I recently finished reading *Mother of Learning*, and without getting too much into spoiler territory, the main character Zorian is a mage with middling mana reserves who (among other things) builds golems and artifacts to aid him in combat. In contrast, another important character is the stereotypical battle mage with huge mana reserves who casually slings overpowered magic around.
I loved this dynamic so please suggest me any books where the main character is a “weak” mage but makes up for it by building clever constructs or enchanted devices.
by SurictaLaid