[3.5] wizard level 4 :what spells to take ? any suggestions ?

[wallofterror]

I just reached level 4 with my wizard (not a specialist).

So far here are the spells I have :

1. Charm Person 2. Invisibility
Color Spray Mirror Image
Enlarge Person
Identify
Mage Armor
Magic Missile
Shield
Shocking Grasp
Sleep
True Strike


Any suggestions on wich 2 spells to take ?

I was thinking maybe Alter Self , Web , Flaming Sphere , Glitterdust, Melf's Acid Arrow, Scorching Ray or any of the +4 stat bonus spells....

[Toliudar]

For all around usefulness, Glitterdust and Alter Self are pretty amazing. If you really like burning things, Scorching Ray is good at level 4, but swiftly gets left behind.

[Aharon]

That really depends on what you want to do. Generally, the wizards role can roughly be divided between buffer, blaster and battlefield controller.

Some of the spells you already have (sleep, colorspray) belong into the battlefield control category, others (Enlarge Person, Invisibility) in the buffing category, and some (Magic Missile, Shocking Grasp) in the blasting category.

Generally, battlefield control and buffing are considered the stronger options, so if you want to focus on those, you should take
Web/Glitterdust (battlefield control)
or Alter Self/stat bonus spell (buffing).

Blasting is fun, but suboptimal. If you want to do it, you should focus on the stronger blasting spells and, later on, use metamagic.
Because enemies are a danger till they reach 0hp, spells that deal lots of damage now are better than those that deal more damage over time - so scorching ray is in most situations better than Melf's acid arrow.

If you want more information, I recommend reading some guide/handbook on how to play wizards. One such guide can be found here. It's written a bit tongue in cheek, though

[Keld Denar]

Cloud of Bewilderment and Kelgore's Grave Mist are both 2nd level spells, IIRC, and are both very good. I'm also a fan of Cloud of Knives, especially if there is a bard or similar buffer in your group to boost them.

[Warlawk]

Most things I might say have already been listed in the thread, but I really have to toss out support for Web. The spell is brutally effective. I would go with Web and another of your choice. Web is just that good.

[faceroll]

Web and Glitterdust.