Ey he dont need protect or stoneskin. those skills are overrated. Start on just getting Conj and thaum to R20 each for sacrifice II and cure II. add stygian spikes to your spell line-up and you will be god of survival for a long time.

Believe me I noobed it up for a while when I started playing. Got gladiator to R16 before I finally learned you can cross-class skills lol. so I did the above and became like... unkillable.