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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Treantmonklvl20" data-source="post: 7092631" data-attributes="member: 55582">I can, and I will! <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" />I realize that there is a school of thought that you should prepare many different single target debuff/control spells, many different multiple target debuff/control spells so you always have the right spell for the right job.  I have always considered this school of thought to sound better on a forum post than it is in practicality.  Remember that you are gaining 2 spells in your book per level (plus whatever your DM throws your way, but this is not a reliable source of spells - it's not uncommon for me at least to get no spells at all this way), and even then, you are limited in preparations.Imagine a 6th level Wizard with an 18 Int.  That's 10 preparations.  You have 4 first level castings, 3 2nd and 3 3rd level castings.If this is my character, my preparations might look something like this:1st: Mage armor, Shield, Absorb elements, Silent Image2nd: Misty step, Levitate, Mirror image3rd: Counterspell, Fireball, SlowNow, this may vary somewhat from build to build - but look how many spells I have that actually effect enemy targets:1: Silent Image - affects multiple or single target - save dependant on situation and DM, use is limited on situation2: Levitate - affects a single target with a save to resist - also has utility and defensive uses3: Slow - affects multiple targets with a save to resist, Fireball - my kaboom for funThis is hardly an armada of spells to choose from.  Essentially these could be condensed to 2 "save or suck" spells - one single target and one multi target.  It's not like I come across an enemy and then think, "Ah, a green Hipodorm.  What save shall I target?"</blockquote>

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