School of Ruin Wizard Build – Solasta 2

Here is what your Wizard will start with at Level 1 in Solasta II:

• Weapon Proficiencies – Daggers, Darts, Quarterstaves, Light Crossbows
• Armour Proficiencies – None
• Saving Throw Proficiencies – Intelligence & Wisdom
• Skill Proficiencies – Choose 2 from Arcana, History, Insight, Investigation, Medicine, Religion
• Spellcasting – You can cast spells and cantrips from the Wizard spell list. You will unlock more powerful spells as you level up.
• Ritual Casting – You can cast a spell as a ritual if it has the ritual tag and you have it in your spellbook. The spell doesn’t need to be prepared.
• Magical Crafting – You can scribe magic scrolls and use enchanting equipment.

• Resourceful (Heroic Inspiration) – Once per Long Rest, you can reroll a failed roll.
• Versatile – Choose an Origin Feat:
  • Magic Initiate (Cleric) – This allows you to learn 2 Cleric Cantrips and 1 Cleric Spell, in addition to your Wizard options.
  • Skilled – Alternatively, you can choose this for an extra three Skill Proficiencies.

• Allows you to further improve Dexterity, Constitution and Intelligence scores.
• Proficiency with the Arcana and History Skills.
• You can use the Crafting Workshop to craft items.
• You get the Magic Initiate: Wizard Origin Feat, which unlocks two additional Cantrips from the Wizard list.

Strength – 8

Strength is not required for the Wizard class.

Dexterity – 16

Dexterity is used to increase your Armour Class, which is vital because Wizards cannot wear armour. It also helps with a variety of Saving Throws.

Attain 16 DEX by putting 14 of your base points, then 2 points from the Academic background.

Constitution – 14

Putting 14 points in Constitution ensures you have enough HP to survive tougher combat encounters in Solasta 2. It also helps you to succeed on Constitution Saving Throws and shake off some debilitating debuffs.

Intelligence – 16

Intelligence is the Wizard’s spellcasting ability. Increasing it improves the damage and accuracy of your spells. It also helps you with Intelligence-based Skills, such as Arcana.

Attain 16 INT by putting in 15 of your base points, then 1 point from the Academic background.

Wisdom – 10

Wisdom is unimportant for the Wizard.

Charisma – 10

Wizards don’t need any extra points in Charisma. You should ensure you have at least one Charisma-focused party member like a Sorcerer or Paladin, however. That way, you will have someone who is good at dialogue checks.

 Important: The Even Number Rule:

• Every second point in an ability score over 10 adds +1 to that ability modifier, which is what actually improves your dice rolls.
• This means that increasing a score from 10 to 11 makes no difference, but increasing it to 12 will add a +1 buff to any rolls made with that ability.
• Therefore, we will usually avoid leaving any abilities on an odd number.
  • Exception: You can leave one ability on an odd number in character creation if you are planning to bump it up by 1 with your first Feat unlock at Level 4.

Skills: Wizard Class

• Investigation – Look around for clues and make deductions.
• Nature – Recall lore about terrain, plants and animals, the weather, and natural cycles.

Skills: Human Ancestry

• Acrobatics – Helps you to stay on your feet in various challenging situations, like when walking on ice.

If you chose the Skilled Origin Feat, you’ll have some extra choices here. For those, just choose any Skills that already have a green number.

Languages

The choice here depends on what the rest of your party will take. Try to cover as many of the options as possible.

 Light

• Allows you to illuminate dark areas without holding a lantern.
• Your Wizard will automatically cast it when it’s dark.
• If everyone in your party has Darkvision, you don’t need to take this.

 Fire Bolt

• Deals 1d10 Fire Damage.
• This is the go-to Cantrip for most situations.
• High Elves will already have this, so if you are a High Elf you should choose something else.

 Poison Spray

• Deals 1d12 Poison Damage
• Has a fairly limited range

 Shocking Grasp

• Deals   Lightning Damage and prevents the target from taking Opportunity Attacks this turn.
• Good for escaping from a melee enemy who has caught up to your Wizard.

 Chill Touch

• Deals 1d10 Necrotic Damage and prevents the target from healing this turn.
• Melee-only range, so it’s a bit risky to use.
• Best used when fighting against an enemy with an annoying healing mechanic.

 Guidance

• You can activate Guidance during dialogue skill check prompts to boost the success chance of any option by adding a bonus 1d4 dice to the skill check.

 Spare the Dying

• Stabilise a Dying target.
• They will remain Unconscious with 0HP, but no longer have to make Death Saving Throws.

 Mage Armour

• This spell is essential, increasing your base armour class from 10 to 13.
• You should cast this after every Long Rest. Without it, your School of Ruin Wizard will be far too easy to hit.

 Shield

• Can be activated as a Reaction when you are about to take a hit.
• Increases your Armour Class by 5 for 1 turn.
• Can also block Magic Missile.

 Identify

• Identify all unidentified items carried by your party, revealing their full effects.
• Can be cast as a Ritual outside of combat, so it doesn’t cost any Spell Slots.
• Having a party member with this spell means you can use rare items as soon as you find them.

 Magic Missile

• Creates 3 darts of magical force.
• Each dart deals 1d4 + 1 Force Damage.
• The darts home in on their target and cannot miss.
• Each dart can have a different target.
• You can upcast the spell to add more darts.

 Chromatic Orb

• On hit, deals 3d8 damage of a chosen elemental type.
• Has a small chance to jump to a secondary target within 9m.

 Ice Knife

• On hit, deals 1d10 Piercing Damage to the target.
• On a hit or a miss, the ice knife explodes and deals 2d6 Cold Damage to the target and nearby creatures.
• The Cold Damage may be negated with a Dexterity Saving Throw.

 Thunderwave

• Deals 2d8 Thunder Damage to targets in the chosen direction.
• Pushes targets away from you, potentially knocking them off a ledge.
• Targets can roll a Strength Saving Throw to halve the damage and resist the push effect.

 Guiding Bolt

• On hit, deals 4d6 Radiant Damage.
• Gives Advantage to the next attack roll made against the target before the end of your next turn.
• The target also sheds dim light for 3 rounds.

Alternatively, you can choose a healing spell:

•  Cure Wounds heals for more, but costs a full Action and can only heal targets standing next to your Wizard.
•  Healing Word only uses a Bonus Action and can heal at long range, but heals for a smaller amount.

 Arcane Recovery

• When you complete a Short Rest, recover expended spell slots numbering half your Wizard Level (rounded up), up to Sixth Level Spell Slots.
• Only once per Long Rest.

Scholar

• Gain Expertise in Arcana, History, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, or Religion.
• Doubles your Proficiency Bonus for the chosen Skill.

Destructive Magic

• When you roll damage for a spell you cast, you deal additional damage for every die you roll.
• If the spell creates multiple projectiles, it applies to each projectile separately.

Ruination Savant

• Choose 2 Wizard spells that deal damage and add them to your spellbook.
• Whenever you gain access to a new level of Spell Slots, you can choose one damaging spell to add to your spellbook.

 Scorching Ray

• Create 3 rays of fire. Each ray deals 2d6 Fire Damage on hit.
• Each ray can be aimed at a different target.
• Each upcast level adds an additional ray.

 Shatter

• Deals 3d8 Thunder Damage in the target area.

Ability Improvement

• Put both points into Intelligence, bringing it up to 18.
• This will improve your spellcasting accuracy and damage.

Mana Feedback

• When you are hit by a spell, you can return a portion of the damage you received to its caster.
• The target can reduce the reflected damage with a Constitution Saving Throw.
• You can do this once per Short Rest.

Feat

• Select a Feat or improve an Ability.

Deadly Resonance

• When you inflict damage on a target with a spell, you can repeat a portion of the damage at the start of your next turn.
• The victim can roll a Constitution Saving Throw to reduce the damage.

Feat

• Select a Feat or improve an Ability.