Best gear for a mage

[sniperfreak]

Personal opinion...what is the best gear for a mage in bg1. If you want go the extra mile your favorite solo character gear?

[Kulyok]

For me it is:

Robe of (Neutral for me) Archmage (bought at High Hedge)
2 Rings of Wizardry(once found near the Friendly Arm Inn, another in Baldur's Gate)
or Ring of Invisibility for special cases, IF you have TotSC(bought in Ugloth' Beard)
Amulet of Protection +1(there's just nothing better; Metaspell cannot even compare)
or Greenstone Amulet for special cases, IF you have TotSC(bought in Ugloth' Beard)
Cloak of Balduran(Undercellars)
Boots of Speed(entrance to Cloakwood Mines)/Boots of Avoidance(Nimbul)
Girdle of Piercing(a mage is vulnerable to arrows)
Wands(all of them; paralyzation one is the best for Undead Horrors; fireballs are cool, too, not to mention the summoning one)
Bracers Thac0 +1, in case you play Tutu and use Melf's Minute Meteors


And that's pretty much it. Of course, if I play with a party with all NPC-related mods for Tutu or for plain BG1, I usually take a fighter/thief and give Xan all that gear I mentioned.

[Klorox]

Mine would be similar, except that I'd use 1 ring of Wizardry, 1 ring of Protection +2, and the amulet that gives an extra 2nd level spell (grrrr, can't remember the name!).


My favorite solo, which I have yet to play is a Berserker 7 dual classed into a Mage 8. This only works if I have Tutu installed.

Without Tutu, my favorite solo would be a Dwarf Fighter/Thief. They can stealth, and getting a 20 CON fairly early helps SOOOOO MUCH when soloing.

[AvatarOfLight]

Originally Posted by Klorox

Mine would be similar, except that I'd use 1 ring of Wizardry, 1 ring of Protection +2, and the amulet that gives an extra 2nd level spell (grrrr, can't remember the name!).

Amulet of meta-spell influence iirc ^_^

And yes, I agree with what has been said so far.

[wise grimwald]

I agree except that nobody has mentioned weapons. Sling +1 to start with to be replaced with the one in Durlag's tower later.
Staff +3 from Ulgorth's Beard or Staff-spear from Durlag's tower.