You should put the majority of your bonus points into sta and split the rest between str and int
Stat points above the 200 soft cap in int or wis are pretty much wasted - you get about 4 points of mana per into point over the soft cap - so from 200 to 255 int youre only gettting about 220 mana points - which isnt even one lure of ice.
HP/Resist gearing is very important for ALL classes, and it is even more important for wizards. Mana takes care of itself - you will hit the softcap very quickly and once you hit 200int you should right away start getting into +mana gear. It amazes me how many wizards hard cap out on int (and seem to be the only class that does in such high numbers)
When you get to raiding, you will rarely dump your whole mana bar into DPS. Most mobs are dead before you can drain your whole bar. If you are grouping, you will rarely be full mana, at which point the extra mana pool is useless.
And in comes the 'well what if im quadding i need the mana pool' - - i only put 3 bonus points into int and I quadded just fine.
This int/sta argument will never end, but a good EQ rule of thumb is - - int/wis points over softcap are not good and better spent on other stats.
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