[quote=@EliteCommander]
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If you're not an agile individual, then in a practical sense, you're not going to be dodging a mage's magic. In order to counter any magic, you have to have the skills to do so. Being mages in the college, I would say that it is reasonable that most students would want to pick up wards. 

Also consider that to really manipulate someone's mind, you have to be pretty high level. A successful psychomantic attack will not kill like with other bloods. 
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You don't need much to kill someone if you've got something Physical (And easily obtainable) to do the actual killing blow... Like, say, a dagger. Any moron can stab someone. Anyone can move aside and avoid something with a little luck. The big problem is that if you don't have a ward there is literally nothing you can do, no last hope. You lose.