Obviously i don't expect you to change your ruling, but magic is one of the things that many find unballancing in 8th, and removing the wards we have always allowed against the killer spells is a bad choice to me.

Also, for items that state they give mr to a unit, do those now no longer apply to the unit? And, if I have 3 characters in a unit, and one of them has the mr3 amulet do they all get to use it (since if i understand you right it doesn't carry over to the unit anymore)?