Wizard skills

The skill tree, circa 2009. Skills no longer appear in anything like this format. Image by Muldric.

This page lists all the Wizard skills. Follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports and screenshots.

Useful skill links:

Skills - General skill design and mechanics.
- Skill runes - The huge skill customization and improvement system.
Wizard - a ranged class who's a glass cannon.
- Arcane Power - The Wizard's energy resource.
- Wizard skills - A list of all the Wizard's active skills.
  - Signature spells - Wizard spells that are free to cast. Previously they were called Academic spells.
  - Armor spells - Provide defensive buffs to the Wizard.
- Wizard passives - A list of all the Wizard's passive skills.
Wizard skill archive - Removed Wizard skills.
Wizard traits - Passive skills in Diablo III were called traits for a while before reverting back.

[edit] Active Skills

Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, skill rune information, blue quotes, and much more.

[edit] Primary

Name	Level	Description

Magic Missile
(database)
Primary
Signature spell

1

This is a Signature spell. Signature spells are free to cast.

Launch a missile of magic energy, causing 125% weapon damage as Arcane.

Shock Pulse
(database)
Primary
Signature spell

3

This is a Signature spell. Signature spells are free to cast.

Release a medium range pulse of 3 unpredictable charges of electricity that deal 105% weapon damage as Lightning.

Spectral Blade
(database)
Primary
Signature spell

11

This is a Signature spell. Signature spells are free to cast.

Summon a spectral blade that strikes all enemies in your path for 165% weapon damage.

Electrocute
(database)
Primary
Signature spell

15

This is a Signature spell. Signature spells are free to cast.

Lightning arcs from your fingertips, dealing 90% weapon damage as Lightning. The lightning can jump, hitting up to 2 additional enemies.

[edit] Secondary

Name	Level	Description

Ray of Frost
(database)
Secondary

2

Cost: 16 Arcane Power

Project a beam of frozen ice that blasts 215% weapon damage as Cold to the first enemy it hits, slowing the target's movement by 60% for 4 seconds.

Arcane Orb
(database)
Secondary

5

Cost: 35 Arcane Power

Hurl an orb of pure energy that explodes when it hits, dealing 175% weapon damage as Arcane to all enemies within 10 yards.

Arcane Torrent
(database)
Secondary

12

Cost: 16 Arcane Power

Hurl a barrage of arcane projectiles that deal 210% weapon damage as Arcane to all enemies near the impact location.

Disintegrate
(database)
Secondary

21

Cost: 18 Arcane Power

Thrust a beam of pure energy forward, dealing 170% weapon damage as Arcane and disintegrating enemies it kills.

[edit] Defensive

Name	Level	Description

Frost Nova
(database)
Defensive

4

Cooldown: 12 seconds

Blast nearby enemies with an explosion of ice and freeze them for 3 seconds.

Diamond Skin
(database)
Defensive

8

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Transform your skin to diamond for 6 seconds, absorbing up to 10853.395 damage from incoming attacks.

Slow Time
(database)
Defensive

16

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Invoke a bubble of warped time and space for 8 seconds, reducing enemy attack speed by 20% and movement speed by 60%. This bubble also slows the movement of enemy projectiles by 90%.

Teleport
(database)
Defensive
Movement ability

22

Cost: 15 Arcane Power

Cooldown: 16 seconds

Teleport through the ether to the selected location up to 35 yards away.

[edit] Force

Name	Level	Description

Wave of Force
(database)
Force

9

Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Cooldown: 12 seconds

Discharge a wave of pure energy that repels projectiles and knocks back nearby enemies. This also slows the movement of enemies by 60% and deals 200% weapon damage as Physical.

Energy Twister
(database)
Force

13

Cost: 35 Arcane Power

Unleash a twister of pure energy that deals 360% weapon damage as Arcane over 6 seconds to everything in its path.

Hydra
(database)
Force

21

Cost: 15 Arcane Power

Summon a multi-headed Hydra for 15 seconds that attacks enemies with bolts of fire dealing 28% weapon damage as Fire. You may only have one Hydra active at a time.

Meteor
(database)
Force

25

Cost: 50 Arcane Power

Summon an immense Meteor that plummets from the sky, causing 260% weapon damage as Fire to all enemies it crashes into. The ground it hits is scorched with molten fire that deals 60% weapon damage as Fire over 3 seconds.

Blizzard
(database)
Force

27

Cost: 40 Arcane Power

Call down shards of ice to pelt an area, dealing 210% weapon damage as Cold to all enemies in the area over 6 seconds. Multiple casts in the same area do not stack.

[edit] Conjuration

Name	Level	Description

Ice Armor
(database)
Conjuration
Armor spell

14

Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Surround yourself in a barrier of ice that reduces damage from melee attacks by 12%. Melee attackers are either Chilled or Frozen for 2 seconds. Lasts 120 seconds.

This is an Armor spell. Only one Armor spell can be active at a time.

Storm Armor
(database)
Conjuration
Armor spell

17

Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Bathe yourself in electrical energy, periodically shocking a nearby enemy for 100% weapon damage as Lightning. Lasts 120 seconds.

This is an Armor spell. Only one Armor spell can be active at a time.

Magic Weapon
(database)
Conjuration

20

Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Imbue your weapon with magical energy, granting it 10% increased damage. Lasts 5 minutes.

Familiar
(database)
Conjuration

22

Cost: 20 Arcane Power

Summon a companion that will attack your targets for 20% weapon damage as Arcane. This companion cannot be targeted or damaged by enemies and lasts for 5 minutes.

Energy Armor
(database)
Conjuration
Armor spell

28

Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Focus your energies, increasing your Armor by 35% but decreasing your maximum Arcane Power by 20. Lasts 120 seconds.

This is an Armor spell. Only one Armor spell can be active at a time.

[edit] Mastery

Name	Level	Description

Explosive Blast
(database)
Mastery

19

Cost: 20 Arcane Power

Cooldown: 6 seconds

Gather an infusion of energy around you that explodes after 1.5 seconds, causing 225% weapon damage as Physical to all enemies within 12 yards.

Mirror Image
(database)
Mastery

25

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Summon 2 illusionary duplicates of yourself that last for 7 seconds and have 25% of your Life. The images may cast some of the same spells as you, but those spells deal no damage.

Archon
(database)
Mastery

30

Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Cooldown: 120 seconds

Transform into a being of pure Arcane energy for 15 seconds. While in Archon form, your normal abilities are replaced by powerful Archon abilities, and your Armor and resistances are increased by 40%. Every enemy killed while in Archon form adds 1 seconds to the duration of Archon.

[edit] Passive Skills

Passive skills replaced Traits during late game development in 2011. A few Traits were simply changed to passive skills, but most are all new. See the Wizard traits page for a full list of those passives.

Name	Level	Description

Blur
(database)
Passive

10

Decreases melee damage taken by 20%.

Power Hungry
(database)
Passive

10

Gain 30 Arcane Power whenever you are healed by a health globe.

Evocation
(database)
Passive

13

Reduces all cooldowns by 15%.

Glass Cannon
(database)
Passive

16

Increases all damage done by 15%, but decreases Armor and resistances by 10%.

Prodigy
(database)
Passive

20

When you deal damage with a Signature spell, you gain 4 Arcane Power.

The following skills are Signature spells:
Magic Missile
Shock Pulse
Spectral Blade
Electrocute

Astral Presence
(database)
Passive

24

Increases your maximum Arcane Power by 20 and Arcane Power regeneration by 2 per second.

Illusionist
(database)
Passive

27

Whenever you suffer more than 15% of your Life in a single hit, the cooldowns on Mirror Image and Teleport are automatically reset.

Cold Blooded
(database)
Passive

30

All damage dealt to chilled and frozen targets is increased by 20%.

Conflagration
(database)
Passive

34

Fire damage dealt to enemies applies a burning effect, increasing all damage done to them by 10% for 3 seconds.

Paralysis
(database)
Passive

37

Lightning damage dealt to enemies has up to a 8% chance to Stun the target for 1.5 seconds.

Galvanizing Ward
(database)
Passive

40

Increases the duration of your Armor spells by 120 seconds. As long as an Armor spell is active, you gain 310.097 Life per second.

The following skills are improved:
Energy Armor
Ice Armor
Storm Armor

Temporal Flux
(database)
Passive

45

Whenever you deal Arcane damage, enemies are slowed by 30% for 2 seconds.

Critical Mass
(database)
Passive

50

Critical Hits have a chance to reduce the cooldown of your spells by 1 second.

Arcane Dynamo
(database)
Passive

55

When you deal damage with a Signature spell you may gain a Flash of Insight. After 5 Flashes of Insight, your next non-Signature spell deals 75% additional damage.

The following skills are Signature spells:
Magic Missile
Shock Pulse
Spectral Blade
Electrocute

Unstable Anomaly
(database)
Passive

60

When reduced below 30% Life, you heal to 45% of your maximum Life and release a shockwave that knocks enemies back and slows them by 60% for 3 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once every 60 seconds.

[edit] Skill Distribution

A useful player-made chart showing when the Wizard gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.

Wizard skill progression. Stats as of May 5, 2012.

[edit] Development

See the Wizard skill archive for a full listing of skill changes over time.

[edit] July 2011 Press Event

The following skills were removed or renamed prior to the July 2011 Press Event:

Charged Bolt - Renamed to Shock Pulse
Energy Shield - Renamed to Energy Armor

[edit] References

Full Wizard Skill Trees
Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
HardRock's Wizard Passive Skills -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011

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[edit] Active Skills

[edit] Primary

[edit] Secondary

[edit] Defensive

[edit] Force

[edit] Conjuration

[edit] Mastery

[edit] Passive Skills

[edit] Skill Distribution

[edit] Development

[edit] July 2011 Press Event

[edit] References