Wizard

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Wizard

'The Caster Extraordinaire'

Strength

6

Vigor

7

Agility

15

Dexterity

17

Will

20

Knowledge

25

Resourcefulness

15

Health

108.5

Memory

19

Description

Wizards in Dark and Darker are powerful spellcasters, who use their knowledge of arcane magic to bend reality to their will. They can cast a wide variety of spells, ranging from destructive blasts of fire to complex arcane and frost spells. Wizards can also create magical barriers protecting themselves from harm. However, their powers come at a cost - wizards need to meditate and prepare their spells in advance, making them vulnerable to surprise attacks and ambushes.

Class Info

The Wizard calls forth the immense powers of magic to suit his needs. Whether that means summoning a powerful fireball to cast asunder his foes or to temporarily vanishing into thin air, his incantations are a sight to behold.

Weapon of choice - Magic Staff or Spellbook

• Pros
  • Cast powerful spells.
  • Mediate to self-refresh spells. (Meditation Skill)
  • Wield magical weapons.
• Cons
  • Slow interaction speed.
  • Low physical damage.
  • Low health.

You can equip an additional perk every 5 levels.
Currently maxed out at Level 15, so a total of 4 perks can be equipped.

Name	Description
Arcane Feedback	When you deal damage with an Arcane spell, gain a stacking bonus granting 3% Spell Casting Speed and 3% Arcane Power Bonus per stack for 7s. This skill can stack up to 5 times and the duration resets with each with each successful stack.
Arcane Mastery	Gain 5% Arcane Power Bonus and reduces the cast time of Arcane spells by 0.5s.
Arcane Precision	Deal 1.15x increased magical damage to crowd-controlled targets. Needs further testing! What counts as crowd-controlled? Contribute by joining the Spells & Guns discord!
Cold Focus	Magical damage dealt to targets affected by Frostbite is increased by 1.15x.
Fire Mastery	Gain 5% Fire Power Bonus. The duration of applied burns are increased by 2 seconds which doubles the burn damage, so a burn that does 3 damage over 2s becomes 6 over 4s. Burn the target to suffer -50% Incoming Physical Healing Mod and -50% Incoming Magical Healing Mod for 4s. Does not work on Explosion Bottle and Oil Lantern as they deal Neutral damage. Fire Mastery only functions to burns applied by self, meaning Ignites casted onto other targets do not apply the amplified burn.
Focused Mind	While channeling, gain 15% Physical Damage Reduction and 15% Magical Damage Reduction. If the channeling is not interrupted, gain a stack granting 5% Magical Power Bonus every 0.5s seconds, stacking up to 3 times. This effect lasts for 8s.
Glass Cannon	Suffer -10% Max Health Bonus but gain 20 Magical Power.
Ice Mastery	Dealing damage with Ice freezes the target's feet and prevents them from moving for 0.5s.
Ice Shield	Gain 20 Armor Rating while not on cooldown. Inflict frostbite on melee attackers, causing them to suffer -20% Move Speed Bonus and -20% Action Speed for 0.5s. 5s cooldown.
Lingering Magic	The duration of beneficial spell effects is increased by 1.2x. Needs further testing! What does this affect? Is it just a buff duration multiplier, does it work on buffs given to teammates? Contribute by joining the Spells & Guns discord!
Mana Surge	Gain 10% Magical Power Bonus.
Melt	When you deal magical Fire Damage to a target, they suffer -15% Physical Damage Reduction and -5% Projectile Damage Reduction for 2s.
Quick Chant	Gain 15% Spell Casting Speed.
Reactive Shield	When you take damage, gain a 15 Base Shield (0% Scaling) for 3s. The shield will reactivate after 12s.
Sage	Gain 15% Knowledge Bonus.
Spell Overload	Suffer -20% Knowledge Bonus but in turn, gain 60% Max Spell Count Bonus, rounded down.
Staff Mastery	When using a staff-type weapon, you gain 2 Buff Magical Damage as Base damage.
Static Charge	For each lightning spell hit, grants a stacking buff that gives 10% Lightning Power Bonus which lasts until a non-lightning spell is cast. This buff stacks up to 3 times. Needs further testing! Do you have to continue to hit spells to keep the buff or is it cleared even if you miss a lightning spell? Contribute by joining the Spells & Guns discord!

You can equip a total of 2 skills.

Name	Description	Cooldown
Arcane Infusion	For 8s, your melee attacks deal an additional 3 Arcane Magical Base Damage to the target and 15 Arcane Magical Base Damage to enemies within a 1.5m radius around the target. These two damage instances cannot hit the same target.	18s
Arcane Insight	For 8s, gain 50% Memory Capacity Mod, and you can move while channeling.	8s
Arcane Shield	Gain a 15 Base Shield (50% Scaling) for 12s. When the maximum amount is absorbed, the shield unleashes an Arcane Explosion, dealing 5 Arcane Magical Base Damage (100% Scaling) to enemy targets in a 2m radius around you.	25s
Arcane Surge	Gain 30% Spell Casting Speed for 12s.	24s
Intense Focus	Reduce the cast time of your next spell to 0.1s.	18s
Meditation	Enter a meditative state and recover spells at a rate of 34 spell cost per 0.75s () over 24s (). While meditating you are also Resting and can benefit from Campfires	45s
Spell Memory	Gain the ability to memorize spells to use in the dungeon.	-
Spell Memory 2	Gain the ability to memorize spells to use in the dungeon.	-

The order in which you select spells will determine their Spell Memory Priority. You can right click spells to "forget" them. Spell tiers determine their spell memory cost.

All Wizard Spells have a cast range of 8m (meters), unless it is a projectile (Magic Missile, Light, Fireball, Ice Bolt), or Magic Lock which has 8m range.

Spell Types:

Arcane
Fire
Ice
Light
Lightning

Tier 1

Name	Description	Scaling	Cast Time	Spell Count
Light Orb	Cast spheres of floating light that travels up to Infinite meters to brightly illuminate your surroundings for 40 seconds. Additionally, reveals allied and enemy hidden Rouges within 3m meters, ignoring walls. .	-	1s	4
Transmutation	Disguises the caster in the same form as the target for 30s. If the target is not a breakable object, the spell will fail. The camouflage will be removed when the duration expires, when you move, or you are attacked.	-	0.75s	5
Zap	Deals 15 Light Magical Base Damage and burns the target for 1s, dealing 1 Fire Magical Base Damage.	Damage: 100% Scaling Burn: 50% Scaling	1.25s	5

Tier 2

Name	Description	Scaling	Cast Time	Spell Count
Magic Lock	Lockable objects such as doors or boxes will be locked for 10s.	-	1s	5
Slow	Cause the target to suffer -40% Move Speed Bonus for 2s.	-	1.25s	3
Ignite	Set the target's weapon on fire for 12s. While active, deal 5 Fire Magical Base Damage and burn enemies for 1 Fire Magical Base Damage over 1s on successful attacks. Both the hit and the burn are an exception and are affected by Hit Location Bonus.	Damage: 50% Scaling Burn: 50% Scaling	0.75s	10
Ice Bolt	Deal 20 Ice Magical Base Damage with 4 Impact Power and inflicts -20% Move Speed Bonus and -20% Action Speed for 1s. Projectile speed: 14m/s	100% Scaling	1.25s	5

Tier 3

Name	Description	Scaling	Cast Time	Spell Count
Haste	Grants the target 5% Move Speed Bonus, 10% Action Speed, 10% Spell Casting Speed for 6s. Self cast if no target is found.	-	0.75s	4
Magic Missile	Channel for up to 3s () while remaining still and fire a homing missile every 0.3s () that each deal 10 Arcane Magical Base Damage with 2 Impact Power. Projectile speed: 7m/s Homing Behavior Magic missiles only home if the cursor is on the target's hitbox before sending *each missile* meaning some missiles can home while others might not Magic missiles start homing the second they are created, they don't need to be close to the target to start homing Homing only allows it to change direction, not increase speed Homing changes direction faster the further its trajected angle is from the target in degrees (so not directly distance based) Homes towards the part of the hitbox that the cursor was held over, i.e. aiming at head makes it home towards head, aiming at legs makes it home towards legs Can't home to self since it requires direct line of sight, but if it hits the caster anyways it deals 0 damage	50% Scaling	1.25s	10
Sleep	Fire a projectile at 4m/s that induces a Sleepy effect to players for 2s, which afterwards puts them to sleep for 2s. Monsters are put to sleep for 6s. The target awakens immediately upon taking damage. Does not work on bosses.	-	0.75s	3

Tier 4

Name	Description	Scaling	Cast Time	Spell Count
Lightning Strike	When cast, a bolt of lightning falls in the targeted area after 0.5s, electrocuting enemies, dealing 25 Lightning Magical Base Damage in a 0.8m blast radius and inflicting -20% Move Speed Bonus for 1s.	100% Scaling	2s	5
Invisibility	Grants the target invisibility for 4s. While active, the target also gains 5% Move Speed Bonus. Self cast if no target is found.	-	0.75s	4
Fireball	Shoot a burning fireball dealing 30 Fire Magical Base Damage with 6 Impact Power) to a direct hit target and 10 Fire Magical Base Damage as area of effect with 4 Impact Power while knocking back nearby targets. Additionally either one can burn the targets, dealing 3 Fire Magical Base Damage over 2s. If it's a direct hit, the splash damage will not also happen. Projectile speed: 12m/s	Direct: 100% Scaling AoE: 100% Scaling Burn: 50% Scaling	2s	4

Tier 5

Name	Description	Scaling	Cast Time	Spell Count
Explosion	When cast, places a mark on the targeted object within 8m or in the air if no object in range. The mark explodes after 3s dealing 20 Fire Magical Base Damage with 6 Impact Power to enemies within a 1m area and burns, dealing 3 Fire Magical Base Damage over 2s. When cast on a character (not an object), the mark sticks to them until it explodes. If the Wizard dies or extracts, the mark is removed from the target immediately and deals no damage.	Damage: 100% Scaling Burn: 50% Scaling	1.75s	4
Fly	Gain the ability to fly for 3s, lose -20% Move Speed Bonus. Cancelled if you receive a hit of 6 Impact Power.	-	0.75s	3
Frost Wave	Casts a freezing wave centered on the caster that expands over 1s. Enemies touched by the freezing wave take 15 Ice Magical Base Damage (100% Scaling) and are inflicted with Frostbite for 1.5s. Frostbite: The target suffers -20% Move Speed Bonus and -20% Action Speed.	-	1.75s	4

Tier 6

Name	Description	Scaling	Cast Time	Spell Count
Chain Lightning	Electrocutes the target, dealing 30 Lightning Magical Base Damage, and fires another chain lightning that is transferred to a random target within 8m area up to 3 times. A bounced chain deals 25 Lightning Magical Base Damage / 25 Lightning Magical Base Damage / 20 Lightning Magical Base Damage depending on how many times it bounces. Additionally, targets hit by this shock will also suffer -20% Move Speed Bonus for 1s. It does not transfer to the target it was transferred to previously, and it transfers to the caster if you are nearby.	100% Scaling	2.5s	2

Tier 7

Name	Description	Scaling	Cast Time	Spell Count
Polymorph	Transforms the target into 1 of 6 random animals for 3s. Monsters remain transformed for 6s. The transformation ends upon taking damage. If no target is selected, transforms the caster for 12s and can be canceled at any time.	-	1.25s	2

Tier 8

Name	Description	Scaling	Cast Time	Spell Count
Meteor Strike	Channel for 8s, summoning a meteor that travels at 20m/s every 1.8s within the 4m area. Each meteor deals 10 Physical Base Damage (100% Scaling) and 25 / Hybrid Magical Base Damage (100% Scaling) with 12 Impact Power, and applies Burn. Burn: The target takes 3 Fire Magical Base Damage (50% Scaling) over 2s.	-	2.5s	1
Teleport	Distorts space to "instantly" relocate to the designated location. In reality, you travel 5m at 100m/s. For 10s after teleporting, the caster becomes destabilized (can't cast Teleport while in this state) and suffers -50% Physical Damage Reduction Mod and -50% Magical Damage Reduction Mod.	-	0.75s	2

Hand/Slot Type	Weapons
Main Hand + Two Handed	Ceremonial Staff • Crossbow • Crystal Sword • Magic Staff • Quarterstaff • Spellbook
Main Hand + One Handed	Haze Blade • Rondel Dagger
Off Hand	Crystal Ball
Utility	[[]]

These Stats do not include starting armor.

Stat Name	Base Stats
Strength	6
Vigor	7
Agility	15
Dexterity	17
Will	20
Knowledge	25
Resourcefulness	15
Health	108.5
Memory Capacity	19
Utility Effectiveness	0
Luck	0
Health Recovery Bonus	-24%
Spell Recovery Bonus	80.5%
Move Speed	300 ( 100% )
Action Speed	1.875%
Manual Dexterity	6%
Spell Casting Speed	21%
Equip Speed	10%
Regular Interaction Speed	2.8%
Magical Interaction Speed	35%
Persuasiveness	15
Buff Duration	5%
Debuff Duration	-4.8%
Armor Penetration	0%
Magic Penetration	0%
Headshot Reduction	0%
Projectile Damage Reduction	0%
Physical Damage Reduction	-22%
From Armor Rating	0 ( -22% )
From Bonuses	0%
Magic Resistance	14.1%
From Resist Rating	50 ( 14.1% )
From Bonuses	0%
Physical Power Bonus	-25%
From Physical Power	6 ( -25% )
From Bonuses	0%
Magic Power Bonus	5%
From Magic Power	20 ( 5% )
From Bonuses	0%
Primary Weapon	0
Secondary Weapon	0
Impact Power	0
Primary Weapon Impact Power	0
Secondary Weapon Impact Power	0

- Use Meditation wisely. It will force your perspective downwards and lock your camera, as well as apply an audio filter to make it more difficult to hear enemies approaching. Try to Meditate on elevated surfaces to increase your field of view.

- Fireball can be used to destroy doors, and its splash damage can hurt enemies on the other side.

- Light Orb will reveal enemy Rogues, preventing ambushes.

- Use Invisibility to get out of sticky situations and re-position. You can use the Haste ability beforehand to further boost your movement speed.

- You can use Clarity Potions, Campfires, or a Bard on your team to replenish spells, allowing you to forgo Meditation in favor of another Skill.

- Zap and Ignite burns will not tick if your target has any debuff duration - this is all classes with 16+ Will by default. If you want either to do burn damage, you need to run Fire Mastery which causes it to tick 2 times on these targets. This results in a functional 33% "scaling".

All bolded numbers are automatically updated; however, non-boldened phrasing/numbers are written manually by the community. See Class Ability Documentation for more.

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