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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vayden" data-source="post: 4391897" data-attributes="member: 57791">Which WotC developer was it who said "Gishes I've got you covered" so many months ago? Looks like a delivery in spades - the Swordmage is made out of pure win. I agree that it's not quite as good of a pure defender as the fighter, but those are some excellent looking abilities. The other very cool thing about the Aegis, if I'm reading it correctly - it falls in between the Fighter and Paladin in a very interesting mechanical spot. Fighter: Can mark tons of enemies at a time (25 w/ a dragonborn fighter with enlarged breath), but the mark only lasts for one turn. Paladin: Marks one enemy at a time, keeps it up as long as she stays on that enemy.Swordmage: Can mark one enemy per minor action - can keep marking enemies until she activates the Aegis, at which point only that target is marked and can start again. Very interesting choice opened up there - should you activate the Aegis at this point, or let it slide this time so that you can keep threatening the 5 targets you have marked right now? In conclusion, this class was built out of awesome torn from the hearts of dragons, and I am totally playing one at some point.</blockquote>