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'''Explosive Blast''' is a an Mastery [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 1419, blasting a small area for high damage. This skill works differently than almost all other Wizard abilities. It's a Nova-type attack that radiates out from the Wizard, and it's triggered like a time bomb, with a delay between the trigger and the detonation. A Wizard will need to learn to use it strategically, by lighting the fuse and then moving into close proximity for the explosion. Of course it's dangerous to be close to monsters, which makes this something of a specialty ability -- great fun for some players, but ignored and dreaded by most.
==Background==
The [[Wizard]] conjures volatile gasses into the physical realm, which ignite with oxygen and create a powerful blast in a very limited space.
==Skill Rune Effects==The following is a very quick list. See Refer to the [[Explosive Blast rune effects]] page article for a more thorough summary descriptions of all five rune effectsin this skill, or any of the individual rune pages for numbersincluding screenshots, screenshotsvideos, blue quotesstrategy tips, and much moreother related information.
{{Active skill description header}}</noincludeskill class="Wizard">{{Skill effects|Explosive Blast|IconExplosiveBlast.png|([[clvl|Level]] 14)|</skill>Gather an infusion of energy around you that explodes after {{c_lime|2}} seconds, causing {{c_lime|99 - 135}} physical damage to any nearby enemies.<brskill class="Wizard" rune="Unleashed">Cost: {{c_lime|45}} Arcane PowerExplosive Blast<br/skill>Cooldown: {{c_lime|1}} second}}|-| width<skill class="40pxWizard" | [[image:IconCrimson.jpg|40px|link=Crimson]]| widthrune="140pxFlash" | [[Short Fuse]]>Explosive Blast</skill>| An energy explosion fires immediately for {{c_lime|169 - 229}} physical damage.|-| width<skill class="40pxWizard" | [[image:IconIndigo.jpg|40px|link=Indigo]]| [[Obliterate]] | Increase the explosion radius to {{c_lime|18}} yards for {{c_lime|169 - 229}} physical damage.|-| widthrune="40pxShort Fuse" | [[image:IconObsidian.jpg|40px|link=Obsidian]]>Explosive Blast</skill>| [[Time Bomb]] | The blast detonates from the point it was originally cast after {{c_lime|2}} seconds for {{c_lime|204 - 277}} physical damage.|-| width<skill class="40pxWizard" | [[image:IconGolden.jpg|40px|link=Golden]]| [[Unleashed]] | Reduces the casting cost to {{c_lime|24}} Arcane Power.|-| widthrune="40pxObliterate" | [[image:IconAlabaster.jpg|40px|link=Alabaster]]| [[Chain Reaction]] | {{c_lime|8}} consecutive explosions cascade off you that each cause {{c_lime|50 - 67}} physical damage.|->Explosive Blast<noinclude/skill>|}<p styleskill class="Wizard" rune="text-align:centerChain Reaction">Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.Explosive Blast</pskill>
==Skill Design==
This [[skill]] is basically a short-range nova centered around the Wizard, on a short time delay. Since the Wizard can move after activating it, she can select it, run into the midst of a pack of monsters, then laugh when they go boom. The spell's delay (about 1.5 seconds) makes it unsuitable for emergency use, and its short range makes it difficult to use without getting pounded on.
==Synergies==
<blockquote>''It’s basically a short-range nova, on a time delay. You click it, and after 1.5 seconds (at level one) it blew up, dealing fairly substantial physical damage. The time delay made it unsuitable for emergency situations, but if you got used to the timing it was fun to click midway through a battle, knowing it would blast a moment later and finish off the enemy.</blockquote>
Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], allowing skills to unlock steadily from levels 1 to 30. Consequently, all skill levels were adjusted and Explosive Blast became a level 14 skill. ===Beta==={{Beta skill notes}} Explosive Blast was moved to level 15 during the beta. With the Patch 13 changes, it was classified as a Mastery skill and bumped to level 19. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], the damage done by this skill and its rune effects was reduced quite a bit.
===Previous Versions===
See the [[Wizard skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Explosive Blast and other Wizard skills.
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==References==
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvm-report-wizard BlizzCon 2010 Wizard Hands-on Report]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] — IncGamers 5th Sep 2011* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
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