Baldur's Gate - Understanding SCS mages (and how to beat them)

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Published on June 21, 2022 5:54:27 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf18ab17NVU

Game:

Baldur's Gate (1998)

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Guide

Duration: 1:36:58

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Hello everyone!
With this video I aim to explain some of the intricacies of playing Baldur's Gate, especially if you are playing with the SCS (Sword Coast Stratagems) mod.

I will try to cover the fragility of mages, some basic and common protections you should expect enemy arcane casters to have on and that you should also have up on your own mages, how to keep safe from commonly used dispelling attacks like "Remove Magic" and "Breach" and how you can overcome those defenses that your enemies will also protect themselves with. I will cover spell protections, anti spell protection spells, several uses for invisibility, how to exploit enemy vulnerabilities, alternate ways of dealing with common very strong defenses that enemies like to use, how to interrupt enemy casters, how to use and what to expect from contingencies and sequencers/triggers, how to deal with summons and also some advanced spellchucking tips!
All in all, how you can keep your mages safe and how you can beat enemy mages!
This is a lot of information, but these are all things you should learn and keep in mind if you intend to tackle the best game ever made in the higher difficulty settings.

As always, if you have any questions leave a comment below and I will try to help as best I can :)
If you enjoy this content consider checking out my channel and/or subscribing for more of these videos and I also have my own playthroughs of the Baldur's Gate saga where you can see me employ all that I'm showcasing here in actual fights.

Useful timestamps:
00:00 Introduction/Motivation
05:30 Mage fragility
07:18 Basic protections
12:45 Common protections
18:55 Spell Immunity
25:05 Invisibility
36:04 Breach
38:45 Spell protections
41:10 Anti "Spell Protection" Spells
47:08 Exploiting vulnerabilities
49:30 Protection from magical weapons
52:17 Elemental Damage VS Stoneskin
56:20 Advanced Spellchucking!
01:06:10 Interrupting enemy casters
01:10:47 Silence
01:17:14 Contingencies
01:22:32 Dealing with Summons
01:24:34 Spell Sequencer/Trigger
01:25:59 Magic resistant enemies
01:28:20 Planetars
01:32:53 Summing up


Baldur's Gate Saga playthroughs:

BG1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kereDW4KW-E&list=PLg9GM2jv_Yxd8XwYojN1wuTdS6cwT97Ao
SoD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xddXS7Z8eHI&list=PLg9GM2jv_Yxf8HkBjImywGhlNA89SG6D6
BG2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a41HYqbZykc&list=PLg9GM2jv_Yxeq-XQu7IW5Yz6BsudgZG6T

Sword Coast Stratagems mod (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED):
https://www.gibberlings3.net/mods/tweaks/scs/

Thank you very much for watching, hope it was helpful!

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