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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 4284875" data-attributes="member: 996">The Wizard has a selection of 5 good at-will attacks.&nbsp; Scorching Burst is an Area at-will, that's a big deal, and good for a controller.&nbsp; Thunderwave is a close attack, so no OA, and it pushes enemies away from you.&nbsp; Cloud of Daggers creates a hazard in one square and can do the best damage if your WIS is good (which it will be, if you want expanded spellbook).&nbsp; Ray of Frost slows the target (again, controllery).&nbsp; And, Magic Missle is unique in being useable as a Ranged Basic Attack (which can be handy).Not only are they all good, they're all situationally good - having three of them instead of two is pretty cool, making Human Wizards attractive.&nbsp; Stack that and a feat and a skill up against Fey Step and it looks pretty good.Another consideration is stats.&nbsp; The Eladrin gets DEX/INT, which is theoretically great for a Wand-Wizard - if you like being a Wand Wizard and buying up two stats that are redundant when it comes to shoring up your defenses (both add to AC/REF, but only the higher counts).&nbsp; If you're going Orb or Staff, I'd prefer human.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 4284875, member: 996"] The Wizard has a selection of 5 good at-will attacks. Scorching Burst is an Area at-will, that's a big deal, and good for a controller. Thunderwave is a close attack, so no OA, and it pushes enemies away from you. Cloud of Daggers creates a hazard in one square and can do the best damage if your WIS is good (which it will be, if you want expanded spellbook). Ray of Frost slows the target (again, controllery). And, Magic Missle is unique in being useable as a Ranged Basic Attack (which can be handy). Not only are they all good, they're all situationally good - having three of them instead of two is pretty cool, making Human Wizards attractive. Stack that and a feat and a skill up against Fey Step and it looks pretty good. Another consideration is stats. The Eladrin gets DEX/INT, which is theoretically great for a Wand-Wizard - if you like being a Wand Wizard and buying up two stats that are redundant when it comes to shoring up your defenses (both add to AC/REF, but only the higher counts). If you're going Orb or Staff, I'd prefer human. [/QUOTE]

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