What are your favorite battlefield spells?

[moderation]

Fire Storm? Flaming Arrows? Thunder Strike? Magma Eruption? Shadow Blast? I'm curious which spells people consider their favorites on the battlefield and stories of how they have used them to devastating effect.

Also, I've been wonder which spell is better: Thunder Strike or Magma Eruption. I suppose it's somewhat situation dependent but they seem to be really effect for their class. At least they seem a bit stronger than Falling Fire / Falling Frost, but I suppose it depends on which mages your nation has.

[Zenzei]

I'm a thunderstrike guy just because it is the kindest hurter and the spell effect looks manly as far as dom3 effects go.

[Aezeal]

is thunderstrike stronger? I'm not that fond of flaming arrows or any kind of gem costing spell since when I need them the most the gems are not there. (yes my own fault probably but still)

I'm still wondering what to do with any non A3 mages so far except for E3 which is blade wind in my book.

OW and astrals paralyze and soul slay.

but other mages I can hardly use

[Ferrosol]

call me old fashioned but I can't resist a blade wind. Not always the most effective on the battlefield but fairly easy to research and cast.

[Omnirizon]

well... my most recent big time battlefield adventure.

Life After Death + (Heat From Hell * Curse of Stones * Rigor Mortis)

gem expensive? yes. but it can turn a lopsided encounter into a major upset.

my particular battle ended with ~15 Hydras and a King of Elemental Fire fleeing from three, and ONLY three, soulless.

[Dragar]

I'm only new but find Divine Bless works a treat

[MaxWilson]

I can never resist Cloud of Death. It's the best part of C'tis. Lots of collateral damage if your precision isn't good enough, but it's the most entertaining way I know of to wipe out 300 barbarians.

I enjoy Magma Eruption and Banefire, but I haven't played around much with the water magics. Falling Frost and Acid Storm look good on paper and I'll probably try them out some time.

Raise Skeleton ought not to be overlooked. Nor should Rain of Stones, the great magekiller.

-Max

[Lingchih]

Falling frost is very good. When you can spam it on the battlefield, even better. When you are doing it against C'tis... oh, joy.

[Lingchih]

My favorite to watch though, I think, is Fire Storm vs. Ermor undead chaff. Lots of nice fiery puffs as the undead burn up.

[Maraxus]

Sometimes you need a bigger gun - sometimes you need Gift from Heavens.

Other then that, I like Soul Vortex, because it makes the Wraith Lord a small, nice army-killer.