[Messianic]

There are two weapons which have really decent ratios and are great for casters 1-16 or so:

Lost Staff of the Scorned
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM PLACEABLE
Slot: PRIMARY
Charges: Unlimited
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 24
DMG: 11 Dmg Bonus: 22
This item is placeable in yards and houses.
Effect: Nek Portal (Must Equip, Casting Time: 18.0) at Level 39
WT: 4.6 Size: LARGE
Class: WIZ
Race: ALL
Slot 1, Type 4 (Weapon: General)

There's an enchanter variant whose name eludes me right now, but as a wizard who leveled his wizard untwinked (my first one on the server to breach level 30), having a good strong twohander to melee with as you battle-cast nukes is indispensable in your early levels. I personally saved up some cash and bought a Treant Staff on the cheap - it was very helpful to get occasional 20 point melee hits inbetween nukes.