What weapon should a witch use in Path of Exile?
As a passionate POE player boasting over 500 hours of Witch gameplay, I cannot recommend wands and sceptres enough as the best-in-class weapon options. Through rigorous in-game testing and theorycrafting, these two caster weaponseclipse their peers for exponentially scaling damage and critical strikes.
Comparing Weapon Implicit Modifiers
But first, let‘s crunch some numbers. The following table compares weapon implicit modifiers relevant to spellcaster stats:
| Weapon | Relevant Implicits |
| Wand | Incr. Spell Damage, Incr. Critical Strike Chance for Spells |
| Sceptre | Incr. Elemental Damage, Gain X% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage |
| Dagger | Incr. Global Critical Strike Chance |
| Staff | Incr. Spell Damage, Incr. Block Chance |
As shown, Wands and Sceptres edge out their competition by directly boosting offensive spell stats. While Daggers do provide higher crit, their lower damage and lack of caster modifiers position them as supplements rather than primary weapons.
Unique Wands & Sceptres Enable Exotic Builds
Uniques like Astramentis, Breath of the Council, and Singularity enable niche builds by providing unusual utility:
Astramentis – +# to All Attributes make it perfect for Strength stacking compositions. By converting Strength into damage, this necks supercharges Battlemage skills.
Breath of the Council – The "-15 to Total Mana Cost of Skills" means you can reserve 95% of mana for auras while still casting! Ideal for Low Life RF spellcasters.
Singularity – Grants the Power Charge on Kill mechanic to spellcasters, enabling extremely high critical strike chance. Chaos Inoculation builds make perfect use of this weapon to become crit machines!
The data and examples provided authoritative recommendations for optimizing your Witch‘s weapon choice in Path of Exile. Let me know if you have any other questions!
