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<blockquote data-quote="Doug McCrae" data-source="post: 2001852" data-attributes="member: 21169">If there's a cleric, I wouldn't bother with Greater Dispel Magic or True Seeing.IMO the two best spells are Contingency and Antimagic Field. Disintegrate is quite good but it's not a nuke - it's a utility spell. Use it for opening doorways, not killing opponents. OTOH though Contingency is something you want in your spellbook, you don't need to cast it very often. Likewise, although AMF can sometimes be a lifesaver, it's only necessary in special situations. So you might want to memorise a lower level metamagicked spell most of the time.It's a pity you don't have access to Complete Arcane. At 11th level, Scorching Ray gets pretty good. If you apply the metamagic feat Twin Spell it does 24d6, no save, as a 6th level spell. Makes Disintegrate's 22d6 only if they fail the save look pretty feeble, eh? If it's PHB only, quickened Scorching Ray would be a reasonable option for the slot. Maximised Fireball would also be a good choice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Doug McCrae, post: 2001852, member: 21169"] If there's a cleric, I wouldn't bother with Greater Dispel Magic or True Seeing. IMO the two best spells are Contingency and Antimagic Field. Disintegrate is quite good but it's not a nuke - it's a utility spell. Use it for opening doorways, not killing opponents. OTOH though Contingency is something you want in your spellbook, you don't need to cast it very often. Likewise, although AMF can sometimes be a lifesaver, it's only necessary in special situations. So you might want to memorise a lower level metamagicked spell most of the time. It's a pity you don't have access to Complete Arcane. At 11th level, Scorching Ray gets pretty good. If you apply the metamagic feat Twin Spell it does 24d6, no save, as a 6th level spell. Makes Disintegrate's 22d6 only if they fail the save look pretty feeble, eh? If it's PHB only, quickened Scorching Ray would be a reasonable option for the slot. Maximised Fireball would also be a good choice. [/QUOTE]

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