During the times i've played my magicka sorc i've never felt like I ever got close to running OOM unless in a situation where I was almost certainly going to die. The minor magicka regen is not that useful in my opinion and I would much rather the skill be more powerful per cast, rather than help with an issue i'm not having.

For the record, I'll stay with hardened ward on my Breton magicka sorc. I'm trying out new stuff with my Khajiit sorc, but I still can't think of a reason to use Empowered with her in any build so far.

ajwest927 wrote: »

I'm changing my build to a sorcerer healer in the next patch, so any buff I can give to my allies would be worth it.

From my knowledge its a self buff only. They swapped out the ability to heal more with the ability to regen more since they took it off of the twilights aura morph. Meaning, unless someone knows otherwise, its a self magicka regen buff.

ajwest927 wrote: »

CP5 wrote: »

ajwest927 wrote: »

I'm changing my build to a sorcerer healer in the next patch, so any buff I can give to my allies would be worth it.

From my knowledge its a self buff only. They swapped out the ability to heal more with the ability to regen more since they took it off of the twilights aura morph. Meaning, unless someone knows otherwise, its a self magicka regen buff.

Empowered Ward (Conjured Ward morph):
This morph now grants the Minor Intellect buff to you and nearby allies, and will not be removed if the caster’s damage shield is removed.
This morph no longer provides the Minor Mending buff.

Thanks for clarifying that, didn't recall off hand given what normally happens when these things change.

Waffennacht wrote: »

Hardened Ward ftw major intellect usually comes from potions right?

It gives minor not major.