Originally Posted by Phix

and depending if infectious will check the poison skill instead of tactics, nox mage would be the way to go. It would allow for a free skill like inscription, parry, chiv, med.

I would go nox/parry mage over inscribe. Inscribe is nice and powerful but there is nothing like the sound of a ping as a warrior bounces off your shield. Downside is you lose mana for dex...or life.