Mages spellstealing nether ward...? why?

Classes Warlock
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Just went up against some rogue/mage in 2s. Decided to run Nether Ward to see if I could use it like an extra defensive against the combustion.

Lo and behold, apparently mages can kleptomania SPELL STEAL a nether ward, and I ended up reflecting my sacrolash’s strike slow back onto myself which guaranteed the loss.

So my question is… how do you cast a harmful spell, spellsteal, into an ability that reflects “all harmful spells cast on you”? It’s not like it’s divine shield man, it’s just 3 seconds of immunity to newly casted spells. I’m still taking damage, from melee, from existing dots, etc etc… Why does it need to be able to be stolen as well?

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It’s pretty egregious. In addition to Spellsteal obviously being a harmful spell, there’s 0 reason we shouldn’t be able to protect Dark Soul for at least a few seconds.

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It’s complete crap. Totally bad design and an unfair competitive advantage

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Because mages are the best so they should beat warlock in every way. Dark soul is basically a cooldown for them. Triune gives them crazy magic damage reduction. Just be a mage.

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