A Guide to Mages comment thread

[Skandranon]

Skandranon, don't be afraid to dismiss wands as the garbage that they really are.  Wand Specialization (priests have it too) has to be one of the worst talents in the game, across all classes.  Blizzard needs to reconsider the current implementation of wands.
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I definitely agree that wands, as currently constituted, are generally junk for mages, and probably should have said that much. In the next revision, I've split off a section for wands under Equipment, instead of discussing wands in general under Wand Specialization. The only reason I gave a little hope was that my statement is true - wands outdamage all other ranged weapons - and I can't think but that there's some potential there. No other class has a +5% to damage per point talent (imagine if warriors had a +5% per point damage talent for swords!) and so I think Wand Specialization will deserve careful study in light of any possible wand change.

That said, I think they're fine for priests - a good, mana-free source of ranged damage for specific use in instances. We may have to resign ourselves to wands' uselessness for mages, simply because any change that makes a mage notice might prove far too powerful in the hands of a warlock or priest.