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<blockquote data-quote="Puggins" data-source="post: 4725104" data-attributes="member: 12386">I don't see the problem with Aegis of Assault when compared with Fighter or Paladin marks.&nbsp; The problem with AoA come to light when you compare it to AoD in terms of the powers that support each.Aegis of Assault's power set-again- seems perfectly adequate if you take them as a whole.&nbsp; An AoA swordmage will be a perfectly acceptable defender compared to a paladin.Aegis of Defense's power set, however, gives the AoD swordmage a substantial amount of the AoA's schtick, making AoA a lot less desierable.&nbsp; Many AoD powers&nbsp; have &quot;you may use this power with your AoD&quot;, meaning that the damage prevention for the AoD will trigger, AND the swordmage will be able to make an attack against the marked attacker.&nbsp; Most of these are encounter powers, but how many times do you expect AoD to trigger anyway?&nbsp; Even if it triggers five times, you should be able to substitute very nice encounter attacks for two of them once you get to a reasonable level.&nbsp; That compares too favorably to AoA, in my opinion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Puggins, post: 4725104, member: 12386"] I don't see the problem with Aegis of Assault when compared with Fighter or Paladin marks. The problem with AoA come to light when you compare it to AoD in terms of the powers that support each. Aegis of Assault's power set-again- seems perfectly adequate if you take them as a whole. An AoA swordmage will be a perfectly acceptable defender compared to a paladin. Aegis of Defense's power set, however, gives the AoD swordmage a substantial amount of the AoA's schtick, making AoA a lot less desierable. Many AoD powers have "you may use this power with your AoD", meaning that the damage prevention for the AoD will trigger, AND the swordmage will be able to make an attack against the marked attacker. Most of these are encounter powers, but how many times do you expect AoD to trigger anyway? Even if it triggers five times, you should be able to substitute very nice encounter attacks for two of them once you get to a reasonable level. That compares too favorably to AoA, in my opinion. [/QUOTE]

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