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Wizard
The biggest crit in the game when it lands.
Glass-cannon nuker with evac-lines and ports to every major city. Wizards deliver single-target burst nobody else matches, then watch the rogue outparse them on sustained. Best save-button kit outside Druid.
Races
HumanHigh ElfEruditeGnomeDark Elf
Strengths
- ·Biggest crit nukes in the game
- ·Ports (classic + Luclin + PoP stones)
- ·Evac (group save-button)
Weaknesses
- ·Mana-gated; burn fast, med long
- ·Aggro off the bat — rogues love that
Key abilities by level
14
Ports
Lesser → Greater → Translocate. Wizards are the taxi.
29
Sunstrike / Ice Comet line
The nuke ladder — Wizards live here.
51
Mana Sieve / Wrath of Druzzil
Tier-61 nukes plus AE lines.
55
Evacuate
Whole-group zone-evac. A raid-saver.
65
Concussion (AA)
Wizard aggro-shed — critical on raid nuke-fights.
Gearing by era
Classic
Flowing Black Silk Sash; Staff of the Serpent; Hierophant's Cloak.
Kunark
Epic 1.0 (Staff of the Four).
Velious
ToV class armor; Skyshrine-faction staves.
PoP
Elemental/Time class armor; Primal staff from Time.
Spell lists by level are a large piece of research and will roll in per-class as they're compiled. For the moment the abilities table above carries the signal.