ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

So I rolled up an Ogre Wyrmic and I'm wondering if I should specialize my offhand into shield masteries or go for the superpower + mindstar offhand route (keep in mind that you lose 50% off hand damage procs). This is the char: http://te4.org/characters/162145/tome/6 ... 934fa5e488

I've gotten both the Giant Wrap set and Behemoth Hide for +3 size so I only have a -5% power loss for using a twohander in one hand. I also got lucky with Colaryem, a weapon that gets bonus attack speed with size and strength. I found Rush boots so I don't have to worry about gap closing at all, so Lightning Speed is my get away card.

I've gone for a strength/ physical power build. I mostly use Ice Claw, Swallow and Prismatic Slash. I'm maxing Lightning Speed and then Disolve next.

Welp died to something dumb. Ended up getting pulled by something and grappled/ stunlocked while surrounded. I could have played it alot better but was greedy with my lightning speed usage. Everything else was a cake walk so I wasn't playing optimally, even forgot to inscribe my phase door. The build is really strong though, almost nothing survived more than a few rounds and this has really strong AoEs. I think the shield was pointless, but I needed a better mindstar to replace it.