I can see why you might say that, but by the same token those abilities seemed to work against me when we fought. You were buff enough to survive 2-3 counterattacks, meaning you got 2-3 chances to land the blackjack instead of just one.

Incidentally, the thing I most dreaded (other than the actual getting jacked and dying) was that you'd dispose of the few pieces of gear I could locate in order to know whether you were logged in. That would have been irritating. For about the past month, my first command upon logging in has been "co 'blessed divination' regeneration".