Wizard

The Wizard is a seeker of knowledge, and her life is spent focusing on this goal.
 She uses powerful spells to see things from afar and transport them between places.
 A thirst for arcane knowledge has made her a master of magical translocation, as well as an offensive force of destruction. 
- EverQuest manual

Description

Wizards dedicate their lives to learning the powers of fire, ice, and magic; channeling their knowledge into ever more destructive spells to unleash upon their enemies. Wizards are primarily a magic-using class, with the ability to wear cloth armor and wield blunt weapons and daggers.

Wizards are the most single-minded of spell casters, with the majority of their spells dedicated to delivering massive amounts of damage as rapidly as possible. To aid in their constant search for power, wizard have also perfected the art of teleportation - allowing them to instantly transport themselves and their allies to the most remote corners of Norrath and beyond.

Wizards are a tightly focused class, gaining the greatest ability to deal magical damage in exchange for limited variety in their spell selection. Wizards are capable adventurers solo once they are able to quad kite at level 29. Wizard generally get left out of groups among min maxers due to Wizards suffering mana issues with fast killing groups. Ironically the worse a group is the more a Wizard excels, since they are able to meditate more often and therefore contribute. Play Wizard if you value burst damage and prefer to solo and/or raid.

Class Titles

Level 1-50	Level 51-54	Level 55-59	Level 60
Wizard	Channeler	Evoker	Sorcerer

Creation Guide

Statistics

Strength: Strength determines how much you can carry. It influences maximum and average damage and how quickly you learn many offensive skills. Wizards do not get any strength increasing spells, and generally do not get weight decreasing containers for some time either. It may be worth putting a few small bonus points into strength if you do not wish to visit vendors and banks on a regular basis to offload heavy items and coin.

Stamina: Stamina affects how many hit points you have, and how long you can hold your breath. It also affects how long you can swing weapons before tiring, and how often you can jump before becoming exhausted. Wizards do not benefit from stamina as much as melee or priest classes do, and points put into stamina will amount to only a small hitpoints boost at high levels.

Agility: Agility affects how quickly you can learn some defensive skills, how difficult it is to hit you as well as how much damage you take when you are hit. The true effect of Agility is often debated. Wizards do not have many hitpoints, or a high AC. If they get hit it is usually for maximum damage. Agility may help in defraying this, but it is a secondary stat. Generally you want to avoid even the possibility of being hit, at which point Agility would have no use whatsoever. Unless you know what you are doing, do not put bonus points into Agility (an exception being the Erudite wizard, who may wish to put in 5 points to get agility to 75).

Dexterity: Dexterity affects how quickly you learn weapon skills, how often weapons will process their special effects. Since you won't rely on melee after your first few levels, you should not put points into this skill at creation.

Wisdom: Wisdom affects the amount of mana the priest classes have, also rangers and paladins. It also affects how quickly you can learn many skills if your wisdom is higher than your Intelligence. This skill has absolutely no relevance for the Wizard class and bonus points should not be put into it.

Intelligence: Intelligence directly affects how quickly you can learn most skills. It affects the amount of mana for bards and all pure casters, as well as shadow knights. It is the core statistic for Wizards and most of your bonus points should be allocated here. Whilst some people may say it is easy to reach the soft cap of 200 intelligence through the many bonus items in the game, this is one stat which you can never have enough of. Once you reach 200 intelligence you can then free up slots for other stat enhancers such as for hitpoints, direct mana, AC, or charisma.

Charisma: This affects the amount you will be charged for goods by NPC merchants, and how much they will pay you. It also affects the saving throw on certain Bard and Enchanter spells (charms in particular). This will impact upon the costs incurred when purchasing expensive travelling or shielding components , but often you can get a Charisma buff from a friend to help with this. It is not advised to put points in this statistic at creation.

Picking the Right Race

The first thing you have to pick then is your race. Which race you pick will determine the foundation of you character for the rest of your life in Norrath so it is kind of important you pick one you like.

Wizards must choose one of five races, and a wizard's main stat is intelligence. Erudites have the highest base intelligence, but suffer from night-blindness (a minor consideration with the Titanium EQ client). Gnomes and Dark Elves are roughly tied for the second highest base intelligence. Dark Elves are often killed on sight, but benefit from ultravision and the ability to hide, which is the only unique skill among wizard races. High Elves have reasonably high intelligence and the highest base charisma which can help slightly with vendor pricing. Humans have the lowest intelligence and night-blindness, but have the most rounded stats and the highest strength, which can help you carry extra loot early in the game.

Ultimately, however, a wizard's effectiveness is determined by total mana (for maximum burst damage and useful for quadding) and mana regen rate (for long-term sustained dps). Because intelligence gear is easily obtained and because all races regenerate mana at the same rate, no one race is substantially superior to another. Choosing the race you enjoy the look of most should be your primary concern.

Race	Alignment	Starting City	Racial(s)	Size	Deity Choices
Dark Elves	Evil	Neriak	Hide, Ultravision	Medium, Small	Agnostic, Innoruuk, Solusek Ro
Erudites	Neutral	Erudin, Paineel	-5 Disease Resist, +5 Magic Resist	Medium	Agnostic, Prexus, Quellious, Solusek Ro
Froglok	Good or Evil	Rathe Mountais	Swimming (Skill starts at 125), Ultravision	Small, Medium	Mithaniel Marr
Gnomes	Neutral	Ak'Anon	Tinkering, Infravision	Small	Agnostic, Bertoxxulous, Brell Serilis, Solusek Ro
High Elves	Good	Felwithe	Infravision	Medium, Small	Agnostic, Erollisi Marr, Karana, Mithaniel Marr, Solusek Ro, Tunare
Humans	Neutral	Freeport, Qeynos	+5 Fire Resist	Medium	Agnostic, Bertoxxulous, Erollisi Marr, Innoruuk, Karana, Mithaniel Marr, Rodcet Nife, Solusek Ro

Starting Statistics

RACE	STR	STA	AGI	DEX	WIS	INT	CHA	BONUS
Dark Elf	60	75	90	75	83	109	60	30
Erudite	60	80	70	70	83	117	70	30
Froglok	70	90	100	100	75	85	50	30
Gnome	60	80	85	85	67	108	60	30
High Elf	55	75	85	70	95	102	80	30
Human	75	85	75	75	75	85	75	30

Religion

Generally speaking being agnostic is a fairly safe bet in Everquest. Religion serves only to get you into trouble in many situations. The disadvantage to doing this is that some items and some quests can only be done by followers of certain religions. Following a religion will at worst get you killed in some areas, but generally you can avoid these. Following Innoruuk is probably the most dangerous religion as they have the most places in the game where they are Kill on Sight. In the end it will not make an enormous difference to your character which Deity you choose.

Spells

Spell Name	Level	Mana	Skill	Target Type
Blast of Cold	1	8	Evocation	Single target
Frost Bolt	1	8	Evocation	Single target
Minor Shielding	1	10	Abjuration	Self only
Numbing Cold	1	12	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Sphere of Light	1	10	Divination	Self only
True North	1	5	Divination	Self only
Glimpse	2	5	Divination	Self only
O`Keil's Radiation	2	15	Abjuration	Single target
Fade	3	10	Alteration	Self only
Root	3	30	Alteration	Single target
Gate	4	70	Alteration	Self only
See Invisible	4	25	Divination	Single target
Shock of Fire	4	10	Evocation	Single target
Fingers of Fire	5	26	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Fire Bolt	5	24	Evocation	Single target
Icestrike	6	19	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Lesser Shielding	6	25	Abjuration	Self only
Sense Summoned	7	5	Divination	Self only
Shadow Step	7	10	Alteration	Self only
Column of Frost	8	39	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Eye of Zomm	8	30	Conjuration	Self only
Shock of Ice	8	26	Evocation	Single target
Halo of Light	9	40	Conjuration	Self only
Resistant Skin	9	35	Abjuration	Self only
O`Keil's Embers	10	35	Abjuration	Single target
Shock of Lightning	10	36	Evocation	Single target
Cancel Magic	11	30	Abjuration	Single target
Gaze	11	15	Divination	Self only
Bind Affinity	12	0	Alteration	Single target
Bind Affinity	12	100	Alteration	Single target
Firestorm	12	54	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Frost Spiral of Al'Kabor	12	58	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Shieldskin	13	41	Abjuration	Self only
Xalirilan's Lesser Appraisal	13	70	Divination	Single target
Identify	14	50	Divination	Single target
Project Lightning	14	72	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Xalirilan's Lesser Discombobulation	14	70	Divination	Single target
Xalirilan's Lesser Extrication	14	70	Divination	Single target
Flame Shock	15	62	Evocation	Single target
Pillar of Fire	15	82	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Shielding	15	50	Abjuration	Self only
Bind Sight	16	15	Divination	Single target
Focus Crude Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	16	100	Alteration	Self only
Focus Primitive Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	16	50	Alteration	Self only
Focus Rudimentary Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	16	75	Alteration	Self only
Heat Sight	16	30	Divination	Self only
Invisibility	16	30	Divination	Single target
Lightning Bolt	16	75	Evocation	Single target
Force Snap	17	96	Evocation	Single target
Instill	17	60	Alteration	Single target
Nexus Gate	17	150	Alteration	Self only
Fire Spiral of Al'Kabor	18	106	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Garrison's Mighty Mana Shock	18	110	Evocation	Single target
Lesser Evacuate	18	150	Alteration	Group
North Gate	18	150	Alteration	Self only
Home Gate	19	150	Alteration	Self only
Sight	19	20	Divination	Self only
Tishan's Clash	19	65	Evocation	Single target
Tox Gate	19	150	Alteration	Self only
Blightfire Moors Gate	20	150	Alteration	Self only
Blightfire Moors Portal	20	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Elemental Shield	20	50	Abjuration	Self only
Fay Gate	20	150	Alteration	Self only
Focus Makeshift Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	20	150	Alteration	Self only
Focus Mass Crude Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	20	400	Alteration	Self only
Focus Mass Primitive Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	20	200	Alteration	Self only
Focus Mass Rudimentary Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	20	300	Alteration	Self only
Grimling Gate	20	300	Alteration	Self only
Primary Anchor Gate	20	150	Alteration	Self only
Secondary Anchor Gate	20	150	Alteration	Self only
Translocate: Blightfire Moors	20	225	Alteration	Single target
Common Gate	21	150	Alteration	Self only
Leatherskin	21	83	Abjuration	Self only
Stonebrunt Gate	21	150	Alteration	Self only
Levitate	22	30	Alteration	Single target
Nek Gate	22	150	Alteration	Self only
Ro Gate	22	150	Alteration	Self only
Twilight Gate	22	300	Alteration	Self only
Cazic Gate	23	150	Alteration	Self only
Lightning Storm	23	86	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Major Shielding	23	80	Abjuration	Self only
West Gate	23	150	Alteration	Self only
Xalirilan's Appraisal	23	145	Divination	Single target
Cast Force	24	140	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Column of Lightning	24	143	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Combine Gate	24	150	Alteration	Self only
Focus Mass Makeshift Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	24	600	Alteration	Self only
Frost Shock	24	135	Evocation	Single target
Xalirilan's Discombobulation	24	145	Divination	Single target
Xalirilan's Extrication	24	145	Divination	Single target
Minor Familiar	25	290	Conjuration	Self only
North Portal	25	300	Alteration	Group teleport
O`Keil's Levity	25	150	Abjuration	Self only
Yonder	25	15	Alteration	Self only
Energy Storm	26	160	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Evacuate: North	26	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Imbue Fire Opal	26	200	Alteration	Self only
Inferno Shock	26	172	Evocation	Single target
Bonds of Force	27	75	Alteration	Area of effect around the target
Fay Portal	27	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Knowledge Gate	27	300	Alteration	Self only
Stonebrunt Portal	27	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Mass Imbue Fire Opal	28	600	Alteration	Self only
Shock Spiral of Al'Kabor	28	174	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Thunder Strike	28	138	Evocation	Single target
Tox Portal	28	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Dawnshroud Gate	29	300	Alteration	Self only
Grimling Portal	29	600	Alteration	Group teleport
Home Portal	29	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Magnify	29	25	Divination	Self only
Nexus Portal	29	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Focus Elementary Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	30	200	Alteration	Self only
Steelskin	30	149	Abjuration	Self only
Thunderclap	30	221	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Circle of Force	31	175	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
O`Keil's Flickering Flame	31	115	Abjuration	Single target
Evacuate: Fay	32	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Harvest	32	1	Alteration	Self only
Iceclad Gate	32	150	Alteration	Self only
Lava Storm	32	270	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Nek Portal	32	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Cazic Portal	33	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Greater Shielding	33	120	Abjuration	Self only
Iceclad Portal	33	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Twilight Portal	33	600	Alteration	Group teleport
Xalirilan's Greater Appraisal	33	240	Divination	Single target
Combine Portal	34	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Focus Mass Elementary Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	34	800	Alteration	Self only
Great Divide Gate	34	150	Alteration	Self only
Ice Shock	34	189	Evocation	Single target
Nullify Magic	34	50	Abjuration	Single target
Xalirilan's Greater Discombobulation	34	240	Divination	Single target
Xalirilan's Greater Extrication	34	240	Divination	Single target
Common Portal	35	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Elnerick's Entombment of Ice	35	223	Evocation	Single target
Force Spiral of Al'Kabor	35	214	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Primary Anchor Portal	35	600	Alteration	Group teleport
Secondary Anchor Portal	35	600	Alteration	Group teleport
Translocate: North	35	225	Alteration	Single target
Translocate: Stonebrunt	35	225	Alteration	Single target
Evacuate: Skyfire	36	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Great Divide Portal	36	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Ro Portal	36	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Translocate: Fay	36	225	Alteration	Single target
Translocate: Nexus	36	225	Alteration	Single target
Concussion	37	100	Alteration	Single target
Evacuate: Emerald Jungle	37	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Lightning Shock	37	191	Evocation	Single target
Translocate: Tox	37	225	Alteration	Single target
West Portal	37	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Chill Sight	38	75	Divination	Self only
Evacuate: Ro	38	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Knowledge Portal	38	600	Alteration	Group teleport
Shifting Sight	38	30	Divination	Single target
Translocate: Combine	38	225	Alteration	Single target
Wakening Lands Gate	38	150	Alteration	Self only
Cobalt Scar Gate	39	150	Alteration	Self only
Dawnshroud Portal	39	600	Alteration	Group teleport
Immobilize	39	80	Alteration	Single target
Invisibility to Undead	39	100	Divination	Self only
Translocate: Grimling	39	450	Alteration	Single target
Diamondskin	40	236	Abjuration	Self only
Focus Modest Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	40	250	Alteration	Self only
Primary Anchor Push	40	150	Alteration	Single target
Secondary Anchor Push	40	150	Alteration	Single target
Translocate: Common	40	225	Alteration	Single target
Translocate: Primary Anchor	40	225	Alteration	Single target
Translocate: Secondary Anchor	40	225	Alteration	Single target
Vision Shift	40	50	Divination	Single target
Force Strike	41	225	Evocation	Single target
Frost Storm	41	291	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Translocate: Nek	41	225	Alteration	Single target
Translocate: Twilight	41	450	Alteration	Single target
Elemental Armor	42	100	Abjuration	Self only
Evacuate: Nek	42	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Translocate: West	42	225	Alteration	Single target
Wakening Lands Portal	42	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Cobalt Scar Portal	43	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Conflagration	43	207	Evocation	Single target
Gravity Flux	43	250	Alteration	Area of effect around the target
Translocate: Ro	43	225	Alteration	Single target
Arch Shielding	44	200	Abjuration	Self only
Bounce	44	100	Abjuration	Self only
Enticement of Flame	44	210	Evocation	Single target
Focus Mass Modest Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	44	1000	Alteration	Self only
Translocate: Cazic	44	225	Alteration	Single target
Translocate: Home	44	225	Alteration	Single target
Lesser Familiar	45	490	Conjuration	Self only
Supernova	45	775	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Translocate: Iceclad	45	225	Alteration	Single target
Translocate: Knowledge	45	450	Alteration	Single target
Alter Plane: Hate	46	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Alter Plane: Hate II	46	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Alter Plane: Sky	46	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Translocate: Great Divide	46	225	Alteration	Single target
Evacuate: West	47	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Markar's Clash	47	181	Evocation	Single target
Rend	47	223	Evocation	Single target
Translocate: Wakening Lands	47	225	Alteration	Single target
Paralyzing Earth	48	100	Alteration	Single target
Translocate: Cobalt Scar	48	225	Alteration	Single target
Wrath of Al'Kabor	48	420	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Ice Comet	49	240	Evocation	Single target
Translocate: Dawnshroud	49	450	Alteration	Single target
Ward of Calrena	49	175	Abjuration	Single target
Focus Simple Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	50	300	Alteration	Self only
Levitation	50	60	Alteration	Single target
Translocate	50	200	Alteration	Single target
Arcstone Gate	51	150	Alteration	Self only
Arcstone Portal	51	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Atol's Spectral Shackles	51	125	Alteration	Area of effect around the target
Draught of Fire	51	240	Evocation	Single target
Pillar of Frost	51	406	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Tishan's Discord	51	210	Evocation	Single target
Undershore Gate	51	150	Alteration	Self only
Undershore Portal	51	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Abscond	52	100	Alteration	Self only
Barindu Gate	52	300	Alteration	Self only
Frozen Harpoon	52	170	Evocation	Single target
Lure of Frost	52	250	Evocation	Single target
Manaskin	52	330	Abjuration	Self only
Natimbi Gate	52	150	Alteration	Self only
Tears of Druzzil	52	349	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Translocate: Group	52	600	Alteration	Group
Annul Magic	53	75	Abjuration	Single target
Bloodfields Gate	53	150	Alteration	Self only
Inferno of Al'Kabor	53	413	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Jyll's Static Pulse	53	500	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Elemental Cloak	54	125	Abjuration	Self only
Familiar	54	525	Conjuration	Self only
Focus Mass Simple Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	54	1200	Alteration	Self only
Harvest II	54	1	Alteration	Self only
Magi Ward	54	30	Abjuration	Self only
Natimbi Portal	54	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Pillar of Lightning	54	419	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Shield of the Magi	54	300	Abjuration	Self only
Thunderbolt	54	300	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Voltaic Draught	54	241	Evocation	Single target
Barindu Portal	55	600	Alteration	Group teleport
Bloodfields Portal	55	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Draught of Jiva	55	242	Evocation	Single target
Fire Mark	55	125	Conjuration	Self only
Focus Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	55	350	Alteration	Self only
Improved Invisibility	55	75	Divination	Self only
Lure of Flame	55	300	Evocation	Single target
Plainsight	55	100	Divination	Self only
Tears of Solusek	55	431	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Translocate: Arcstone	55	225	Alteration	Single target
Translocate: Undershore	55	225	Alteration	Single target
Jyll's Zephyr of Ice	56	500	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Markar's Discord	56	300	Evocation	Single target
Retribution of Al'Kabor	56	449	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Draught of Ice	57	243	Evocation	Single target
Evacuate	57	100	Alteration	Group
Eye of Tallon	57	65	Conjuration	Self only
Guard of Calrena	57	250	Abjuration	Single target
Pillar of Flame	57	442	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Translocate: Natimbi	57	225	Alteration	Single target
Fetter	58	75	Alteration	Single target
Lure of Lightning	58	300	Evocation	Single target
Manasink	58	200	Abjuration	Self only
Reflect	58	150	Abjuration	Self only
Spellshield	58	350	Abjuration	Single target
Tears of Prexus	58	431	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Translocate: Bloodfields	58	225	Alteration	Single target
Flaming Sword of Xuzl	59	250	Conjuration	Self only
Focus Mass Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	59	1400	Alteration	Self only
Invert Gravity	59	478	Alteration	Area of effect around the target
Jyll's Wave of Heat	59	500	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Vengeance of Al'Kabor	59	451	Evocation	Area of effect around the target
Ancient: Destruction of Ice	60	242	Evocation	Single target
Ancient: Greater Concussion	60	100	Alteration	Single target
Disintegrate	60	650	Evocation	Single target
Elnerick's Electrical Rending	60	398	Evocation	Single target
Focus Refined Spellcaster's Empowering Essence	60	400	Alteration	Self only
Garrison's Superior Sundering	60	440	Evocation	Single target
Greater Familiar	60	650	Conjuration	Self only
Hsagra's Wrath	60	400	Evocation	Giant
Ice Spear of Solist	60	236	Evocation	Single target
Lure of Ice	60	300	Evocation	Single target
Porlos' Fury	60	400	Evocation	Dragon
Sunderock Springs Gate	60	150	Alteration	Self only
Sunderock Springs Portal	60	300	Alteration	Group teleport
Sunstrike	60	351	Evocation	Single target
Teleport Guild Hall Anchor	60	750	Alteration	Friendly area of effect
Teleport Guild Hall Anchor	60	750	Alteration	Friendly area of effect
Teleport Primary Anchor	60	750	Alteration	Friendly area of effect
Teleport Secondary Anchor	60	750	Alteration	Friendly area of effect
Translocate: Barindu	60	500	Alteration	Single target
Translocate: Sunderock Springs	60	225	Alteration	Single target
Winds of Gelid	60	880	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster