Also here a phantom is nice because it gets the same bow as you and in some cases that's pretty cool (e.g. Recently played with an SC Wizard Aloth who focused on bows. Requires a bit of sorting and administration though. Then I don't even learn that many spells but mostly take passives because my spell portfolio is to vast from all the grimoires. I often wear Fleshmender and Giftbearer's Cloth just to get two additional quick slot items for grimoires. And of course SC Wizards are super versatile because they have access to so many grimoire spells from the full 9 power levels. Cast some Rymrgand spell here and there on top. With a Phantom you get two of those bows in the field which has serious impact. And then at PL 8 you get Caedebald's Blackbow which is very strong because its arrow jumps over 12 meters and terrifies with every hit (targets Fortitude though - but here Helm of the White Void helps, too). For example Necrotic Lance or Killing Bolt. Some spells are quite nice in combination with Takedown Combo (+100% dmg for the next attack). Or I switch to a defensive setup (for example hatchet & large shield), summon the phantom and send it and the AC to block and tank - while I switch back to another weapon or summon Spirit Lance and cast spells or attack from behind them.Īs a Geomancer you are pretty versatile. Combined with some Takedown Combos the Phantom will deal superb damage (for a Phantom). And when you bring down Will enough it will crit a lot. That way the Phantom has pretty cool accuracy with its attacks. It gets +12 ACC from one handed attacks and +10 from the Helm (Rymrgand's Influence) because Draining Touch also applies weakened and the whole attack gets +10 ACC because of that. If you are wearing the Helm of the White Void then the Phantom does, too. I usually let the phantom pick the next enemy and then place myself and the AC accordingly.

As soon as the enemy dies: off to the next one. When I hit with Draining Touch it disappears and I start hitting with Willbreaker and may cast a Miasma oDM in between (if the enemy's Will is too high for my Phantom's Draining Touch). I cast self buffs (when necessary), then Draining Touch, then the Phantom right behind the enemy who I will attack as well while the Animal Companion also attacks that foe. Single Class Wizard (those sick nasty PL 9 spells) and Assassin/Bloodmage also sound pretty fun though. How does that work exactly? You hit with Willbreaker and then cast draining touch and then cast essential phantom? Doesn't the phantom spawn with the weapon you have? That does sound fun though. Tough enemies aren't very tough anymore once they got hit by a few DoTs from Saru Sichr with Accurate Wounding Shot. The strong poison DoT stacks completely and unlocks Predator's Sense of the animal companion.

One can also use Saru Sichr on the char and the Phantom. One can't use Ghost Heart because it would remove the Phantom. Stalker's passives in combination with Wizard's self buffs make the char very sturdy. Draining Touch weakens the enemy which makes it again easier to land Takedown Combo - and so on and so forth. I often used Willbreaker with the Morning Star modal: it lowers enemies' fortitude by 25, making it easier for the Animal Companion to apply Takedown Combo - and it also lowers enemies' Will, making it easier to land Miasma of DUll-Mindedness which lowers Will into the ground and then it's very easy for the Essential Phantom to crit with Concelhaut's Draining Touch (it targets Will instead of Deflection). Still think melee Geomancer with Morning Star (both Willbreaker as well as Saru Sichr are useful for multiple reasons) was a fun and overall potent build from start to finish (I did a solo run with it).īoth defensively as well as offensively quite capable and also versatile.

Pillars of eternity wizard build