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Release date

August 18, 2016

Publisher

Cortopia Studios

AWARDED VR GAME OF THE YEAR @ IMGA

"It feels magical" - VentureBeat

WANDS® is a first-person VR experience that offers fast-paced magic duels against other players online. Choose your favourite wands and equip them with a variety of unique spells, then battle other Wielders in the fantastic realms of The Beyond.

Hone your skills against an increasingly challenging AI opponent, then duel players from around the world to climb the leaderboards. Between battles, discover new spells, unlock new characters, and build powerful loadouts in your secret workshop.

Cross-platform play is supported, so you can duel your friends no matter which VR headset they own!

Features: Action-Packed Magic Duels Beautiful Battle Arenas 25 Unique Spells 15 Powerful Wands Friendly Community Competitive Seasons and Events Strategic Spell Selection AI Opponent

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Ratings & reviews

4.15

917 ratings

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Updates

May Events

May 22, 2021

There is still time to gather relic dust, rare wands, and XP this month, including the game's most rare and coveted character, The Templar! Don't forget about our events available every month. In a previous post we shared our list of events, but feel free to check out our event list on our…

New season starts today!

May 15, 2021

We hope you had time to work on your strategies and spell combinations to prepare for this new season and climb to the top of the leaderboard! The new 23rd season will start on the 15th of May and will last until the 1st of July. And don't miss out on our events to collect more valuable items and…

Player reviews

PhonyPhobia

November 7, 2019

5/5

Wands was awesome!

Some of the things were different than what I expected. But honestly? I was pleasantly surprised!! The people I met online were fun to play with, the spells and level up system is great, all around a really great experience for me! I can't wait to try it on the quest!!! I do have a question for the developers though. All of my experience and playthrough I do here, will it transfer to the quest? Or do I need to start over? I'm fine with either. I'm just curious

30 found this helpful

obi2kenobi

September 30, 2017

5/5

First review post Rift release!

The game has had several massive updates since its 2016 release, so pay no attention to older reviews... The most recent update has been phenomenal. They fixed many issues with the game and improved the controls a great deal. The addition of Rift players has so far meant near constant matchmaking when ive been on (mind you time zones obviously are a factor). The game has also increased the immersion with spells like "hail of death." When you get struck by the bolts you can look down and see them stuck in your body for a brief time! Incredible attention to detail for a gear vr game. With 22 spells to choose from and 5 different gorgeous maps, this game never gets old (ive been playing for a whole year, no other game has held my attention this long)! I am constantly trying new spell combinations to find that killer loadout! This is also the only gear vr game ive seen with a "competitive scene." There is a season leaderboard and players duke it out to battle for a coveted top ten spot! Last season the top 100 players were rewarded with an exclusive mask. The devs for this game work 24/7 to make this the best game for vr, are easy to reach on discord to offer suggestions and report bugs, and wands is certainly the only game i know of to release 2 huge updates totally free! The new rift players seem pretty good, but you can disable matchmaking with them if you feel their hardware is an unfair advantage. The game still lacks a single player mode other than the practice basement where you test spells on a dummy, but with the massive playerbase these days i wonder if its even necessary. All in all a fantastic game and i have gotten my moneys worth!

22 found this helpful

jamil.abdallah

December 12, 2018

4/5

Great game

The game is amazing However you have to wait a lot to get an opponent. And most of the time mismatched due tonthe small number of players. The survival game u play while waiting is boring. I think game vs a bot is needed.

19 found this helpful

NicoEng

April 23, 2019

5/5

Great game

I got this on sale but I now think it's worth the full price anyway. Since I purchased it I have joined the discord channel, which I suggest everyone does. I just can't stop playing, I just wish the training room was a little bigger and had something that would shoot back to test your defences. One of the veteran players suggested that we explore an arena and cast a spell like demon that will fire at you and test your blocking skills. The players that are on the discord group have been helpful to me with suggestions and encouragement. Most I have met in the lobby have their sound enabled and will chat before a match.

19 found this helpful

lDrewciferl

November 13, 2016

5/5

Add me Agardunio7

This game really has potential! I hope they can add more spells and arenas, maybe even a 4 player mode or something like that!

16 found this helpful

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