Necro spells and cl and mcl

[lugoman]

Does caster level and maximum caster level matter much in necro spells? If you fail an instakill the damage doesnt seem like much anyway. Is it worth bumping them up or dont bother?

[Syllph]

Damage-wise not a huge difference, but every caster level adds +1 to your spell pen check. Having a heightened level 25 Finger is 5 more spell pen than a heightened level 20.

[lugoman]

Damage-wise not a huge difference, but every caster level adds +1 to your spell pen check. Having a heightened level 25 Finger is 5 more spell pen than a heightened level 20.

Forgot about spell pen. I was considering whether to take Magister's Master of Necromancy which would give me +3 cl and mcl which would give me +3 to spell pen of necro spells only. Or I can take Piercing Spellcraft and get +3 spell pen on everything.

[Jsbeer]

Forgot about spell pen. I was considering whether to take Magister's Master of Necromancy which would give me +3 cl and mcl which would give me +3 to spell pen of necro spells only. Or I can take Piercing Spellcraft and get +3 spell pen on everything.

Depends on whether you are aiming for Epic Hard or Epic Elite and what your current Spell Pen and DCs are. There are a couple of threads here on the required Spell Pen and DCs for Epic Hard/Elite so once you decide what you are aiming for, you should consult those to see how best to reach the required values.

[Syllph]

Forgot about spell pen. I was considering whether to take Magister's Master of Necromancy which would give me +3 cl and mcl which would give me +3 to spell pen of necro spells only. Or I can take Piercing Spellcraft and get +3 spell pen on everything.

Keep in mind these stack. That would make +6 spell pen

[Kinerd]

The school-specific MCL bonus is also super duper expensive, because you need to have rank 3 in the cooldown and save-reducer ones too. If you have to choose one, absolutely choose the Piercing one.

[DarkForte]

Does caster level and maximum caster level matter much in necro spells? If you fail an instakill the damage doesnt seem like much anyway. Is it worth bumping them up or dont bother?

If they weren't so mind-numbingly expensive both to twist or to buy, those enhancements would be worthwhile, because +1 CL = +1 spell penetration. As it stands now, they're way too expensive for the prerequisites, so I'd stick with piercing spellcraft and +DCs.