
Resurgence is your last-resort panic button. The Fade Shield skill (part of the Knight Enchanter tree) gives you a barrier that is regenerated when you attack, so you should invest in the Spirit tree to strengthen it. Just make sure you have some experience playing the mage class on an easier difficulty first, Knight Commander or otherwise, because it requires a lot of finesse and moving between mid- and long-range combat. It was incredibly overpowered when the game launched, and that was fixed in a patch, but it's still a hard-hitter. Our specialization suggestion is for you to be a Knight Enchanter.
The Knight Enchanter route can almost turn a mage into a warrior after a fashion, because it gives you access to a huge magical blade. Necromancers have shambling creatures to help out, which is nice to add extra chaos to a scene. Rift Mages are extremely adept at crowd control, which is important if you're staying back and aiding your tanks. MageĪll the mage specializations have their perks. Once the player can choose a specialization, though, the sailing will go a little smoother.