I prefer god ol 2nd edition BG2 wizards. God tire class. As it should be.
And man, having access to lev 6,7 , 8,9 spells. So much fun. Tons of utility. Lets see the some of the stand outs :
(Level 6) Death Spell: This is a very powerful spell that will instantly kill all enemies with lower than an 8 Hit Dice. One notable enemy type that this will instantly take out is trolls, basically all types of them will be one shot by this spell. This will save you the trouble of having to knock them down then deal fire or acid damage to them to take them out.
(Level 6) Improved Haste: Probably one of the best spells in the entire game. This spell will double the amount of attacks you can perform each round (up to a max of 10) and it doesn't Fatigue you when it wears off. Using this spell on a Fighter/Mage that dual wields is goin ...
(Level 9) Freedom: Really the only time you should ever memorize or use this spell is when someone in your group gets trapped by an Imprisonment spell.
Played BG2 always solo only with my sorcerer. Timestop was also really usefull. And skull trap as well.
