Hey folks, bit of a question for the mechanics-wizards here: I'm doing a hydro-geo mage build and I really love the bonus to shield and magic armor I get from using a shield with a wand, but I don't want to lower the numbers of armor/magic armor and perhaps healing I am able to provide to my companions. My question is thus: Do the values of my support spells, specifically spells that add armor or magic shield get effected by the use of a single wand/shield vs. a staff? If so, what is the effect of having two wands? If I wanted to optimize my support caster, do I need to focus on raw damage numbers on a staff, two wands.

Thanks!