BlizzCon 2011: Crafted wands returning to enchanters
by Alex Ziebart 
Oct 22nd 2011 at 8:30PM
The deconstruction of the ranged weapon slot in Mists of Pandaria may have had an impact on Blizzard following through on this. Wands are the only weapon type that doesn't have some crafted item in Cataclysm, but wands becoming a primary weapon option for casters makes it that much more important to have crafted options available.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Bellajtok Oct 22nd 2011 8:34PM
I just picked up enchanting on my Druid, so this makes me pretty happy.
The Dewd Oct 22nd 2011 8:35PM
Wands have been the source of anger and rage for most of the casters i know, especially the ones who enchanters, since at least BC if not Vanilla.
gewalt Oct 22nd 2011 9:07PM
no, thats trinkets. for as long as I can remember.
That Guy Oct 22nd 2011 8:36PM
But what will happen to Dragonwrath for Mages in Warlocks? Will they be able to choose between wands and staves?
Eddy Oct 22nd 2011 9:07PM
I think wands will become 1h caster weapons, much like swords and daggers are at the moment. They will probably have their stat budgets equalized to make them viable, and if they're actually equal, they may be preferable since they enable a 'shoot' autoattack (though how many casters actually use them anymore is unknown to me, as I don't play a class that uses them.)
Ametrine Oct 22nd 2011 9:16PM
Apparently, it'll just give those casters who don't wanna wait for a spellpower sword or dagger to drop more options to accompany their offhand frill rather than be forced to pick a staff half the time.
joshychrist Oct 22nd 2011 8:40PM
So hunters are getting melee weapons taken away and mages / warlocks are going to be main handing wands is there going to be a gun / bow strapped to the hunters back and the wand somewhere visible on the mage and warlock?
fallemwarrior Oct 22nd 2011 8:50PM
I keep my wand strapped to my inner thigh
Andrew Oct 22nd 2011 9:04PM
Be careful, that can cause loss of circulation.
Deathknighty Oct 22nd 2011 9:10PM
I coil mine around my leg.
Thrice.
Noyou Oct 22nd 2011 9:15PM
@fallem
That must make walking very...awkward.
Artificial Oct 22nd 2011 10:03PM
People's main hand or two-handed weapon is always visible somewhere. In their hand if they're using it, and either hanging from their belt or on their back if they aren't. This is the way it's been for years, and we have no reason to believe Blizzard is going to change that.
joshychrist Oct 22nd 2011 10:04PM
going to be interesting how they'll pull off wands certainly wont be very noticeable that is for sure.
Marius W. Oct 22nd 2011 8:42PM
I dont know why they ever went away. It was great back in the day when we could make our wands and make wands to sell. Then came BC and that went away.
Im happy they are bringing it back. It makes sense that enchanters make wands. Very happy they are back on the boat with this.
Philster043 Oct 22nd 2011 9:00PM
I'm a max enchanter and I'm enjoying this a lot. I like having more variety in the sort of things I can create.
Andrew Oct 22nd 2011 9:05PM
Wait, you can craft staves? Since when?? o.o
I swear I'm not new to this game...
Artificial Oct 22nd 2011 10:09PM
No, you can't craft staves. I assume that when they said, "Wands are the only weapon type that doesn't have some crafted item in Cataclysm", what they meant was the wand slot. Every other slot can be filled with a crafted item, there are even crafted relics (by inscriptionationalists* of all people), but beyond low levels, no crafted items to plop in your wand slot.
* Yes, I know, that's not their proper title. Sorry, scriblers. ;)
razion Oct 22nd 2011 9:08PM
I'm very happy for this! As a person who makes a lot of mage alts who tend to pick enchanting and tailoring, I always wished I could make more wands that could benefit me more. Sadly, the wands that enchanting tended to make usually didn't give good stats comparable to any of the questing wands available wherever I went, so they usually ended up vendored (because who would buy one at the AH when you could get one in some of your first quests?). You couldn't DE them, because enchanting created them, making them sort of a burned investment. Hopefully we can make avariety of wands, with some wands that are less than or equal to wands we can obtain through quests, making them BoE, leaving other wands that are better to be Bind of Pickup, so enchanters can have a bit of a bonus for going through the effort to creating wands instead of whatever is cheapest for a skillup.
Very good, like where they're going with this.
Prelimar Oct 22nd 2011 9:23PM
anything that makes me more magey, i'm thrilled about. i tend to forget i even HAVE an off-hand wand now. returning it to my main hand would be fantastic.
Jully Oct 22nd 2011 11:37PM
Yeah, and we get to pew pew with them!! :D