What does every combat mage need?

[LintMan]

If you're worried about missiles, why not swap the pendant of luck for a lucky coin and the anti-missile amulet?

Lucky coin is a much better deal than the pendant for mages, really, since it gives some small prot/def in addition to the luck, and it's 0 encumberance.

And if you're going all out to equip your mage(s), why not give 'em a rune smasher?

If not, you could add a second 0-enc shield or that high-defense weapon whose name I can't remember.

Also, the Black Steel Helm adds some prot and is 0-enc so might be worth considering, unless you're doing Starshines for the MR and astral boost.