Quote Originally Posted by Anthrowhale View Post
W.r.t. damage, at relatively low levels, a pure wizard gish can take advantage of Heroics/Mirror Move, Wraithstrike, and (Greater) Mighty Wallop to put out significant damage while using Alter Self to crank up AC. At higher levels, Arcane Spellsurge means you can cast and full attack every round while Shapechange gives you plentiful extra attacks.
sure, that would normally be the chase. But the opening post excluded "Self-Buffer". That's why I said that imho he is looking for a "jack of all trades, master of none" like the chameleon class.