The Paladin is good in this game because of an item (special sword) that only the paladin can use. This is the most powerful sword, by far, in the game. It more than makes up for his inadequacies in advanced specialization.
The max you can go in Kensai and still achieve lvl 17 as a mage is lvl 9. You should dual anytime b4 that. In the single player version, this may be difficult to do since you will have to rely on NPCs to tank for you while you level. But if you make a multi-player game, you can have some pretty powerful allies who can easily tank for you until you reach level 10. Mages also reach level 10 very fast, second only to thieves. They slow down a lot after level 12.
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