A Wand Wielding Warlock Wonders...

[Quidam]

By 4th level, my warlock should be able to use wands with spells from any class list.

What are the best spells to cherry-pick for wands? Spells that are either unique to a class spell list or not highly dependant on caster level- or both.

My first scan through the SRD reveals a few low-level picks:

Faerie Fire (Dru1)
Endure Elements (Rgr1)
Confusion, Lesser (Brd1)

What are the other 'good deals' when class is no object?

 

[Hammerhead]

Benign Transposition from Spell Compendium is divine at higher levels. Utterly divine.

 

[Particle_Man]

Cure light wounds could be a lifesaver.

 

[Kurotowa]

I found an Invisibility and Silence combo was very nice. Especially since Warlocks don't mind being at the center of a Silence effect.

 

[Hammerhead]

Except for the fact that they can't use their Invocations or their limited-use magical items.

 

[Stalker0]

Invocations are SLA...they don't need verbal components. You can cast them in silence fields just fine.

 

[Hammerhead]

You are correct. While Invocations certainly require somatic components, they have no need for such trifling things as spoken words. Very interesting. Thanks for alerting me to this little tidbit.

 

[MarkB]

On the other hand, wands do require a spoken word, which could inconvenience a dedicated wand-wielder.

The lesser orb spells from Spell Compendium are good damage-dealers, especially if you go for a higher caster-level version. As a warlock you'll already be optimised to deal ranged touch attacks, and these wands will provide a Spell Reistance-ignoring alternative to Eldritch Blast until you're high enough level to acquire Vitriolic Blast.

 

[starwed]

Huh, I never noticed that Lesser Confusion has no save. That seems like an oversight to me, but if not then it's a pretty nice thing to have a wand of.

I wouldn't say Endure Elements is worth it unless the party is traveling in harsh climates a lot.

Don't overlook buff spells. A wand of Enlarge Person can significantly boost the power of melee characters, and they'll probably be willing to pay for it in anycase.

 

[Quidam]

I wouldn't say Endure Elements is worth it unless the party is traveling in harsh climates a lot.

Error on my part- I meant to write "Resist Energy (Rgr1)", taking advantage of the one level jump they get on that spell over other casters.