I was in the same boat... stones throw from 1700 and back down to 1560 after facing what felt like every possible spell cleave over and over. Melee teams aren't a huge problem unless they get a ton of control on me early and i can't down either the warrior or dk. Usually start with someone as a decoy target and focus target whatever i feel like killing and then blowing them up.

Very rarely will something live through the FS/UE/LVB combo. Once I get the moonwell chalice on Tuesday it'll be even more ridiculous.