Hey guys welcome to my Pillars of Eternity 2 min/max item and build guide! Today I'm going to be showing you how to get the most out of your Evoker Wizard. This is by far the most destructive force you can have in your backline. With strong self buffs, massive AoE and potent Single target damage spells this build can dish out an enormous amount of damage in a short period of time. It takes a few levels to get enough spells to be consistently spamming them throughout the fight, but it turns into an absolute monster in the mid-lategame. The enchantment self buffs doesn't suffer from the Evoker class reduced recovery time penalty, because they already have no recovery time. With the Evoker's guaranteed ability to reapply damage on empowered spells, the build can decimate the opponents with empowered aoe spells before they get a chance to react.

• Might 19
  
• Constitution 5
  
• Dexterity 19
  
• Perception 13
  
• Intellect 19
  
• Resolve 3

• Level 1: Minoletta's Minor Missiles
  
• Level 2: Eldritch Aim
  
• Level 3: Ray of Fire/Rolling Flame
  
• Level 4: Merciless Gaze
  
• Level 5: Fireball/Minoletta's Bounding Missiles
  
• Level 6: Deleterious Alacrity of Motion
  
• Level 7: Ironskin/Minoletta's Concussive Missiles
  
• Level 8: Scion of Flame
  
• Level 9: Blast of Frost/Llengrath's Safeguard
  
• Level 10: Rapid Casting
  
• Level 11: Minoletta's Precisely Piercing Burst/Chain Lightning
  
• Level 12: Arcane Reflection
  
• Level 13: Delayed Fireball/Ninagauth's Killing Bolt
  
• Level 14: Potent Empower
  
• Level 15: Accurate Empower
  
• Level 16: Wilting Wind/Major Grimoire Imprint
  
• Level 17: Penetrating Empower
  
• Level 18: Farcasting
  
• Level 19: Meteor Shower/Prestige
  
• Level 20: Minoletta's Missile Salvo

Adjust your spells according to what Grimoire you will be using so you don't double up.

• Minor Grimoire Imprint
  
• Torrent of Flame
  
• Minor Arcane Reflection

• Active - Max Athletics for Second Wind
  
• Passive - Metaphysics if using Chromoprismatic Quarterstaff

Weapons are stat sticks. Pick a ranged weapon to swap to when you run out of spells.

• Strongest AoE damage in the game
  
• Powerful Single Target Nukes
  
• Strong Self Buffs
  
• Extra Power levels from Passives/Items

• Squishy
  
• Mostly Fire damage so weak to fire resistant mobs
  
• Loses Access/Gets Penalties to a lot of really strong utility wizard spells

Picking Gear that increases your damage with spells. Mostly + PL, +% Spell dmg or Increased Attributes. You can use multiple Grimoires to acquire new spells, but Ninagauth's Teachings
has some very powerful Evocation spells so it's probably the most useful.

• Main Hand: Magran's Favor[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] (Battle Axe) - +2 All Fire Power Levels. Exceptionally strong as a stat stick for an Evocation Wizard
  
• Offhand 1: Sun and Moon[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] (Flail) - +2 Fire Power level during day +2 Frost Power during Night. Most of your Evocation spells are fire spells so this is a really good stat stick during the day
  
• Offhand 2: A Whale of a Wand [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com](Wand) - Spell Hits have a 5% chance to Charm targets. Hits with this weapon have an 5% chance to cast Form of the Helpless Beast on their target. Grants Just a Dream (Ally can't die for 8 sec). And 5% chance on hit to cast arkemyrs dazzling light on target
  
• Offhand 3: Griffin's Blade[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] (Sword) Steadfast AoE when wearer is bloodied. 50% chance to Daze target and nearby enemies on crit. +10% dmg with Spells, +5 Will. Good stat stick for dps caster
  
• Two hand option: Chromoprismatic Quarterstaff:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Bound Blights: +1 All Acid Power Levels, +1 All Electricity Power Levels, +1 Fire Acid Power Levels, +1 Frost Power Levels,
  
• 1% Damage reduction for 10 sec when Hit (stacks 5 times, scales with Metaphysics). +15% Damage for 10 sec when hit with Acid, Fire, Frost, or Electricity attacks. +5% Staff Damage (Increases with Metaphysics skill), +5% Action Speed (Increases with Metaphysics skill). Works on more spells but fewer power levels.

• Helm 1 - Nature Godlike (Head): Wellspring of Life: While under the effects of a Might, Constitution or Dexterity Inspiration, gain +1 Power Level.
  
• Helm 2 - (If not going Nature Godlike) Rekvu's Fractured Casque Immortal Will:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Grants Immortal Will (wearer is immune to interrupts while injured)
  
• Neck - Baubles of the Fin[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Glittering Grimcrack: +1 Constitution, +1 Intellect Cruelty and Curios: Combat only • Aura Range: 5m • +3% Damage
  
• Neck 2 - Stone of Power:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] +1 Intellect, Power Surge: +1 all power levels in combat (1 per rest)
  
• Chest 1 - Spider Silk Robe[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Gossamer Weave: +3 Slash Armor Rating Web Walker: Immune to Dexterity afflictions
  
• Chest 2 - Miscreant's Leathers;[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Deft Motion: -10% Recovery time, +8 Reflex. Almost guaranteed to be better on another party member
  
• Ring 1 - Kuaru's Prize;[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Sonorous: +10% Damage with Spells. Jewel of Clarity: +1 Intellect, +1 Perception
  
• Ring 2 - Ring of Focused Flame[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Focused Flame: +10 Accuracy with fire attacks
  
• Boots - Boots of the Stone:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] +1 Dexterity, +1 Resolve, Resistance to Might affliction
  
• Belt - Upright Captain's Belt[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Buttressed: Immune to Push and Pull effects Hold Fast: Grants Hold Fast: Grants Concentration on combat start
  
• Gloves - Firethrower's Gloves:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Artificer's Precision: +2 Dexterity, +2 Explosives Spellbending: +1 Arcana, +1 All Evocation Power Levels
  
• Cloak - The Magnificent Escape Cape[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Escape Artist: The Magnificent Escape: When Bloodied or Near Death, receive immunity to engagement and +50 Deflection (1 per encounter) Neither Here Nor There: +20 Deflection against disengagement attacks Pet - Peter (Cat): +15% Area Damage and +5% Area of Effect (Party-Wide)
  
• Grimoire 1 - Ninagauth's Teachings:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Contains some very nice improved Evocation spells that takes up a Power Level slot higher then their counterpart.
  
• Grimoire 2 - Grimoire of Vaporous Wizardry:[pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Damage causes an interrupt. Grants extra spell Slot. Very good combined with Rekvu's Fractured Casque

Potion Of Ascension (+2 All PL's)
Mouth Char: -5% damage taken, +15% damage dealt for 180 sec
Mariner's Porridge +2 Con +1 Might

• Eldritch Aim - Grants the caster otherworldly sight, resulting in preternatural awareness. The wizard temporarily receives the Aware Inspiration from the effect.
  
• Merciless Gaze - The caster becomes able to see an enemy's weaknesses and vulnerabilities as though they were physically tangible, increasing the chance of landing a Critical Hit.
  
• Deleterious Alacrity of Motion - Caster draws upon his or her life force to gain the Swift Inspiration and Action Speed at the cost his or her own Health draining over time.
  
• Llengrath's Safeguard - An insidious magical contingency activates when the caster is Bloodied or lower. He or she immediately knocks all nearby enemies back and prone while gaining an Armor Rating and Defense bonus for a short time.
  
• Arcane Reflection - Creates a field of arcane energy around the caster, reflecting hostile targeted spells back at their casters (for a total of 30 spell levels).
  
• Ironskin - Transmutes the caster's skin into iron, adding significantly to their Armor Rating. This effect lasts for up to ten attacks.
  
• Fireball - Summons a flaming ball of molten earth that explodes at a targeted location, causing Burn damage to all in the area of effect.
  
• Delayed Fireball - The wizard hurls out a tiny ball of flame that lies dormant for a fixed amount of time before exploding for heavy Burn Damage.
  
• Ninagauth's Shadowflame - A curious variant of the ever-popular Fireball, Ninagauth's Shadowflame causes Freeze damage and Paralyzes anyone caught in the area of effect.
  
• Meteor Shower - A series of fiery meteors fall from the sky, pummeling the are with Burn damage on impact and additional Burn damage over time.
  
• Various Minoletta's Missiles Variants and other single target spells - Summons multiple unerring spell missiles that batter the target, inflicting Crush or Corrode damage.

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