Blades underpowered? Bwer-WahHAHAHAHA! They are, in fact, considered one of the more powerful classes. If you know how to... tap their potential for cheese.
My first successful character was a Human Sorcerer. You would laugh at his spell list then. [img]tongue.gif[/img] I still kick myself in the rear from time to time when I ask myself why I chose the spells I did at that time.