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'''Arcane Torrent''' is a [[Wizard skill]] enabled at [[clvl|level]] 23, hurling multiple small meteors on enemies for as long as the Wizard chooses.
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'''Arcane Torrent''' is a [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 23, hurling multiple small meteors on enemies for as long as the Wizard chooses. Or until she runs out of Arcane Power.
  
 
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|description= Meteorites pelt the targeted region dealing X to Y damage per second.
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|description= Hurl a barrage of arcane projectiles that deal {{c_lime|31 - 51}} Arcane damage per second to all enemies near the impact location.<br>
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Cost: {{c_lime|20}} Arcane Power per second
 
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Revision as of 20:09, 8 September 2011

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Arcane Torrent is a Wizard skill unlocked at Level 23, hurling multiple small meteors on enemies for as long as the Wizard chooses. Or until she runs out of Arcane Power.




Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]
Wiz-meteor1.jpg
Arcane Torrent
Used by: Wizard
Enabled at: Clvl 23
Skill Description
Hurl a barrage of arcane projectiles that deal 31 - 51 Arcane damage per second to all enemies near the impact location.

Cost: 20 Arcane Power per second

Type: AoE DoT
Resource Use: Costs Arcane Power/time
Skill Rune Effects
Alabaster rune: Unknown
Crimson rune: Unknown
Golden rune: Unknown
Indigo rune: Unknown
Obsidian rune: Unknown

The Wizard calls down a shower of arcane energy, bombarding her enemies wherever she chooses.


Skill Design

Arcane Torrent strikes.

Arcane Torrent can be cast for as long as the Wizard wishes, with an Arcane Power 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 Arcane Power per second.


Synergies


Skill Rune Effects

  • No rune effects for Arcane Torrent are known.


Development

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. Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Arcane Torrent became a level 23 skill.


Previous Versions

Meteor Storm was the original name of this skill. The name was likely changed when the Meteor skill was added.


Media

Arcane Torrent can be seen in action on video here:

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



References