The Templar gets a passive that gives it 50% resistance.
ok that a big deal. 50% is a high number. You could walk though nightmare with 50% magic resistance.
Lets look at the abilty Holy smith. Och that is a strong move. And it upgrades make it stronger.
Keep in mind that Templars do 10% more damage to spell casters and fade creatures.
One of it upgrades is this:
Spirit damage: 200% vs. spell casters and Fade creatures
Cleanse is another ability. It not only removes hostle effects it disables magical abilities. Meaning your reverse costing abilities are knock out.
And silence ability is 100% not a 60% or lower number then 100%. Making Templars able to remove abilities while still fighting other enemies. Meaning They knock out your magic abilities and knock out abilities.