Difference between revisions of "Slow Time"

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Slow Time is a Tier 3 skill from the Wizard's Arcane skill tree, creating a bubble where time flows slower for everyone but the Wizard (and other players).

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Slow Time Active, 1 ranks
Used by:	Wizard
Skill Description:
Warp space and time, slowing nearby monsters and projectiles. Enemy attack cooldown increase.
Skill Details:
Type:	Enemy Debuff
Quantity:	1 sec
Effect:	Circle AoE
School:	Arcane
Mana cost:	20
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	Unknown
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

Slow Time is presumably one of the spells the Wizard learned from the Ancient Repositories of Caldeum where she was interrupted by Valthek.

Messing with timespace is something not even the Vizjerei do any more, and is considered one of the most dangerous forms of magic.

Skill Design

Slow Time creates a bubble that surrounds the Wizard. Any enemies or enemy projectiles that enter the bubble are greatly slowed. The Wizard, her spell projectiles, and her allies are not affected by the slow time bubble, giving them a huge advantage over the greatly slowed enemies. The bubble remains where it was cast, persisting for several seconds, but the Wizard can move as soon as the spell is cast, though if she moves outside the bubble monsters may again target her without their shots or attacks being slowed.

It's assumed that some boss monsters (and their projectiles?) will be immune to the slowing effect, but this is not yet known, and is subject to further balancing anyway.

This spell has been used with Wave of Force to first slow enemy projectiles, and then throwing them back at the enemy.

Skill Rank Table

Put a table of the skill rank and damage/mana/fury per rank.

Rank 1: 1 second increased monster attack cooldown, 20 mana.

Only Rank 1 is currently known.

Synergies

None known.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

Penetrating Spells was first shown at BlizzCon 2008 when the Wizard was unveiled. It's still assumed to be available as of 8 July 2009.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

Shooting Electrocute out of a Slow Time bubble.
Slow Time with Wave of Force to throw spells back at casters.

References

Wizard Gameplay Report

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+'''Slow Time''' is a Tier 3 [[skill]] from the [[Wizard]]'s [[Arcane skill tree]], creating a bubble where time flows slower for everyone but the Wizard (and other players).
+==Background==
+{{Skillbox
+|game= Diablo III
+|portrait= Wiz-slow-time1.jpg
+<!-- |portrait-width= -->
+|active= Active
+<!-- |name= -->
+|ranks= 1
+|user= Wizard
+|tree= Arcane
+|description= Warp space and time, slowing nearby monsters and projectiles. Enemy attack [[cooldown]] increase.
+|type= Enemy [[Debuff]]
+|quantity= 1 sec
+|effect= Circle [[AoE]]
+|school= Arcane
+|resource= Mana
+|cost= 20
+|cast-time= Instant
+|duration= None
+|cooldown= Unknown
+<!-- |synergies= Link them -->
+}}
+Slow Time is presumably one of the spells the [[Wizard]] learned from the [[Ancient Repositories]] of [[Caldeum]] where she was interrupted by [[Valthek]].
+Messing with timespace is something not even the [[Vizjerei]] do any more, and is considered one of the most dangerous forms of magic.
+==Skill Design==
+Slow Time creates a bubble that surrounds the [[Wizard]]. Any enemies or enemy projectiles that enter the bubble are greatly slowed. The Wizard, her spell projectiles, and her allies are not affected by the slow time bubble, giving them a huge advantage over the greatly slowed enemies. The bubble remains where it was cast, persisting for several seconds, but the Wizard can move as soon as the spell is cast, though if she moves outside the bubble monsters may again target her without their shots or attacks being slowed.
+It's assumed that some [[boss|boss monsters]] (and their projectiles?) will be immune to the slowing effect, but this is not yet known, and is subject to further balancing anyway.
+This spell has been used with [[Wave of Force]] to first slow enemy projectiles, and then throwing them back at the enemy.
+==Skill Rank Table==
+''Put a table of the skill rank and damage/mana/fury per rank.''
+* '''Rank 1:''' 1 second increased monster attack cooldown, 20 mana.
+Only Rank 1 is currently known.
+==Synergies==
+* None known.
+==[[Rune|Skill Rune]] Effects==
+* None known.
+==Development==
+Penetrating Spells was first shown at [[BlizzCon 2008]] when the [[Wizard]] was unveiled. It's still assumed to be available as of 8 July 2009.
+<!--
+==Trivia==
+''Hide this section unless there really is some trivia about the skill. Add the skill to the [[:Category:Easter Eggs|Easter Eggs]] category as well if the article contains Easter Egg information.''
+-->
+==Media==
+You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
+* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
+* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=Slow+Time Slow Time-specific gallery contents]
+<gallery>
+Image:Wiz-slow-time1.jpg|Shooting [[Electrocute]] out of a Slow Time bubble.
+Image:Skill_wizard_slowtime.jpg|Slow Time with [[Wave of Force]] to throw spells back at [[caster]]s.
+</gallery>
+<!--
+==Related Articles==
+''Articles that are related, but not emphasised enough in any other section, or articles that just need further attention.''
+-->
+==References==
+* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ Wizard Gameplay Report]
+{{Skill_navbox_arcane}}
+{{Skill_navbox}}