Does mage hand get better?

[meow]

Can I eventually use it to yeet myself across gaps or throw enemies larger than imps around?

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Nope. Larian dropped the ball on that.

[The Vagrant Knight]

only really useful for pulling levers and throwing backpacks in hazardous or hard to reach places.

[Nelartux]

Nope, Mage hand is supposed to be very weak and mostly used to move small objects, it has some uses. Later you get a telekinesis spell that can do that and you have tons of other options to throw enemies off a cliff (Bumping spells and explosive arrows are plenty.)

[SoloQ]

It's a utility spell. Like Knock or Fly. There're a lot of small holes it can get into.

[CountCthulhu]

I have my people hang back with missle weapons ready, and then use it to open unlocked doors when I know enemies are on the other side. Safer than opening those doors ourselves.

[SoloQ]

Originally posted by CountCthulhu:

I have my people hang back with missle weapons ready, and then use it to open unlocked doors when I know enemies are on the other side. Safer than opening those doors ourselves.

That's actually really clever. There's quite a few spells I'm going to have to think outside of the box more when using.
Vine whip is another randomly useful spell that I didn't see the beauty of until Act 3. You can use it like a whip to pull levers that are out of reach.

[Solid Snake]

Mage hand usually could only lift up to 5lbs. So it actually does more than what mage hand normally would be able to.