Originally Posted by Copernicus
A mage should level in deep frost.
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Seconded. Clearcasting is a nice bonus, but, from leveling my mage, not really worth it (though until I got some more Frost talents, I will say that uninterruptable AM is a nice thing to have in a tight spot). Particularly once you get CoC, the control afforded by a Frost Mage is fantastic. Anything that eventually gets close to you is basically guaranteed to get hit with Frostbite or a Frost Nova. The ability to kite around otherwise dangerous mobs is tremendously nice; you can stop runners with relative ease. My delight on finding that I could kite that murderous elite panther in 1k Needles to death was extreme.
As for Paladins, I used to find people advocating spending the first 10 points in Holy to get pushback-resistant heals. Is this still a good plan, or should one just go ahead with Ret?