My to-date best overall mage build. This one preserves the feel of the mage by dealing damage through destruction and getting armor through alteration.
Build the bare minimum number of magicka (50 pts for ebonyflesh) and the rest in health. Level lock at 80 enchanting(enchanter) 80 alchemy(alchemist) 75 alteration(expert alteration) and 60 destruction(augment element).
You can choose to go to 100 enchanting before level locking for 2 slots enchants. This gives you an additional 2 slots to put fortify health on, but it will raise your level lock from 27 to 29. Actual levels may differ based on starting race and how precise you manipulate your stats.
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