War Mage
Clad in heavy armor, using alteration to absorb spells, restoring magicka to incinerate those who attacked first.
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Those under the sign of The Atronach absorb a portion of incoming spell damage and have a larger pool of Magicka, but recover it more slowly.
Condition
Powers
You take half damage and do double damage for 60 seconds.
Your Orc blood gives you 15% resistance to hunger and fatigue, and increases your resistance to cold environments by 10 points.
Increases Magicka by 50 points, absorb 50% of the Magicka from hostile spells, and Magicka regenerates 50% slower.
Increases Magic Resistance by 15%.
Dragons do 25% less melee damage.
Healing spells cure 10% more.
There is a 25% chance of creating a duplicate potion when using your alchemy skill.
Anywhere gems might be found, members of the Thieves Guild always seem to find a few more.
Summons the ghost of the legendary assassin Lucien Lachance to fight by your side, until he's defeated.
Instantly absorb 100 points of Health from the target.
Fire Breath shout deals 25% more damage.
Summons a Dremora merchant for 15 seconds.
Fully restores your Health, Magicka, and Stamina.
All spells cost 10% less Magicka. Enchantments are 10% more powerful.
Spells cost no Magicka for 30 seconds.
Your attacks, shouts, and destruction spells do no damage to your followers when in combat.
Your Frost Breath Shout encases foes in ice for 15 seconds.
Loadout
A blast from Wabbajack with an unpredictable effect.
A thunderbolt that does 60 points of shock damage to Health and half that to Magicka.
A spear of ice that does 60 points of frost damage to Health and Stamina.
A blast of fire that does 60 points of damage. Targets on fire take extra damage.
Absorb 20 Magicka per second. If the target is out of Magicka, absorb Health instead.
Summons a Dremora for 60 seconds.
For 60 seconds nearby opponents take 8 points of shock damage and half Magicka damage.
Heals everyone close to the caster 200 points.
Improves the caster's armor rating by 100 points for 60 seconds.
Summons a Dremora Lord for 60 seconds.
Summons a Storm Atronach for 60 seconds wherever the caster is pointing.
Destruction spells cost 25% less to cast.
Conjuration spells cost 25% less to cast.
Unarmed strikes do 12 additional damage.
Increases your Magicka by 50 points.
Destruction spells cost 25% less to cast.
Conjuration spells cost 25% less to cast.
Wearer is muffled and moves silently.
Increases Shock Resistance by 46%.
Carrying capacity increased by 75 points.; Increases your Magicka by 20 points.
Destruction spells cost 25% less to cast.
Conjuration spells cost 25% less to cast.
Destruction spells cost 25% less to cast.
Conjuration spells cost 25% less to cast.
Shouts
Your breath is winter, your Thu'um a blizzard.
Inhale air, exhale flame, and behold the Thu'um as inferno.
The Thu'um rushes forward, carrying you in its wake with the speed of a tempest.
Your Voice is raw power, pushing aside anything - or anyone - who stands in your path.
Your Thu'um freezes an opponent solid.
The Thu'um reaches out to the Void, changing your form to one that cannot harm, or be harmed.