Agreed with Naberrie. Also, protect is far from worthless from any class. Damage reduction is always welcome. It's ofcourse not as great as if you were a Cnj, but reducing damage is never worthless.

Also with cure - I agree but also disagree. Cure is helpful because healing. If you're at 50 health and the mob you're fighting is at half health, you're probably not going to be able to kill him before he kills you. However with a few Cures, you may be able to heal yourself up a bit and kill him. It's all situational.

Also remember role abilities. Cnj abilities (aside from protect) should mainly be used as offskills. You probably wouldn't use gladiator abilities as a conjurer, would you? Likewise you wouldn't use Thaumaturge abilities as a gladiator. Can they be useful? Of course - but like a Cnj, it's situational.