I did that too, and mage ended up being the last one I won with. Ironically, I think I ended up leaving his staff with magic missile that run because I ended up with a ton of wands, so I could buff all of them at once at will by using my staff.
Fun fact: you only have to buff the first zap of a Wand of Warding, then you can zap the ward with normal zaps to upgrade it. It’ll be a powerful ward, assuming you have enough charges to level it up significantly.
I did that too, and mage ended up being the last one I won with. Ironically, I think I ended up leaving his staff with magic missile that run because I ended up with a ton of wands, so I could buff all of them at once at will by using my staff.
I like doing that, too, but it can get tedious.
Fun fact: you only have to buff the first zap of a Wand of Warding, then you can zap the ward with normal zaps to upgrade it. It’ll be a powerful ward, assuming you have enough charges to level it up significantly.