Is Winterhold the only place to get high level spells from?

[Mordy]

Curious to know if i've missed a place, as so far haven't been able to locate a vendor that stocks above tier 2 magics, so i am guessing if one wants access to the good stuff, the College is a must join?

Which kinda sucks but whatever, figured i'd ask before i run off there to be sure, incase i really have missed a vendor somewhere.

[Eternie]

Getting high level spells depnds on you being high level in the school of magic that you want spells from. The spells you can buy froim ANY spell seller like the court wizards.

You need to be close to a major level up to get the next Level of spells. So to get Level 50 type of spells you need at least L45 in that spell school. Also each seller may have different spells. Winterhold has more mages and at least one from each school of magic so it is a good place to get spells

[Mordy]

Originally posted by Eternie:

Getting high level spells depnds on you being high level in the school of magic that you want spells from. The spells you can buy froim ANY spell seller like the court wizards.

You need to be close to a major level up to get the next Level of spells. So to get Level 50 type of spells you need at least L45 in that spell school. Also each seller may have different spells. Winterhold has more mages and at least one from each school of magic so it is a good place to get spells

Oh i see.

Got 71 in destruction, but it's been a while since i checked what the court wizards had, so thanks for the reply, i'll go take another look.

[alexander_dougherty]

Winterhold College is the only place that provides the top tier spells though.
They come via a quest, when your skill is 100, wiki says 90 but two don't spawn until skill is 100, and two others don't progress untill skill is higher (which leaves one quest you can do at skill 90, for maths buffs), so I wait for spell skill to be 100.

[HiTmAn]

all high lvl spells can buy bought in witherhold,,,+once u master for example ilusion u can buy invisibility and u get quest to get master spells for ilusion...

[Mordy]

Thanks guys!

Winterhold College it is then, i guess, dislike starting the questline there as it's pretty awful and clutters the quest log, but need dem spells.

[Eternie]

For me personally I prefer Expert level spells than Master level spells. As master level spells have such a long wind up that you can be interrupted or the target runs around a corner, or a dragon flies out of range.
Whereas an Expert level Thunderbolt or Wall of Storms spell could be cast several times by the time you have prepared to cast one Lightning storm. Of course all master spells are definately dual cast so do massive damage if you have the perks for them and they connect.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

I don't know if you are only talking about master spells, but one way you can gain access to some of the higher level spells not normally available until the proper skill levels, is by trading Soul Husks to the NPC merchant in the Soul Cairn.

If you have high enchanting to reduce magicka cost for spells, but low skill its one way to obtain spells beyond your skill level.