So far, without the Forges, the opening I like the most is
R1 Cloak - Crystal
R2 Ghoul Rot - Magebane FD on yourself
R3 Enchantment Transfusion both Curses to enemy mage
What's the benefit of casting the curses FD on yourself and using ET to move both curses to enemy mage? Hoping to learn something new here. Thanks!
A couple more reasons :
- R2, the enemy mage may not be in range to cast them directly onto him.
- you may not be willing to step into range 2 that soon, especially not when you have initiative that round. Better to transfer them when you can activate last, then (possibly) pull back with initiative the next round.