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Why do we want our D and D wizards to be
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durable when they're supposed to be
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glass cannons? This is a great question
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from a relatively new player. And it
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honestly, it's a good philosophical
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question about the wizard. Like they are
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the iconic glass cannon. Extremely
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powerful offensively, defensively very,
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very frail. Terrible AC, low hit points,
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all of the things. Glass cannon.
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Absolutely. I talk a lot about character
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optimization both here and on
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And one of the things that you have to
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pay attention to in character
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optimization is your character's
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weaknesses. The wizard's weaknesses are
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just defenses writ large. So finding
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ways to improve your wizard's defenses
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does a lot to keep you alive. Like
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raising your AC from whatever mage armor
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gives you to potentially whatever full
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plate gives you. That's a huge
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improvement to your durability. A lot of
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things don't come from attacks, but most
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damage does. So adding a lot to your AC,
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improving your durability means that
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you're likely to survive as a wizard.
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Character optimization focuses a lot on
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improving your character's biggest
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strengths, but also you need to patch
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those weaknesses or your big strengths
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might just not get to matter.
