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mages don't do well because of the constant need to mana, plus against the DF you basically need protection on or each time you cast a spell on it the bones damage you, disrupting your casting. Ev's dont' do much against any of the gauntlet boss's other than being distractions.
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ummm, no love for mages, eh? I totally disagree. I play a mage/bard in doom. I sign into Doom for about 1.5 hours per day and always get a drop, every day! If you have necro, you can go into wraith form which completely eliminates your need to worry about your mana pool. On a necro mage, you can corpse skin, exp/flamestrike till the cows come home without running outta mana. Secondly, NO! you do not need to have protection on! It's all about timing your spells. Why would you spam e-bolt (for example) when you know Daddy is gonna throw bones at you? Wait till his bones do their tick on you (about 1 second, which also happens to be the time you'd have to wait to recast ebolt with protection on!) and then cast again without getting interrupted! My arsenal includes discordance, demon/undead slayer books, 40lmc/12mr, provoking the occasional lich or rottie and typically running with a 5 or better focus for spellweaving. Lure, discord, ebolt, ebolt, ebolt, provoke, ebolt, ebolt, mini heal, mini heal, provoke, ebolt, ebolt, word of death, firehorn for the win! Done deal. I went to doom on Sunday morning, left last night with 8 arties in my pack.