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Where you looking for Blizzard Entertainment or the Blizzard category?

Blizzard is a Tier 5 skill from the Wizard's Storm skill tree, calling down shards of ice on opponents..

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Blizzard Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Wizard
Skill Description:
Call down shards of ice to pelt an area dealing X-Y cold damage per second for 3 seconds.
Skill Details:
Type:	DoT
Quantity:	6-10
Effect:	Circular AoE
School:	Cold
Mana cost:	70
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	3 sec
Cooldown:	1.5 sec
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

Calling upon the elements, drawing huge amounts of cold energy to the physical plane, a torrent of icy shards pelt an area directed by the Wizard.

Skill Design

Like a lot of other neat high level skills (most of them owned by the Barbarian) this one has been seen in videos, but never used by anyone other than Blizzard.

Skill Rank Table

Rank 1: 6-10 damage per second for 3 seconds.

Only Rank 1 is currently known.

Synergies

None known.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

Blizzard is a spell with a lot of heritage. The first version of this spell is seen in the classic WarCraft I from 1994 as a human Wizard spell (irony), and has been present in any Blizzard game (bar Diablo I since. WarCraft II has it as a human mage spell, StarCraft doesn't have it, but has a very similar psionic storm, Diablo II has it as a Sorceress spell, WarCraft III has it as an Archmage hero ability and World of WarCraft has it as a Mage spell.

The principle is the same, with frozen shards dealing AoE damage, and is a staple spell in Blizzard Entertainment games taht is unlikely to change any time soon.

The skill is safely assumed to still be available in Blizzard's internal game build today.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

References

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+: ''Where you looking for '''[[Blizzard Entertainment]]''' or the '''[[:Category:Blizzard|Blizzard category?]]'''''
+'''Blizzard''' is a Tier 5 [[skill]] from the [[Wizard]]'s [[Storm skill tree]], calling down shards of ice on opponents..
+==Background==
+{{Skillbox
+|game= Diablo III
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+|active= Active
+|name= Blizzard
+|ranks= 5
+|user= Wizard
+|tree= Storm
+|description= Call down shards of ice to pelt an area dealing X-Y cold damage per second for 3 seconds.
+|type= [[DoT]]
+|quantity= 6-10
+|effect= Circular [[AoE]]
+|school= [[Cold]]
+|resource= [[Mana]]
+|cost= 70
+|cast-time= Instant
+|duration= 3 sec
+|cooldown= 1.5 sec
+<!-- |synergies= Link them -->
+<!-- |req= Link it -->
+<!-- |prereq= Link it -->
+<!-- |catexclude= --> <!-- ONLY USE THIS IF THE SKILL IS FAN SKILL OR ARCHIVED -->
+}}
+Calling upon the elements, drawing huge amounts of cold energy to the physical plane, a torrent of icy shards pelt an area directed by the [[Wizard]].
+==Skill Design==
+Like a lot of other neat high level skills (most of them owned by the [[Barbarian]]) this one has been seen in videos, but never used by anyone other than Blizzard.
+==Skill Rank Table==
+* '''Rank 1:''' 6-10 damage per second for 3 seconds.
+Only Rank 1 is currently known.
+==Synergies==
+* None known.
+==[[Rune|Skill Rune]] Effects==
+* None known.
+==Development==
+Blizzard is a spell with a lot of heritage. The first version of this spell is seen in the classic [[WarCraft: Orcs and Humans|WarCraft I]] from 1994 as a human Wizard spell (irony), and has been present in any Blizzard game (bar [[Diablo I]] since. [[WarCraft II]] has it as a human mage spell, [[StarCraft]] doesn't have it, but has a very similar psionic storm, [[Diablo II]] has it as a [[Sorceress]] spell, [[WarCraft III]] has it as an Archmage hero ability and [[World of WarCraft]] has it as a Mage spell.
+The principle is the same, with frozen shards dealing [[AoE]] damage, and is a staple spell in [[Blizzard Entertainment]] games taht is unlikely to change any time soon.
+The skill is safely assumed to still be available in Blizzard's internal game build today.
+<!--
+==Trivia==
+''Hide this section unless there really is some trivia about the skill. Add the skill to the [[:Category:Easter Eggs|Easter Eggs]] category as well if the article contains Easter Egg information.''
+-->
+==Media==
+You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
+* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
+* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=Blizzard Blizzard-specific gallery contents]
+<!--
+<gallery>
+Image:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|Skill use 1
+Image:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|Skill use 2
+Image:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|Skill use 2
+Image:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|Skill use 3
+</gallery>
+-->
+<!--
+==Related Articles==
+''Articles that are related, but not emphasised enough in any other section, or articles that just need further attention.''
+-->
+==References==
+* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ Full Wizard Skill Trees]
+* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report]
+{{Skill_navbox_storm}}
+{{Skill_navbox}}