WIZARD PUNKS!!! Best Weapons Guide for Wizards

To excel as a Wizard in WIZARD PUNKS!!!, understanding your weapon options is crucial. This guide breaks down the various weapons available to Wizards, highlighting their unique attributes, combat effectiveness, and optimal scenarios for use. While all listed weapons are viable, certain combinations offer significant advantages in different playstyles.

Introduction to Wizard Weapons

In WIZARD PUNKS!!!, a wizard's spells are ineffective without a potent weapon to cast them from. Each weapon offers distinct advantages and disadvantages, allowing for a variety of unique playstyles.

Crystal Sword

The Crystal Sword is a formidable melee option for Wizards. It features a medium-range, three-attack melee combo consisting of an underhand stab, an overhand right, and a wide left swing. What makes it unique is its damage distribution, splitting melee damage approximately 55% physical and 45% magic. Its magic damage can be further enhanced when paired with the 'Ignite' spell. However, it comes with a -30 movement speed modifier, which is higher than the Magic Staff but lower than the Crystal Ball + Rond Dagger combo.

Strengths:

Excellent for clearing groups of enemies without expending spells.

Perfectly complements a melee-focused Wizard build.

Scales effectively with hybrid armor.

Weaknesses:

Lacks an implicit magic damage bonus, resulting in weaker spells overall.

Spell casting animations can sometimes experience clipping issues on terrain.

Magic Staff

The Magic Staff is the default weapon for Wizards, included in every starting loadout. It offers a medium-range, two-combo melee attack, starting with a left swing followed by an overhead bonk. Among all wizard melee options, it boasts the highest base physical damage and has a -20 movement speed modifier. While capable of spell casting, it lacks any built-in implicit magic damage, meaning its effectiveness as a spell-casting weapon relies heavily on fortunate RNG stat rolls.