How much damage are you doing with your amafyst with it max out?

Funny. I tend to think along the lines that Amafyst uses up precious energy that should be saved for teleport. It's a wonderful spell, don't get me wrong, but with teleport you always have the option of not dying. I consider this a plus.

I don't play with wizard much, since it's too easy to just fall into the teleport groove and wand/amafyst everyone to dust. I may have to try a tele-stabby wizard again to make it more interesting.

Seriously. If you play a wizard with teleport and get killed (not starved) it's your own fault for not knowing when to pull out. It's next to impossible to die with a porting wizard if you keep close watch on your energy and don't take chances with ranged enemies.

My most recent Satan kill was with a wizard that used only teleport and amafyst (did around 40 damage per shot when I was at Satan). Ultimately I picked aura siphon and crystal shards too since I had skill points lying around but didn't really use them. I finished the game with the wand and robe I started with and that's what makes the wizard so powerful. Gear is irrelevant.

Sure, the wand picked up a few enchants along the way, but while they help, they're not necessary.

Also, a strange thing happened with the Dark Pope. I hopped around the room with teleport and wanded all the acolytes down. Then, when the shield dissipated, it seemed like all the enemies in the room, including their generation, just kinda froze. It was 2 or 3 amafysts later that the Pope kicked the bucket so I can't be sure, but is anything like that an intended feature?

I've beaten Satan without purify. You'll need high damage output and likely a nice stash of healing potions, but it's doable. Though I wouldn't think with a tele-stab build. If you're meleeing with the wizard you will most likely need purify to survive. Unless you're lucky enough to get leather armor enchanted to +7 or higher and a decent pool of health.

Also, so far I tend to need to use a safe spot* when facing Satan, since with a few unlucky unholy fires you'll burn through your potions in a hurry.

Still, crystals hurt big S big time, and Nandrew's Goat-whacker does 99 damage when thrown (and is consumed in the process) so it's a good idea to save a few to help off Satan.

*Disclaimer: There is a spot where one can attack Satan with a ranged weapon and in which I have so far not been hit with the unholy fires. It may not be 100% safe, but I'm not much for scorefarming as it's not really fun so I've yet to find out. Developers may confirm or deny at their leisure if this is indeed the case and if it is intentional. Just in case it's something for players to discover and utilize, I'm not disclosing the spot just yet.