Does intelligence effect the strength of the wand usage?

In other words, would fire giant be worse with wands than a drow?

I've played a few hundred hours with Enigma. It's a great legacy.

To your specific question, intelligence matters as has already been pointed out. Someone in the know would have to confirm, but it seems to me it only matters as to whether or not you get a successful "zap" off. Then, maybe, if the spell in the wand checks your intelligence to determine success it matters it matters there too.

My comment though would be that I personally (for whatever my personal opinion matters) consider the use of offensive wands an ancillary benefit. Primarily, I take Enigma for two reasons, one is to be able to escape combat without fleeing and the other is so that I can change size on the fly. Secondarily, it can occasionally be useful to heal/prep as you're fighting.

You probably know all that and have a specific wand you've found you want to use -- but I figured I'd share just in case.

Especially if you are a whip spec because you can use them on choked people without them waking. So you can slow, faerie fire, plague etc.

The same isn't true of those stunned by a hand spec, I discovered!

I never found high enough level sources for that stuff. :(

Since the enemy may save. Which is all the more reason not to rely on offensive wands if you aren't a whip spec, unless they are ones that can't fail (eg wither).

nt

Per an Umi-answer on discord, "Int matters".

So I'd go with that.

-Ish

nt

Back when Silent Tower was still open, admittedly, so not sure if things might have changed since I had it.

nt