An orgasmicly excellent move-set by Marius

First off, this isn't an application, as I've already earned the right to use it in RP, and if you disapprove, I couldn't care less, however, comments and suggestions are appreciated.

The overall of Marius' fighting style(s) is that he's on the defensive almost constantly, and when you match his fast reflexes an/or wide variety of fire spells, he can deflect, block or soften most blows which often leads the attacker to eventually let his guard down, allowing Marius to make a devastating combination of attacks.

MAGIC:

Well with the spellplague in effect, Marius' primary fighting style gets a shot in the arm, but he's still been using magic long enough to maintain a strong combination of offensive and defensive moves. HOWEVER, it makes combat obviously, more difficult.

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Example 1.
Anon= Anonymous character, made in say, the past 3 months, equipped with a magnum and a shortsword. Basic strength, no modifiers.
Marius= Made 8 months ago, using magic, so completely unequipped aside from large coat with small chainmail patching.

Anon raises his gun, Marius raises one hand, and crouches.
Anon fires 2 rounds, Marius jumps forward and swings his arms, the bullets melt into a ball of lead when they get near Marius' hand.
Anon fires 2 more rounds, Marius ejects the ball of lead which collides with one of the new bullets as the fourth hits/grazes/misses Marius.
Anon decides to use his sword, but obviously is smart enough to know Marius will melt that too, so switches to defensive.
Marius heats his hands for a moment, and as Anon takes the opportunity and lunges.
Marius brings a giant shroud of magma (from nearby rock), cinders (Nearby wood) and other heated/burnt debris as a shield, stopping the attack.
Anon is stopped momentarily, and Marius delivers an uppercut encased in flame. The fight normally ends there.

That's 4 spells, and one attack done by Marius. Seems like powergaming? Definitely not, for his magic fighting style was developed like that with FIRE magic for the sole purpose of neutralizing combat tools such as firearms or other metalcraft, having a somewhat natural advantage. See, fire melts things, kiddies.

Now see what happens when spellplague takes effect.


Again, 4 spells, 1 attack. How can this be!?

Well, Marius knows that spells can't be flung around easily anymore, so he brings a bit of his agility in and uses MORE TIME TO CONCENTRATE his spells, which results in them being equally/more effective than before the spellplague. Obviously if the opponent was a very moreso powerful character like the Prophet, Marius' spells and movements would be more shoddy, but this isn't the case, because characters THAT powerful do not appear out of thin air all the time.

Now, you may think that Marius' magic-dependent combat leaves him defenseless without magic, but that couldn't be more wrong. I'll include the second half later. For now, I just want feedback on the magic part at the moment.