Powerful Class Combinations

Here are a few recommendations for a few powerful or interesting character builds. These combos offer fairly different game play experiences. You'll probably note right off the top that every build starts as an adept--they're just so survivable early on while still having useful magic.

 

• Adept/Mage/Paladin/Battlemage/Warlock This is probably the most powerful and flexible build possible. Adept/Paladin gives early access to the useful advanced celestial spells for defense as well as decent learning bonuses for all major combat skills. The Mage/Battlemage/Warlock path opens up the full range of mage spells as well as excellent protection. Plus the drain life ability turns the annoying and dangerous magic attackers into your own personal healing attendents. Warlock also makes nether magic cheaper so feel free to call up a few meat shields to distract the enemy if they're making life difficult. This build is so powerful that it actually makes the end game a bit dull.
• Adept/Mage/Celestial/Sorcerer/Wizard Another powerful class focusing on spell casting at the cost of the ability to wade into battle with a sword. Harder to play early on as you posses no real benefits to combat skills, take advantage of the adept's armour learning bonuses and the cheap magic weapon skill as an equaliser. Spellfire from the Wizard class boosts all classes of magic, so it can tip the balance for encounters in the character's favour if things have been difficult before.
• Adept/Mage/Monk/Shugenja/Kenjasai Pure magic with an Asian flavour and much stronger nether magic. Plus the concept of a sorcerous ninja is pretty appealing. Also a good choice for the ultimate challenge of playing a naked mage in a fighting game.
• Adept/Fighter/Paladin/Marauder/Deathlord The master of slaughter. Pesky spell casters or elemental attackers? The paladin class permits access to the critical defensive spells. Cast Ward of Fire and just stand in front of the jaws of a Fire Drake, contemptously hacking it down with any winter weapon as it futilely spews fire at you. Even better, cast Divine Intervention and stand back as an angel does your dirty work for you. (Good thing being a paladin isn't a moral choice in this game.)
• Adept/Mage/Enchantress/Sorcerer/Wizard The ultimate arcane spell slinger. The most powerful possibility for mage spells while good celestial capabilities. (The drawback to this is the lack of access to the better celestial spells since you've traded away your access to this for an extra learning bonus to arcane spells from enchantress.)