Drakhaoul Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I'm playing a Destruction Conjuration mage so I can have a pet to do damage and draw some enemy fire while I nuke with destruction spells. I'm doing fairly well but I've all but dropped conjuration and just started to focus entirely on destruction. The reason for this is that every time I conjure a minion - zombie or elemental - they're just absolutely retarded. They get stuck behind walls, won't follow me, try constantly to attack something on the other side of the wall (flame elemental especially, just sits there and throws fireballs at the wall). The only time I find them even remotely useful is in the open world where there's less things for them to get stuck behind, but in a dungeon or cave? Forget about it; every turn in a tunnel is like an 80 ft wall for them to hurdle over Is anyone else experiencing these issues too? Any advise on how to successfully use these familiars? Your title and use of the word retarded is offensive, and will not be tolerated. Do not start another along this line, Buddah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salawow Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I have the same problem, but well.. i never expected a zombie to be clever.. lol. But i agree that the whole "someone to assist you" need to be improved/remade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalkus Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 you have to get used to moving in such a way that the summons can follow, perhaps you should get frost they are melee so they do less stupid stuff and tank the best out of the 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amycus Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I found conjuration really powerful as a mage, especially in dungeons. Just sneak, and then conjure a creature in corners. That way any enemies there will only see and attack the creature while you yourself is safely hidden. If the creature later dies you can just summon it and start another attack, as many times that it is necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soot00 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Only pull your summons when needed. don't need it following you 24/7 in dungeons. Also if about to head into a room and sense an ambush, Conjure a pet inside the room before you step inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushkatu Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 My current character is also specialized in conjuration/destruction. My tactic is rather simple, but I do get my arse kicked quite often(I don't sneak). I always summon my minion in front of me and only after I see my enemies, becouse if I keep them with me all the time, they can't keep up and get stuck all the time. So I do expose myself and risk getting killed, but most of the time I manage to summon my minion in front of me and most enemies engage him and ignore my presence. Also it makes it a lot more easy for me to summon a bow and shoot them from behind(since they sorround my minion , some kind of tactic they use). This stops working when enemies ignore my minion and charge me instead. One I can handle, but 2 or more and I'm dead meat(my HP is still 100, I only increased my magika). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakhaoul Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 When can you get a Frost/Lightning elemental? I haven't been able to find anyone selling the book for either of them, I had a scroll at one point for the lightning elemental and it was pretty awesome, I'd really like to get rid of my squishy, crappy, retarded fire elemental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salawow Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 When can you get a Frost/Lightning elemental? I haven't been able to find anyone selling the book for either of them, I had a scroll at one point for the lightning elemental and it was pretty awesome, I'd really like to get rid of my squishy, crappy, retarded fire elemental. Possible Spoiler: See that link if you want to know where to get all conjuration spells. http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Conjuration_Spells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalibanX Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I just wish it was easier for me to cast the summons spell. It often fails. The cursor is white and often times I get a "failed" summons. This causes me to die a lot. It's aggravating. I've also noticed that Invisibility (what I cast after a summon spell) doesn't work in combat. If any enemy detects me and I then become Invisible they have have no problems chasing me down and killing me. That's aggravating too. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkjedi73200 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) Drakhaoul. Mages guild. The best strat I have found for my summon ( Lightning Elemental ) is to cast him into a room that I am about to enter. Sneak up to the corner of the room, Cast DETECT LIFE / UNDEAD and see what is in the room. If there are a couple mobs in there, SUMMON your companion INTO THE ROOM ( you will need the range perk for this ) What will happen is rather basic, you are using your summon to pull out all the mobs and have them focus agro. This is where I use CHAIN LIGHTNING and just ROFL Stomp anything that gets near my pet. Also using the elemental wall spells in tandem with your pet is great. Summon pet into room, coat the floor with your elemental wall and watch the mobs run in to attack your pet and just kill themselves. Edited December 1, 2011 by darkjedi73200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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