I know one is there to counter the other but my current issue, as I see it is with the ranks that both are accessible.

Deathblow is sub 30 and ABS is realisticly (for the majority of the playerbase to have all three) not feasible until rank 40. This leaves a massive imbalance at lower ranks for mages who are forced to lose to berserkers purely because they suddenly thro out 2 obliterates in a round of combat (this was through aura and shield btw!). If I had barrier then I may have stood a chance but I have worked hard to have a large selection of wand locations to check to maximise my chances of having wands. The ones I have are non-sleeks as I still have not found any sleeks this time round.

Deathblow is a necessity when ABS is plentiful, which to my mind, is 40+ for the majority of players and therefore deathblow should not be accessible until the same rank, 40.

Thoughts?

-----Abernyte