They do not truly begin to blossom however until the level 20 force shock when they begin to truly show their power. Another line of wizard direct damage spells is the bolt spells beginning with the level 1 frost bolt. These spells generally do more damage than a comparably leveled shock spell however they are unguided. These spells will fire straight in the direction you are facing. If you do not take care to aim well you may have just wasted some mana.
Wizards also have the ability to cast person based area effect spells beginning with numbing cold.
These spells will damage every mob in your immediate area but will also generally cause them to turn and attack you. These can be useful at early levels when you are fighting 2-3 monsters however at higher levels you will not want to be hit and these spells will dissapear from your arsenal. The last of type of wizard attack spells are the rain spells. These spells are area effect spells that center around your target. The trick to these spells is to target the tank in your party and cast on him.