You can take two levels in warlock, take the armor of shadows feat for being able to cast mage armor without using a spell slot (abjuration spell), and flip between armor and clothing for being able to repeatedly cast mage armor for free and stack your ward count for free.
To be honest, this is a lame way to play the game, and not that useful. If you're upcasting Armor of Agathis & using Warding Bond, or some other way of getting resistance (Blade Ward, Armor, etc), you have a good amount of ward stacks already with great defense. You can cast an alteration spell in combat and be at full or mostly full stacks. That means you just need 1 level in Sorc, though I'd also get 1 level in Tempest Cleric at some point for the reflection damage & create water spell. Until then, just enjoy the extra tankiness and be a wizard, Harry.
it is not lame but very smart... -_- it is made for this intentions actually... mage armor act as a ritual spell even in combat can cast for free! @@seanmcgrady8688
Mintharas boots alsonstop you falling prone at all while concentrating meaning they cant knock you doen at all while you're concentratingnon haste which with this build would be the only way for them to break your concentration. The solo form of this build uses heavy armour and heavily armored feat to bringndown damage taken by another 5. Then thebonly theing that will give you headaches is caster, but they squishy so a lightning glyph on some water normaly does the trick, or sleep them with it if there is more than one close enough togther then critt them with what ever you like. Inflict wounds (from the cleric) its always a good choice on paralysed or asleep targets as it always critts and an 80 damage inflict wounds is just so satisfying
I would suggest white dragon sorc level 1 instead of warlock multi class, because it also gives you armor of agathys, but doesn’t slow down your spell circle progression and gives you CON proficiency I builded Gale this way, enemies just never attacked him because AI understand that this is pointless - they would die before they can pierce his protection
@@gipsymelody1268 which doesn’t give you stacks of abjuration protection veilin BG 3, disrupts your spell casting significantly and locks you out of 6th level spell slots. I’m rather not, thanks
@@gipsymelody1268 You can no longer use this to charge up the ward, the spell has no effect if you already have the spell cast on you. It was changed on the last patch, which is why all these build are shifting to Sorcerer instead. Also as a dragon sorcerer you get the effect of mage armor for free.
I started to play abjuration wizard, following this guide (this is the first time a play this game) I'm already regretting it a little, as it's very weak in the early game. Multicalssing this early doesn't have it's benefits yet, as i don't have good abjuration spells, nore high level spellslots to upcast, because i'm ignoring wizard levels. This also means i can't get my Arcane ward to reach higher charges. So it doesn't sync very well with Armour of Agathys. For startes i recommand waiting with multicalssing until lvl 5-6. Other then that, this is going to be very powerful one i reach higher levels.
Try getting the head band of intellect. I specd constitution like a MF, then wisdom, gave 10 in intellect and put the headband on. Then when I reach level 6 or 7, I respec again out of head and and adjust the stats again. I’ve had a lot of luck. My wizard is tanky AF and can actually hit. I’ve also got spell sparkler and the necklace that gives an extra missile charge. All this by level 4/5…
Try starting with white dragon sorcerer for armor of agathys on level 1 plus higher AC plus shield for bad moments. Then either directly into wizard or via one level of war cleric for all weapons, all armor, and more cool abjuration spells. Then the rest should be abjuration wizard. You'll only have your ward from level 4 onwards, which is a little late, but armor of agathys will carry you for a bit until there. I combined this with high str and the leap spell on level 1 (next to shield) for a nice melee caster
@@nicky640 there are certanly multiple way to build a caracter. As a wizard i’m more focused on crowd control and areal spells, or something that can block certan enemies, like hold person, so having high constitution+intelligence is very important. You can solve all your close range combat with shocking grasp cantrip. If i want a close range caracter, a fighter or paladin or monk is more specialized for the role i belive. Also…a level 2-3 armour of agathys gets taken down in 2-3 hits at best in the early game, or an unlucky burn /poison effect. That’s why i dont find it very useful compared to late game, where your shield can protect the spell much more efficiently
@@tomiprofi Yep, that makes sense too. I personally just like leaning into a build from the very beginning and use respecs only for minor tweaks. So that's why I thought to build it that way.
@@RPGBUILDER33 15 ac is really low tho most enemies will still hit you 100% later and early game your AoA isn’t strong yet, the 15ac also gives a decent threshold where you’re being targeted at range you can Shield for 20ac to reserve temp hp and ward charges
@@RPGBUILDER33 If the AC is really problematic, you can just wear some armour to negate the base AC boost. There are lots of gear that you can wear on your feet / head / gloves which count as armor despite not increasing your AC, that negate effects like unarmoured defence and mage armour.
i hope you realized 2 level of warlock give you the shadow armor which is mage armor for free and can use multiple time! use the spell then put any armor then get off and can use again the mage armor for free! so you can upcharge always without spell slot!
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You can take two levels in warlock, take the armor of shadows feat for being able to cast mage armor without using a spell slot (abjuration spell), and flip between armor and clothing for being able to repeatedly cast mage armor for free and stack your ward count for free.
Right, but I found out this trick after I made this video.
To be honest, this is a lame way to play the game, and not that useful. If you're upcasting Armor of Agathis & using Warding Bond, or some other way of getting resistance (Blade Ward, Armor, etc), you have a good amount of ward stacks already with great defense. You can cast an alteration spell in combat and be at full or mostly full stacks.
That means you just need 1 level in Sorc, though I'd also get 1 level in Tempest Cleric at some point for the reflection damage & create water spell. Until then, just enjoy the extra tankiness and be a wizard, Harry.
it is not lame but very smart... -_- it is made for this intentions actually... mage armor act as a ritual spell even in combat can cast for free!
@@seanmcgrady8688
This has been patched out with the most recent patch, new castings of the spell will not charge up the ward.
@@O-D-X Aww bummer, but I can appreciate it because it was a bit game breaking lol.
Mintharas boots alsonstop you falling prone at all while concentrating meaning they cant knock you doen at all while you're concentratingnon haste which with this build would be the only way for them to break your concentration.
The solo form of this build uses heavy armour and heavily armored feat to bringndown damage taken by another 5. Then thebonly theing that will give you headaches is caster, but they squishy so a lightning glyph on some water normaly does the trick, or sleep them with it if there is more than one close enough togther then critt them with what ever you like. Inflict wounds (from the cleric) its always a good choice on paralysed or asleep targets as it always critts and an 80 damage inflict wounds is just so satisfying
Good point!
I would suggest white dragon sorc level 1 instead of warlock multi class, because it also gives you armor of agathys, but doesn’t slow down your spell circle progression and gives you CON proficiency
I builded Gale this way, enemies just never attacked him because AI understand that this is pointless - they would die before they can pierce his protection
if you put 2 levels on warlock then you get shadow armor ;) welcome!
@@gipsymelody1268 which doesn’t give you stacks of abjuration protection veilin BG 3, disrupts your spell casting significantly and locks you out of 6th level spell slots. I’m rather not, thanks
@@ИванКлименко-щ4с wrong! It give you free mage armor and dan use anytime! Which mean you get unlimited recharge at every time!
@@gipsymelody1268 You can no longer use this to charge up the ward, the spell has no effect if you already have the spell cast on you. It was changed on the last patch, which is why all these build are shifting to Sorcerer instead. Also as a dragon sorcerer you get the effect of mage armor for free.
no you wrong!!! i tested right now and it is work!
@@O-D-X
Sarevok owning himself was hilarious xD
I started to play abjuration wizard, following this guide (this is the first time a play this game) I'm already regretting it a little, as it's very weak in the early game. Multicalssing this early doesn't have it's benefits yet, as i don't have good abjuration spells, nore high level spellslots to upcast, because i'm ignoring wizard levels. This also means i can't get my Arcane ward to reach higher charges. So it doesn't sync very well with Armour of Agathys. For startes i recommand waiting with multicalssing until lvl 5-6. Other then that, this is going to be very powerful one i reach higher levels.
Try getting the head band of intellect. I specd constitution like a MF, then wisdom, gave 10 in intellect and put the headband on. Then when I reach level 6 or 7, I respec again out of head and and adjust the stats again. I’ve had a lot of luck. My wizard is tanky AF and can actually hit. I’ve also got spell sparkler and the necklace that gives an extra missile charge. All this by level 4/5…
Try starting with white dragon sorcerer for armor of agathys on level 1 plus higher AC plus shield for bad moments. Then either directly into wizard or via one level of war cleric for all weapons, all armor, and more cool abjuration spells.
Then the rest should be abjuration wizard.
You'll only have your ward from level 4 onwards, which is a little late, but armor of agathys will carry you for a bit until there.
I combined this with high str and the leap spell on level 1 (next to shield) for a nice melee caster
@@nicky640 there are certanly multiple way to build a caracter. As a wizard i’m more focused on crowd control and areal spells, or something that can block certan enemies, like hold person, so having high constitution+intelligence is very important. You can solve all your close range combat with shocking grasp cantrip. If i want a close range caracter, a fighter or paladin or monk is more specialized for the role i belive. Also…a level 2-3 armour of agathys gets taken down in 2-3 hits at best in the early game, or an unlucky burn /poison effect. That’s why i dont find it very useful compared to late game, where your shield can protect the spell much more efficiently
@@tomiprofi
Yep, that makes sense too. I personally just like leaning into a build from the very beginning and use respecs only for minor tweaks. So that's why I thought to build it that way.
not Savorok literally killing his own self with the autos 🤣🤣🤣
Didn't they change Arcane Ward with the latest spell?
Think I read something like that.🤔
Used a similar build for my tactician play thru and it was great, is there any reason to take warlock over white draconic sorc for armor of agathys?
Draconic sorcerer sets your base AC to 13 and if you have haste you'd have around 15 AC which is not that great for a retaliation build.
@@RPGBUILDER33 15 ac is really low tho most enemies will still hit you 100% later and early game your AoA isn’t strong yet, the 15ac also gives a decent threshold where you’re being targeted at range you can Shield for 20ac to reserve temp hp and ward charges
@@achilles8804 Yeah, sorcerer might be good early games, but in late games I noted that the mobs miss a lot so I went for warlock.
@@RPGBUILDER33 If the AC is really problematic, you can just wear some armour to negate the base AC boost. There are lots of gear that you can wear on your feet / head / gloves which count as armor despite not increasing your AC, that negate effects like unarmoured defence and mage armour.
cant you just learn armour of agathys from scroll so you can speck further into wizard getting more level 6 spells slots?
There's no armor of agathys scrolls
You can learn it from a feat tho
Spam mage armor was nerfed wasn’t it
Yea, it got nerfed.
Advisable to go solo with your build?
It's totally viable in Act 3, but I haven't tried it in Acts 1 & 2
nice build is it good for a tav or better for gale?
and what is a good team for this build? thanks loooks really fun
@@dmoniak It'd be good for both! And a Cleric and a melee character should make a great couple for this build.
@@RPGBUILDER33 any early hint?
sorry about all the question but did the spec you take for warlock matters?
@@dmoniak Yea it's really important to get armor of agathys from Warlock, and it's the spell that does the reflection cold damage.
i hope you realized 2 level of warlock give you the shadow armor which is mage armor for free and can use multiple time!
use the spell then put any armor then get off and can use again the mage armor for free! so you can upcharge always without spell slot!
I learned that right after I published this video, but I will still get Wizard to level 10 for the Improved Abjuration.
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