Wizard

Diablo III Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Witch Doctor Wizard Crusader Follower Armory Difficulty Levels Monster Power Special Effects Experience Gain Paragon Item Rarity Magic Find Gold Find Nephalem Valor The Wizard is the third character confirmed to be in the game by Blizzard. The Wizard appears to have a very similar gameplay style to Diablo II's Sorceress. It's a pure spellcaster. Wizard video Lore Wizard Gameplay Class Resource Systems Wizards use Arcane Power, which is a fast-regenerating resource. Also, their "Signature" skills decrease in cost as the Wizard levels, eventually being free to cast. Builds and Guides Please use our Wizard forum to hash out the details of any builds. Once a build is theorycrafted and tested, feel free to post it here. Ideally, build posts would include significant commentary about the skills used, choices made, etc. Theorycraft Please post any class-specific theory that isn't included in Blizzard's documentation. Similar to the build section, use the forums for the preliminary discussion, and post here once the details are known and agreed-upon. Skills Skill Calculator Signature Signature Unlocked at Cost Cooldown Description Magic Missile lvl 1 0 Arcane Power Launch a missile of magic energy causing 40-61 Arcane damage. This is a Signature spell. Signature spells cost 1 less Arcane Power every time you gain a level. 20 px Alabaster Seeker Missiles track the nearest target and damage is increased to 72-110 Arcane damage. 20 px Crimson Charged Blast Damage increased to 88-135 Arcane damage. 20 px Golden Attunement Whenever Magic Missile hits a target you gain 14 Arcane Power. 20 px Indigo Fork Fires 8 missiles that do 20-31 damage each. 20 px Obsidian Penetrating Blast Missiles have a 100% chance to pierce through their target and hit additional targets. Shock Pulse lvl 3 0 Arcane Power Release a pulse of 3 unpredictable charges of electricity that deal 36-72 Lightning damage to enemies they hit. This is a Signature spell. Signature spells cost 1 less Arcane Power every time you gain a level. 20 px Alabaster Explosive Bolts Slain enemies have a 100% chance to explode dealing 124-252 Lightning damage to every enemy within 10 yards. 20 px Crimson Fire Bolts Casts out bolts of fire to deal 73-148 Fire damage per bolt. 20 px Golden Lightning Affinity Every target hit by a pulse restores 7 Arcane Power. 20 px Indigo Lightning Orb Turn the bolts into a floating orb of static lightning that drifts directly forward zapping up to 5 nearby enemies for 18-35 Lightning damage. 20 px Obsidian Piercing Orb Merge the bolts in a single giant orb that oscillates forward dealing 36-72 Lightning damage to everything it hits with a 100% chance to pierce through enemies. Spectral Blade lvl 5 0 Arcane Power Summon a spectral blade that strikes all enemies in your path 3 times causing 35% weapon damage with each hit. This is a Signature spell. Signature spells cost 1 less Arcane Power every time you gain a level. 20 px Alabaster Healing Blades Whenever the blades do critical damage, you are healed 100% of the damage caused. 20 px Crimson Deep Cuts Enemies hit by the blade will bleed for an additional 45% weapon damage done over 3 seconds. 20 px Golden Siphoning Blade Every enemy hit grants 7 Arcane Power. 20 px Indigo Thrown Blade Extends the blades out to reach everything within 20 yards dealing 72% weapon damage. 20 px Obsidian Impactful Blades Hits have a 45% chance to cause knockback and slow the movement of enemies by 60% for 2 seconds. Electrocute lvl 6 0 Arcane Power Lightning arcs from your fingertips towards an enemy dealing 1-59 Lightning damage. The lightning can jump, hitting up to 2 enemies. Damage is reduced by 30% for each jump. This is a Signature spell. Signature spells cost 1 less Arcane Power every time you gain a level. 20 px Alabaster Forked Lightning Critical hits with this skill cause an explosion of 5 charged bolts in random directions, dealing 1-82 Lightning damage to any targets hit. 20 px Crimson Ball Lightning Creates a streak of lightning that pierces targets, hitting all enemies in its path for 1-70 Lightning damage. 20 px Golden Surge of Power Gain 7 Arcane Power for every target hit by Electrocute. 20 px Indigo Chain Lightning Increases the maximum number of jumps to 10 enemies. 20 px Obsidian Arc Lightning Blast a cone of lightning that causes 1-65 Lightning damage to all affected targets. Offensive Offensive Unlocked at Cost Cooldown Description Wave of Force lvl 4 25 Arcane Power 15 seconds Explode a wave of pure energy that repels projectiles and knocks back nearby enemies. This also slows the movement of enemies by 50% and deals 92-107 physical damage to them. 20 px Alabaster Impacful Wave Increases the distance enemies are knocked back and stuns all affected enemies for 5.0 seconds. 20 px Crimson Forceful Wave Increases damage to 203-234 physical damage but reduces knockback. 20 px Golden Force Affinity Reduce casting cost to 11 Arcane Power and cooldown is reduced to 8 seconds. 20 px Indigo Exploding Wave Enemies hit have a 100% chance to cause a smaller Wave of Force that does 46-53 physical damage and knocks back enemies caught in its wake. 20 px Obsidian Teleporting Wave Enemies caught in the wave have a 70% chance to randomly teleport to somewhere else nearby. Arcane Orb lvl 8 35 Arcane Power Hurl an orb of pure energy that explodes when it hits, dealing 135-185 Arcane damage to all enemies within 10 yards. 20 px Alabaster Celestial Orb The orb will pierce through targets, damaging any enemy it passes through dealing 154-211 Arcane damage. 20 px Crimson Obliteration Increase the potency of the explosion to deal 297-406 Arcane damage. 20 px Golden Tap the Source Reduce casting cost to 21 Arcane Power. 20 px Indigo Arcane Nova Modify the orb to deal 135-185 Arcane damage to all enemies within 16 yards. 20 px Obsidian Arcane Orbit Create 4 Arcane Orbs that orbit you, exploding for 162-222 Arcane damage when enemies get close. Energy Twister lvl 11 35 Arcane Power Unleash a twister of pure energy that deals 27 Arcane damage per second to everything caught within it. 20 px Alabaster Wicked Wind Twister no longer travels but spins in place dealing 38 Arcane damage per second to everything caught within it. 20 px Crimson Gale Force Increase damage to 60 Arcane damage per second. 20 px Golden Mistral Breeze Reduce casting cost to 14 Arcane Power. 20 px Indigo Raging Storm When two twisters touch they merge into a tornado with an increased area of effect that causes 32 Arcane damage per second. 20 px Obsidian Trail of Destruction Casting Energy Twister grants you a Wind Charge. You can store up to 5 Wind Charges at a time. Casting a Signature spell releases all Wind Charges as a giant Energy Twister that deals 11-18 damage per Wind Charge. Signature spells are: Magic Missile, Shock Pulse, Spectral Blade, Electrocute Disintegrate lvl 12 20 Arcane Power per second Thrust a beam of pure energy forward dealing 85-107 Arcane damage per second and disintegrating enemies it kills. 20 px Alabaster Volatility Enemies killed by the beam have a 35% chance to explode causing 153-177 Arcane damage to all enemies within 8 yards. 20 px Crimson Intensify Damage increases slowly over time to inflict a maximum of 188-234 Arcane damage per second. 20 px Golden Chaos Nexus When casting the beam you become charged with energy that spits out at nearby enemies doing 68-85 Arcane damage. 20 px Indigo Convergence Increase the width of the beam allowing it to hit more enemies for 111-129 Arcane damage per second. 20 px Obsidian Entropy The beam fractures into a short ranged cone causing 114-153 Arcane damage per second. Explosive Blast lvl 14 45 Arcane Power 1 second Gather an infusion of energy around you that explodes after 2 seconds, causing 99-135 physical damage to any nearby enemies. 20 px Alabaster Chain Reaction 8 consecutive explosions cascade off you that each cause 50-67 physical damage. 20 px Crimson Short Fuse An energy explosion fires immediately for 169-229 physical damage. 20 px Golden Unleashed Reduces the casting cost to 24 Arcane Power. 20 px Indigo Obliterate Increase the explosion radius to 18 yards for 169-229 physical damage. 20 px Obsidian Time Bomb The blast detonates from the point it was originally cast after 2 seconds for 204-277 physical damage. Hydra lvl 19 60 Arcane Power Summon a multi-headed Hydra for 9 seconds that attacks enemies with bolts of fire dealing 18-22 Fire damage per attack. 20 px Alabaster Arcane Hydra Summon Arcane Hydras that spit Arcane Orbs which explode on impact causing 22-26 Arcane damage to enemies near the explosion. 20 px Crimson Frost Hydra Summon Frost Hydras that breathe a short range cone of frost causing 30-35 Cold damage to all enemies in the cone. 20 px Golden Brimstone Serpent Summon one Mammoth Hydra that breathes a wall of flame at nearby enemies dealing 38-45 Fire damage per second to enemies caught in the burning ground. 20 px Indigo Lightning Hydra Summon Lightning Hydras that shock enemies for 41-48 Lightning damage. 20 px Obsidian Venom Hydra Summon Poison Breathing Hydras that leave a pool of acid causing 15-18 Poison damage per second to enemies who remain in the pool. Ray of Frost lvl 21 29 Arcane Power per second Project a beam of frozen ice that blasts 142-167 Cold damage per second to the first enemy it hits, slowing the target's movement by 40% and attack speed by 30% for 5 seconds. 20 px Alabaster Black Ice Enemies who die leave a patch of ice on the ground that causes 199-234 Cold damage per second to enemies moving through it. 20 px Crimson Snow Blast Damage increases slowly over 1.5 seconds to inflict a maximum of 369-434 Cold damage per second. 20 px Golden Cold Blood Reduce casting cost to 3 Arcane Power per second. 20 px Indigo Sleet Storm Create a swirling storm of sleet dealing 99-107 Cold damage per second to all enemies caught within it. 20 px Obsidian Numb Increase enemy slow amount to 50% for 8.5 seconds, but damage is reduced to 114-134 Cold damage per second. Arcane Torrent lvl 23 20 Arcane Power per second Hurl a barrage of arcane projectiles that deal 107-181 Arcane damage per second to all enemies near the impact location. 20 px Alabaster Death Blossom Unleash the torrent beyond your control. You can no longer direct where the projectiles go but their damage is increased to 199-249 Arcane damage. 20 px Crimson Disruption Targets hit by Arcane Torrent become Disrupted for 6 seconds, causing them to take 120% additional damage from any attacks that deal Arcane damage. 20 px Golden Power Stone Every missile hit has a 8% chance to leave behind a Power Stone that grants Arcane Power when picked up. 20 px Indigo Cascade Enemies killed by Arcane Torrent have a 95% chance to fire a new missile at a nearby enemy dealing 50-99 Arcane damage. 20 px Obsidian Arcane Mines Instead of firing projectiles, lay Arcane mines that arm after 1 second. These mines explode when an enemy approaches, dealing 114-142 Arcane damage. Enemies caught in the explosion have their movement and attack speeds reduced by 30% for 3 seconds. Meteor lvl 24 60 Arcane Power Summon an immense meteor that plummets from the sky causing 213-291 Fire damage to all enemies it crashes into. The ground it hits is scorched with molten fire that does 28-43 Fire damage over 3 seconds. 20 px Alabaster Liquify If the initial impact critically hits any targets the molten fire duration is increased to 18 seconds. 20 px Crimson Molten Impact Increase the damage of the meteor impact to 469-641 Fire damage and the molten fire will do an additional 63-94 Fire damage over 3 seconds. 20 px Golden Star Impact Reduce casting cost to 39 Arcane Power. 20 px Indigo Meteor Shower Unleash a volley of 14 smaller meteors that strike for 139-189 Fire damage. 20 px Obsidian Comet Transforms the meteor to ice that deals 298-408 Cold damage on impact and freezes the ground, causing 40-60 Cold damage over 3 seconds. The movement of enemies in the area will also be slowed by 60%. Blizzard lvl 26 45 Arcane Power Call down shards of ice to pelt an area dealing 57-78 Cold damage per second for 3 seconds. 20 px Alabaster Frozen Solid Enemies caught in the storm have a 52% chance to be frozen for 3 seconds and the critical strike chance with Blizzard is increased by 80%. 20 px Crimson Unrelenting Storm Increase the duration of the Blizzard to 10 seconds. 20 px Golden Snowbound Reduce the casting cost to 24 Arcane Power. 20 px Indigo Stark Winter Increase the size of the Blizzard to cover 22 yards, and deal 136-188 Cold damage per second. 20 px Obsidian Grasping Chill After the Blizzard ends, cover the ground in a low lying mist for 6.0 seconds that slows any enemies who enter it. Utility Utility Unlocked at Cost Cooldown Description Frost Nova lvl 1 12 seconds An explosion of ice freezes nearby enemies for 4 seconds and causes 28-50 Cold damage. 20 px Alabaster Deep Freeze If Frost Nova hits at least 5 targets, you gain 45% chance to critically hit for 12 seconds. 20 px Crimson Bone Chill Enemies take 110% more damage while frozen or chilled by Frost Nova. 20 px Golden Cold Snap Reduce cooldown to 5 seconds. 20 px Indigo Shatter A frozen enemy that is killed has a 70% chance of exploding in a smaller Frost Nova causing 34-60 Cold damage. 20 px Obsidian Frozen Mist The Frost Nova no longer freezes enemies, but instead leaves behind a mist of frost for 8 seconds that deals 32 Cold damage per second to enemies standing in it. Ice Armor lvl 2 25 Arcane Power Surround yourself in a barrier of ice that increases armor by 50%, and causes 7-9 Cold damage to melee attackers, chilling them for 2 seconds. Lasts 120 seconds. This is an Armor spell. Only one Armor spell can be active at a time. 20 px Alabaster Ice Reflect Attacks have a 55% chance to create a Frost Nova on the attacker dealing 78-85 Cold damage. 20 px Crimson Jagged Ice Attackers take 30-38 Cold damage and are chilled for 5.5 seconds. 20 px Golden Crystallize Whenever you are struck by a melee attack the bonus armor granted by Ice Armor is increased by 85% for 10 seconds. This effect can stack up to 3 times. 20 px Indigo Chilling Aura Lower the temperature of the air around you. Nearby enemies are chilled, slowing their movement and attack speed, for 3.0 seconds. 20 px Obsidian Frozen Storm A whirling storm of ice builds around you that deals 57-71 Cold damage per second for 16 seconds after casting Ice Armor. Magic Weapon lvl 7 8 Arcane Power Imbue your weapon with magical energy granting it 20% increased physical damage. Can only affect melee weapons. Lasts 60 seconds. 20 px Alabaster Blood Magic Melee hits recover 45% of damage caused as Life. 20 px Crimson Ignite Melee attacks burn enemies with fire for 70% of weapon damage for 3 seconds. 20 px Golden Conduit Melee hits restore 10% Arcane Power. 20 px Indigo Electrify Melee attacks cause lightning to arc to 8 nearby enemies dealing 18% of weapon damage as Lightning damage. 20 px Obsidian Force Weapon Increases damage bonus to 34% physical damage, and gives a 45% chance to knock back any enemies hit. Diamond Skin lvl 9 25 seconds Transform your skin to diamond for 5 seconds absorbing up to 2661 damage from incoming attacks. 20 px Alabaster Diamond Shards When Diamond Skin wears off, diamond shards will explode in all directions dealing 18-36 physical damage to enemies nearby. 20 px Crimson Mirror Skin Reflects 160% of damage absorbed back at the attacker. 20 px Golden Prism Reduce Arcane Power cost of all spells by 14 while Diamond Skin is active. 20 px Indigo Enduring Skin Increase duration to 21 seconds. 20 px Obsidian Crystal Shell Increase the maximum absorption amount to 6919 damage. Storm Armor lvl 13 25 Arcane Power Bathe yourself in electrical energy, shocking ranged and melee attackers for 1-61 Lightning damage. Lasts 120 seconds. This is an Armor spell. Only one Armor spell can be active at a time. 20 px Alabaster Shocking Aspect Whenever you cast a spell that critically hits, you also shock a nearby enemy for 2-153 Lightning damage. 20 px Crimson Strike Back Increase the damage of the shock to 2-135 Lightning damage. 20 px Golden Power of the Storm Reduce the cost of all abilities by 7 Arcane Power while Storm Armor is active. 20 px Indigo Static Charge Increase your movement speed by 20% for 5 seconds whenever you are hit by melee or ranged attack. 20 px Obsidian Reactive Armor Whenever you are hit you are enveloped with a lightning shield for 8 seconds that shocks nearby enemies for 1-74 Lightning damage. Mirror Image lvl 15 25 seconds Summon 2 illusionary duplicates of yourself that last for 15 seconds and have 25% of your Life. The images may cast some of the same spells as you, but those spells deal no damage. 20 px Alabaster Mocking Demise When an image is destroyed it explodes, doing 78-142 physical damage and has 50% chance to stun enemies it hits for 5 seconds. 20 px Crimson Mirror Mimics Spells the images cast will do 70% of the damage as your own. 20 px Golden Extension of Will The duration of the images is increased to 31 seconds and increases the Life of your images to 60% of your Life. 20 px Indigo Duplicates Summons 6 illusionary duplicates that have 25% of your Life each. 20 px Obsidian Simulacrum Increases the Life of your images to 125% of your Life. Slow Time lvl 16 30 seconds Invoke a bubble of warped time and space for 10 seconds, slowing the movement and attack speed of enemies by 35%. This bubble also slows the movement of enemy projectiles by 90%. 20 px Alabaster Stretch Time Time is sped up for any friendly heroes standing in the bubble, increasing attack and cast speed by 140%. 20 px Crimson Time Warp Enemies caught in the bubble of warped time take 140% more damage. 20 px Golden Perpetuity Reduce cooldown to 16 seconds. 20 px Indigo Miasma Slow Time effects cling to enemies for 14 seconds after they have left the bubble. 20 px Obsidian Time Shell Reduces the size of the Slow Time bubble to 10 yards, but increases the effect, slowing movement and attack speed of enemies by 60% while inside the bubble. Teleport lvl 18 15 Arcane Power 16 seconds Teleport through the ether to the selected location up to 35 yards away. 20 px Alabaster Wormhole After casting Teleport there is a 2.0 second delay before the cooldown begins 20 px Crimson Calamity Casts a low power Wave of Force on arrival dealing 85-92 physical damage to all enemies nearby. 20 px Golden Reversal Casting Teleport again within 8 seconds will instantly bring you back to your original location. 20 px Indigo Fracture Summon 2 mirror images for 15 seconds on arrival. 20 px Obsidian Safe Passage For 16 seconds after you appear you will take 25% less damage. Energy Armor lvl 22 25 Arcane Power Focus your energies, increasing your Defense by 20% but lowers your maximum Arcane Power by 20. Lasts 120 seconds. This is an Armor spell. Only one Armor spell can be active at a time. 20 px Alabaster Pinpoint Barrier Also increases your Precision by 40% while Energy Armor is active. 20 px Crimson Prismatic Armor Increases all of your resistances by 180% while Energy Armor is active. 20 px Golden Absorption Gain 7 Arcane Power whenever you are hit by a ranged or melee attack. 20 px Indigo Energy Tap Rather than reducing your maximum Arcane Power, it is increased by 40 while Energy Armor is active. 20 px Obsidian Force Armor While Energy Armor is active, incoming attacks that would deal more than 26% of your maximum Life are reduced to deal 26% of your maximum Life instead. Familiar lvl 27 20 Arcane Power Summon a companion that will attack your targets for 5-9 Arcane damage. This companion cannot be targeted or damaged by enemies. Pet lasts 60 seconds. 20 px Alabaster Ancient Guardian While you are below 25% Life the Familiar will absorb up to 8 attacks directed at you. If it absorbs all its attacks it will disintegrate. 20 px Crimson Sparkflint Increase damage of all attacks by 40% while Familiar is active. 20 px Golden Arcanot While the Familiar is active you regenerate 270 Arcane Power per minute. 20 px Indigo Cannoneer Familiar's projectiles explode on impact dealing 5-8 Arcane damage to all enemies within 10 yards. 20 px Obsidian Dartling Familiar's projectiles have a 100% chance to pierce through enemies. Archon lvl 29 25 Arcane Power 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 second to the duration of Archon. 20 px Alabaster Arcane Destruction An explosion errupts when you transform causing 568-852 Arcane damage to all enemies within 15 yards. 20 px Crimson Improved Archon Increase damage of all Archon abilities by 120%. 20 px Golden Pure Power Decrease the cooldown of Archon to 80 seconds. 20 px Indigo Slow Time Archon form can now cast a Slow Time that lasts for 20 seconds. 20 px Obsidian Teleport Archon form can now cast Teleport with a cooldown of 3 seconds. Passive Passive Skills Unlocked at Description Power Hungry lvl 10 Gain 30 Arcane Power whenever you are healed by a health globe. Temporal Flux lvl 10 Whenever you deal Arcane damage, enemies are slowed by 24% for 2 seconds. Glass Cannon lvl 13 Increases all damage done by 20% but decreases armor and resistances by 10%. Prodigy lvl 15 Every time you cast a Signature spell, you gain 5 Arcane Power. The following skills are Signature spells: Magic Missile, Shock Pulse, Spectral Blade, Electrocute Virtuoso lvl 17 Increases the damage of your basic wand attack by 100%. Successful attacks with a wand generate 15 Arcane Power and heal you for 1% of your maximum Life. Astral Presence lvl 19 Increases your maximum Arcane Power by 20 and Arcane Power regeneration by 2 per second. Illusionist lvl 20 Whenever you suffer more than 15% of your Life in a single hit the cooldown on your Mirror Image and Teleport abilities is automatically reset. Galvanizing Wand lvl 23 Increases the duration of your armor spells by 120 seconds. As long as an Armor spell is active, you gain 32 Life per second. The following skills are improved: Energy Armor, Ice Armor, Storm Armor Blur lvl 25 Decreases melee damage taken by 20%. Evocation lvl 26 Reduces all cooldowns by 20%. Arcane Dynamo lvl 28 When you deal damage with a Signature spell you gain a Flash of Insight. After 8 Flashes of Insight your next non-Signature spell deals 50% additional damage. You cannot gain a Flash of Insight more than once every 1.5 seconds. The following skills are Signature spells: Magic Missile, Shock Pulse, Spectral Blade, Electrocute Unstable Anomaly lvl 30 When reduced below 20% Life release a shockwave that knocks all enemies back. This effect cannot occur more than once every 60 seconds.