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Best Race for Control Wizard

cybermarkcybermark Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
edited May 2013 in The Library
What is the Best Race for Control Wizard?
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  • jinnixijinnixi Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 58
    edited April 2013
    teifling because there racial bonus is int/cha = high damage and crit chance
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  • jackdubyajackdubya Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 9 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I would say either Tiefling or Human. Don't know what the Drow's Racials are yet.
  • alsarothalsaroth Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Tiefling, but I am going to roll human nevertheless.
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  • hedgehog8hedgehog8 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 148 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I think Human is a bit better than Tiefling, because it's possible to compensate '+2 stat' with feat points bonus and even get some benefit from them.
    For example, '2 Int' is same as +2% to recharge speed and damage.
    At the same time, 1 point in 'Fight on' increases recharge by 2% and 1 point in Arcane mastery increases damage by 2%(or 3% from Blightning power if you prefer chill magic). So while you can fully compensate lower base stats with feats, you also have more 'diversity'(because you can pick other feats for stuff you actually need). Also, '+3% defence' is what a CW can really use, bloodhunt is just not a great addition to actual 'control'.
  • zurkhonzurkhon Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 390 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    Best race for Control Wizard is the one that is most immersive and you enjoy playing the most! Baaaziing! What do I win???
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  • raist31raist31 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 116 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    DROW, the answer is always drow lol. I say it depends on your backstory in most cases but in game I would have to say Id either make a Drow or Tiefling.
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  • thaliffthaliff Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 180 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    I'll play either Human, elf or...Half-elf. If that mean's I'm gimped or boosted based on class choice, then so be it.

    Have a whole history/back story for my characters, and those three races are more important to me than a +1 or +2 somewhere.
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  • raist31raist31 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 116 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    thaliff wrote: »
    I'll play either Human, elf or...Half-elf. If that mean's I'm gimped or boosted based on class choice, then so be it.

    Have a whole history/back story for my characters, and those three races are more important to me than a +1 or +2 somewhere.

    I couldnt agree more. it is way more fun to play out a backstory than it is to just try to power play a PC because of a few bonuses to stats.
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  • hammerdwarfhammerdwarf Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I, for one, will be playing a dwarf control wizard.

    Who is most likely a Duergar.

    Problem?
  • hedgehog8hedgehog8 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 148 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    On side note, speaking of backstories, since I'm a huge Pratchett fan, I gonna pick human anyway (and write in backstory that I'm a student from UU who got thrown into a portal as a part of experiment and then eveyone went to have lunch and forgot about me :D).
  • rizoguerizogue Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 134 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    I voted for drow too. Who woulda guessed, right? :D

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  • kotlikotli Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 577
    edited April 2013
    Best race has to be the Tiefling as it stands ATM best abilities bonus and one of the strongest racials in game.
    Dunno enough about Drow to comment on them though.
  • fennstarfennstar Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    hedgehog8 wrote: »
    On side note, speaking of backstories, since I'm a huge Pratchett fan, I gonna pick human anyway (and write in backstory that I'm a student from UU who got thrown into a portal as a part of experiment and then eveyone went to have lunch and forgot about me :D).

    XD High 5 for being a Discworld fan!! My chars name is Eskarina XD (Equal Riites) Also a Control Wizard :)
  • wartimeraiderwartimeraider Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 132 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    Voted Elf as im mostly PvP. The 10% resistance against slow is nice as CW needs the movement and the extra critchance is very nice combined with the Renegade feat tree.
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  • velforcevelforce Member Posts: 34 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    see I go half elf or elf or human...because I like my characters not getting attacked by an angry mob of uneducated villiagers when I ride into town
  • bighalsybighalsy Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 261 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    Elfs were designed to be the default wizzie class so Elf it is!
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  • kimosami8kimosami8 Member Posts: 45
    edited May 2013
    The one tiefling racial doesn't stack with one of the feats wizards have access to.

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  • aproviteaprovite Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I went with wood elf. Seemed to fit the bill, the 10% cc res looks nice... and theres already way to many teiflings. Prolly gimp, but w/e.
  • rycegamingrycegaming Member Posts: 59
    edited May 2013
    For pure DPS? Go tiefling.

    For full support? Go Dwarf.
  • johnygwapojohnygwapo Member Posts: 442 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    hammerdwarf wrote: »
    I, for one, will be playing a dwarf control wizard.

    Who is most likely a Duergar.

    Problem?

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  • johnygwapojohnygwapo Member Posts: 442 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    im playing half-elf .. + 2 consti. i dont know if i would be useful. im thinking of a tank and pure "control" wizard O.o
  • preshapresha Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Elf is obviously best. Those +2 Dex makes her super hot.
  • yoshoverseyoshoverse Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    i rolled tiefling but i think human would have been a better choice.
    those three extra feats would translate in either more 3% crit or 9% more cold damage, so you could have both at the same time.
    tieflings have bloodhunt which is way better than versatile defense.
    i would have leveled another cw to try which one i like better but i don't think you can transfer astral diamonds, so that's an issue.
    and they obviously destroyed foundry leveling for no reason, so it would take forever.
    i hate leveling so much!
  • shgthshgth Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 28 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I started with a tiefling and after first few T2 items(closing in with rating 9000) rerolled to a human because of "bloodhunt" not stacking with "tempest magic" feat. Rather have 3 more feat points than +2 to a stat.

    I would play a drow for a flavor if it was available to me.
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  • frznvimesfrznvimes Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I rolled tiefling and I don't regret it. I'm expecting bloodhunt+tempest magic to be being fixed someday, and until then I still have my extra 2 cha giving me 2% crit, combat advantage, and companion stats. That's not too shabby.
  • copticonecopticone Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    shgth wrote: »
    I started with a tiefling and after first few T2 items(closing in with rating 9000) rerolled to a human because of "bloodhunt" not stacking with "tempest magic" feat. Rather have 3 more feat points than +2 to a stat.

    I would play a drow for a flavor if it was available to me.

    So you reroll a character because of a bug? You know how many powers/feats/set bonuses/etc... that aren't working as intended?
    A honestly. Did those 3 points in feats (while loosing +2stats) actually made your T2 runs that much easier? Hec, you can roll a half-orc wizard and still do T2s just fine.
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  • shgthshgth Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 28 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    copticone wrote: »
    So you reroll a character because of a bug? You know how many powers/feats/set bonuses/etc... that aren't working as intended?
    A honestly. Did those 3 points in feats (while loosing +2stats) actually made your T2 runs that much easier? Hec, you can roll a half-orc wizard and still do T2s just fine.
    I didn't just reroll. I also did multiple feat and power respecs! Mostly because of bugs. Everything is much easier now. :cool:

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  • anotheravataranotheravatar Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Tiefling. Racials make it superior.
  • bluereverendbluereverend Member Posts: 79
    edited May 2013
    I don't believe in "best race". I've picked a halfling (for lack of Gnome, tried to make him more gnomy) and I really don't feel lacking in any way to any other CW. Im usually 1st-2nd in DPS on skirmishes and the such(if that interests you), I'm steam rolling through the levels, usually 4-5 levels above an area I'm in currently, and I can hold my own in PVP as well
  • anashimanashim Member Posts: 259 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    Wait. Whats the difference between an "Elf" and a "Wood Elf"? where is this "Elf"?
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