I have been thinking very hard, and thouroughly about a solution to balance's shield breaking problem, and have finally come up with a solution. What if instead of some spell to break shields (such as a DoT or double hit or a shatter/pierce type of spell) I was thinking about some sort of enchantment to make damage "invisible" or hidden to charms and wards. In addition, there could also be a counterpart to reveal charms/wards to a hidden spell.
So, here are my ideas for spells.
Name: Invisibility School: Balance Type: Enchantment Effect: Hide one spell to all charms/wards
Name: Reveal School. Balance Type: Enchantment Effect: Reveal one charm or ward to a hidden attack
These spells would not only effect damage spells, but could also effect spells such as weakness, infection, and heals. These spells still could take effect on unenchanted spells too, because all it does is show it to a hidden attack.
For example: A heal could be hidden to an infection. The infection however, could be revealed and have an effect on the hidden heal.
Another example: A revealed weakness could have effect on a hidden attack.
Thanks for listening! Any feedback is greatly appreciated.