It is ridiculous to argue that the meager benefits of enchantment bonuses a Wand+Sword are worthy of the additional AP cost. It is mathematically provable they are not, and completely ignores the scenario where an item in the other hand does not have any enchantments to speak of.
It is equally ridiculous to claim that there would ever be a scenario such a setup could diminish the viability of a wand+wand loadout, as wand+wand offers an exclusive ability to trigger an elemental surface combo with a basic attack(try earth+fire, or water+wind).
Any benefits of an off-hand sword provides in a wand+sword combo, are by no means free; they come at the expense of choosing the corresponding Talents, which a dual wand user can spend elsewhere. Using a hybrid build like this also requires hybrid stats, which also diminish it's purely offensive power.
The only combination that suffers from implementing my suggestions, or otherwise recognizing the wand+sword as a valid combo, is a wand+empty, which is a separate consideration altogether.
It should speak volumes as to how weak the position from which you argue against my suggestion is, when I need to think up better arguments for you to use.
