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Arcane Warriors can use their sustained abilities to get very high levels of defense/armor/spell resistance (at the cost of extremely heavy fatigue). This can be powerful, but limits what the Arcane Warrior can do to basically being an auto-attacking machine (decent damage, great defense).

Some people prefer more of a 'hybrid' build. Meaning to engage in melee while throwing out cones of colds and the like. However, many spells cannot be cast with a sword in your hand. If you try to do so, your character will sheathe the sword, then cast. This delays the casting and can cause a lot of trouble. There is a work around though. Use only one set of weapons, and when you want to cast a spell that requires your weapon to be sheathed then pause the game and "switch weapons". The result is that your character essentially sheathes his weapons instantly, removing the delay.

For those who don't want to use this mechanic, you can build your Arcane Warrior around those spells that can be cast with a sword in hand. A potentially viable alternative is to simply punch targets, keeping a shield equipped for the defense bonus. The shield will remain on your back, leaving you free to attack and cast spells as you wish.

List of Spells Edit

(D) Means the spell can be cast with your weapon drawn
(S) Means the spell requires that your weapon be sheathed
(N/A) Means not applicable, typically because it's a passive spell

Mage Edit

Spells-ArcaneBoltArcane Bolt (D) Spells-ArcaneShieldArcane Shield (D) Spells-StaffFocusStaff Focus (N/A) Spells-ArcaneMastery iconArcane Mastery (N/A)

Primal Spells Edit

Spell-FlameBlast iconFlame Blast (S) Spell-FlamingWeapons iconFlaming Weapons (D) Spell-Fireball iconFireball (S) Spell-Inferno iconInferno (D)
Spell-RockArmor iconRock Armor (D) Spell-Stonefist iconStonefist (S) Spell-Earthquake iconEarthquake (D) Spell-Petrify iconPetrify (D)
Spell-Winter'sGrasp iconWinter's Grasp (S) Spell-FrostWeapons iconFrost Weapons (D) Spell-ConeOfCold iconCone of Cold(S) Spell-Blizzard iconBlizzard (S)
LightningLightning (S) Shock iconShock (S) Spell-Tempest iconTempest (D) Spell-ChainLightning iconChain Lightning (D)

Creation Spells Edit

Spell-Heal iconHeal (D) Spell-Rejuvenate iconRejuvenate (S) Spell-Cure iconRegeneration (D) Spell-MassRejuvenation iconMass Rejuvenation (D)
Spell-HeroicOffense iconHeroic Offense (S) Spell-HeroicAura iconHeroic Aura (D) Spell-HeroicDefense iconHeroic Defense (S) Spell-Haste iconHaste (S)
Spell-GlyphOfParalysis iconGlyph of Paralysis (D) Spell-GlyphOfWarding iconGlyph of Warding (D) Spell-GlyphOfRepulsion iconGlyph of Repulsion (D) Spell-GlyphOfNeutralization iconGlyph of Neutralization (D)
Spell-SpellWisp iconSpell Wisp (D) Spell-Grease iconGrease (D) Spell-Spellbloom iconSpellbloom (D) Spell-StingingSwarm iconStinging Swarm (D)

Spirit Spells Edit

Spell-SpellShield iconSpell Shield (D) Spell-DispelMagic iconDispel Magic (D) Spell-AntiMagicWard iconAnti-Magic Ward (D) Spell-AntiMagicBurst iconAnti-Magic Burst (S)
Spell-ManaDrain iconMana Drain (D) Spell-ManaCleanse iconMana Cleanse (D) Spell-SpellMight iconSpell Might (D) Spell-ManaClash iconMana Clash (D)
Walking bombWalking Bomb (S) Death syphonDeath Syphon (D) Virulent walking bombVirulent Walking Bomb(D) Animate deadAnimate Dead (D)
Mind blast iconMind Blast (S) Force field iconForce Field (D) Telekinetic weapons iconTelekinetic Weapons (D) Crushing prison iconCrushing Prison (D)


Entropy Spells Edit

Spell-Weakness iconWeakness (D) Spell-Paralyze iconParalyze (S) Spell-Miasma iconMiasma (D) Spell-MassParalysis iconMass Paralysis (S)
Spell-VulnerabilityHex iconVulnerability Hex (S) Spell-AfflictionHex iconAffliction Hex (S) Spell-MisdirectionHex iconMisdirection Hex (D) Spell-DeathHex iconDeath Hex (S)
Spell-Disorient iconDisorient (D) Spell-Horror iconHorror (S) Spell-Sleep iconSleep(S) Spell-WakingNightmare iconWaking Nightmare (S)
Spell-DrainLife iconDrain Life (S) Spell-DeathMagic iconDeath Magic (D) Spell-CurseOfMortality iconCurse of Mortality (D) Spell-DeathCloud iconDeath Cloud (D)

Arcane Warrior Edit

Spell-CombatMagic IconCombat Magic (D) Spell-AuraofMight IconAura of Might (N/A) Spell-ShimmeringShield IconShimmering Shield (D) Spell-FadeShroud IconFade Shroud (N/A)

Blood Mage Edit

Spell-BloodMagic IconBlood Magic (D) Spell-BloodSacrifice IconBlood Sacrifice (D) Spell-BloodWound IconBlood Wound (D) Spell-BloodControl IconBlood Control (D)

Shapeshifter Edit

Spell-SpiderShape iconSpider Shape (D) Spell-BearShape iconBear Shape (D) Spell-FlyingSwarm iconFlying Swarm (D) Spell-MasterShapeshifter iconMaster Shapeshifter (N/A)

Spirit Healer Edit

Spell-GroupHeal IconGroup Heal (D) Spell-Revival IconRevival (D) Spell-Lifeward IconLifeward (D) Spell-CleansingAura IconCleansing Aura (D)

Power of Blood Edit

Spell-DarkSustenance iconDark Sustenance (S) Spell-BloodyGrasp iconBloody Grasp (S)

Battlemage (Awakening) Edit

DrainingAuraDraining Aura (D) Hand of winter iconHand of Winter (D) StoicStoic (N/A) Elemental chaos iconElemental Chaos (D)

Keeper (Awakening) Edit

Onewithnat sOne With Nature (D) Thornbl sThornblades (D) Replenish sReplenishment (N/A) Nat veng Nature's Vengeance (D)
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