mass Paralyze work, but something like Blizzard and armor spells will often just consume Magicka without doing anything. You have to time it for after the effect of the Shout ends.
@@lesser8531thanks for this tip
my fav way of setting ritual spells up is the quick reflexes perk from block tree - proc the slow, move back a little and kamehameha poor shmucks away.
@@lesser8531 is it fixed by the unofficial patch?
@@smillphy4756 I play with the Unofficial Patch, so doesn't seem like it.
This is peak magic gameplay
No tf it ain't.
@@revolutionishere pls direct me to the one that is, if this isn't. I'm not arguing with you or anything.. just want to watch the video.
@@revolutionisheresure pal.
No peak is unlimited mana hehehhehehe
A lot of people are surprised to see Become Ethereal + Master Spell, but what really got me was Paralyze + Fire Wall.
"Go cast your fancy spells some place else!"
-Guard
"Destruction magic's fine, just don't go around burning down houses."
"Hey, I know you.."
Cool to see someone actually use wards
They always break and I get staggered by every hit. I'm using steadfast ward but I'm level 100 so I'm guessing every enemy attack now just breaks the ward and staggers no matter what. Makes them useless, it's annoying because ward in one hand and destruction spell or sword in the other should be a good combo.
@@BR-re7oz I believe you are using them wrong. They need to be cast slightly before they get attacked so they "stabilize" and can therefore resist attacks. You should have paid attention in school! Tolfdir explains this in the very first College lecture!!
@@harrabi15 it's basically the only lesson we get hahahaha. Cool thing about it is that Tolfdir also teaches about Timed Block with a Shield of Weapon, which is the same concept. Block as soon as the strike comes, simillar to the using Ward just the spell hits you
Phenomenal, never really knew mage builds could be this badass. Great video man
Its takes patience and strategy.
Problem is all that strategy and practice and know-how and it's still inferior to sword and board melee builds.
@@BR-re7ozit's not a pvp game
@@Goiaba308he didn’t say it was, just that magic was shafted in this game compared to the other builds
@@BR-re7oz In Vanilla Skyrim you sacrifice gaining Health and Stamina for astounding amounts of Magicka, which makes every spell usable in a battle. Plus you have to use your smarts to overcome difficult battles, just like a mage would. Melee on the other hand doesn't need as much strategy as you are extremely durable and strong.
So yeah, what you say is true, but it's very lore friendly due to SKyrim's great warriors and their hate towards magic Users. If your patient and strategic, your Mage Dragonborn can dominate
way more badass then i thought it was going to be 🤣
I probably never used half of Skyrim's magic (wards, alteration buffers, illusion, command daedra)
8:56 this moment was pure comedy
Tolfdir would be proud
Also, that paralyze/wall of fire combo is really badass
Usually people are terrible at skyrim on youtube so this is refreshing.
"Remember, fireballs. You can never go wrong." -Festus Krex
Jokes aside that was some great casting. Even though menuing is super annoying, mage is still my favorite way to play Skyrim. Cheers.
You were just playing with those draugr and I LOVE it. My mage heart really enjoyed this video.
“No, I’m not a rebel you can’t do this!”
It takes more patience. I think thats why a lot of people avoid it.
So you know some spells should I be impressed
-Guard
Great combination of magic and strategy, but sadly this video shows how poorly designed the magic system is. There simply aren’t enough key bindings for spells. The fact that the uploader has to open the favorites menu every 5 seconds makes this video significantly less entertaining than it could have been if all the options could be switched to directly.
I once tried pretty hard to find a mod that would allow me to create combination key bindings (like control + 1 to bring out a spell, and alt + 1 to bring out another), but that capability doesn’t seem to be within the scope of the creation kit, because I couldn’t find anything like that at all. World of Warcraft spoiled me…
I'm pretty sure PC players have like 10 key binding slots available to them.
@@lesser8531 Which in my opinion is way too few. Here are all the spells I would like to be able to access without menus:
Single target destruction
Aoe destruction
Alternative element destruction
Self heal
Ally heal (unless self heal is aoe)
At least one summon
Armor spell
Candle light
At least one illusion spell like calm or fear
Fenrik’s welcome for lockpicking
Soul trap
At least one master level destruction spell
Become ethereal shout
Unrelenting force
Dragonrend
Bend will
Ice form
Call storm
Werewolf/vampire transformation
And these are just the vanilla/AE preferences. The list gets much longer if mods are installed. I understand that there are presets which may allow all of the above to be hotkeyed, but not if I want to dual cast. Also, I had no idea wards were capable of protecting against dragon breath, and I partly blame the limited key bindings. They leave little incentive to experiment, so most people simply write off wards as useless.
As a mage i love this video🔥
Awesome video. On PC it would be even more fun cause of the hot keys.
I am only surprised you didn't go full loot goblin mode after every kill
True mastering of ways of magic happens in legendary difficulty just saying
Magic does not scale without mods, so it will be just even more annoying and tedious. Fact is, that without mods or exploits becoming mage with level over 60 extremely annoying. And over 80 unplayable.
@@tomascernak6112speak for yourself. Ive only ever played vanilla and thoroughly enjoy my mage builds
@@tomascernak6112Which sucks though. Playing as a mage in RPGs are my favorite but in Skyrim there's very few sources for boosting spell damage. There's perks that boost specific elements for at most 50%, then there's the fear spell perk glitch that improves fire attacks, there's potions, and there's two DLC masks. Which even combined doesn't do much in comparison to weapons that get a ton more (perks that give 100%, leveling up the skill improves damage while spells only get cost reduction, multiple armor pieces to improve damage with enchantments, potions, etc.). And like you said it becomes unplayable at higher levels due to piss poor damage. That's why for my mage runs, I never go past level 30.
@@periwinkle6676 U can just use a potion u know.... without any bug u can reach like +200% fortify destruction, which is enough to make mages playable
Nerdola demais
Looks like standard difficulty, Legendary mode is where it’s at
It is Expert difficulty. Destruction magic does not scale well on higher difficulties due to their limited damage boosts.
Ever think of pumping up enchantments? Without bugging out the game you can get quite a few good replacements for things like archmage’s once you unlock two enchantments per item
One rule I had for this playthrough was to avoid Enchanting (apart from the gloves that had Fortify Magicka on it).
I wanted an excuse to use unique gear and player-enchanted stuff tends to be way above the pre-existing stuff.
@@lesser8531 this was cool to watch. i'm doing a mage build too, just got miraaks stuff the other day for a full 100% magic absorption restructo build. cheesiest i got was making a bonehawk amulet with fortify destro/resto by 28% and vampire boots for muffle and 75ish carry weight.
@@lesser8531what I’m sayyyin enchantment is cool and all but if you don’t use it it makes you have to use stuff you rarely use
Yeah, but have you ever tried legendary dragonbone warhammer and elemental furry?
The only but I would give to this gameplay is the lack of vanish daedra vs enemy's atronachs.
I wish poison had a greater effect in this game
It's funny the dragons have to land to play the death animation, it would have been really funny if they just ragdoll'd out of the sky like crashing fighter jets that ended in an elemental explosion 😂
What level? I dot think you have conjuration up that much
Oh, a mage who uses magical combat techniques, my respects 😼
Getting is those big fire scrolls early is actually really good
Even as nerfed as it is in Skyrim in comparison to the older entries, magic is still so cool.
In a game I thought I k ew everything about ESPECIALLY THE MAGIC I learned several things!
@lesser idk if you'll see this but damn man this really inspired me to start a new pure mage gameplay like you are. would be great to know how long it took you to make this build
Really good magic demo for sure!
this was the most impressive mage gameplay i have ever seen
High Elf is good.
I started as a mage and wanted to be like this but ended up being a dual wielding berseker 😐
Imagine having a lightningbolt channeled deathray that does less damage than 1 arrow.
What?
He chose the lightning because it drains the dragons magic. When dragons magic gets low, they can't fly anymore. That's why they crash to the ground
@@TTSP907 You can oneshot anything with one arrow. With the strongest chain lightning or thunderbolt...not so much.
I suggest you check yourself at your nearest clinic if you're incapable of comprehend a simple straightforward comment.
The dragon priest is easy the trick is just to kill him before his walking animation is over
Are you a magician and you don't have a skuUI mod?! Why?
You can make Mage viable on legendary with alchemy potions increasing your damage and such
What level are you? What are your magicka and health values?
Level was 62.
Health was 300 and Stamina was never upgraded. Don't remember the exact values for Magicka, but through a combination of gear and Elsweyr Fondue, it was somewhere around 700-800. Arch-Mage Robes and Mentor's Ring (through the free Fishing Creation) gave all spells a 25% discount and the Circlet of Destruction gave an additional 25% to that school. Had an Amulet of Talos and Blessing of Talos for a 40% Shout Cooldown too.
Oh yeah, also had the Secret of Sorcery Power from one of the Black Books for a total of 35% spell cost reduction for all schools.
@@lesser8531 yeah makes sense, looked like some insane pools. My expert difficulty mage experience is a whole lot of dying within a few hits and being out of magicka a lot at lower levels
In my opinion, expert difficulty is the best for mages. Not too easy and not too hard.
What ring were you using? All my pure mages like the Ring of the Erudite
Mentor's Ring from the free Fishing Creation.
@@lesser8531 oh I never thought about that ring before. What’s in your head slot?
@@SirEliteGrunt Generic Circlet of Peerless Destruction (25% Fortify Destruction).
Holy fuckin hell the way you shot the lightning spell just as the dragon was breathing fire on you has to be the most badass thing I've seen so far. Playing a stealthy vampire lord now but I think I might dabble in some magic once I'm done with Dawnguard
and people say that vanilla skyrim isn't fun
Everytime i try full mage run its that damn Illusion tree that makes me stop. Shit takes away too many perks just to stay relevant.
Essa foi a melhor Gameplay de mago que já vi
This is so badass!! I always wanted to be a mage but it is so hard for me😅 You are really good!
Mostly confused why 100% Fortify Destruction and Unbound Storms aren't used...
I don't have that Creation and I wanted to use unique gear in favor of overpowered player-made Enchantments.
@@lesser8531 Fair. Crafting systems really can take the mickey out of unique loot.
Just learnt today that command daedra works on atronaches.
Ethereal shout is goated. Easily in the top five shouts
I main High Elf Mage too. I approve.
I def play differently. But this looks like a lot of fun.
I always shoot right for 100 enchant
Me summoning a couple dremora lords and shouting dragons to the ground cause I got a golf game with the jarl balgruff in like 2 hours, but this is cool. LOL. kidding, good video.
Actual ward gameplay is wild
Is woketube censoring blackrock?
Wow… never have I seen such use of magic in Skyrim in my decade of playing 😱😱 Masterclass…
what mods that make u can use a helmet while wearing arch mage robe?
The Unofficial Patch adds a set of Arch Mage Robes without a hood to the Arch Mage Quarters. It was apparently meant to be in an unmodded game too, but the devs mistakenly added an NPC-specific tag to it.
So excited to use a mage build on my 2nd playthrough
how come you have a faster shouts cooldown?
@Pietro.52 Actually no, it's the Blessing and Amulet of Talos together for a 40% cooldown. Under the effects of Dragon Aspect, it's even faster.
my first ever character back in 2012 was a kajhit mage... this brings me back
tbh its boring to swap spells every 1 second XD
Hmmmm I have a thume every 3 minutes and a sword! How the Hell is this guy doing all this crap!?? Xbox 2000???
This video likes matches your subscriber count :)
Idk man, skyrim combat just feels so uninteractive. The pausing to switch spell every second really throws the pace off compared to other games like Souls games. Great gameplay tho
It's better on PC, consoles/controllers only have two hotkey slots.
Souls games are japan shit style. No strategy, no battle IQ, just pushing several buttons in optimal time or sequence to get basically frenetic action. On other side of spectrum stands american shit style named D&D, which is basically turn-based strategy. Skyrim is combination of both worlds. You can play as stupid slasher Kratos or as supreme strategist like in Baldurs Gate. Your choice. There are mods, which greatly increase number of hotkeys, but honestly, even vanilla skyrim is using like 40 keys, if you have survival mods and QoL mods, it is increased to 50 and you are practically out of keys If you are not using keyboard with numpad (which many laptops does not have). From video you can see, how many different spells, shouts, gear groups and items high-level mage need. I can guarantee you that with 60-70 keys, you will be totally lost and you will never learn to fight dynamically. I know it, I tried it in Kerbal Space program, end eventually I abandoned that approach. if you are not autistic then it is impossible to do so.
Btw. souls games are using like 15 keys. Compared to skyrim, it is really more console hack&slash game.
@@tomascernak6112lol you sound like you just hate fun.
Shitting on Darksouls for being relatively straight forward and then turning right around and shitting on D&D and Baldur’s gate for being too complex.
@@martyrsaint No, it is that you lack IQ to understand simple comment.
Souls games are boing
So how much mana does everything cost
All spells had a 35% cost reduction from the Arch-Mage Robes, Mentor's Ring and the Secret of Arcana Power. Circlet added an extra 25% cost reduction to Destruction spells.
Meanwhile, warrior: gets sword, shield and Dragonrend ready. 5 minutes later, everyone's dead.
8:30 "mines bigger."
Now add Alchemy and 1 shot everything
эффектно, но треть игры проводить в меню выбора заклинаний - сомнительное удовольствие, на базовые хоть бы хоткей юзал
I never thought about actually using all schools of magic at once, i only enchant all my gear to give me 100% magicka cost reduction to two schools and never level Magicka, only Health and some Stamina xD
I also never use wards because they are so expensive.
But i guess a basic mage playthrough with some planning is pretty cool.
What is your gear and your rough perk choices?
Character was level 62. Health was 300 and Stamina was never upgraded. Don't remember the exact values for Magicka, but through a combination of gear and Elsweyr Fondue, it was somewhere around 700-800. Seeker of Sorcery power, Arch-Mage Robes and Mentor's Ring (through the free Fishing Creation) gave all spells a 35% discount while the Circlet of Destruction gave an additional 25% to that school. Also had Gloves enchanted with +60 Magicka. Amulet of Talos and Blessing of Talos provided a 40% Cooldown for Shouts.
The following relevant skill trees were pretty much maximized: Alteration, Restoration and Destruction. Had a Magic Resist of 45% and a Spell Absorption Chance of 30%.
@@lesser8531 Very cool, i never play characters that far, i usually stop around level 30 when my build is done and i get bored and restart. Some Archmage dedication right here.
HARRY, YOU'RE A MAGE
Your Damage seems a bit low. I can get my Thunderbolts to do 540 damage without mods or exploits using custom Alchemy potions. Even more with Lightning Storm
It was on Expert difficulty, so enemies received 25% less damage. I did hoard a crap-ton of generic pre-made Destruction potions but decided not to use them as swapping spells in the menu already slowed the game to a crawl.
I want to see a 2 handed build with no followers do this.
Well, this is on expert difficulty. So it's perfectly doable.
hahahahahaha 8:59
Pretty badass man!!
Yeah, but have you ever tried going into sneak mode and using a bow and arrow?
I did a spit take just here lol
This was awesome...earned a sub!
firestorm 2 hit killed draugr deathlord at the 2 minute mark. How? Drank a potion before the video?
Also you should try running through this place with sun spells, even legendary looks easy
Fire Storm deals more damage at close range than the description states. There are three separate damage values for the spell with them getting lower as the the target is further away from the caster. At the edge of the blast, only the lowest tier of damage is dealt, at the center, all three are applied.
For example, with Augmented Flames 2. Fire Storm is stated to have 150 damage, but it doesn't mention the lower damage values for further away targets, which are 112 and 75. At the center, all of the damage values are applied to the target, so a single cast dealt 337 (150+112+75) points of damage to the Deathlord.
The lowest-tier Deathlords have 1000 health and I think that was the one in the video. The two casts of Firestorm were also augmented by the Necromage perk to have just enough damage to two-shot them.
@@lesser8531ah forgot about necromage. Base firestorm does 225, which goes to 337 and possibly 382 if you took aspect of terror in correct order - that wouldn't 2hko even on adept
your magicka regeneration is fast
Arch-Mage Robes 100% + Regeneration Perks 50% + Elsweyr Fondue 25% = 175% Magicka regen.
That's only when out of combat though, in combat it's like three times slower.
@@lesser8531 is there any logical reason they need to do that? The slower regeneration during combat. Is it to make the game not too easy, to give more challenge? Genuine question.
@@zugzi No clue. The developers might have thought it would have been unbalanced.
@@zugzi Ring of Erudite resolves this problem
Pretty flashy. =^[.]^=
nice man
Wth is that giant Lazer beam
It’s called ‘lightning storm’ and it’s a master level destruction spell meaning you need to do a quest before it is available in vendors
Console?
Special edition?
@@w1tcher.83 Yes and Yes,
Nice
What ring is that??
Mentor's Ring from the free Fishing Creation, 10% cost reduction for all spells.
can you show ur build next
I'll keep it in mind next time.
As for the build in the video, the character was level 62. Health was 300 and Stamina was never upgraded. Don't remember the exact values for Magicka, but through a combination of gear and Elsweyr Fondue, it was somewhere around 700-800. Seeker of Sorcery power, Arch-Mage Robes and Mentor's Ring (through the free Fishing Creation) gave all spells a 35% discount while the Circlet of Destruction gave an additional 25% to that school. Had an Amulet of Talos and Blessing of Talos for a 40% Shout Cooldown too.
The following relevant skill trees were pretty much maximised: Alteration, Restoration and Destruction. Had a Magic Resist of 45% and a Spell Absorption Chance of 30%.
@@lesser8531 Where did that Magic Resist 45% and Spell Absorption Chance 30% come from?
@@zugzi 45% Magic Resist came from a combination of the Alteration's Magic Resistance Perks and the Agent of Mara passive. The 30% Spell Absorption came from the Alteration's Atronach Perk.
Damn it, I was hoping there was something better than the Arch-Mage robes later on. Very nice video though!