im glad to see some more opinions here!
So im not the only one thinking that rates are ok

@Fou
Yes Im also happy to see more Mages.
Its always difficult to balance Mage class.
Cause Mage can switch on TShield+ TMace and can be quite "tanky".
If you are on Elysium staff...ofc you are an easy kill...
Mage without shield has always been an easy kill for 2x Sins and I think it should be that way.
About BP: I already gave the TStaff 15 Sword Def...for that reason.
About the staffs:
from what I tried...Elysium hits lower than Tstaff or CStaff.
plus the fact that you can tank much better with TStaff or CStaff.
I recently did increase AP and DD a lil on Scorching, Oasis, Chaotic staff, because I didnt see any Mages switching on them and people didnt even loot them. So they seemed useless.
17DD could help you tank vs Sins

@Distruction +1
I hardly see warriors using resist pots or Mages buffing the Priests with LR.