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'''Diamond Skin''' is a [[Wizard]] Tier 4 [[Wizard skills|skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 10, protecting the caster from incoming damage.
==Skill Design==
[[File:Wiz_diamond_skin.jpg|left|thumb|Diamond Skin in the Arena.]]
Diamond skin absorbs all types incoming damage. The [[skill ]] expires after the duration runs out, or it absorbs the maximum possible damage. There is a substantial cool down before it can be recast, and the short duration makes it wise to cast just before damage is to be taken.
==Development==
'''Diamond Skin''' was first shown at [[BlizzCon 2008]] when the Wizard debuted. It was originally named [[Stone Skin]]and was at Tier II on the [[Conjuring Skill Tree]]. It absorbed 30 damage at rank 1, and appeared as a rough textured sort of graininess.
<blockquote>''[Stone Skin] didn’t show up well on the slender Wizard. The new version is quite different and impossible to miss. The wizard is now sheathed in glowing blue crystals, almost like some superhero made from sapphires. In fact, the skill is so different in look that the team is probably going to rename it, though they’ve not settled on a change from Stone Skin, yet.</blockquote> Soon afterwords, the development team changed the name to Diamond Skin to better fit the new visuals. Diamond Skin was one of the Wizard's skills in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] PvP demo, where it was occasionally a life saver, but only if used properly. , as [[Flux]] explainsexplained:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvp-arena-report/]
<blockquote>''At level 5 with a rune it absorbed 150 damage of any type, but the duration was quite short, so you had to cast it just before you needed it. Also, 150 sounded like a lot, but a Meteor or grinding Barb could do double that in a second, and Wizards with Diamond Skin on tended to feel invulnerable, and stuck around in dangerous, melee situations longer than they should have.''</blockquote>
===Previous Versions===
See the [[Wizard skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Diamond Skin (or Stone Skin) and other Wizard skills.<br>
Or see [[Stone Skin]] for the original version of this skill.
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==Media==
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 III screenshot and picture gallery:* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo 3 III screenshots and pictures]* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/search.php?keywords=Diamond+Skin&cat=all&x=10&y=8 '''Diamond Skin''' specific gallery contents]
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==References==
* [http://wwwdiablo.diiiincgamers.netcom/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report]* [[BlizzCon_2009_Panelhttp:_Diablo_3_Heroes_and_Monsters|//diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/d3-character-panel-skill-improvements/ BlizzCon 2009 Heroes and Monsters panel]Character Panel, Skill Improvements]* [http://wwwdiablo.diiiincgamers.netcom/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvp-arena-report/ BlizzCon 2010 PvP Hands-on Report]
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