I was looking over my mage and was surprised to see something. Did you know that time shift (clock) does more single target damage then lightning strike (not factoring in the crit bonus)? I was recently trying out lightning for the first time for the temple challenge and only now realized this. Mages are great for clearing mobs, either by having higher damage or even op procs like immortal or hex staff. The problem is, after the ds got nerfed, mages have no way to deal with bosses. Unfortunately, both warriors and rogues are capable of clearing mobs as fast as mages, with rogues having a clear advantage over bosses and warriors having a clear advantage in health/armor. This warrants mages as unnecessary (aside from lich). It would be good to see mages again to have the ability to deal with bosses, aside from having to revert to an old level 46 weapon. As mentioned before, if Lightning’s damage was more up to par with a rogues aimed shot, mages would be better off. Just my 2 cents