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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Al'Kelhar" data-source="post: 2263735" data-attributes="member: 7884">Typically, yes.  The annis's natural armour would replace any natural armour that your wizard normally has - which if he's any of the humanoid races from PH, is 0.  However, if you've got any enhancement bonuses to natural armour from spells or magic items, they'll also stack with the annis's natural armour.  My wizard usually has dragonskin (from Draconomicon) cast on herself, which grants her a +5 enhancement bonus to natural armour.  This +5 enhancement bonus stacks with the +10 natural armour bonus from the annis form; plus armour bonus from mage armour, deflection bonus from ring of protection or magic circle against evil, Dexterity, etc. you can give your wizard a decidely excellent AC.A wizard using polymorph by itself and trying to engage in melee is stupid.  But a properly prepared wizard with the normal defensive spells every wizard should have up for most of the time - mage armour, resist energy, magic circle against evil, dragonskin - plus combat only defensive spells - fire shield, shield - plus other buffing - bardic music, haste, bull's strength, heroism - is the best melee combatant on the field at mid levels.  But then, I guess you could say that any wizard with the right spell combination and opportunity to cast them before the battle will be the best at any particular combat role.  I just personally like having the occasional opportunity to tear the bad guys apart limb from limb instead of frying them at a distance.Cheers, Al'Kelhar</blockquote>

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