New Posts For Thread: how to interpret Wizard's Shield (lv2 utility)?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412961/how_to_interpret_Wizards_Shield_(lv2_utility)The wizard's level 2 utility, Shield, is an immediate interrupt triggered by being attacked that grants the user +4 to AC and Reflex until the end of his/her next turn.As far as I can tell, the rules as written don't dictate whether the player must kDifferent strokes for different folks.Some people prefer not to get hit at all. Some people prefer to treat their hit points / healing surges as just another resource to tap. Most people are probably somewhere in the middle. You should pick powers thttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412961/how_to_interpret_Wizards_Shield_(lv2_utility)?post_id=524787969#524787969Different strokes for different folks.Some people prefer not to get hit at all. Some people prefer to treat their hit points / healing surges as just another resource to tap. Most people are probably somewhere in the middle. You should pick powers tFri, 05 Oct 2012 10:19:49 -0500It's a double-edged sword for me, at least in my perception. I'm playing a staff wizard now. I don't have wizard's escape, but I do have shield and staff of defense. Anecdotally, I almost never get to use both powers in an encounter. I'm either not ahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412961/how_to_interpret_Wizards_Shield_(lv2_utility)?post_id=524787123#524787123It's a double-edged sword for me, at least in my perception. I'm playing a staff wizard now. I don't have wizard's escape, but I do have shield and staff of defense. Anecdotally, I almost never get to use both powers in an encounter. I'm either not aFri, 05 Oct 2012 09:58:17 -0500Just wait until the wizard is higher level and has Wizard's Escape (teleport out of the way of the attack) in addition to Shield. And if it's a staff wizard, he has the staff-power too. Etc.Wizards are squishy but they're hard to hit, hard to pin dowhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412961/how_to_interpret_Wizards_Shield_(lv2_utility)?post_id=524782417#524782417Just wait until the wizard is higher level and has Wizard's Escape (teleport out of the way of the attack) in addition to Shield. And if it's a staff wizard, he has the staff-power too. Etc.Wizards are squishy but they're hard to hit, hard to pin dowFri, 05 Oct 2012 07:36:16 -0500Good point; thanks.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412961/how_to_interpret_Wizards_Shield_(lv2_utility)?post_id=524770105#524770105Good point; thanks.Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:29:28 -0500We call it the "Get Out of Jail Free Card" at our table. Still, it's pretty situational. There's only a range of results at which it will work and its duration is quite short since you can't use it on your own turn. As well, it will only ever be usedhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412961/how_to_interpret_Wizards_Shield_(lv2_utility)?post_id=524769501#524769501We call it the "Get Out of Jail Free Card" at our table. Still, it's pretty situational. There's only a range of results at which it will work and its duration is quite short since you can't use it on your own turn. As well, it will only ever be usedThu, 04 Oct 2012 18:06:45 -0500