[Trexmaster]

Fully agree. I think reduced damage would be the way to go so they're -probably- not insta-gibbed by whatever they steal, and so a mage can't just nuke them for using it anyways.

Completely negating -and- stealing the skill is a bit much. Having such a hard counter discourages people even playing a mage if someone can just decide to slap on Spellthief and never fail to win against them.

So, this is a step in the right direction.