The bless, and the spells that scale with level such as bladewind. The extra two points of protection from E8 are also very nice, and the reduced fatigue from earth spell casting.
Plus if you decide to put up the Forge, it's 10 gems harder to dispel. That's not a whole lot since the base is 80, but it's a bit of a bonus at least.
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Well my run with E6 went bad early (all runs went bad cus I just put him up against everything I met) In one he was blind and lame after the first fight...
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