I found this post filled with good info - Thanks!
While I like being a caster type, I have trouble keeping out of the melee cause I wanna see the mobs go down. My hubby and I are playing this on XBox (which means no manual) so we went through 30 with our first characters just to try and understand the game.
For our next attempt, I'm trying this suggestion. Not so many spells to cast, but I'm offing the mobs faster than his Shadow Warrior <evil grin>.
I just hit level 8 and have added the Dual Wield. I can't wait to see if and/or how it works!
Thanks again. I'll likely update this later on.