I’ve been enjoying my time mastering brawling to deal with some tough ghosts that are immune to my weapons. Now, I’m shifting gears to magic and trying to stock up on spells. However, I’m running into a huge problem: many of the higher-level spells cost a ridiculous amount of magicka to cast. My Khajiit character has max intelligence and 225 magicka, but spells like Spectral Form, Summon Storm Atronach, and Legendary Life Detection require over 600 magicka to use! That’s more than double what I can even handle. Can someone explain why these spells are so expensive?
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You should also consider improving your destruction skill. It helps cut down the casting costs for spells from that school significantly.
Once you reach Master skill in a school’s magic, the costs can go down to about one-fifth of the original price. Although, the reduction isn’t steep until you hit Expert skill. So keep at it, and eventually, those pricey spells will become affordable!
I see! Even with the reduction, I still worry it won’t be enough. I’ll keep casting Heat Shell until I can manage better spells. It’s good to know they might become reasonable with skill gains.
To lower the cost of your spells, you should focus on increasing your magic skills. As your skills go up in their respective schools, the cost to cast those spells will decrease. So, keep leveling those skills, and you’ll find that spells become much more manageable!
Thanks for the tip! I’m hoping to see those costs drop soon. I’m mostly working on alteration right now since it’s my first time really diving into magic beyond just healing.
I appreciate the suggestion, but I’m not focusing on destruction right now. I’m trying different schools.