Frosty and Swandy are a waste for a wizard, especially because you have to #offer mountains of sacrifices to get the skills unlocked. Mbane enchanted is enough of a weapon on its own along with attack spells. And you can get dagger skill up to expert easily.

Those swords barely do any more damage than Mbane even in the hands of combat classes.

I never seem to have that much trouble unlocking them if I've gotten that far.

Of course, that's all the stuff you have after the hard part is over. Getting there and surviving the early part of the game is where all the complexity and diversity comes in.