best 5th level spell for blaster sorcerer

[Solarious]

Wall of Force!

 

[Mark CMG]

thank you all.

I took Teleport and replaced knock with Resist Energy.

Probably for the best. I think this thread was at odds with itself, in that you wanted advice initially with the idea that you were a blaster but in actual gameplay needed to be much more.

 

[CTSparky]

well I am the only arcane caster

Probably for the best. I think this thread was at odds with itself, in that you wanted advice initially with the idea that you were a blaster but in actual gameplay needed to be much more.

And as being the only arcane cater I needed to try and get the best of the best as it was.

 

[CTSparky]

just to keep you updated

I talked to my DM and I took out Improved counterspell and put in energy substitution Cold. I'm 10k from level 12 and I'll get a new feat then.. any suggestions?

remember I have to be as much of a generalist as I can.

 

[lukelightning]

Teleport is only good once you have enough capacity to carry the whole party.

 

[drothgery]

remember I have to be as much of a generalist as I can.

If you have a cleric or druid, teleport's not as urgent; Wind Walk works pretty well for covering lots of ground quickly and scry-buff-attack (so does Shadow Walk, but if you had a Bard or a Wizard, you wouldn't need any utility spells from a blaster sorcerer).

 

[Thanee]

You also have to realize that I'm the ONLY Arcane caster in the group. Right now my spell list looks like this:
1st
Charm person, Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Shield, Sleep (Which I will replace)
2nd
Knock (I used it once in the game and I still like it), Protection from arrows, Scorching Ray, Melf's Acid Arrow
3rd
Dispel Magic, Haste, Lightning Bolt, Fireball
4th
Greater Invisibility, Wall of Fire
5th
????

You have plenty attack spells. I would probably get Greater Blink. Nice defensive spell and useful for getting around obstacles as well.

When you get another 4th-level spell, maybe Dimension Door would be a good idea.

I would drop Protection from Arrows soon and learn something more useful instead, like False Life (great for a sorcerer) or Mirror Image or Glitterdust or See Invisibility.

Some other nice spells include Dimension Hop, Command Undead, Rope Trick, Suggestion, Dragonskin, Slow, (Tirumael's) Energy Spheres (esp. nice with Energy Substitution)... there are plenty more, of course.

What other spells am I missing? Is there anything i overlooked?
Also I never wanted to min/max, so here are my feats:
Scribe Scroll, Craft Wand, Improved Counterspell (Which I never used), Summon Familiar

You should invest in some Metamagic Feats, they are quite nice for sorcerers.

Empower Spell is a good one for you.

Heighten Spell is nice to have, once you have a few spells, that rely on the target's not making their save (i.e. Glitterdust or Slow).

Bye
Thanee

 

[Quartz]

Concerning feats...

I've found that, if the DM allows them, the Sudden metamagic feats from the Complete books are great for blast-'em-up Sorcerers. My Sorcerer's got Sudden Widen, Sudden Maximize and Sudden Empower. Those feats have saved the day more than once.

Bloody hell, I've just written here that I've never seend the Widen Spell feat taken, and you've got it. Would you care to comment in the thread to which I've linked?

 

[Plane Sailing]

Bloody hell, I've just written here that I've never seend the Widen Spell feat taken, and you've got it. Would you care to comment in the thread to which I've linked?

pBartender is talking about Sudden Widen (which effectively ignores the LA) rather than Widen, which probably affected the utility of the spell from his point of view.

I've commented in your thread FWIW though!

 

[Hammerhead]

Cone of Cold sucks. It's a joke, and weak as hell. The blast spell you want is Cacophonic Burst, from the Spell Compendium.