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
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.