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Does the swordmage marking power suck?
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<blockquote data-quote="BlackSeven" data-source="post: 5084922" data-attributes="member: 58677"><p>I've found Swordmage to be, with the Aegis of Assault and Ensnaring, work much the same as every other defender. They have an interrupt when an enemy is attacked, with better range in many cases. For all defender classes but Paladin (who must be threatening the target at the end of their turn in order for it to stick), it is an immediate action, be it interrupt or reaction.</p><p></p><p>Where Swordmage is actually better than the others is with the Aegis of Shielding. In this way, the Swordmage is the truest of the defenders, the only defender ability where they actually prevent damage to an ally beyond the -2 penalty to the attack roll or getting lucky and dropping the enemy beforehand. From across the battlefield, they lower the damage of their marked target directly. No other class does this.</p><p></p><p>For the Assault and Ensnaring, the key to using the ability is to mark the target and the ditch them, forcing them to pursue you or trigger the ability. Marking and staying next to them just isn't as effective.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlackSeven, post: 5084922, member: 58677"] I've found Swordmage to be, with the Aegis of Assault and Ensnaring, work much the same as every other defender. They have an interrupt when an enemy is attacked, with better range in many cases. For all defender classes but Paladin (who must be threatening the target at the end of their turn in order for it to stick), it is an immediate action, be it interrupt or reaction. Where Swordmage is actually better than the others is with the Aegis of Shielding. In this way, the Swordmage is the truest of the defenders, the only defender ability where they actually prevent damage to an ally beyond the -2 penalty to the attack roll or getting lucky and dropping the enemy beforehand. From across the battlefield, they lower the damage of their marked target directly. No other class does this. For the Assault and Ensnaring, the key to using the ability is to mark the target and the ditch them, forcing them to pursue you or trigger the ability. Marking and staying next to them just isn't as effective. [/QUOTE]
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