Wand / Staff Leveling Build Guide

Stat Priorities

Use the following stat priority when following the Wand / Staff Leveling build:

• Level 1 - 21
  • 20 Dexterity
• Level 22 - 41
  • 20 Wisdom
• Level 42 - 50
  • 9 Perception

You have 49 Stat Points you can freely allocate to any of the 4 primary Stats. Once you put 20 points into an individual Stat, it takes 2 points to increase the Stat by 1. Do not put more than 20 points into a Stat unless absolutely necessary.

You get bonuses for every 10 Stat Points you invest from 30 to 60. You invest your points based on acquiring these bonuses.

Dexterity not only adds maximum Weapon Damage but also increases your Crit Chance, Evasion, and Attack Speed. Increasing Dexterity is your best method of increasing your damage output. Wisdom is the next best stat for improving your Weapon Damage. Each added point into Wisdom also provides extra Cooldown Speed and Mana Regen.

Key Leveling Notes

• Focus on the Main Story Quest as you level to 50. The MSQ is going to be your main source of EXP.
• Before leaving Kastleton during Chapter 3, craft as much Green Gear as possible!
• When your story quests introduce you to Resistance Contracts, be sure to choose ones that give Quality Lithograph: Accessories first!
• You need an additional 4 Quality Lithograph: Accessories for Chapter 4 because there is an Appendix Quest to complete a Lithograph Book entry. Complete Rustic Mother Nature Rings to acquire Lethal Fortune Ring.

Gear Progression

What gear you craft doesn't impact Leveling difficulty too much. The most important thing is that you upgrade it.

Towards Chapter 3 you start to get quests to craft items. Before heading to Urstella Fields, make sure to craft all the Green Items possible. You should have 2 Green Weapons, 3 Green Armors, and at least 2 Green Accessories. After Chapter 4, you have enough to craft the rest and have a full set of Green Gear. Here are the recommended Items to craft.

Codex Chapter Rewards

Most of the gear you get from Codex Chapter Rewards isn't that great. The only rewards that are decent are Elite Resistance Magic Scepter, Rutaine's Ring of Wonder, and Heroic Armor of the Resistance. Stick with your +6 Green Gear until you reach level 50. Then transfer that gear into the recommended Blue Gear in the Gear Progression section of our PvE and PvP build guides. When completing the Temple of Sylaveth Exploration Codex, select Rutaine's Bracelet of Wonder as your reward.

Ch. 1 - Worshiper's Staff
Ch. 2 - Quality Marind Ore
Ch. 3 - Rare Marind Ore
Ch. 4 - Rutaine's Mysterious Ring
Ch. 5 - Elite Resistance Magic Scepter
Ch. 6 - Visor of the Resistance
Ch. 7 - Moonlight Wind Bracer
Ch. 8 - Elite Resistance Leather Pants
Ch. 9 - Sabatons of the Resistance
Ch. 10 - Heroic Armor of the Resistance

Skill Slot Prioritization

Skill Specialization Order

Once you hit level 15, you unlock Skill Specializations which modify your skills. Press "K" and access them in the 2nd tab. Every level past 15, you gain 3 Skill Specialization points. Spend your points in this order as you level.

1. Touch of Despair
2. Corrupted Magic Circle
3. Curse Explosion
4. Enchanting Time
5. Serial Fire Bombs
6. Chain Lightning
7. Karmic Haze
8. Swift Healing
9. Inferno Wave
10. Judgment Lightning
11. High Focus
12. Inner Peace

Skill Rotation

Here are some examples of skills you should use when following the Wand / Staff leveling build:

• Before unlocking your Skill Specializations, spread Time for Punishment and stacks of Touch of Despair to grouped mobs using Karmic Haze before delivering a powerful nuke with your Curse Explosion.
• Besides your Curse Explosion rotation, Chain Lightning, Serial Fire Bombs, and Inferno Wave are your other strong DPS skills. At Level 30, you unlock the AoE potential of Chain Lightning.
• Ice Spear and the Fireball Barrage fire combo with Skill Specializations are your main single target nukes.
• Use Frost Smokescreen to quickly move from place to place.
• Your Curse Explosion combo paired with spreading stacks of Touch of Despair using Chaotic Shield provides a majority of your AoE DPS.

Skill Priority Upgrade

• Use Quality Marind Ore to craft Quality Passive Skill Growth Book and Quality Active Skill Growth Book
• Use Rare Marind Ore to craft Rare Passive Skill Growth Book and Rare Active Skill Growth Book.
• Prioritize getting all these skills to blue first before getting them to purple. These are universal skills you always use.
• Upgrade the rest of your skills as you play the game.

Early Game PvP

The following skill prioritization is for players who intend to participate in Early Game PvP battles. This skill prioritization prioritize important universal skills and passives and will also work for leveling:

PvE Focus

The following skill prioritization is for players who plan to only participate in PvE content.

Active Skills

Passive Skills

Summary

• Wand / Staff is great at leveling and has access to strong early game AoE damage.
• Focus on Dexterity and Wisdom for stats for early game leveling.
• You have great Mana and Health sustain while leveling.
• You have the most AoE DPS abilities to help kill groups of mobs quickly.
• As you progress through the game, make sure to craft green and blue gear using Quality Lithographs.

Credits

Written by EliEli
Reviewed by Yaen