Wizard is a powerful ranged DPS class in Dark and Darker with an arsenal of spells at his disposal to dish out massive damage to his enemies. But it’s not the easiest class to master because of a relatively small health bar and light armor. Then again, with the right build, any class in Dark and Darker can overcome any of the challenges the game throws at you.
In this guide, we’ll take a look at the best Wizard build in Dark and Darker for you to try. Let’s get started.
Best Dark And Darker Wizard Build
Here’s a guide to the best Wizard build in Dark and Darker that includes the best perks, spells, abilities and more:
Best Wizard Perks
The Wizard in Dark and Darker can equip up to four perks at a time. Here are the ones we recommend for the best Wizard build:
- Quick Chant: Casting speed is always good on Wizard, and this perk increases your spell-casting speed by 10%.
- Arcane Mastery: Arcane Mastery is another essential perk for this Wizard build, improving your damage output with arcane spells by 5% and casting speed by half a second.
- Mana Surge: This perk further increases your overall magic damage by 10%.
- Reactive Shield: A defensive perk that allows you to gain a shield for 3 seconds whenever you take damage. It has a cooldown of 12 seconds.
Best Wizard Skills
As the Wizard, you’ll be able to take two Skills in Dark and Darker. The two best ones for this build are:
- Spell Memory: Allows you to equip an extra spell during your runs.
- Meditation: Go into a meditative state to recover 34 spell cost per 0.75 seconds for up to 24 seconds. It has a cooldown of 45 seconds. This is great to use in between enemy fights to be ready to equip and use spells again in the subsequent enemy encounters.
Best Wizard Spells
In Dark and Darker, the Wizard can usually equip up to four spells. However, with the Spell Memory skill, you’ll be able to slot an extra spell, which is pretty nice for a DPS class like this one. Here are the best spells for Wizard in Dark and Darker:
- Ignite: A tier 2 spell that sets the target’s weapon ablaze for 15 seconds. The weapon then deals 5 Fire Damage and also burns enemies with 1 Fire Damage for 1 second. It’s an excellent spell to have when you’re playing with a Fighter or Barbarian to buff up their DPS.
- Magic Missile: A tier 3 spell that lets you channel for 3 seconds while standing still to send a homing projectile every 0.3 seconds that deals arcane damage. With your Arcane Mastery perk, the damage output of this spell is further increased by 5%.
- Haste: Another support-type spell that increases the move speed, action speed, and spell-casting speed of a target for 8 seconds. You can also cast it on yourself to buff yourself.
- Invisibility: As the name suggests, turn a target or yourself invisible for 4 seconds while buffing up the movement speed by 5%. With Arcane Mastery, the invisibility duration is increased to 5 seconds.
- Fireball: The last spell we recommend picking up is Fireball, that massive damage in a large radius. This spell also burns enemies hit, dealing Fire Damage over time for up to 3 seconds.
Best Wizard Gear And Weapons
Here are the weapon and gear choices for the best Wizard build in Dark and Darker:
- Weapon: The Wizard starts with a basic staff, but you can also equip Crystal Balls, Crystal Swords, and Spellbooks as you progress through the game. For this build, Spellbooks are the best weapon choice for their higher casting speed.
- Armor: For your armor, go with cloth and leather pieces to make sure you can move around the map fast. Also it makes good sense to equip armor which has modifiers to health and magic damage. Equip either Ring of Vitality or Ring of Wisdom in the ring slot.
Gameplay Tips For Wizard In Dark And Darker
Before we take our leave, here are a few gameplay tips when you’re playing as the Wizard in Dark and Darker:
- The best combination of spells to begin with that fits within the 12 Knowledge that you start with includes Magic Missile, Haste, Fireball and Slow.
- Positioning is the key for Wizards. If you’re playing in a party, make sure to stay far behind so that you can use your spells and buff up your allies.
- For this build, you want to focus on items that improve your spellcasting speed and movement speed.
- Wizard isn’t the ideal choice if you’re playing Dark and Darker solo. The class is most powerful when you pair it with a Barbarian or a Fighter.
- While Wizard can use Crystal Swords and Staff that also deal Physical Damage, your main damage comes from your spells. Prioritize casting spells over trying to whack enemies with your weapons.
That brings us to the end of this article. Check out our other Dark and Darker guides, such as Best Ranger Build and Cave Troll Boss Guide.