Arcane Torrent - Revision history

Gigaclon: /* Skill Rune Effects */

2015-04-16T17:26:57Z

‎Skill Rune Effects

Flux at 06:01, 8 June 2012

2012-06-08T06:01:12Z

MrFrye: new skill templates

2012-05-20T06:57:02Z

new skill templates

Maurish: Updated skill rune table

2012-05-13T11:06:38Z

Updated skill rune table

MrFrye at 22:43, 22 April 2012

2012-04-22T22:43:31Z

MrFrye: beta patch 17 update

2012-04-22T09:31:21Z

beta patch 17 update

MrFrye: beta patch 14 update

2012-03-12T01:38:38Z

beta patch 14 update

MrFrye: skill effects switched to DB link

2012-03-04T17:49:34Z

skill effects switched to DB link

Flux at 01:38, 22 February 2012

2012-02-22T01:38:37Z

Flux at 01:36, 22 February 2012

2012-02-22T01:36:28Z

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 {{skill description header}}
 <skill class="Wizard">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Disruption">Arcane Torrent</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Flame Ward">Arcane Torrent</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Death Blossom">Arcane Torrent</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Arcane Mines">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Power Stone">Arcane Torrent</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Static Discharge">Arcane Torrent</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Cascade">Arcane Torrent</skill>
 ==Skill Design==

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 '''Arcane Torrent''' (previously named [[Meteor Storm]]) is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 12. It fires small pinkish/purple filaments at a targeted location, bombarding any enemies in the vicinity.  It can be cast to any specific spot in range, and will not hit enemies between the Wizard and the location; only those in the firing zone are affected.
-<br><br><br>__TOC__
+This skill provides a very damaging bombardment of a location, and can hit multiple enemies in the location, including leaping or flying targets. The kill zone may be moved around by moving the cursor while the skill remains active. The damage is very high, but it is also a very fast resource drain, so must be used with precision.
 ==Background==
 The Wizard calls down a shower of [[arcane]] energy, bombarding her enemies wherever she chooses.
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 ==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Arcane Torrent rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+Refer to the [[Arcane Torrent rune effects]] article for thorough descriptions of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, strategy tips, and other related information.
 {{skill description header}}
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 ==Skill Design==
 In earlier versions of the skill, it functioned like a spectral meteor shower, with the projectiles descending from high overhead.  This was changed during development, and when players were first able to use the skill in the [[Beta patch 13]], the animation formed a slight swirl above the Wizard, before flying off at an arching trajectory (much like a thrown object, such as the Witch Doctor's [[Firebomb]] skill) to the targeted location.
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 Arcane Torrent is less viable for melee fighting monsters, as it does not slow their advance and isn't an ideal choice for point blank combat. The fact that the projectiles hit where the Wizard targets makes it easy to move with or "lead" monsters along, bathing them in the very high damage attack for as long as they can survive it.
-===Video===
 A video of Arcane Torrent can be seen below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc You Tube channel].
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 While Arcane Torrent was in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] demo, it was too high-level for players to select it. 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 Arcane Torrent became a level 23 skill.
 ===Beta===
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 With the Patch 13 changes, it was classified as a Secondary skill and dropped down to level 12, giving players their first opportunity to try it out. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], its damage was reduced slightly, except one rune effect - [[Death Blossom]] - which had its damage almost doubled.
 ===Previous Versions===

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 ==Synergies==
 The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Arcane Torrent, runed or not:
-{{Passive skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Temporal Flux}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Temporal Flux</skill>
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 {{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|secondary}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Wizard active skills]]

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 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Arcane Torrent rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
-{{Skill description header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Skill Arcane Torrent|color=darkmaroon}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-{{Wizard Skillrune Disruption}}
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Disruption">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-{{Wizard Skillrune Death Blossom}}
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Death Blossom">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-{{Wizard Skillrune Arcane Mines}}
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Arcane Mines">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-{{Wizard Skillrune Power Stone}}
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Power Stone">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-{{Wizard Skillrune Cascade}}
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Cascade">Arcane Torrent</skill>
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Secondary}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|secondary}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconArcaneTorrent.png|left]]
 [[File:Arcane-torrent4.jpg|thumb|400px|Arcane Torrent, [[beta patch 13]].]]
-'''Arcane Torrent''' (Previously named [[Meteor Storm]]) is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 12. It fires small pinkish/purple filaments at a targeted location, bombarding any enemies in the vicinity.  It can be cast to any specific spot in range, and will not hit enemies between the Wizard and the location; only those in the firing zone are affected.
+'''Arcane Torrent''' (previously named [[Meteor Storm]]) is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 12. It fires small pinkish/purple filaments at a targeted location, bombarding any enemies in the vicinity.  It can be cast to any specific spot in range, and will not hit enemies between the Wizard and the location; only those in the firing zone are affected.
 <br><br><br>__TOC__
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Secondary}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconArcaneTorrent.png|left]]
 [[File:Arcane-torrent4.jpg|thumb|400px|Arcane Torrent, [[beta patch 13]].]]
-'''Arcane Torrent''' is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 12. It fires small pinkish/purple filaments at a targeted location, bombarding any enemies in the vicinity.  It can be cast to any specific spot in range, and will not hit enemies between the Wizard and the location; only those in the firing zone are affected.
+'''Arcane Torrent''' (Previously named [[Meteor Storm]]) is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 12. It fires small pinkish/purple filaments at a targeted location, bombarding any enemies in the vicinity.  It can be cast to any specific spot in range, and will not hit enemies between the Wizard and the location; only those in the firing zone are affected.
-The skill fires missiles as long as the player keeps it active by depressing the mouse or keyboard button. Arcane Power is drained at a steady rate during use.
+<br><br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
 The Wizard calls down a shower of [[arcane]] energy, bombarding her enemies wherever she chooses.
-==Skillrune Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Arcane Torrent rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
-<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Torrent</skill>
+{{Skill description header}}
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 ==Synergies==
-Arcane Torrent benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]: None added yet.
+The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Arcane Torrent, runed or not:
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 '''Arcane Torrent''' was first shown at [[BlizzCon 2008]] when the [[Wizard]] debuted, at that point named [[Meteor Storm]] and located in the [[Storm Skill Tree]]. It was part of the Wizard presentation video, and besides having its new name and being in the [[Arcane Skill Tree]], was completely unchanged in the [[BlizzCon 2009]] demo.
-While Arcane Torrent was in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] demo, it was too high-level for players to select it.
+While Arcane Torrent was in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] demo, it was too high-level for players to select it. 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 Arcane Torrent became a level 23 skill.
 ===Beta===
-Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Arcane Torrent became a level 23 skill. Fortunately, it was available in the [[BlizzCon 2011]] PvP demo, and The Eliminator was able to try it out:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2011-pvp-demo-the-wizard]
+{{Beta skill notes}}
 <blockquote>''The skill description doesn’t really tell you how effective this skill is. It just tells you how much damage it does, and it reads nice, but its not all rainbows and unicorns. The Torrent throws Arcane bolts up in the air and then they fly towards the targeted enemy. In short, its not fast, but if your target isn’t running you will hit them.</blockquote>
-When the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Arcane Torrent was classified as a Secondary skill and dropped down to level 12, giving players their first opportunity to try it out. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], its damage was reduced slightly, except one rune effect - [[Death Blossom]] - which had its damage almost doubled.
+With the Patch 13 changes, it was classified as a Secondary skill and dropped down to level 12, giving players their first opportunity to try it out. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], its damage was reduced slightly, except one rune effect - [[Death Blossom]] - which had its damage almost doubled.
 ===Previous Versions===
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 ==Media==
-An early version of Arcane Torrent can also be seen in action on video here:
+An early version of Arcane Torrent can be seen in action on video here:
 * [[Cinematic: Wizard]]
 * [[Skill Animations Videos#Wizard Video|Video: August 2011 Wizard Skill Animations]]
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo III screenshots and pictures]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/search.php?keywords=Arcane+Torrent&cat=all '''Arcane Torrent''' specific gallery contents]
 <gallery>
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 File:Arcane-torrent-leoric1.jpg|Wizard bombards [[Leoric]].
 </gallery>
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/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]
-* [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=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://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] — IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2011-pvp-demo-the-wizard Blizzcon 2011 PvP Demo: The Wizard] -- IncGamers 28th Oct 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2011-pvp-demo-the-wizard Blizzcon 2011 PvP Demo: The Wizard] — IncGamers 28th Oct 2011
-* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] -- Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
+* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site