Wizard must have items for leveling?

[Acillatem]

Lots of variations depending on plat available and what not, but bare minimum I would recommend +mana items, Jboots, and Staff of Temperate Flux.

There's other stuff that will definitely help (Solist's Icy Wand, Staff of the Wheel, etc), but if yer lookin to solo (esp quads past 29), you need Jboots and Flux Staff.

[Estu]

Originally Posted by Acillatem [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lots of variations depending on plat available and what not, but bare minimum I would recommend +mana items, Jboots, and Staff of Temperate Flux.

There's other stuff that will definitely help (Solist's Icy Wand, Staff of the Wheel, etc), but if yer lookin to solo (esp quads past 29), you need Jboots and Flux Staff.

To be fair you can still quad easily enough without Flux Staff but it's definitely a handy item. Just saying that if the quest is too tough for you at a given level, it's OK to wait a bit. JBoots are absolutely invaluable though. If you don't have the money for an MQ or the levels to camp it you can buy SoW potions in the meantime. Also, JBoots or not, you will be unable to quad without a good mana pool, so look for +mana and +INT items.

[Messianic]

Originally Posted by Estu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Also, JBoots or not, you will be unable to quad without a good mana pool, so look for +mana and +INT items.

I've heard this from a lot of people, but I quadded just fine with nothing but my staff of the wheel, stein of moggok, and a few other small +int items well into my 50s. If it takes all of your mana to quad something, you're probably not doing it very efficiently or hunting in the wrong place.

Originally Posted by Essedge [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wanting to start a wizard, had one on live, and there seems to be a worse stigma against them then a hybrid.

Are there any must have items to ease the mostly solo grind? aside from jboots of course.

In your very early levels, a good 2hb like treant staff or lost staff of the scorned or something similar is good to battle-cast, but after 12-16 or so that's simply not viable - you get eaten alive too fast.

On a similar note, I found hp gear far more valuable up to about 24-26 (since quadding starts in earnest then and if you get hit while quadding you're likely doing it wrong).