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Transmuter (Mage Kit)

A wizard who specializes in magic that alters physical reality.

Advantages

  • May memorize one additional spell per level per day.
  • Full access to Haste, Polymorph Self, Stoneskin, Polymorph Other, Flesh to Stone, Time Stop, Shapechange, etc.

Disadvantages

  • Opposed School: Abjuration — may not learn Shield, Protection from X, Spell Turning, Spell Trap, etc.

When to pick it

  • Keeping Stoneskin, Haste, and Time Stop while losing the Abjuration defensive layer is a fair trade — Stoneskin alone covers most of what Shield would have done.
  • Strong all-round specialist for a tactical, buff-heavy playstyle.

Source: bg2ee/original_manuals/baldurs_gate_2_ee_mastering_melee_and_magic.pdf — "Specialist Mages" → "Transmuter".