>Could be perception because that link dead healer is not going
>to kill you in two - four rounds.

No, that's true. Staff warrior or transmuter definitely can, though. I know I've died that way a lot more than I've died to Defiance, and I play evil a lot more than I play good.

(Yes, I frequently curse at myself over gear/skills/spells I've put in the game when I run up against enemies using them. At least you missed the era of knight paladins with hasting tattooes and force duel dual wielding Defiance/HumanSunder.)