I don't think wizard is getting enough love. They have the basic functions needed, snare and root, and while they do not have dots, substitute huge blasts and stuff can die very quickly. With faster meditation now adays you can be back to FM in almost no time at all with JB.
Not to mention wizard snare is AE, which means you can tri-kite for very good exp. Wizards suffer indoors somewhat, but the root/snare ability, combined with stuns, nukes, and if you are patient unlimited nukes for around 500-600 damage (5 mana nukes), you can solo very well with a wizard.