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It seems to me that a lot of great spells never get used by the players in either of my two groups (or at least very rarely), so I decided I'd poll the boards for your opinions on the most under-appreciated spells. Here's my list:
0 - Mending: Repairing old, broken loot to sell as shiny functional loot at will? Yes, please.
1 - Color Spray: Sure, it may lose a lot of its bang as you get to enemies with higher HD, but at low levels, this spell can be the difference between "hard fought battle" and "coup de grace fest."
2 - Glitterdust: Not only is this a great early alternative to See Invisibility, it can blind people! It's See Invisibility and Invisibility rolled into a sparkly package.
3 - Blindness/Deafness: I think a lot of people overlook the fact that this spell's duration is permanent.
4 - Rusting Grasp: Just think back to all those times you fought enemies with metal equipment.
5 - Feeblemind: If you ever wanted to absolutely cripple an arcane caster, this is the spell for you.
6 - Geas/Quest: This level of control over someone without a saving throw is just sexy. Granted, it has a 10 minute cast time, but that's what manacles are for. ^_^
7 - Insanity: The fact that this spell makes someone permanently have a chance to just stand around doing nothing is great.
8 - Sunburst: Damage and a chance to blind your enemies. :D
9 - Shades: The versatility of this spell is second-to-none. And it's 80% real IF they disbelieve.
So how about you guys? What's YOUR list?
I would say = Repel Vermin. As someone living in the south, during the summer months. I would personally love to have this spell cast one me ever time i walk outside. Dang nab flies, mosquitoes, and nates.
Under-Appreciated because in the game world, no one ever takes this 4th level spell due to so many other better 4th level spell options.