Been playing W101 for a long time and tried a lot of combinations along the way.
First real try at Balance and I find it very refreshing, to not always be resisted straight away with wards but im now 22 and need to think about a secondary school (or not?).
I have Ice to Tower Shield and Fire to Fire Elf so far.
Was thinking about going Life to Sprite or Satyr but with my Mander Minion and Weakness+Shields I don't seem to get to badly bashed so far.
If someone that has a successful Balance wizard could give me some tips I would be very grateful, and anyone else who is knowledgeable please don't hesitate to give me your thoughts...
You can do secondary school and make a great time of it. A lot of people mistakenly think it's an outdated concept, but it works extremely well in certain conditions. Secondary schools are best if you have a well-developed pet and a mastery amulet.
My pet knew spell proof, spell defy, pain bringer, and Gargantuan card (arguably one of the best PvE wizard talents you can train under Level 40).
My guy used to be Balance and Death. I would carry a deck with 1 Sandstorm card and 1 Deer Knight card, so I could use that pet enchant quickly. This also meant most of my battles were done in one hit, up until Dragonspyre when weakness gets bad. It was extremely efficient. After Level 48, I switched to full balance, as the gear no longer provided enough incentive to keep boosting Death.
Death to Feint is an excellent way to go. It gives you some sustain early in the game that does fall off later, but you'll have your own heals by that time. Also, Feint gives you tons of damage.
