You also cannot use shields with knuckles so you lose out on potential defense

Knuckles however are not recommended. There's no benefit in knuckles besides faster physical attacks, but a dagger can do the job just as well as a knuckle. You also cannot use shields with knuckles so you lose out warhammer gold on potential defense, which a wizard most definitely needs.

Meister's damage is also powerful, like bladders, will do ~1k normal damage but less attack speed compared.

You will need 3 (three) of the required mineral and 1 (one) capsule of corresponding level to craft earrings, rings and elemental stones.

Crafting at the level specified for the resource above will give the maximum crafting dexterity (experience). Crafting using one item level lower mineral will give you, at best, the crafting dexterity you get from a failed crafting using of items your crafting level; even lower and you will just get 1 dexterity.

It is much more efficient to refine minerals to those at your level then it is to use them; a refiner can convert minerals of one kind into the next immediately proceeding it on the chart above (conversion ration is 3:1, eg. 3 Normal = 1 Copper)

Chance for success: 60% + (crafting level - min. required level) * 3%

You can not achieve more then 95% success chance.