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RE: Magus and Summoner Playtest, how much do you use your lower level spells?
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<blockquote data-quote="jmartkdr2" data-source="post: 8097982" data-attributes="member: 7017304"><p>Update: I've now played a few sessions with magi at different levels and with different builds.</p><p></p><p>I usually used <em>most</em> of the spell slots, but I don't think I ever quite used all of them (except when burning slots for the sake of doing so). It takes a round at least to set up a situation where using Striking Spell with a spell slot is useful, and you can get a lot of mileage out of AoE as AoE or utility spells - I'd even say defensive and mobility spells are better for a magus than they are for a wizard. But with so few slots and a solid cantrip-based attack option, you're incentivized to hold the slots for just the right moment. It doesn't seem odd that only three such moments happen during a session, since you won't always get a good opportunity in every encounter. </p><p></p><p>In the right circumstance spell striking with a lightning bolt is fun, although not a heck of a lot better than a crit from a barbarian, which is arguably an issue for the class overall. But the only reason the barbarian outshone the magus is that his dice were on fire that day and he crit with slightly more than half his attacks, which is at least twice as often as an 'average' session would have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmartkdr2, post: 8097982, member: 7017304"] Update: I've now played a few sessions with magi at different levels and with different builds. I usually used [I]most[/I] of the spell slots, but I don't think I ever quite used all of them (except when burning slots for the sake of doing so). It takes a round at least to set up a situation where using Striking Spell with a spell slot is useful, and you can get a lot of mileage out of AoE as AoE or utility spells - I'd even say defensive and mobility spells are better for a magus than they are for a wizard. But with so few slots and a solid cantrip-based attack option, you're incentivized to hold the slots for just the right moment. It doesn't seem odd that only three such moments happen during a session, since you won't always get a good opportunity in every encounter. In the right circumstance spell striking with a lightning bolt is fun, although not a heck of a lot better than a crit from a barbarian, which is arguably an issue for the class overall. But the only reason the barbarian outshone the magus is that his dice were on fire that day and he crit with slightly more than half his attacks, which is at least twice as often as an 'average' session would have. [/QUOTE]
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