Um, the best and fastest way to gain gold and experience with protection is team farming in the jungle with a contract? That probably why.

Since 1.6, I've been trying hard to find a build that works. He's too slow, for one. Even with the tier 3 boots, he's slow, and always gets caught. Then his damage is minimal, even with shatter glass. Enemies generally ignore the damage till other team mates eliminated, then chase me down and kill me. It's difficult to hit targets with fireball and goop, they should at least be formidable when they land. Too bad, I'm about to give up this character like most people have. The lack of builds...