WIZARD BUILD, Neverwinter Nights, NWN1

NWN Wizard Build

The Wizard Build is a NWN Build for BioWare's cRPG Definition of 2002, Neverwinter Nights 1.

This is a fun and basic Wizard build that performs well in any campaign except Swordflight, for which you'll want Expertise as per Wizard Rogue Build NWN.

Spell choices are tailored to direct damage but also to buffing the Wizards' Familiar and tank companion.

Wizard Build Foundation

• Human, Female, Chaotic Good, Wizard (Generalist)
• Role: Arcane bombardier and buffer, loremaster
• Stats: Str 10, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 18, Wis 8, Cha 8
• No min-max: Str 10, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 12

NWN Wizard Build Progression

• Wizard 1: Summon Familiar, Spell Focus: Evocation, Greater Spell Focus: Evocation
• Spells: Burning Hands, Magic Missile, Mage Armor, Protection From Alignment, Identify
• Wizard 2: Ray of Enfeeblement, Sleep
• Wizard 3: Extend Spell, Flame Weapon, Fox's Cunning
• Wizard 4: Int +1, Bull's Strength, Cat's Grace
• Wizard 5: Empower Spell, Fireball, Haste
• Wizard 6: Still Spell, Displacement, Lightning Bolt
• Wizard 7: Improved Invisibility, Stoneskin
• Wizard 8: Int +1, Isaac's Lesser Missile Storm, Ice Storm
• Wizard 9: Toughness, Mestil's Acid Sheath, Cone of Cold
• Wizard 10: Maximize Spell, Firebrand, Bigby's Interposing Hand
• Wizard 11: Isaac's Greater Missile Storm, Chain Lightning
• Wizard 12: Int +1, Quicken Spell, Greater Stoneskin, Mass Haste

NWN Wizard Spells.

I recommend Concentration, Spellcraft NWN and Lore along with a smattering of other skills, including Heal, Persuade and Tumble NWN. If you want to get a little creative, start off with a level of Rogue for the skillpoint boost and access to Use Magic Device NWN for Monk boots. 

We should buff our familiar, summons and warrior / tank companion with the spells highlighted in bold face type. Note that Improved Invisibility and Stoneskin greatly increase companion, familiar and summon survivability, and that Flame Weapon, Haste, Bull's Strength and Cat's Grace are great offensive buffs for them, too. The game is much easier when we know this.

Remember that you can find more spells in the game-world, which will increase your ranges greatly. Find robes, staffs and wands, and go to town.

For my playstyle, the Panther Familiar seems to be the best because it gets Sneak Attack. However, no choice is wrong.

SMAC Guide:

Neverwinter Nights Builds	Weapon Master Build NWN	Wizard Build NWN
Red Dragon Disciple Build NWN	Fighter Build NWN	Sorcerer Build NWN
Cleric Build NWN	Paladin Build NWN	Bard Build NWN
Monk Unarmed Build NWN	Barbarian Build NWN	Gnome Illusionist Build NWN
Monk Kama Build NWN	Dwarven Defender Build NWN	Druid Build NWN
Rogue Build NWN	Arcane Archer Build NWN	Shifter Build NWN