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Keep in mind that as an Iksar you won't be able to use a JBB (mana-free nuke) because they can't wear plate.

It's not a huge deal, but something to think about.

However, if you go Troll worshipper of Inny you can quest a necklace that lets you cast Snare (the only way for a shaman to snare) while having the same regen as an iksar. The lower starting wisdom won't be much of a deal and is easily mitigated by the higher stam.

Another piece of advice from me, if you put starting points into wis/int on any wis/int caster, don't put the full 25 in. It'll ultimately buy you very little, 10-15 points is plenty. The remaining you can put into stam or Str (if I had to redo my necros starting points I'd go 10str, 5 stam, 15 int as a complete newbie. If starting as a twink I'd go 15str/15stam, my personal preference).

I ran into many times leveling my gnome up where I really wished I had more str to carry loot so I wouldn't have to give up my camp, rarely was I wanting for mana. Infact, I still fairly often wish I had more str, weight reduction bags help with the loot but there isn't any way to alleviate the weight of coins. That 10str means I could probably xp for an extra 2 hours before being too overweight to continue.