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Revision as of 06:04, 10 November 2010
Arcane Torrent is a Tier 6 skill unlocked for the Wizard at level 20, hurling multiple small meteors on enemies for as long as the Wizard chooses.
Contents
Background
| Diablo III Skill [e] | |
|---|---|
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| Arcane Torrent Active, 5 ranks | |
| Used by: | Wizard |
| Meteorites pelt the targeted region dealing X to Y damage per second. | |
| Type: | AoE DoT |
| Quantity: | 10-20 damage per sec |
| Effect: | AoE |
| School: | Physical/Fire (?) |
| Mana cost: | 12/sec |
| Cast time: | Instant |
| Duration: | Concentration |
| Cooldown: | Unknown |
| Synergies: | None |
| Requires: | N/A |
| Prereq of: | N/A |
The Wizard calls down a shower of small meteors to create a living inferno where she directs it.
Skill Design
The Meteor skill from Diablo 2 has been upgraded and modified. Furthermore, Arcane Torrent can be cast for as long as the Wizard wishes, with a mana cost per second, rather than per use.
Arcane Torrent now calls down multiple meteors over a wider area, much like the Blizzard spell. The key difference there might be the damage type. While cold slows and cold critical hits freeze, Arcane critical hits silence enemy casters, stopping monsters from using various spell attacks.
Presumably Arcane Torrent would be a good spell to drop on a pack of monster mages, for that critical hit bonus purpose.
Exactly where the meteors come from is of course unclear, as most places in the Diablo games have some sort of roof...
Arcane Torrent was previously named Meteor Storm.
Skill Rank Table
- Rank 1: 10-20 damage per second for 12 mana per second.
Only Rank 1 is currently known.
Synergies
Arcane Torrent benefits directly from the following traits:
- Glass Cannon: Increases damage done by spells and increases armor.
- Intimidation: Increases damage done and reduces vendor costs.
- Quickening: Increases spell casting speed.
- Beast Hunter: Damage bonus against beasts.
- Demonsbane: Damage bonus against Demons.
- Just...Stay...Dead!: Damage bonus against undead.
- Temporal Flux: Enemies that have been hit by your Arcane spells are slowed down by 25% for 3 seconds.
- Power Surge: Increase critical strike damage.
- Penetrating Spells: Reduces the resistances of your target to your spells by 20%.
Skill Rune Effects
- None known.
Development
Spell was first shown at BlizzCon 2008 when the Wizard was unveiled, then named Meteor Storm and placed in the Conjuring Skill Tree. It was part of the Wizard presentation video, and besides changing name and skill tree location, has been completely unchanged in the BlizzCon 2009 demo.
Previous Versions: Meteor Storm
Media
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
Closeup.
Initial impact.
Fire and stone.
"Pelting" is the word!
References
- Full Wizard Skill Trees
- Wizard presentation video.
- Wizard Gameplay Report
| Wizard skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Force Conjuration Mastery |
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Magic Missile |
Shock Pulse |
Spectral Blade |
Electrocute |
[e] |
|
Ray of Frost |
Arcane Orb |
Arcane Torrent |
Disintegrate |
[e] |
|
Frost Nova |
Diamond Skin |
Slow Time |
Teleport |
[e] |
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Wave of Force |
Energy Twister |
Hydra |
Meteor |
Blizzard |
[e] |
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Ice Armor |
Storm Armor |
Magic Weapon |
Familiar |
Energy Armor |
[e] |
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Explosive Blast |
Mirror Image |
Archon |
[e] |
