Confused about spell absorption

[Ava]

Does a sorcerer have a 100% chance of absorbing spells? I'm sure mine isn't absorbing them sometimes so I was wondering if it would be worth using items with additional spell absorption...

[MrFlibble]

IIRC spell absorption is dependent on Intelligence and Willpower:

• Spell Absorption - Allows the player to sometimes absorb spells. ((INT+WIL)/2) [source]

I think this is no different for the default Sorcerer than it is for a custom class. You can also check the electronic manual that is supplied with the demo version, there should be descriptions for every class.

[Gilarius]

You also must have sufficient 'empty' or used magicka to be able to take in all the magicka points of the spell cast at you - so if you have full magicka, you can't absorb at all.

[yagiza]

Does a sorcerer have a 100% chance of absorbing spells? I'm sure mine isn't absorbing them sometimes so I was wondering if it would be worth using items with additional spell absorption...

Yes. Chance is always 100%, as long as you have enough empty magicka.