Best Elixir for casters?

[Lampros]

It seems like the candidates are the ones that give Arcane Acuity, advantage on Concentration saves, and spell slots. Which one is the best? And am I missing any other candidates?

[Rhapsody]

You can get advantage on concentration or con saves by other means and how much use you get out of spell slot elixirs varies from one class to another.

Elixir of Bloodlust works for anyone who can secure kills. Tadpole Elixir has its uses. There's also elixir of battlemage's power that grants arcane acuity (increase spell DC), but I'm not really sure how that elixir works.

[Pat Fenis]

Vigilance - same as alert feat
Viciousness - 1 less to roll crits

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

'Lixir? I di'nt even toch 'ir...<hic>

[pirate135246]

heroism gives bless all day, thats the best elixer early on, bloodlust is best later on casters since it doesnt give extra attack in honour mode so you wont be using it on martials

[Lampros]

Originally posted by Rhapsody:

You can get advantage on concentration or con saves by other means and how much use you get out of spell slot elixirs varies from one class to another.

Elixir of Bloodlust works for anyone who can secure kills. Tadpole Elixir has its uses. There's also elixir of battlemage's power that grants arcane acuity (increase spell DC), but I'm not really sure how that elixir works.

Yes, I am leaning toward Battlemage's Power on my CC specialists.

Originally posted by Pat Fenis:

Vigilance - same as alert feat
Viciousness - 1 less to roll crits

I have Alert on every character, so Vigilance is unneeded. As for Vicious, I am not a fan of boosting crit chance on any character, as it is still too RnG-based and too low a boost to affect the RnG.

Originally posted by pirate135246:

heroism gives bless all day, thats the best elixer early on, bloodlust is best later on casters since it doesnt give extra attack in honour mode so you wont be using it on martials

What does Bloodlust do for casters then?

[northernwater]

Originally posted by Lampros:

What does Bloodlust do for casters then?

Extra action on kill.

I prefer Battle Mages Power. For a full caster Spell DC is everything unless all you do is attack spells. I don't. I'm a control spell kind of guy. Noting better then watching Saverok roll around on the floor laughing while you kill every one else around him, or locking Raphael in Hold Monster and crit him to death. Otto's Irresistible Dance is a good one.

Need real high Spell DC for that.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by northernwater:

Originally posted by Lampros:

What does Bloodlust do for casters then?

Extra action on kill.

I prefer Battle Mages Power. For a full caster Spell DC is everything unless all you do is attack spells. I don't. I'm a control spell kind of guy. Noting better then watching Saverok roll around on the floor laughing while you kill every one else around him, or locking Raphael in Hold Monster and crit him to death. Otto's Irresistible Dance is a good one.

Need real high Spell DC for that.

I see. Does the extra action require you to have Bonus Action slot un-used to work, like some other "extra" action features - for instance, the War Cleric's extra attack?

Yeah, I am leaning toward the extra Spell DC elixir at the moment, too. But I will have to try them and see how they all work first!

[northernwater]

Vigilance is always good, but I tend to have a Ranger or Rogue with Alert start the combat and bring in my full casters from hiding.

[northernwater]

Originally posted by Lampros:

I see. Does the extra action require you to have Bonus Action slot un-used to work, like some other "extra" action features - for instance, the War Cleric's extra attack?

No. It's a freebe plus 5 temp hp. hp does not stack.

Yeah, I am leaning toward the extra Spell DC elixir at the moment, too. But I will have to try them and see how they all work first!

Great stuff. I was wrong above. It also boosts Spell Attack. Great elixir.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by northernwater:

Great stuff. I was wrong above. It also boosts Spell Attack. Great elixir.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. The Arcane Acuity cannot be lost according to Wiki? In that case, it looks like a no-brainer?

https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Elixir_of_Battlemage%27s_Power