[Rytek]

Alteration 5 for man seems to be a no brainer for me. Mother Oak, Wind guide, that dragonfly spell in huge numbers as well as phantasmal army spells. Not to mention the buff spells for your pretender if you have one awake... The trek up the enchantment tree is a vulnerable period. But its too late once you get the gift of health up. And then you are just one level away from arrow fend.. You also get fire arrows, which is very hard to make use of, unless you have fire on your pretender or perhaps a lucky enchantress...