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'''Ray of Frost''' is an Offensive [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 21, shooting a constant beam of [[cold]] from the hands of the Wizard. | '''Ray of Frost''' is an Offensive [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 21, shooting a constant beam of [[cold]] from the hands of the Wizard. | ||
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Revision as of 23:11, 19 September 2011
Ray of Frost is an Offensive Wizard skill unlocked at Level 21, shooting a constant beam of cold from the hands of the Wizard.
Contents
Background
The Wizard uses her powers of the elements to gush forth a beam of pure cold, damaging anyone that comes in its way.
Skill Effects
The following is a very quick list. See the Ray of Frost rune effects page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
| Icon | Skill | Description |
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| {{{icon}}} | [[{{{name}}}]] Secondary |
2 | {{{desc}}} |
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Black Ice |
[e] Enemies who die leave a patch of ice on the ground that causes 385% weapon damage per second as Cold to enemies moving through it. |
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Snow Blast |
[e] Damage increases slowly over 1.5 seconds to inflict a maximum of 715% weapon damage per second as Cold. |
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Cold Blood |
[e] Reduce casting cost to 3 Arcane Power per second. |
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Sleet Storm |
[e] Create a swirling storm of sleet dealing 150% weapon damage per second as Cold to all enemies caught within it. |
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Numb |
[e] Increase enemy slow amount to 50% for 8.5 seconds, but damage is reduced to 220% weapon damage per second as Cold. |
Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.
Ray of Frost Video
A video of Ray of Frost and all of its rune effects can be seen below, courtesy of the DiabloInc You Tube channel.
Skill Design
This skill sounds like a cold based Disintegrate, minus the piercing ability, but it's never been seen in use since the very first Wizard gameplay movie, from BlizzCon 2008. It was too high level to try out at BlizzCon 2009.
Synergies
- No synergies with any of the Wizard passives are yet known.
Development
Ray of Frost was first seen at BlizzCon 2008, but only in the gameplay movie; the Wizard used it against the trap laid out by the Skeleton King. It was available in the gameplay demo at BlizzCon 2009, but was unfortunately too high level to try out by the fans. The skill is assumed to still be available in Blizzard's internal game build today.
Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Ray of Frost became a level 21 skill.
Previous Versions
See the Wizard skill archive for more details on previous versions of Ray of Frost and other Wizard skills.
Trivia
This is one of the spells that seem to be coming from the dungeons & Dragons inspiration we've seen in Diablo III. The new D3 Team obviously spent a lot of time in mom's basement....
Media
Ray of Frost can be seen in action on video here:
You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:
Ray of Frost used in the middle of the Skeleton King trap.
Casting the spell before the hordes of skeletons arrive.
Ray of Frost with all five rune effects.
References
- BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees
- Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
- Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects -- IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
- Wizard Active Skills -- Diablo III 12th Sep 2011
| Classes of the Diablo games |
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| Wizard skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Force Conjuration Mastery |
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