Again I have a similar and it′s over 100 in Magicka! How do you people get so low cost when I get so high with the same stats?? :banghead:


Btw, in English it′s Odin, with an "i" :thumbsup:

I wasn't referring to "Odin" (well, in reality yes, but the mod's author misspelled it...just pretend it's another person), and it's from a mod so it's normal it has custom values.

Well, I didn′t want to point fingers here. Sorry if it made me look like a know-it-all :confused:
Ok so that spell is from a mod? I made mine in the University and I think I have a Magicka cost at 125 or something

Bah, no problem

And yes, it's from a mod, and it's the only "vanilla-ish" Destruction spell that I use. All the rest are brand new (auto-targeting projectiles, poisonous magic arrows and a bolt of electrical waves that knocks down enemies as well as doing Shock Damage are amongst my favourites). But that spell acts like a "basic" one.

The best low level spell is the simple Drain Health 100 x 1 sec and Soul Trap x 1 sec (on touch).
It uses up next to no magicka and will one hit anything with less than 100 hp. Great for killing trolls!!

Once enemies get over 100 hp I normally progress to a spell like the one UnclePain describes. Or just level up my blade and block while I am at it...

That is indeed the most efficient spell I've used. At higher levels, I added a 100% Weakness to Magic effect in case the first touch doesn't finish off the opponent.

I'm fascinated to see how many posts here combine fire, frost, and shock damage into one spell. I guess that just means you have to switch between spells less, but when I used this, I got so tired of a third of my damage disappearing to opponents' immunities that I made custom versions for each element, each with a little quirk to make things interesting: my Frost spell includes a 1-second Paralyze effect, my Shock spell is the only on-target and area-effect spell (as shock damage hits its target fastest), and my Fire spell does the most damage...

My favorite spell right now (which I just posted to another thread because I didn't realize this one had seen more activity) involves Damage Fatigue, Drain Fatigue, and Weakness to Magic 100%. Relatively cheap, and two casts is enough to down most enemies for longer a single comparably priced Paralyze spell at level 30. Nice if you have been boosting Destruction instead of Illusion and want to practice punching/shooting arrows at a live target.

My most efficient spell is called Muscle Rot, it does 100 points of fatigue damage for 5 seconds, costs around 90 magicka to cast. (I cant remember the exact cost right now but around 90.) Not a super strong one but Trannigan is only an Imperial. 2 blasts of it keeps most enemies down long enough for me to finish off whenever I want though.

Some really good spells here! Here are a few that I have found useful over time:

Locksmith
Fortify Security 100 points for 1 sec on Self

This spell enables you to open any lock in the game without breaking lockpicks before you get the Skeleton Key. Extremely useful if you are jailed and have only one lockpick.

Blacksmith
Fortify Armorer 100 points for 1 sec on Self

Cast this just before repairing your gear and you never again have to worry about breaking a hammer. Also enables you to repair enchanted items before you become a journeyman armorer.

Meridia’s Flame
Fire Damage 10 points for 5 seconds on Touch
Turn Undead Level 25 for 5 seconds on Touch
Weakness to Fire 100% for 5 seconds on Touch
Weakness to Magic 100% for 5 seconds on Touch

Journeyman level Destruction spell that costs 100 magicka. Cast this on any undead (skeleton, ghost, wraith, zombie). They turn and flee while taking 50 points of fire damage, leaving you free to hit them from range with spells that do + 100% damage.

My most powerful spell is my 100% weakness to magic in 20 sec on touch. The spell itself is perhaps not very daedly, but since it stacks with itself it is the perfect disabling spell and can make a novice spell(like flare: 6 fire dmg) kill an ogre or minotaur lord in one spell. I love disabling my enemies before I cast my destruction spells