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'''Arcane Orb''' is a [[Wizard]] Tier 4 [[Wizard skills|skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 10, exploding on touch, delivering [[Arcane]] damage.
|ranks= 5
|user= Wizard
|tree= ArcaneTier 4
|description= An orb of pure energy deals X-Y on contact and an additional Z-A arcane damage to all enemies in the blast area.
|type= Direct Damage
The drawback to Arcane Orb is that it moves very slowly; more slowly than any other [[Wizard]] skill and this makes it very hard to hit moving targets, or back row enemies. It was not very useful against [[Dune Dervish]]es, since those monsters move side to side a lot, and when they're not walking they're spinning around in their Whirlwind mode, in which they reflect most projectiles off at odd angles. They certainly reflected every Arcane Orb fired at them, though that could be fun since my shots weren't neutralized, just redirected, and the bounces would often head right into some [[Fallen]] or other targets.
==[[Synergies]]==
Arcane Orb benefits directly from the following [[traitWizard traits]]s:
* [[Glass Cannon]]: Increases damage done by spells and increases armor.
* [[Intimidation]]: Increases damage done and reduces vendor costs.
* [[Power Surge]]: Increase critical strike damage.
* [[Penetrating Spells]]: Reduces the resistances of your target to your spells by 20%.
'''Note:''' The current [[trait]] list is very out-of-date and will no doubt be overhauled before game release.
==Development==
'''Arcane Orb ''' was first shown at [[BlizzCon 2008]] when the [[Wizard]] debuted. The spell only allowed one point in , on the [[BlizzCon 2008Arcane Skill Tree]] demo, but the at Tier III. By [[BlizzCon 2009]] version had up to five. The , the damage had been ever so slightly tuned down in the newer version, and so had mana cost.[[Flux]] talked about a missed opportunity:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/] <blockquote>''There was one scenario area in the desert (shown in the gameplay movie) where about five Dune Dervishes burst out of the ground at once. I didn’t think to try it at the time, but in retrospect I wish I could have herded the Dervishes into a cluster, and then tried throwing in some Arcane Orbs. Just to see if my Orbs would have been bounced around like pachinko balls.</blockquote>
Arcane Orb was available in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] demo, but wasn't one of the Wizard's starting skills.
===Previous Versions===
See the [[Wizard skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Arcane Orb and other Wizard skills.<br>
Or see [[Arcane Orb (BlizzCon 2008)]] for the original version of this skill.
===Arcane Orb in Other Games===
Arcane Orb seems to be a spiritual successor to [[Diablo II]]'s {{iw|Sorceress Sorceress}} skill {{iw|Frozen_Orb Frozen Orb}}, which also features a slow-moving globe floating across the screen, but includes a spray of ice spears.
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