Since they take less Magicka to cast, players can use one or two extra fire attacks before their reserves are depleted. In a close fight, that can make all the difference. Fire spells also come with a secondary effect: " Targets on fire take extra damage. Early in the game, casting the Flames spell with one hand is a useful way to increase any damage dealt with a melee weapon in the other.
Strategically, axes are the best combo choice, since they can be upgraded to deal bleed damage, stacking with fire's damage over time. Skyrim 's Alchemy can enhance this further ; poisoning the axe means the target is suffering from fire, poison, and bleed all at once. Frost spells, by comparison, might seem less useful, but any warrior class knows the struggle of going up against frost-breathing dragons.
Their breath attack might not deal excessive damage to a hardy Nord, but its secondary effect is crippling: Frost spells also deal damage to stamina. Without stamina, warrior classes cannot deal power attacks, block effectively, or sprint. For Skyrim spellcasters who repeatedly get killed by Falmer Warmongers, Bandit Chiefs, or other melee opponents with high armor ratings, ice magic is a complete gamechanger. These spells can keep them at bay, slowing them and dealing high damage.
Some may even die before they can close the distance. Destruction spells are strong, but against ranged opponents like archers or dragons, winning is also a matter of whether an attack connects.
This is where shock spells excel. Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Thunderbolt all hit targets instantly, suffering no projectile travel time. Shock spells, then, can keep enemy magic users powerless in a fight. With the use of the Extra Effect perk, Shock damage can be mixed with Frost damage for an especially devastating effect, as health, stamina and magicka are all drained simultaneously.
However, some enemies, such as vampires , are mostly if not completely immune to frost damage, so it is advised to exercise caution when dealing with these enemy types. Besides the occasional staff, there is also quite an assemblage of unique weapons in the game that each bear shock-based enchantments.
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Targets on fire take extra damage. One of the two basic spells. A blast of cold inflicting a base damage of 8 points of frost damage per second to Health and Stamina.
Lightning which inflicts a base damage of 8 points of shock damage per second to Health and Magicka. Freeze DR. A spike of ice that does 20 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina and slows the target for 15 seconds. Ignite DR. A bolt of lightning that inflicts 25 points of shock damage to Health and half as much to Magicka.
Cast on a nearby surface, it explodes for 50 points of damage when enemies come near. Affected targets take extra damage. Cast on a nearby surface, it explodes for 50 points of damage to Health and Stamina when enemies come near. Movement speed is reduced for affected targets. Cast on a nearby surface, it explodes for 50 points of damage to Health and half as much to Magicka when enemies come near.
A lighting bolt inflicting 40 points of damage to Health and half as much to Magicka, then leaps to a new target. Friendly-fire is possible. A fireball which explodes on impact for 40 points of damage in a foot radius. Does harm Followers , but not Dragonborn. A freezing whirlwind that does 40 points of damage per second to Health and Stamina. Spell range is smaller if cast with Destruction Dual Casting.
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