jordanLoL Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) What is the best method to kill a boss mage NPC? I've played through a few characters now and I'm still having trouble killing them. When I'm playing a warrior I can't even get close. They 2-3 shot me most of the time and I end up having to load up on magic resistances to even have a chance. This becomes pretty irritating when you're at lower levels and enchanting isn't as much of a tool yet. I'd rather focus on my combat skills first and foremost so I can kill everything else. Dragons are hilariously easy and the common boss mage can put a whooping on my melee characters more so than anything else in the game. The elemental resistances you get from the block tree really does help but is there any other way for a warrior to combat these guys? Edited December 23, 2011 by jordanLoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimF Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) No other way. The blocking perk is a must for a warrior vs mages. If you are sneaky, of course, mages cease being any problem at all. Or - boost elemental/magic resistance with enchanted items/perks and celestial stones. Edited December 23, 2011 by TimF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KratosAurion777 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Atronach stone .Resist magic Stuff or enchant .The Block perk that add 50 % of resist . Lightning/Damage Magicka weapon//spell for deplete his magicka . Conjure Atronach of the element he use , they are virtually invincible versus him . they are a lot of solution . But i agree they are very strong , I believe the easiest way at low level is Sneak attack them . It can look obvious but put all your level upgrade in Life is something very important in skyrim because high stamina and Magicka are pretty much useless when you try to play in Expert or Master . Edited December 23, 2011 by KratosAurion777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarpedon Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Get the Spellbreaker from Peryite. Carry some potions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanLoL Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yeah, the only way I've been able to stay alive long enough to kill them is to spam potions. It wouldn't be so bad if they had a little less health. I feel like some of these bosses have even more health than me. That wouldn't be a problem if they were a typical tank/warrior but they're mages with powerful spells and I believe magic ignores armor correct? They're just a pain in the rear to deal with until you get the elemental resistance block perk and until you're able to safely invest in enchanting (without exploiting the game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookicut Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 As said there are a lot of solutions besides the block perk and enchantments. -Taking the proper stone sign is one of the best method for levels when mages start using more than novice spells.-Potions, healing, resist and specially poison if you do alchemy. A poison to stop their mana regen usually stops them long enough and you can still deplete their mana pool easily at low levels, unlike higher level mages.-Companions and summons that can deplete their mana while you run around. When they start to slow down for regen, you then use a resist potion then attack and hope you kill them first.-That or if you're one handed, dropping the shield and spamming dual wielding power attack with potions and food also work instead of tanking their damage.-And more you can probably think off. :tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3vo Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 One of the early boss mages I faced when I was low leveled, I used magical staffs I picked up from loot and spammed him with it. They were strong enough staffs that was stun the opponent on a direct hit. Also health pots and fire/ice/shock pots helps a lot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrotek Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) To get close, u can dodge most of the projectiles pretty easy but after that, you are death ... :D. Edited December 23, 2011 by Cyrotek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteroflight Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Alt-sprint forward and doing a sprint attack, if you got a perk it does criticial damage and bashes the enemy interrupting whatever he was doing as soon as your mana is out after power attacking him a few times use potions if hp low or run away:Dnote: using a paralyze enchant or posion helps a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossomo Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Scrolls for the win! Seriously. Don't forget about them. Hugely powerful. or Quaf an invisibility potion, get up on the mage, duel wield the bastage and dps him to death. Edited December 23, 2011 by mossomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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