no, wand damge doesn't make much diffrence, lets just say 100-200 less HP a wand takes of an enemy than what a staff does, depending on what level you are, and thats just an example from NPC wands, you can find some nice wand drops that might do more damage than staff, but overall, staff does better damage, and at least with wand you can get a shield, which adds to your defence.
so really you have to make a choice, either defence or attack, i use Staff
