Its those damn archers that get me.

And, I play as a mage by the way.

Just thought I'd tell everyone that mages are pretty much only good against warrior types.

Well, do you use the Atronach Stone and have the passive absorb park from alteration? It would explain why they aren't dangerous.

Mages can be made a total non-threat depending on how early you get magic resistance.
When you have no resistances, they're the hardest hitting ranged enemies at lower levels, can reduce chance of escape/kiting if they use frost, and they heal, making them a huge pain for a lot of characters.

I play as an Imperial and even when I use the mage stone they are hardly a threat.

I'm about to move back to the mage stone though, Atronach stone bug is really annoying.