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− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Arcane Dynamo}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Archery}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Astral Presence}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Ballistics}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive Beacon of Ytar}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Berserker Rage}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Blood Ritual}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Bloodthirst}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Blur}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Boon of Bul-Kathos}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Brawler}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Brooding}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive Chant of Resonance}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Circle of Life}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Cull the Weak}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Custom Engineering}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Death Trance}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Evocation}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive Exalted Soul}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Fierce Loyalty}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive Fleet Footed}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Fundamentals}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Galvanizing Ward}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Grenadier}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Gruesome Feast}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive Guiding Light}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Hot Pursuit}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Illusionist}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Inspiring Presence}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Juggernaut}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive Near Death Experience}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive No Escape}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive One With Everything}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive Pacifism}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Perfectionist}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Pierce the Veil}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Pound of Flesh}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Power Hungry}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Prodigy}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Relentless}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive Resolve}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Rush of Essence}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Ruthless}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive Seize the Initiative}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Sharpshooter}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive Sixth Sense}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Spiritual Attunement}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Steady Aim}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Superstition}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Temporal Flux}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive The Guardian's Path}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Thrill of the Hunt}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Tough as Nails}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Monk Passive Transcendence}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Tribal Rites}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Unforgiving}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Unstable Anomaly}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demon Hunter Passive Vengeance}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Vermin}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Wizard Passive Virtuoso}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Vision Quest}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Barbarian Passive Weapons Master}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Witch Doctor Passive Zombie Handler}} |
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Revision as of 15:08, 18 September 2011
Passive skills are skills that add bonuses, usually modifying other skills, that work all the time. They boost overall stats, or modify other skills, but are not used directly.
For instance, an active skill would be one that shot a Fireball. A passive skill would add say, +50% damage to all Fire Skills. Passive skills differ slightly from buffs, which can be very similar bonuses, but with a fixed duration.
In 2010 Blizzard announced that due to recent game changes, there were no longer any passive skills in the Diablo III skill trees. Passive skills remained in the game, but as was revealed at BlizzCon 2010, they were accessed via the traits system. [1] [2]
In July 2011 Blizzard announced that the traits system had been revamped and turned back into a passive skills system.
See the various class skills pages for more details.
Description
Passive skills are not used directly for attacks, and tend to provide bonuses to numerous other skills, or add percentages to damage, to hit, defense, resistances, and other useful stats. Some effects also comes from passive skills, such as activating a bonus under special circumstances, such as a critical hit, or being hit.
Passive skills are often as or more important than some active skills, but usually receive less attention since they are not flashy or obvious in their effects. An example is making the possibility
Passive skills seldom possess synergistic properties. Passive skills are not signature skills.
Passive Skills Master List
An alphabetical listing of all known passive skills. There were 64 traits seen at the July 2011 Press Event, and 1 more was revealed shortly after. However, the passives list was completely overhauled for the beta.
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Death Trance | (Level 28) |
Reduce damage by 60% whenever you are below 25% of your maximum Life. |
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Fundamentals | (Level 17) |
Increases the damage of your Basic Attack by 100%. Your Basic Attack restores 4 Hatred. |
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Vermin | (Level 10) |
Your Plague of Toads, Corpse Spiders, Locust Swarm and Firebats abilities do 20% more damage. |
Virtuoso | (Level 17) |
Increases the damage of your basic wand attack by 100%. Successful attacks with a wand generate 15 Arcane Power and heal you for 1% of your maximum Life. |
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Development
At BlizzCon 2008, there were far more passive than active skills in the three character trees, bit it changed in May 2009 and was shown with more detail at BlizzCon 2009.
- Read more about skill development.
Over time the number of passive skills were reduced, and as of Blizzcon 2009 there were about 35 skills for the Wizard, Witch Doctor, and Barbarian, with around a dozen of those passive.
The first big change came in 2010, when the skill trees were completely overhauled, more active skills were introduced, and all of the passive skills were removed. Removed from the skill trees, not from the game, they were turned into the traits system.
The second big change came in July 2011, when passive skills were re-introduced into the game and the traits were removed.
References
- BlizzCon 2008
- Skill Tree Overhaul
- No more passive skills?
- Kastigar's Really Big Barb thread -- IncGamers 8th Sep 2011
- HardRock's Monk Passive Skills -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
- HardRock's Wizard Passive Skills -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
- HardRock's Demon Hunter Passive Skills -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
- HardRock's Witch Doctor Passive Skills -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
Classes of the Diablo games |
Skills - Active skills - Skill runes - Passives - Resource - Movement ability [e] Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Necromancer Witch Doctor Wizard Followers Other Classes Fan-made |
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The Barbarian | Fury - Barbarian Active Skills (Archive) | Barbarian Passive Skills (Archive) [e] | |||
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Primary Might |
Secondary Tactics |
Defensive Rage |
Pound of Flesh (10) |
Superstition (30) |
(X) = the level at which the skill becomes unlocked. |
Barbarian skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Might Tactics Rage |
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