Cryomancer mage build good in this game

[cronic0_0]

I love ice magic it all started with Mortal Kombat starting with sub-zero every game I played since then I've always try to focus on the ice magic I even in Elder Scrolls Skyrim i focus solely on ice magic even if if it was under power in that game. But.. I do not wish to ever play a severely handicapped under power class like Skyrim again even regardless of my love for ice magic ...so cryomancer good in this game? I do not like to play pyromancers they are way over played and kind of boring for me anyway the only other option would be Tempest mage build

[Chaoslink]

If you pair it with aeromancer it is. The issue with hydro(ice magic) in this game is most of the abilities cost an additional AP to use over their similar counterparts from other schools. It and tends to be a support spec due to all the healing spells it gets. So as a stand-alone build, I’d not recommend it for a damage build. However, it pairs with air magic very well. So if you mix the two, you’ll be just fine.

Cast rain then zap enemies to stun them. Then use global cooling to freeze all the water from rain and watch the enemies slip and fall all over the place. The lightning strips the magic armor that protects enemies from the chilling effects of ice magic and then you can freeze enemies all you like. The only reason an air focus is better is that fire tends to run rampant in most fights and that fire can melt enemies out of frozen CC.

Still, it can be made to work. Just realize that it’s shared with the primary healing and support magic school so offensive spells are somewhat few and those that do exist take more AP to cast, limiting your total spells per turn.

[neozanmato]

Ice mage can do well. But without backup from air magic, it's not very 'main character' ish. Summoning and Ice could also work well.

[Chaoslink]

Originally posted by neozanmato:

Ice mage can do well. But without backup from air magic, it's not very 'main character' ish. Summoning and Ice could also work well.

Eeeeeeeewwwww.

Not summoning!

On a less sarcastic note, it definitely benefits from air magic. Summoning... I personally don’t consider summoning a thing in this game. While it can seem really strong, that generally only holds true for players still learning the game. Summoning is alright early game, but is easily the weakest skill line in the game. I don’t generally recommend it for this reason. Still, I don’t think it’s a good idea for what the OP here wants as if you pick up summoning, you absolutely have to dump all your skill points into it for it to be effective. Thus making your character a summoner, not an ice mage.

[schachlik]

If u really want to play a pure Ice Mage u can. the freeze cc option is very powerful and there are many synergys with other skills if u want to experiment a bit.