Caster weapon guide

In the world of Guild Wars, there are two main options when it comes to what weapon a caster should use: a two-handed staff or a wand/focus item combination. The discussion whether a wand/focus combo or a staff is superior is as old as the game itself. Depending on the occasion, even other weapons may be used.

"Button-smashers"
For casters who wants weapons that enhance their ability to be constantly spamming a handful of spells, you want to look for good "HSR" and "HCT" bonuses, and also take into consideration the attribute spread and casting time / recharge time of your spells.


 * If all the spells you want to spam are in a single attribute, consider getting a set of 20/20 wand and focus item in that attribute. This gives you 36% chance in half casting time and half recharge time of your spells.


 * If most of the spells you want to spam spreads into two attributes,

Appendix: Basic maximum properties
The following lists the possible combination of stats that can be obtained by regular weapons. However, do note that there exist certain items whose bonuses don't fit in the table below.

Abbreviations used:
 * HSR x% = Halves skill recharge of spells (of any attribute), with x% chance
 * HSR x% = Halves skill recharge of spells, with x% chance
 * HCT x% = Halves casting time of spells (of any attribute), with x% chance
 * HCT x% = Halves casting time of spells, with x% chance
 * Reduces x% = Reduces duration on you by 20%

The table shows that most of the trade-offs depends on bonus 3/4.