How I Play My Level 80 Wizard

• Role: Pure single-target nuke DPS. Does the most damage in the group at level 80.
• Sustain: Tranquil Harvest in the multibind so mana is restored without thinking about it.
• Synergy: Summons Euthanos' Flameblade and Call of Xuzl swords. Extra pets that count toward the Mage's Shock of the Many stack.
• Note: So strong I've considered dropping a Mage and adding a second Wizard.

• Wildmagic Burst: Random fire of Chaos Conflagration, Claw of Selig, or Pure Wild Magic AA. Always cast first.
• Rime Snap: 4,500 instant cold nuke. Small chance of Wild Magic backlash.
• Force of Will (AA): Instant cast, 1,700 damage, 15s reuse on the AA timer.
• Ethereal Incineration: 8,300 damage fire nuke, 2.3s cast. Most fights die before anything else fires.
• Tangleweave Energy: 4,500 nuke that procs a chance to buff the next spell's damage. Filler when the bigger nukes are on cooldown.

Tip: Most short fights end on Ethereal Incineration before Tangleweave even fires. Longer fights cycle through everything.

• Tranquil Harvest: In the multibind so it auto-fires when mana drops. Stuns you ~10s, but you're not paying attention to one character anyway.
• Harvest of Druzzil: Backup mana restore on a separate button.
• Laminae of the Crystalwing: Mana regen rune. Keep up at all times. Block Rune of the Deep if your Enchanter is running it (doesn't stack).
• Long-term: Both harvests come out of the multibind around level 130 once external mana regen is high enough.

• Silent Casting: Lowers aggro on all spells cast. Open with this.
• Ward of Destruction: Stationary AoE ward dropping 335 damage on every creature in 60ft.
• Frenzied Devastation: Buffs the next 31 spells with +40% crit damage. Massive.
• Fury of the Gods: +900 base damage on every spell. Stacks on top of Frenzied Devastation.
• Mana Burn: Single-target burst. Drops ~40% of your mana for ~68,000 damage.
• Mind Crash: Drops target hatred by 14,000. Fire immediately after Mana Burn so the tank can hold aggro.

Aggro management: Mana Burn generates massive hate. Mind Crash chained right after is the difference between living and getting one-shot by the next mob in the pull.

• Euthanos' Flameblade: Summons a giant sword that fights as a pet. Damage is unremarkable (~200 per hit) but it counts toward the Mage's pet stack.
• Call of Xuzl: Summons two animated swords on the target with a Lure of Flame proc. That's three Wizard pets active during longer fights.
• Net effect: Wizard contributes 2 to 3 pets to every Shock of the Many cast, helping push past the 7-pet damage cap.

• Dimensional Shield: Absorbs melee damage. Wizards generate a lot of aggro at this level.
• Improved Familiar: Always-on stat and damage buff. Eventually you can run two familiars at once.
• Etherealist's Unity II: AC buff. Block if it conflicts with focus.
• Evacuate: Group escape on a 14-minute timer. Pop it the moment the tank dies.
• Strong Root: Backup root for solo emergencies.
• Perfect Invisibility: Bypasses most aggro for navigation.

Concussion AA: Unlocks at level 86. Gives you a non-instant-recast hate dump that's safe to keep in the multibind.

• Teleport Bind: Bind the Wizard in Dead Hills (Gribble missions) and Crescent Reach. Group teleports save throne hops.
• Secondary & Tertiary Recall: Configurable with Stones of Marking and Guide Stones. Three different teleport destinations.
• Origin: Crescent Reach fallback.

• Elegant Defiant: The bare minimum starting point.
• Paragon Armor (Seeds of Destruction): Equivalent to House of Thule tier 1. Best path if you're investing time in gearing.
• House of Thule Tier 1: Alternative if your tank is well-geared. Fear Itself zone.
• Marks of Valor merchant: Buy SoD and HoT tier 4 gear from the Call of the Forsaken merchant in Ethernere: West Karana to skip the grind.

Box strategy: Wizards can stay severely undergeared until ~106 since the Mage carries pet damage and external buffs cover stats. Focus gear on the tank first.

• Spam button (5): Wildmagic Burst → Rime Snap → Force of Will → Ethereal Incineration → Tangleweave Energy → Tranquil Harvest.
• Assist button: X target 19. Bound to the main tank's target for instant acquisition.
• Pet attack + swarm: Single button so the swords fight whatever the tank's hitting.
• Stand: AoE FD recovery.
• Buff button: Cast Laminae of the Crystalwing + Tranquil Harvest in one click.