Last night I decided to dust off Skyrim and finally play through as a Mage. So far it is fun. But I have been using a bow for sneak attacks at the start of each fight.
The problem being, most Destruction spells I have used are either (a) not long-range enough for sneak attacks, or (b) WAY too visible/noisy.
Do Mages have a spell that works well for sneak attacks?
Best Answer
According to a post in this thread, magic attacks are all noticeable, but don't get a sneak bonus anyways.
There is a spell to allow quiet casting, as mentioned in a different post:
However, as also noted in the post, this will most likely give away your position and defeat the entire purpose of sneaking to begin with.