"Illusion is broken" *uses 5 potions and misses a daedra heart to accomplish what a melee build could have by spamming one button in half the time*
@Raycheetah7 ай бұрын
Stealth archer could've done it in a handful of shots. But Illusion *IS* fun; I love making the bad guys do all the work. =^[.]^=
@unknownwanderer87327 ай бұрын
Definitely not wrong about that 😂. Tho, this playthrough I've specifically dedicated myself to primarily using 3 magic schools to do 90% of fights, that being illusion, conjuration, and alteration. I'm avoiding destruction, and using standard physical weapons until later in the game when I can make broken enchanted ones. It's just something different to what I normally do, which is why it's so fun to play. Just gotta get my magicka and spell cost down so that I'm not chugging potions like an alcoholic mid fights 😭
@Raycheetah7 ай бұрын
@@unknownwanderer8732 And Harmony makes leveling Pickpocket an absolute breeze! =^[.]^=
@AeyakS7 ай бұрын
I think you're wrong when it comes to legendary difficulty though. Melee is hard to work in versus magic users.
@papadelta3166 ай бұрын
@@unknownwanderer8732 I'm currently doing a no weapon, no armor, one lvl under legendary, magic only run. I have the magic overhaul that makes magic actually useful. I'm having fun!!
@user-xh1rx3sd4h6 ай бұрын
Random bandit is too strong for frenzy!
@mastercoolguy2809Ай бұрын
Well of course it’s broken, I cast invisibility and everyone continues to attack me
@DimitrisVi5 ай бұрын
Illusion isn't broken, but it can be hilarious.
@Jastrikis25 күн бұрын
@@DimitrisVi it can be. Calm an enemy, go into sneak, walk behind the enemy, and one-shot it with a stealth attack. Frenzy spells can cause a whole bandit camp to hack each other to death, leaving a sole survivor for you to deal with however you want. Even the lesser used Rally spells give significant boosts to your party members and they're a must for any support mage kind of build.
@Billy_Herrington19696 ай бұрын
Games about killing dragons: (Illusion doesn't work on Dragons) Definitely broken
@corrdox5 ай бұрын
But you can make them never see you and kill them with other spells without them even knowing (they always land back on their spots lol)
@MrFriendlyCsgoContent5 ай бұрын
game definitley is not about killing dragons.
@zjamieibzjamieib1455 ай бұрын
You either cheat or you don't play on legendary
@Billy_Herrington19695 ай бұрын
@@zjamieibzjamieib145 you're clueless
@zjamieibzjamieib1455 ай бұрын
@@Billy_Herrington1969 How? Illusion and sneak don't scale so it means they're OP on harder difficulties
@Hueco-Oscuras7 ай бұрын
This mission along with sunder stone gorge is why I use become etherial every time I play skyrim.
@benharder78166 ай бұрын
I just visited Sunderstone Gorge (playing Skyrim again since 2014ish). Holy fireball, that place was insane.
@Hueco-Oscuras6 ай бұрын
@@benharder7816 RIGHT!!! I died 4 times trying to play that. And I had dragon bone armor and weapons.
@MiraakUnofficial6 ай бұрын
@@Hueco-Oscuras Dragon bone is worse than daedric when it comes to armor. So maybe you should try to use daedric instead.
@Hueco-Oscuras6 ай бұрын
@@MiraakUnofficial it's not even that big of a difference. And I still don't know why it isn't level 100 if it is better.
@EwiwasSmile4 ай бұрын
@@Hueco-Oscuras I'm a little late but unfortunately armor rating has nothing to do with elemental damage. Doesn't matter if you have 1000 armor or 0, you'll take the same damage. Elemental resistance is only affected by armor enchantments, potions, or a few other sources. It's always percentage based. Just slap the "Resist Magic" enchantment on a few of your equipment and you can face-tank everything.
@alegp973 ай бұрын
spell mods went to another level, my favourite is the "raise wall" alteration, literally raises a stone wall in front of you large and tall enough to get 50 m away of your target and blocks all dragon breaths and projectiles
@tgnm9615Ай бұрын
Oh crap. I will try that
@goatslayer3160Ай бұрын
@@tgnm9615 The name of the mod that adds that spell is "Apocalypse Magic of Skyrim"
@DarkLordCthulhuMythos7 ай бұрын
my fav tree every new console it comes out on this is the first build i play for old times sakes, play as a necromage vampire and its beyond broken.
Exactly what I'm playing this time too lol. Currently got standard vampirism ( not done dlc yet) and need to level restoration to get necromage perk, then I'll be all set.
@DarkLordCthulhuMythos7 ай бұрын
thats awesome, hands down my most favorite build.@@unknownwanderer8732
@crusaderpioneer50975 ай бұрын
In my Skyrim experience, I rarely use Illusion Magics. Mostly Destruction and Restoration. But indeed Illusion skills are fun. If I may say, in my opinion Destruction Magic is the most broken. I got my Enchanting Skills until can enchant "costs 25% less magicka on Destruction" Learns Thunderbolt, unlock Augmented Shock, Dual Casting, and Impact. I am basically can damages and staggers all targets alike with infinitely extreme prejudice and even works better with Silent Casting on Illusion School.
@miruneverdies5 ай бұрын
Illusion doesn't scale with how the enemies scale level-wise.
@TTSP9074 ай бұрын
I dedicated a whole play through to non lethal magic once, it was fucking hilarious.
@alexanderstilianovАй бұрын
"I'm going to pull out. Brace yourself." Nelacar whispered into the Dovahkiin's ear.
@BDFMVEVO3 ай бұрын
Definitely build towards lower magicka costs, or find master robes of illusion or something. Can rely less on potions and when you combo this with the bend will shout and master spells, you’ll be untouchable theoretically
@TheLucidChiba6 ай бұрын
I forgot how calm this is, got used to the Requiem version of this fight.
@samjohnson31246 ай бұрын
is what fireball looks like? YEOUCH! I remember fighting some mage in some dungeon, at point blank range, and my warrior build got killed by it twice before I figured out how to get the bugger without too much effort to adapt, but dang was that fireball powerful!
@augustsmith95535 ай бұрын
Zzz
@FatJesus1234567894 ай бұрын
Replayed Marrowind and Oblivion, can do this in Oblivion pretty early on up to lvl 15 and then at 50 you can do 25, this method with conjuration I have no troubles. if it magically does get hairy just go invis
@idreamofbeinghappyАй бұрын
illusion underrated frfr
@RedKincaid3 ай бұрын
Man, I always die at least a dozen times on that fight for some reason
@antonzhylenko21322 ай бұрын
The only way one can comfortably play mage in early-mid game at legendary difficulty
@beestreebzz15106 ай бұрын
I just maxed out stealth at level 20 and hid in a corner spamming arrows 😅
@MarkGilliam-er7rs5 ай бұрын
Broken? Seems to be working fine despite magica issues.
@TwistedSecrets7774 ай бұрын
na your just to fucking smart for your own good :P
@hgjgf-d2nАй бұрын
Then you hit level 30 and your illusion spells never work again. The real sucky thing is that if you get mods so your spells scale up, the game eventually becomes trivially easy as you watch the bad guys fight each other or you just calm all of them. Illusion is only fun early game no matter what you do.
@thatskeletordude527122 күн бұрын
Have you heard of Dual Cast ?
@hgjgf-d2n22 күн бұрын
@@thatskeletordude5271 Ohhhh shit sorry now your illusion spells only start being completely worthless at level 50 my bad
@thatskeletordude527122 күн бұрын
@@hgjgf-d2n not really, there are BARELY any enemies who are above lvl 50, like Nightmaster Vampires (but they get countered by the Necromage perk) And those who do, tend to be unique NPCs like the Ebony Warrior and the random Farmer bringing a cow to a giant's camp.
@hgjgf-d2n22 күн бұрын
@@thatskeletordude5271 You're right, my bad. You just have to dual cast your strongest spells and you can calm the first couple bandits in a random cave. I guess illusion is a GREAT school of magic and really well designed after all. I love level scaling!
@thatskeletordude527122 күн бұрын
@@hgjgf-d2n I'll take Skyrim's level scaling over Oblivion's that's for sure (Although Illusion is MUCH better in Oblivion)
@zerobatsu3 ай бұрын
I don’t think I’ve ever used frenzy.
@yutub5614 ай бұрын
i reached endgame and decided to max all my magic since ive played this game for like 1000 hours but never did a mage build, ant let me tell you, using magic in skyrim is extremely unrewarding and way too grindy. too many potions unless you are using the resto loop (which i am, so infinite magicka and its still way too slow to win fights). i dont want to make some stupid high power magicka gear that one shots, but i have no idea how youre supposed to do an actual mage build without having 100 potions on a hotkey
@RealUlrichLeland3 ай бұрын
The only problem I have with magic is that the damage levels off in the endgame. There's no spell crafting and damage doesn't scale with level, so once you get above level 50 offensive spells become quite weak. You can eventually overcome the magicka costs with the perks or with enchanting gear so you have zero casting cost in a school of magic.
@stoned_kittyАй бұрын
Average build for legendary diff, permadeth survival no potion no smithing playthrough
@Liamo__han4 ай бұрын
Why my D pad is broken in Skyrim
@drsamuelldelatorremedАй бұрын
Crazy bro
@zaraa.80117 ай бұрын
What is the name of this quest?
@K3M1NF7 ай бұрын
Its "The Black Star"
@basstardoprod7 ай бұрын
You unlock this quest heading to the shrine of azura and talking to the priest beneath the statue
@augustsmith95535 ай бұрын
What a noob Thinks she can play Because she’s a hot asian Skyrim belongs to the Nords
@RealAugustusAutumn2 ай бұрын
Illusion is actually broken in lore
@TTSP9073 ай бұрын
Where IS this located?
@jscruz6853 ай бұрын
Part of the "The Black Star" quest, you start it on the Shrine of Azura
@alexandermorozov85937 ай бұрын
DEEDRA!
@19DGL943 ай бұрын
What quest is this????
@goatslayer3160Ай бұрын
Azura's daedric quest.
@amelioravictoriadionyssia33234 ай бұрын
Dragonborn's soul is so weak that you cant even fight lesser daedra in spirit form, but Hero of Kvatch on the other hand was so powerful that he could fight Umaril the Unfeathered in close quarters combat and win. Everytime i wonder why skyrim is written this way, i remember that the game's main theme is Decay
@lhurgoyfwitcher75533 ай бұрын
Illusion isnt broken, potions are. And crafting general. Haters gonna say those are store bought.
@Paindevourer2 ай бұрын
You should try illusion and alteration with Ordinator mod 😂 i sure your game will broken
@paulmcf11155 ай бұрын
I just stealth archer sniped him from the bridge. In and put 10 seconds
@augustsmith95535 ай бұрын
Spellcheck
@gabrielbitencourt18793 ай бұрын
Wow. So original! What a fun battle it must had been! You truly must be one of the greatest Skyrim players of all time!
@1th_to_comment.Ай бұрын
Coujter argument: wooden sword + fortify one handed -3431134567866%
@sdbszz7063 ай бұрын
Too much pausing, selecting, switching in mage builds to be fun. It’s just constant flow interruptions. It can be kinda fun if you could set potions you have in inventory to refill your bars automatically when less than required for a spell, if you have them in inventory. It makes zero difference to have it that way and pausing manually. Would change the class completely
@ReallyFost2 ай бұрын
if you put potions in favorite you can set an hotkey to use it without going in the menu, if that’s your main problem with mage builds that should probably fix it
@sdbszz7062 ай бұрын
@@ReallyFost logical thing to mention, however, the fun part of mage builds is being able to cast powerful spells. As a primarily console gamer with a controller, you want to reserve the favorites for spells, not potions, is all I’m saying. It’s an easy update to add potions to an auto refilling menu, even soul gems assigned to auto refill whatever weapon you have equipped. There should be no reason a player has to pause a game in action. Only a geek developer wouldn’t think to do that to improve the flow of the game. Sitting in a chair and coding is what they’re good at, designing isn’t one of those skills. Even double tapping left or right on the d pad could have brought up more weapon/menu options
@ReallyFost2 ай бұрын
I wasn’t completely aware of how favorites work on controller and if you still don’t like it or it doesn’t work that’s fine. I’d like however to do a last proposition, make very strong enchanted gear, it makes it so you don’t need to drink potions, or at the very least much less, the only problem is that it won’t work at the beginning so it might take a bit of a grind leveling enchanting.
@poetryismyting88542 ай бұрын
I use the “Magic Utility Spell” mod. And “improved favorites menu” for my mage build
@stoned_kittyАй бұрын
Average build for legendary diff, permadeth survival no potion no smithing playthrough