I'm an elf mystic a/m this age. I started out as an SM, but after the first war my monarch asked me to go a/m. My wpa was pumped and sure its a real balance with your BE but that's why this game is about KD's! You cannot play a T/M or a/m on your own this age and become UB (which fyi is unbelievably boring), you need your KD mates and to play as a team.
My TB is shot to pieces a lot of the time, because i can't run the towers needed for ms and have to get runes as aid. But in war after an attack when my troops come back as soldiers, i aid them to attackers and somewhat level the TB out.
It's all about balance and as our monarch believes we should treat this like a second job, so it's all about time too.
Oh and fun.
P.S. I'm not a newbie, I've been lurking around here since it all began. So don't anyone even try your high and mighty talking down tactics. I do know what I'm talking about.