I laid off for a awhile, came back a few weeks ago,but due to time constraints I'm only using 1 of my stables. Since returning to the game I have noticed a few distinct views. Offensive wars really struggle unless they are fully decked in legendary gear. The other thing is the cost of repair for legendary gear is huge and has forced me to use minimal legendary gear and go with epic gear to try and have some gold in my stable.
I retired my dual mace theatrics, because frankly they still suck at the upper level of the game. Also retired another glad for time sake. Now i am waiting for the new schools to come out to use my 2 HOL slaves.