wand procs

[Raxie]

i want to know if there is a difference between a 'fireball' wand and a 'darkball' wand.
royce if you know this, please answer. does the darkball wand have any procs; does it reduce armour or something?

[bladesword]

A dreamers dark bolt blaster lv13 pink, i think it debuffs...

[KingFu]

Darkball has a nightmare proc, it weakens armor. A fireball has a fire proc, which inflicts more damage over time.

[Raxie]

ah so both are good or is one superior over the other?

[KingFu]

Many prefer the dark bolt due to the nightmare proc, dark bolt is more common, and has more versions and different rarities. I would go with dark bolt, since the only fire wands I've seen are, well, firewands, and fire staffs are mainly for lower levels. I prefer nightmare, but it's your call. Test em!

[Arterra]

hmm, i have wondered if all darkbolt wands have nightmare proc. i thought they did. ok.

[Royce]

Ice wands also freeze. In PvP, go with the dark stuff (though freeze can also be great against non-mages). In PvE, ice and fire can be very nice, especially if you are with a group that already has a dark weapon. I haven't tested this extensively, but I don't think a weapon's nightmare proc stacks with the enchantress skill, so that's another reason to look to other weapons. One thing I have never tested is if lightning wands (and staffs) have a lightning proc. It makes sense that they would. Hmmm, maybe I'll dig out the old red wand...

[Gryndeon]

Do the djinn wands (Thoth and Isis) have procs? For both levels 43 and 45?

[Royce]

Do the djinn wands (Thoth and Isis) have procs? For both levels 43 and 45?

Yes, Djinn wands are dark wands, so they have the usual debuff (Mojo=Dark as well).

[chriscw97]

If we use a darkbolt blaster, should we upgrade the skill Nightmare?

[KingFu]

The skill nightmare shouldn't effect the staffs strength of the proc. If you're asking if nightmare is needed even after the proc, I would say yes, the proc does it's affect more so over time, rather than the click of the button.

[Royce]

If we use a darkbolt blaster, should we upgrade the skill Nightmare?

This is actually something I want to test. I'm fairly sure no lightning procs stack with the lightning skill for example, but I have a feeling nightmare procs stack with the nightmare skill. However, I really haven't checked. If not, it adds a new dimension to mage gear choice. It's weird, I was just thinking about this today ;)

[Kalielle]

I wonder if the darkbolt proc might be weakness and not nightmare, since it combos to terror with bear scream just like the weakness spell.

[icantgetkills]

Dark bolt blasters are usually a little bit weaker then fire because of them debuffing I.e nightmare eg zyla of doom if u notice when she attacks you your have a nightmare symbol next to ur name

[Inching]

yes you should still upgrade nightmare