Why I Like Mages More Than Shaman

Tangible:
Trainable ice block is going to be huge.
Counterspell on round robin
Frost nova on round robin
Pyro
Multiple AEs kill everyone in seconds.
Assorted nukes
Sheep

Intangible:
Mages are so much more fun.
The idea of just standing in one spot spamming chain lightning is not appealing to me.
I hate totems.