[En Forcer]

So for mages who participate in combat you might want to equip them...how?

Here is my first guess: (this is for a generic combat spell slinger. Gear=up to contruction level 4)

1h or 2h weapon which could boost magic in chosed field.

If shield slot open, Crystal Shield.

Rainbow Armor

Dragon Helmet (all mages except air)
Winged Helmet (air mages)

Boots of the messenger

Girdle of Might
Amulet of Magic Resistance

...hmm the more I look at all the stuff available there is tons of item loadouts which you can tweak based upon which school of magic you will be focusing on with your mage. And if there is a particular stat you want to boost too. I guess this would be a topic for a separate thread. Maybe something along the lines of suggested loadout for specific mage types vs. generic loadouts for any old mage.