My first Mage run, I hit upon a wand of Living Earth on level 1 and found it so powerful that I imbued and upgraded it.

So far, the wand’s guardian is strong enough to get rid of enemies while I loot around, and the Rock armor is awesome. Will that last?

I won the game with other classes several times, but have not played Mage yet. Now I am greeting the wandmaker… Any hints for a novice Mage?