Tyrrell
2010-08-26, 02:49 PM
After two or so years of play, my character just hit level 20. At level 20 (as at every previous level) he gets 3 new spells for his book (elven generalist wizard). Oddly, because he's been adding a lot of spells to his book over the course of play, there aren't any spells that jump out to me as desperately needed.
So what Wizard spells from any source and any level are really fun?
Background on the character, I switched from my previous character at level four with the idea that I'd never really optimized the heck out of a wizard and, despite my sense of good taste, a little part of my heart really really wanted to say "screw good taste I want power". So to some extent I did (to the extent that I, with no regard to decorum, actually took contingency, greater contingency, shivering touch, and shapechange).
The character is level 7 wizard, level 10 incanatatrix, level 3 archmage (master of shaping , master of elements, and arcane reach)
He gave up illusion as a school when he took incantatrix (I'd never dropped illusion before and I wanted to give it a try without illusion spells).
Here are the spells I've already got
Alarm Abjuration 1 PHB 197
Ancient Knowledge Divination 1 Magic of Ebberon 94
Charm Person Enchantment 1 PHB 209
Comprehend Languages Divination 1 PHB 212
Ebon Eyes Transmutation 1 SC 77
Familiar Pocket Universal 1 SC 88
Feather fall Transmutation 1 PHB 229
Grease Conjuration 1 PHB 237
Hail of Stone Conjuration 1 SC 108
Kelgore's Fire Bolt Conjuration/Evocation 1 PHB 2 116
Mage Armor Conjuration 1 PHB 249
Mage Hand, Greater Transmutation 1 SC 136
magic missile Evocation 1 PHB 251
Mount Conjuration 1 PHB 257
Tensor's Floating Disk Evocation 1 PHB 294
True Casting Divination 1 Complete Mage 121
True Strike Divination 1 PHB 297
Alter self Transformation 2 PHB 197
Black Karma's curse Enchantment 2 PHB 2 103
Bull's Strength Transmutation 2 PHB 207
Detect Thoughts Divination 2 PHB 220
False Life Necromancy 2 PHB 229
Glitterdust Conjuration 2 PHB 236
Knock Transmutation 2 PHB 246
Levitate Transmutation 2 PHB 248
Resist energy Abjuration 2 PHB 272
Rope Trick Transmutation 2 PHB 273
Scorching Ray Evocation 2 PHB 274
See Invisiblity Divination 2 PHB 275
Tasha's Hideous Laughter Enchantment 2 PHB 292
Arcane Sight Divination 3 PHB 201
Disobedience Abjuration 3 Comp Scoundrel 97
Dispell Magic Abjuration 3 PHB 223
Fireball Evocation 3 PHB 231
Fly Transmutation 3 PHB 232
Greater Magic Weapon Transmutation 3 PHB 251
Haste Transmutation 3 PHB 239
Heroism Enchantment 3 PHB 240
Lightning Bolt Evocation 3 PHB 248
Mage Armor, Greater Conjuration 3 SC 136
Many Jaws Evocation 3 SC 138
Rage Enchantment 3 PHB 268
Shivering touch Necromancy (cold) 3 Frostburn 104
Spell vulnerability Transmutation 3 SC ???
Suggestion Enchantment 3 PHB 285
Tounges Divination 3 PHB 294
Water Breathing Transmutation 3 PHB 300
Assay spell resitance Divination 4 SC 174
Blast of Flame Conjuration 4 SC 31
Celerity Transmutation 4 PHB 2 105
Charm Monster Enchantment 4 PHB 209
Dimensional Anchor Abjuation 4 PHB 221
Dimension Door Transmutation 4 PHB 221
Enervation Necromancy 4 PHB 226
Evard's Black Tenticles Conjuration 4 PHB 228
Explosive Cascade Evocation 4 SC 85
Firestride Exhalation Conjuration/Evocation 4 Dragon Magic 67
Greater Resistance Abjuration 4 SC 174
Locate Creature Divination 4 PHB 249
Orb of Force Conjuration 4 SC 151
Otiluke's Resiliant Sphere Evocation 4 PHB 258
Rary's Mnemonic Enhancer Transmutation 4 PHB 268
Baleful Polymorph Transmutation 5 PHB 202
Break Enchantment Abjuration 5 PHB 207
Contact Other Plane Divination 5 PHB 212
Cyclonic Blast Evocation 5 SC 57
Magic Jar Necromancy 5 PHB 250
Overland Flight Transmutation 5 PHB 259
Passwall Transmutation 5 PHB 259
Permanency Universal 5 PHB 259
Scry Trap Abjuration 5 Magic of Ebberon 101
Summon Monster V Conjuration 5 PHB 286
Teleport Conjuration 5 PHB 292
Wall of Force Evocation 5 PHB 298
Wall of Stone Conjuration 5 PHB 299
Analyze Dweomer Divination 6 PHB 197
Anti magic Shell Abjuration 6 PHB 200
Contingency Evocation 6 PHB 213
Disintegrate Transmutation 6 PHB 222
Dispell Magic, Greater Abjuration 6 PHB 223
Glimpse of the Prophesy Divination 6 Magic of Ebberon 96
Heroism, Greater Enchantment 6 PHB 241
Legend Lore Divination 6 PHB 246
Mass Sugestion Enchantment 6 PHB 285
Mordenkainen's Lucubration Transmutation 6 PHB 256
Planar Binding Conjuration 6 PHB 261
Probe thoughts Divination 6 SC 162
Rary's Arcane Conversion Universal 6 Complete Mage 114
Stione to flesh Transmutation 6 PHB 284
Summon Monster VI Conjuration 6 PHB 287
True seeing Divination 6 PHB 296
Arcane spell Surge Universal 7 Dragon Magic 64
Banishment Abjuration 7 PHB 203
Brilliant aura Tranmutation 7 SC 39
Energy Immunity Abjuration 7 SC 80
Etherial Jaunt Transmutation 7 PHB 227
Limited Wish Universal 7 PHB 248
Plane shift Conjuration 7 PHB 262
Power Word Blind Enchantment 7 PHB 263
Prismatic Spray Evocation 7 PHB 264
Scrying, Greater Divination 7 PHB 275
Stoneshape, Greater Transmutation 7 SC 208
Summon Monster VII Conjuration 7 PHB 287
Teleport, Greater Conjuration 7 PHB 293
Celerity, greater Transmutation 8 PHB 2 105
Chain Dispel Abjuration 8 PHB 2 105
Discern Location Divination 8 PHB 222
Horrid Wilting Necromancy 8 PHB 242
Maze Evocation 8 PHB 252
Mind Blank Abjuration 8 PHB 253
Otto's irresistable dance Enchantment 8 PHB 259
Polymorph any object Transmutation 8 PHB 263
Spell Engine Abjuration (force) 8 SC 198
Wrathful castigation Enchantment 8 SC 243
Foresight Divination 9 PHB 233
Gate Conjuration 9 PHB 234
Iceberg Evocation 9 Frostburn
Maw of Chaos Abjuration 9 SC 140
Mordenkainen's Disjunction Abjuration 9 PHB 255
Shapechange Transmutation 9 PHB 277
Sphere of Ultimate Destruction Conjuration 9 SC 200
Time Stop Transmutation 9 PHB 294
Wish Universal 9 PHB 302
Here are the feats the character has
Iron will
Scribe scroll
Skill focus: spellcraft
Spell focus enchantment
Spell focus evocation
Spell penetration
Spellcasting prodigy
Craft contingent spell
Chain spell
Empower spell
Extend spell
Maximize spell
Quicken spell
Twin spell
So what Wizard spells from any source and any level are really fun?
Background on the character, I switched from my previous character at level four with the idea that I'd never really optimized the heck out of a wizard and, despite my sense of good taste, a little part of my heart really really wanted to say "screw good taste I want power". So to some extent I did (to the extent that I, with no regard to decorum, actually took contingency, greater contingency, shivering touch, and shapechange).
The character is level 7 wizard, level 10 incanatatrix, level 3 archmage (master of shaping , master of elements, and arcane reach)
He gave up illusion as a school when he took incantatrix (I'd never dropped illusion before and I wanted to give it a try without illusion spells).
Here are the spells I've already got
Alarm Abjuration 1 PHB 197
Ancient Knowledge Divination 1 Magic of Ebberon 94
Charm Person Enchantment 1 PHB 209
Comprehend Languages Divination 1 PHB 212
Ebon Eyes Transmutation 1 SC 77
Familiar Pocket Universal 1 SC 88
Feather fall Transmutation 1 PHB 229
Grease Conjuration 1 PHB 237
Hail of Stone Conjuration 1 SC 108
Kelgore's Fire Bolt Conjuration/Evocation 1 PHB 2 116
Mage Armor Conjuration 1 PHB 249
Mage Hand, Greater Transmutation 1 SC 136
magic missile Evocation 1 PHB 251
Mount Conjuration 1 PHB 257
Tensor's Floating Disk Evocation 1 PHB 294
True Casting Divination 1 Complete Mage 121
True Strike Divination 1 PHB 297
Alter self Transformation 2 PHB 197
Black Karma's curse Enchantment 2 PHB 2 103
Bull's Strength Transmutation 2 PHB 207
Detect Thoughts Divination 2 PHB 220
False Life Necromancy 2 PHB 229
Glitterdust Conjuration 2 PHB 236
Knock Transmutation 2 PHB 246
Levitate Transmutation 2 PHB 248
Resist energy Abjuration 2 PHB 272
Rope Trick Transmutation 2 PHB 273
Scorching Ray Evocation 2 PHB 274
See Invisiblity Divination 2 PHB 275
Tasha's Hideous Laughter Enchantment 2 PHB 292
Arcane Sight Divination 3 PHB 201
Disobedience Abjuration 3 Comp Scoundrel 97
Dispell Magic Abjuration 3 PHB 223
Fireball Evocation 3 PHB 231
Fly Transmutation 3 PHB 232
Greater Magic Weapon Transmutation 3 PHB 251
Haste Transmutation 3 PHB 239
Heroism Enchantment 3 PHB 240
Lightning Bolt Evocation 3 PHB 248
Mage Armor, Greater Conjuration 3 SC 136
Many Jaws Evocation 3 SC 138
Rage Enchantment 3 PHB 268
Shivering touch Necromancy (cold) 3 Frostburn 104
Spell vulnerability Transmutation 3 SC ???
Suggestion Enchantment 3 PHB 285
Tounges Divination 3 PHB 294
Water Breathing Transmutation 3 PHB 300
Assay spell resitance Divination 4 SC 174
Blast of Flame Conjuration 4 SC 31
Celerity Transmutation 4 PHB 2 105
Charm Monster Enchantment 4 PHB 209
Dimensional Anchor Abjuation 4 PHB 221
Dimension Door Transmutation 4 PHB 221
Enervation Necromancy 4 PHB 226
Evard's Black Tenticles Conjuration 4 PHB 228
Explosive Cascade Evocation 4 SC 85
Firestride Exhalation Conjuration/Evocation 4 Dragon Magic 67
Greater Resistance Abjuration 4 SC 174
Locate Creature Divination 4 PHB 249
Orb of Force Conjuration 4 SC 151
Otiluke's Resiliant Sphere Evocation 4 PHB 258
Rary's Mnemonic Enhancer Transmutation 4 PHB 268
Baleful Polymorph Transmutation 5 PHB 202
Break Enchantment Abjuration 5 PHB 207
Contact Other Plane Divination 5 PHB 212
Cyclonic Blast Evocation 5 SC 57
Magic Jar Necromancy 5 PHB 250
Overland Flight Transmutation 5 PHB 259
Passwall Transmutation 5 PHB 259
Permanency Universal 5 PHB 259
Scry Trap Abjuration 5 Magic of Ebberon 101
Summon Monster V Conjuration 5 PHB 286
Teleport Conjuration 5 PHB 292
Wall of Force Evocation 5 PHB 298
Wall of Stone Conjuration 5 PHB 299
Analyze Dweomer Divination 6 PHB 197
Anti magic Shell Abjuration 6 PHB 200
Contingency Evocation 6 PHB 213
Disintegrate Transmutation 6 PHB 222
Dispell Magic, Greater Abjuration 6 PHB 223
Glimpse of the Prophesy Divination 6 Magic of Ebberon 96
Heroism, Greater Enchantment 6 PHB 241
Legend Lore Divination 6 PHB 246
Mass Sugestion Enchantment 6 PHB 285
Mordenkainen's Lucubration Transmutation 6 PHB 256
Planar Binding Conjuration 6 PHB 261
Probe thoughts Divination 6 SC 162
Rary's Arcane Conversion Universal 6 Complete Mage 114
Stione to flesh Transmutation 6 PHB 284
Summon Monster VI Conjuration 6 PHB 287
True seeing Divination 6 PHB 296
Arcane spell Surge Universal 7 Dragon Magic 64
Banishment Abjuration 7 PHB 203
Brilliant aura Tranmutation 7 SC 39
Energy Immunity Abjuration 7 SC 80
Etherial Jaunt Transmutation 7 PHB 227
Limited Wish Universal 7 PHB 248
Plane shift Conjuration 7 PHB 262
Power Word Blind Enchantment 7 PHB 263
Prismatic Spray Evocation 7 PHB 264
Scrying, Greater Divination 7 PHB 275
Stoneshape, Greater Transmutation 7 SC 208
Summon Monster VII Conjuration 7 PHB 287
Teleport, Greater Conjuration 7 PHB 293
Celerity, greater Transmutation 8 PHB 2 105
Chain Dispel Abjuration 8 PHB 2 105
Discern Location Divination 8 PHB 222
Horrid Wilting Necromancy 8 PHB 242
Maze Evocation 8 PHB 252
Mind Blank Abjuration 8 PHB 253
Otto's irresistable dance Enchantment 8 PHB 259
Polymorph any object Transmutation 8 PHB 263
Spell Engine Abjuration (force) 8 SC 198
Wrathful castigation Enchantment 8 SC 243
Foresight Divination 9 PHB 233
Gate Conjuration 9 PHB 234
Iceberg Evocation 9 Frostburn
Maw of Chaos Abjuration 9 SC 140
Mordenkainen's Disjunction Abjuration 9 PHB 255
Shapechange Transmutation 9 PHB 277
Sphere of Ultimate Destruction Conjuration 9 SC 200
Time Stop Transmutation 9 PHB 294
Wish Universal 9 PHB 302
Here are the feats the character has
Iron will
Scribe scroll
Skill focus: spellcraft
Spell focus enchantment
Spell focus evocation
Spell penetration
Spellcasting prodigy
Craft contingent spell
Chain spell
Empower spell
Extend spell
Maximize spell
Quicken spell
Twin spell