Help Making Elemental Mages

[pabelfly]

So I'm trying to work out a character build themed around casting one specific element type. In particular, I'm after metamagics that buff particular element types, like Fire, Cold and Electricity.

Fire seems pretty easy: Blistering Spell adds +2 damage per spell level, Fiery Spell adds +1 damage per damage dice, and Searing Spell means you can do half damage even against enemies normally immune to Fire damage. It's a pretty solid base to work from for a Fire-mage themed build

Cold is a bit more difficult: Lord of the Uttercold turns spells into half cold, half negative energy damage, Flash Frost adds +2 damage per spell level, and Piercing Cold does half damage even against enemies normally immune to cold. Have I missed any cold-themed metamagics, I can't find an equivalent to Fiery Spell for cold spells.

Thunder is giving me more difficulty still. Born of Three Thunders turns electric spells into electric/sonic spells, but I can't find anything like Blistering Spell, Fiery Spell or Searing Spell for Thunder.

Has anyone got any specific metamagic suggestions to help out with thess?

[Anthrowhale]

The spell "Waves of Cold" strips immunity to cold from creatures with the cold subtype.

There are a number of spells which add +1/die damage to various elemental damage sources.

You might find the minmal mailman (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?628874-A-Minimal-Mailman) build interesting as it specializes in fire damage.

[Paragon]

I created mages from the 4 elements as bosses from Elemental Sects in my world

Have a look at this
Earth : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/16Ff8XcxGTlCfzE5G6ldCnKezGuiDaDPJ20TbDc07A_U/htmlview
Fire : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1J1QcqhZeLPmCRlzof2UzM-d5YuwLHl0lnLk-NmHRF8k/htmlview
Ice : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1WoGBXNxQwtAUkitBetaPmHtzztFXSj6YFaw57BARTxI/htmlview
Thunder : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1tniN-v9kqSGqopchKXvNf2oM8J1XbtxLos2WIyGiy20/htmlview

Have fun with them ;-)

[pabelfly]

I created mages from the 4 elements as bosses from Elemental Sects in my world

Have a look at this
Earth : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/16Ff8XcxGTlCfzE5G6ldCnKezGuiDaDPJ20TbDc07A_U/htmlview
Fire : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1J1QcqhZeLPmCRlzof2UzM-d5YuwLHl0lnLk-NmHRF8k/htmlview
Ice : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1WoGBXNxQwtAUkitBetaPmHtzztFXSj6YFaw57BARTxI/htmlview
Thunder : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1tniN-v9kqSGqopchKXvNf2oM8J1XbtxLos2WIyGiy20/htmlview

Have fun with them ;-)

Some good ideas in here, thanks.

[Asmotherion]

Reserve Feats not only give you a thematic attack you can spam at-will, they also give you +1CL with their respective Element.

So, for example, Fiery Burst gives you +1 CL with Fire Spells.

[pabelfly]

Reserve Feats not only give you a thematic attack you can spam at-will, they also give you +1CL with their respective Element.,

So, for example, Fiery Burst gives you +1 CL with Fire Spells.

I actually tried working out a build based on upping caster level for one particular element (this thread was helpful (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?654710-Raising-Caster-Level)) but it's far, far more effective for a blasting spellcaster to just take Empower Spell and Arcane Thesis, Practical Metamagic or Easy Metamagic instead.