Sometimes when trying to summon with this symbol, the spell gets absorbed and no familiar appears.

Of course in a tight spot its terrible to have this happen, even if it does get absorbed.

I'm trying to figure out if this is a bug or not, or atleast a balanced bug, I play on Master and I'm starting to feel as-though I cheated.

Not even so much as a single view?

That's weird, so does it completely absorb 50% of spells, or absorb 50% of all spells typically?

Either way that sounds like a bug to me.

Btw, does it reduce damage for incoming spells or just regen magicka?

It absorbs my spell 50% of the time and gives me ALOT of magicka in return, its very annoying when trying to get some death dealing zombie off my back.

I REALLY feel like I cheated the game for using it, but I heard you can enchant items to the point where destruction spells cost very little. And I really need the magic defense.

As for completely absorbing spells, I'm not sure.

I'm getting this bug too, and worse yet I've found it's not a problem with just "absorb" but with conjuration itself. The spell seems to target you yourself so not only do absorb effects like the antronach sign sometimes affect it but general spell resistance too... which I have 20 of so 20% of the time when I try to conjure an antronach I just lose the mana and get no antronach...

This is one of those big bugs that show Bethesda didn't properly test this game, I mean I can understand small bugs in a huge world but conjuration is one of only 18 skill trees which should all get tested and it seems not a single tester ever tried using conuration magic with resistance or absorb effects enchanted on them.

Hope there will be a mod to fix this.

In my case..A system update.

I really need the resistance to magic, and I do like conjuration, but I guess now what I need to know is if enchanted robes can regen magic as fast as people imply.

Maybe then I won't feel like I'm cheating the game.