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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 7203381" data-attributes="member: 58172">Before I go on to 2nd-Level spells, help look more carefully at the 1st-Level list.Each spell in the list tends to be slightly more useful (more powerful, happens more frequently) than the spell above it, and slightly less useful than the spell below it.An example is where to rank Magic Missile and Mage Armor. It is clear these two spells are either Excellent or Good, in the general sense. Any spell in the same category − Excellent, Good, or so on − is comparable in value and quality to the other spells in the same category.Personally, I strongly prefer acquiring Magic Missile and Mage Armor, over Find Familiar. Yet, I have to admit Find Familiar is an excellent spell, versatile and effective. I also have to admit the limitations of Magic Missile and Mage Armor.For Magic Missile, the reliability (auto-hit, no save) is highly valuable and versatile. The low damage is an acceptable tradeoff.Magic Armor is a solid spell, enjoying 8 hour duration, despite it being modest, with even a mundane chain shirt being superior, objectively speaking.Shield is a highly useful spell with its reaction allowing its use when actually needed. Life saving.Hunters Mark is probably ‘broken’ compared to other 1st-level spells. Notably, many analysts want Hunters Mark to become a Ranger class feature, rather than a spell in a spell list.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 7203381, member: 58172"] Before I go on to 2nd-Level spells, help look more carefully at the 1st-Level list. Each spell in the list tends to be slightly more useful (more powerful, happens more frequently) than the spell above it, and slightly less useful than the spell below it. An example is where to rank Magic Missile and Mage Armor. It is clear these two spells are either Excellent or Good, in the general sense. Any spell in the same category − Excellent, Good, or so on − is comparable in value and quality to the other spells in the same category. Personally, I strongly prefer acquiring Magic Missile and Mage Armor, over Find Familiar. Yet, I have to admit Find Familiar is an excellent spell, versatile and effective. I also have to admit the limitations of Magic Missile and Mage Armor. For Magic Missile, the reliability (auto-hit, no save) is highly valuable and versatile. The low damage is an acceptable tradeoff. Magic Armor is a solid spell, enjoying 8 hour duration, despite it being modest, with even a mundane chain shirt being superior, objectively speaking. Shield is a highly useful spell with its reaction allowing its use when actually needed. Life saving. Hunters Mark is probably ‘broken’ compared to other 1st-level spells. Notably, many analysts want Hunters Mark to become a Ranger class feature, rather than a spell in a spell list. [/QUOTE]

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