I think also that getting 68 int is not that common of a thing. My current mage game has only about 30 active int (Could get a bit more, but not efficiently). Sure, some games you can tank around with a bunch of items giving 4 or 5 int, but sometimes you just don't get them.
Also, I think it is a little off to say you 'need' to cast nuke spells early on... because they are required for fire mage achievement. There isn't any reason that you have to get a medal for the game to be a success.
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