does hci work with mage weapons
Yes, hci increases your chance to hit with any weapon - even one you do not have any skill with.
Mage weapon takes your magery skill as a weapon skill for purpose of calculating your hit chance
(but does not provide the requisite skill to use the weapon specials).
I was feeling like giving up on the mage stuff because I couldn't solo any bosses. It sounds like I can.
If soloing bosses is your bar for playing a mage, then you probably would want to play a warrior.
Bosses can cast while moving, while doing physical attacks, and have a casting speed that players cannot match;
several bosses deal area damage, switch targets regularly, and dispel summons quickly.
Spell-casters are stuck in one spot while they cast and must predominantly choose to either damage or to heal.
Mages are great in pvm in groups or when they are not being targeted but die quickly when they are the target;
your ability to solo bosses as a mage will be based upon your ability to keep the boss from targeting you.
Properly geared melee warriors can solo bosses because their swings are not interrupted and their weapon-damage output
regenerates their health, mana, and stamina. (And they can heal on the move if they need to tactically retreat.)