Solution for Magic Duel

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dirtywick said:
Mental Seal seems OK for mages that have paths other than Astral as you don't have to use it all the time, just when you're fighting S1 or higher mages.

But Magic Duel isn't really a problem for mages with only (or mostly Astral). Sure they can be killed by it, but either they've got enough astral the chances are low (or the other duelist also expensive) or they're cheap enough that it's no great loss.

It's only expensive mages with low astral that are really crippled by Magic Duel.

It would also be possible to have the item simple autocast Magic Seal at the beginning of combat. That would avoid the overland issues.