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'''Energy Shield''' is a [[Wizard]] Tier 5 [[Wizard skills|skill]] unlocked for the at [[Wizardclvl|level]] at level 14, using which uses [[manaArcane Power]] to absorb incoming damage.

|tree= ArcaneTier 5|description= A protective barrier absorbs incoming damage using mana. Every point of damage costs 2 [[manaArcane Power]].

|school= [[Arcane]]|resource= [[ManaArcane Power]]

|prereq= [[Arcane Weakness]]N/A

Drawing from long forgotten texts, this magical shield of energy absorbs harmful attacks through energy resonance, draining [[manaArcane Power]]. 

This The [[skill ]] with lots of heritage is back in [[Diablo III]]. It's a shield that absorbs all damage taken, and while it was completely unnecessary in converting the damage to [[BlizzCon 2009Arcane Power]] demoloss, it's draining 2 points of AP for every point of damage absorbed. This skill is likely to be used by many [[Wizard]]s, especially if they are picking up going [[Stone melee]]-style with [[Diamond Skin]] and [[Magic Weapon]], going or playing [[meleehardcore]]-style.

==[[Synergies]]==

'''Energy Shield''' first appeared in the [[BlizzCon 2009]] demo, located at Tier III in the [[Arcane Skill Tree]] and already one of the [[D3 Team]]'s favorites. [[Flux]] didn't have much to say about it, unfortunately. The full quote:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/] <blockquote>''Not a skill I even considered using, in the easy Blizzcon demo.</blockquote> [[Skill trees]] were removed shortly thereafter. At [[BlizzCon 2010]], Energy Shield was a Tier 5 skill, making it too high-level for players to select. * See the [[Wizard skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of the Wizard's skills.   Energy Shield is similar to, and might have replaced, [[Temporal Armor]]. That skill was seen in the [[BlizzCon 2008]] demo, and had a slightly different mechanic: protecting the [[caster]] from 100% damage once every 6 seconds. Something that could be either very good, if it fended off a strong attack, or quite useless, if it fended off a weak one.  ===Earlier Games===Energy Shield originates from the grossly overpowered {{iw|D1_Spellbooks#Mana_Shield Mana Shield}} from the [[Diablo I|original Diablo game]], where every point of damage translated into [[mana]] lost instead of [[life]]. The spell also had unlimited duration, as long as you the character didn't [[death|die]] or travelled travel to another level.

* [http://wwwdiablo.diiiincgamers.netcom/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]* [http://wwwdiablo.diiiincgamers.netcom/gallery/showgallerysearch.php?keywords=Energy+Shield&cat=all&six=10&y=8 '''Energy+Shield Energy Shield-''' specific gallery contents] 

* [http://wwwdiablo.diiiincgamers.netcom/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report]* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]