heh, as someone said already... kinda... if the item weren't limited by charges, a wiz who owns this item would be nearly invulnerable to all but spells, which would only do partial damage. Consider the fact that you could practically MELEE anything if you just hotkey the earring and contunually hit the button. No cast time, and if it weren't limited by charges, you could do this forever and never get hit.... kind uf unbalancing don't ya think?
charges are because of the instant cast time - if manaburn dont get em then manastone/mage rod VS any PVP is dead with this ring and mystic cloak. Not to mention if the wizzie has the pitted iron ring and knows how to dodge :)
People - Look at the stats! its 5 Int which isnt needed much at high Lvls but the Str and the Mana is UBER - I would LOVE this item even without the charges! Maybe it is because I am close to my epic and will have unlimited charges of a better shield but I dunno. Well I just think you shouldnt complain about the ovbious faults of a sweet item!
but still... why only 3 charges? I go through a stack of bloodstones for LEATHERSKIN per level. If you think about it, that's a lot of bloodstones per sitting. Are you going to be constantly going to air to recharge this? Seriously! At least it should be 10 charges....