Good spells for melee/hybrid caster.

[siprus]

I've been playing few skald runs and i have been playing melee caster. I of course have learned most easy charms spells i could find and phaseswift and blink + control teleport from tranlocations. + i have often planned to get ring of fire if i ever get that far. Anyway what spells would you recommend for melee hybrid, who uses weapons.

[Lasty]

Summoning spells complement this sort of build quite well. Summon Butterflies is great for everyone, but having one decent-level summon (Shadow Creatures or Summon Ugly Things, perhaps) can be very effective when you need backup.

It's not a terrible idea to train up one good conjuration, alternately: bolt of fire, poisonous cloud, iron shot . . . depending on the conjuration you choose, it can add a way to soften up approaching enemies, handle crowds, or take out things that need to die right now.

[Sandman25]

I always learn Controlled Blink if I can. Going this way you get Wrap Weapon (if I am not mistaken with the name, the spell grants temporary Distortion brand) for free.

[MoogleDan]

Haste really is just an unbelievably good spell once you get the Charms training in for it. Eventually adding Conjurations and an elemental magic school certainly helps (even melee characters can benefit from attacking at range now and then), and if your character has lousy Conjurations aptitudes, there are still some decent attack magic options that only use one school: Lee's Rapid Deconstruction and Airstrike are both awesome (if situational) smite-targeted spells that aren't too tricky to get online. Apart from that, just don't forget your low level buffs and utility spells: Apportation, Flight, Shroud of Golubria, Regeneration, Swiftness, Repel Missiles...

[tcjsavannah]

I want phaseswift as a spell. It just sounds cool.

[Siegurt]

PhaseSwift:
Level 4 Translocation/Air/Charms

When moving to a new square you may randomly "skip" That space and move a space immediately in front of that space, provided it's empty, you cannot skip spaces and end up inside a wall, creature, or anything else, only an empty square.

Immediately after "skipping" a space, you will get a 1 turn bonus to your Evasion, and creatures have a chance of losing track of you (Reverting to "wandering" unless they pass a stealth/notice check)

The duration, chance of skipping, as well as the evasion bonus granted and the chance of creatures losing track of you are all based on spell power.