October 26, 2013 4:19 PM EDT
I cant think of a better excuse to use a shield as a mage. Yes, as a mage you have a lot of other things at your disposal, but the ability to keep those damned melee power attacking enemies away isn't something to be overlooked, and it costs nothing. shooting fireballs at the archer and oh crap, here comes a two handed barbarian raging at me *bash* continue shooting fireballs. This is even more useful for me personally given that i play SkyRe and a single hit from a two handed weapon will really, really hurt..