Alan Alan Steve

The best swords are the ones that double hit with acid, fire or cold.   If you equip two of them your tank can quad hit.    Kill quickly - don't get hit back!

Yeh - you need them to get the circlet I think.   Circlet for Sulfuras.    Sufuras to get to an area...    so no, can't dodge.

The one useful summon is summon shade.   Shades being insubstantial are pretty hard for creatures to hit.  Other undead such as ghasts can barely hit them at all.   Can use this to build a mobile shade wall and blast away from behind its cover.   This is particularly effective with two or more priests.   If the shades die just recast them on opposing turns so there is always one between you and the enemy.    Enjoy .