What is the best spell for direct damage on a wand?

[Kaisheng21]

Title says it all.

[Connman]

http://ddowiki.com/page/Epic_Winter%27s_Wrath

http://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Epic_Brimstone_Verge

[JOTMON]

wands are a failed untapped resource.

without scaling to correspond to player levels and the limitation of available wands they fall short for realistic use.

perhaps at some point wands/scrolls/rods will get a pass that allows the application of caster level and enhancements to amplify these resources to help mitigate the drain on mana for casters.

[Pyed-Pyper]

wands are a failed untapped resource.

without scaling to correspond to player levels and the limitation of available wands they fall short for realistic use.

perhaps at some point wands/scrolls/rods will get a pass that allows the application of caster level and enhancements to amplify these resources to help mitigate the drain on mana for casters.

Do you mean something like this?

Improved wand mastery - base damage of wands scales [50/75/100%] with level and (appropriate category of) spell power of the user

[Dragavon]

If you are playing a weak character you can use fireball wands to open doors, and in inferno you can use fireball and ice storm wands to trigger the fire elementals and cinderspawns. That is about all damage wands are useful for :)

[Wh070aa]

wands are a failed untapped resource.

without scaling to correspond to player levels and the limitation of available wands they fall short for realistic use.

perhaps at some point wands/scrolls/rods will get a pass that allows the application of caster level and enhancements to amplify these resources to help mitigate the drain on mana for casters.

Artificer has capstone that does some of that. Problem is that monsters have insane saves, and wand DC's are pretty static.

[EllisDee37]

If you are playing a weak character you can use fireball wands to open doors, and in inferno you can use fireball and ice storm wands to trigger the fire elementals and cinderspawns. That is about all damage wands are useful for :)Don't forget the tents in Siegebreaker!

[Kaisheng21]

I should have been more specific. I heard that wands and scrolls work while anti-magiced. As I am playing a wizard and got KOed with a disintegrate recently, this was of interest to me. I'm currently level 11, wizard 9/rogue 2. What would be the best strategy?

[ForgettableNPC]

I should have been more specific. I heard that wands and scrolls work while anti-magiced. As I am playing a wizard and got KOed with a disintegrate recently, this was of interest to me. I'm currently level 11, wizard 9/rogue 2. What would be the best strategy?

Cacophonic Verge?

[EllisDee37]

I should have been more specific. I heard that wands and scrolls work while anti-magiced. As I am playing a wizard and got KOed with a disintegrate recently, this was of interest to me. I'm currently level 11, wizard 9/rogue 2. What would be the best strategy?If you're talking about beholders, ray spells have longer range than beholder antimagic cones. For them, your best bet is running away and then ray-ing them to death. (Scorching ray and frost lance are my go-to rays at that level.)

[Kaisheng21]

Yes, I saw your ray and run video, but I was backed up in a corner over in Caverns of Korromar.

[Arianrhod]

Yes, I saw your ray and run video, but I was backed up in a corner over in Caverns of Korromar.

For Caverns of Korromar, I like having a hireling that can last a while (may not be possible on elite) run in first so the beholder is turned around, then you can cast from behind it.

As for wands - I favor scorching ray & acid arrow from among the purchasable ones. They have no save, so the DC doesn't matter. Though the eternal wand of acid splash from WW might be almost as good, since it fires so much faster.

[SiliconScout]

..Though the eternal wand of acid splash from WW might be almost as good, since it fires so much faster.
This.

I have been surprised at the number of times I have used this wand to whip a MoB down who was otherwise handing me my butt.

[Whitering]

Wands are especially great for oozes and rust monsters. Even with 50% chance to use I still managed to not have to punch the rust monsters to death in my last run of Siegebreaker.

[Charltonsexton]

Cacophonic Verge?

Plus there is a chance to stun.