What weapons are class restrictive?

Question

This page suggests that the wizard can use:

• Axes
• Daggers
• Maces
• Spears
• Swords

(Click on the Wizard icon, and all of those weapons are not disabled, meaning that the class can use them.)

This Diablo Wiki article explains weapons types, but it is not clear whether the Wizard can use only wands, or other weapons.

So do you know the exact list or weapons type that a class can use? Or can you find this information somethere?

My motivation to know is that the damage per second of those weapons can change quite a bit from one to the other, and the spell damage is based on that. For example, the level 1 wand (apprentice's want) is only 3 DPS, whereas the level 1 spear (javelin) has a DPS of 7.2–8.4.

Asked by pinouchon

Answer

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

The class-specific weapons are:

• Knives (Witch Doctor)
• Hand Crossbow (DH)
• Fist (Monk)
• Diabo (Monk)
• Mighty (Barb)
• Wand (Wiz)

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:

• Wiz: No polearms (other two-handed weapons are OK)
• Barb: No staves, no ranged
• DH: No two-handed weapons, some skills restricted to ranged weapons.
• Monk: No two-handed axes, maces or swords (two-handed polearms, staves OK), no ranged
• WD: 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.

Answered by authenticgeek

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