But you just LoS'd the mage around a wall, right? What's stopping him from LoS'ing you the same way after he blinks outta there, to get the bandaid off?
Like I said, I never see ANYONE bandaid without being out of LoS. The mage expects everyone to use throwing knives ty to cookie cutter guide, he's not going to take the chance.
In any situation where you can be affected by LoS, it seems like you are affected by LoS. A lucky instant poison proc would be nice. But the thrown probably won't kill him, just break bandaid, and continue to draw out the fight even longer. Even if he dies, that mage has succeeded in tying you two up for far longer than you should have, and at this point your guild master is probably questioning what the fuck you're wasting so much time on in vent, and why you're not on offense.
All i've gotten out of your example is that thrown knives MAY be better in a super hypothetical situation vs the supreme cc utility of mages, and I play plenty of games against teams without a single mage. Let's start from the beginning.