I'm not sure about penalties but only time I've seen it used in pvp is on a sorc max defense max frozen armor+synergy. Also attackers take damage, bramble+spiritbarb+iron maiden, It's not fast though and tricky to stabilize offensive vs defense gear.
Sorc just stands there and takes hits
But idk the answer to your actual question
This post was edited by E_v on Feb 2 2025 12:48am