Wizard equipment

Scrolls
Wizards are the only class in the game that can learn every arcane spell available. They do so by collecting scrolls and then using the inscribe scroll feat to copy those scrolls into their spellbooks.

If your wizard uses all his/her allocated spell points during the course of an adventure, it can be very helpful to have a few scrolls on hand so that you can continue to contribute.

Also, it can be helpful to carry scrolls of certain spells that you know you may need once per mission, but you likely won’t need more than once. Examples include Dimension Door, Teleport, and Greater Teleport.

Wands
Wands allow a wizard to continue contributing long after he/she has run out of spell points during a mission. Because wands cast at the level of the character (or NPC, since DDO does not include crafting at this time), it is essential that you pay attention to the caster level of the wand. A wand of Fireball, caster level 6, will do 6d6 damage (usually between 25 and 36, unless the enemy makes the reflex save), while a wand of Fireball, caster level 10, will do 10d6 damage (usually between 40 and 60 before the reflex save). Many wizards will also carry repair wands (wands with repair light damage, repair moderate damage, repair serious damage, or repair critical damage, as a method of “healing” warforged characters without using a spell slot to carry the spell with them.

Components
Each level of spell shares a common pool of components. For example, all level one wizard spells that require a material component use a pinch of fine sand at the time of casting. If your wizard does not have the Eschew Materials feat, then he/she cannot cast any spells that require a material component unless that material component is in his/her inventory. Since material components are relatively cheap and light, and spell points are relatively hard to come by, most wizards opt to carry large amounts of material components and not to take the Eschew Materials feat. Certain spells require an alternate material component, usually of exceptionally high value. For example, the 4th level wizard spell Stoneskin uses pouch of granite and diamond dust instead of the normal level 4 material component, heart of a hen.

Weapons
Most wizards opt to carry only weapons that affect their spells, such as the staff of potency he/she started play with. You will find many potency, greater potency, efficacy, ardor, etc. items scattered about throughout the game. These items have three parts to their name that are important to this discussion.

The first part is an adjective, Lesser, Improved, Greater, Superior, or the absence of an adjective. These modifiers indicate the amount of bonus the item provides.
 * lesser = 10% bonus
 * lack of an adjective = 20% bonus
 * improved = 30% bonus
 * greater = 40% bonus
 * superior = 50% bonus

The last part of the name is a roman numeral.
 * I = only level 1 spells will be affected
 * II = only level 2 and lower spells will be affected
 * III = only level 3 and lower spells will be affected
 * IV = only level 4 and lower spells will be affected
 * V = only level 5 and lower spells will be affected
 * VI = only level 6 and lower spells will be affected
 * VII = only level 7 and lower spells will be affected

The middle part is a description of what spells will benefit and what type of bonus is provided. Some items give their benefits at all times, while other require activation for 20 second bursts of effect.
 * potency = all spells of the given level or lower are boosted as long as you have the item equipped
 * efficacy = all spells of the given level or lower are boosted in twenty-second bursts
 * combustion = all fire-based spells of the given level or lower are boosted as long as you have the item equipped
 * inferno = all fire-based spells of the given level or lower are boosted in twenty-second bursts

A Greater Potency I staff gives a +40% bonus to damage for level 1 and lower spells. A Superior Efficacy III dagger gives a +50% bonus to damage for all level 3 and lower spells, but only while the “boost” is active.

Armor
Wizards are not proficient with armor of any type. In DDO, wizards tend to wear robes (unless they are Warforged, in which case they can get the same types of abilities out of docents) which have been heavily enchanted to help protect the wizard in some way. There are many different types of enchantment that can be placed on a given set of robes, and I will only go over some of the more popular ones here.


 * Axeblock – Wearer gains DR3/Bludgeoning and DR3/Piercing, meaning that enemies attacking with swords and axes do less damage
 * False Life – Grants the wearer more hit points.
 * Lesser False Life – grants +5 hit points
 * False Life – grants +10 hit points
 * Greater False Life – grants +20 hit points
 * Fearsome – Whenever an enemy physically attacks the wearer, the robe casts Cause Fear on them, making some less powerful enemies run away from the wearer for a short time.
 * Hammerblock – Wearer gains DR3/Piercing and DR3/Slashing, meaning that enemies attacking with clubs and hammers do less damage
 * Invulnerability – Wearer gains DR5/Magic, which protects against all non-magical attacks from the many enemies in the game.
 * Magi/Power/Wizardry – These enchantments on a robe allow the wearer to use more spell points between rests.
 * Magi - +100 spell points
 * Power I - +10 spell points
 * Power II - +20 spell points
 * Power III - +30 spell points
 * Power IV - +40 spell points
 * Power V - +50 spell points
 * Power VI - +60 spell points
 * Power VII - +70 spell points
 * Power VIII - +80 spell points
 * Power IX - +90 spell points
 * Wizardry I - +25 Spell Points
 * Wizardry II - +50 Spell Points
 * Wizardry III - +75 Spell Points
 * Wizardry IV - +100 Spell Points
 * Wizardry V - +125 Spell Points
 * Wizardry VI - +150 Spell Points
 * Spearblock – Wearer gains DR3/Bludgeoning and DR3/Slashing, meaning that enemies attacking with arrows, bolts, daggers, rapiers and spears do less damage
 * Spell Resistance – Wearer gains Spell Resistance
 * Spell Resistance comes in all odd numbers from 13 to 19, and may be expanded in any future update