Quote Originally Posted by 'Naysayer',index.php?page=Thread&postID=105084#pos t105084
huh? They're bad choices, period. If you catch a bad one, you get lucky, but it doesn't make it a good choice to blow your load on.
I agree with you on pallys, but on mages, it's extremely easy to instant them down without any fear of an ice block. Easiest way: Wait till they're casting a poly or frostbolt or right after they cast an ice lance. Even with a /stopcasting, /cast Ice Block, they'll eat a GCD before they can block. And if your instant takes longer than 1.5 seconds, then there are far more seriously problems that burning instant into an ice block.

Quote Originally Posted by 'Nixi',index.php?page=Thread&postID=105089#post105 089
I was using the Medallion and Icon last night and I still felt good about nuking a target that was already softened up, but I couldn't straight nuke one without softening.
Most anyone on a team I'll face has 10k+ hp unbuffed and has 400 resilience. I never feel comfortable instant casting without at least a set of shocks on them.