the rule was that mobs were limited to spells 2 school levels (24, 29, 34, etc.) below their current, and levels 51+ all counted as a school level. mob spellbooks were the same as available to players, but they would prioritize heals (if hurt) > damage > dispel > CC > others
this would sometimes result in mobs casting spells that seemed weak for their level, such as a level 38 wizard mob being limited to level 24 spells. it would also result in hilarity when folks in their low 50's discovered what it was like to be on the receiving end of an Ice Comet or Rend after they pull their first level 52 wizard mob.
on p99, mobs will cast spells up to their current school level and also tend to be much more varied in their spell selection, behaving more like a caster PC than what most folks remember from caster mobs back in the day.
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