POLL: Sorcerer spells in normal mode - level nine

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Most sorcerers will end normal mode at level 16-17, before learning 9th level spells. But here's the poll for them anyway.

Grading scale:
A: Powerful
B: Effective
C: Marginal or highly situational.
D: Ineffective. Do not learn.
F: Worthless. Do not learn.

Poll Information
This poll contains 9 question(s). 10 user(s) have voted.

Poll Results: Sorcerer spells in normal mode - level nine (10 votes.)

Aegis (Choose 1)
* A - 0% (0)
* B - 20% (2)
* C - 50% (5)
* D - 10% (1)
* F - 20% (2)

Black Blade of Disaster (Choose 1)
* A - 10% (1)
* B - 10% (1)
* C - 20% (2)
* D - 30% (3)
* F - 30% (3)

Executioner's Eyes (Choose 1)
* A - 30% (3)
* B - 40% (4)
* C - 30% (3)
* D - 0% (0)
* F - 0% (0)

Gate (Choose 1)
* A - 0% (0)
* B - 30% (3)
* C - 40% (4)
* D - 20% (2)
* F - 10% (1)

Mass Dominate (Choose 1)
* A - 100% (10)
* B - 0% (0)
* C - 0% (0)
* D - 0% (0)
* F - 0% (0)

Meteor Swarm (Choose 1)
* A - 10% (1)
* B - 50% (5)
* C - 40% (4)
* D - 0% (0)
* F - 0% (0)

Power Word: Kill (Choose 1)
* A - 10% (1)
* B - 20% (2)
* C - 30% (3)
* D - 40% (4)
* F - 0% (0)

Summon Monster IX (Choose 1)
* A - 10% (1)
* B - 20% (2)
* C - 40% (4)
* D - 30% (3)
* F - 0% (0)

Wail of the Banshee (Choose 1)
* A - 70% (7)
* B - 30% (3)
* C - 0% (0)
* D - 0% (0)
* F - 0% (0)

 

You can get these spells in normal mode if you solo, level squat and/or use a smaller party (I'm aware that the polls assumed that you played a regular party).

 

Level squatting and muling is pretty much cheating IMO (if it is possible to cheat in a single player game).

You can also do "virtual squatting", where you make your tank(s) DG/drow and the sorc a human. You could also heavily multiclass the tanks. For some reason this doesn't feel as much like cheating to me.

Small parties, sure. Just so long as you're resigned to getting your exp from quests rather than combat. I wonder if a 3-person party reaches XL18 normally?

 

WoB and Mass Dominate are THE spells to pick.
These spells end most fights instantly and are too cool and devastating!

Summon monster 9/gate can be subsituted by a cleric (and they do not have any other choice for ninth lvl spells!) Aegis/Executioner's eyes are too short in duration, BBoD is buggy, extremely weak and useless, (use Mordy sword instead!) Meteor Swarm is so so but by this time you already have DBFB right? Soo, PW:Kill is spiffy and all but I hardly use it.