Diablo – Equipped weapons of Wizards and their Durability

Any character (including wizards and witch doctors) can wield any non class-specific weapon, with a few small exceptions.

The class-specific weapons are:

• Ceremonial Knife (Witch Doctor)
• Hand Crossbow (Demon Hunter)
• Fist Weapon (Monk)
• Daibo (Monk)
• Mighty Weapon (Barbarian)
• Wand (Wizard)

There are also off-hand class-specific items, as well as class-specific armor.

In addition to the class weapons, a few classes are restricted from using certain general items. The restrictions are as follows:

• Wizard: No polearms or two-handed maces (other two-handed weapons are OK)
• Barbarian: No staves, no ranged
• Demon Hunter: No two-handed weapons other than bows and crossbows, some skills restricted to ranged weapons.
• Monk: No ranged
• Witch Doctor: No special restrictions

The idea behind having wands for Wizards is that the magic enchantments on them are particularly beneficial to the Wizard so it's more likely you'll be using a wand if you care about general Wizard stats or skills. You are otherwise, however, free to use whichever general weapon you want.

Each follower has a specific list of equipment he or she is capable of equipping. You can see this list by going to the items page on the official site and clicking the follower's icon at the top; here are quick links:

• Templar's items
• Scoundrel's items
• Enchantress' items

Regarding the special follower items, those are equipped in their own special slot and do not replace any other item. That slot is not immediately available, it is unlocked later in the game.