Do you take less damage when you have repel damage? Or is the whole point to give extra damage to the enemy?
Anyway I don't think it looks very good even if it does defend as well. I just tried out deadly gift...three death scorpions wiped out 50% of the orc army while I sat around hiding. I actually started rooting for the orcs after a while <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
That's the problem with this game...some skills kill all and others are just kind of handy maybe sometime. (Except ranger sight. what is up with that skill?)
