Halfling Wizard in Western JungleThe one word separating the completely useless Halfling Wizards from the totally kick-ass Halfling Wizards is "Blood to Power". Well, ok, that's actually three words, but I'm sure you get the point...
So what started as a less-than-enthusiastic run (I totally dislike Halfling Wizards, normally) quickly turned into a steamroll as I realized that there are awesome preps; that thanks to that one glyph the character is now totally kick-ass; and there's a really good altar; and shop items are also quite decent! Poor Getanadafix never stood a chance.
I tried to alternate targets, so kill one monster with melee and another with magic, to make sure the DPs from the Ward don't go to waste, though they mostly did thanks to all the blasting power and well my natural tendency to spell-sling...

"Thinker", just without the "ache".