Difference between revisions of "Wizard skills"

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The skill tree, circa 2009. Skills no longer appear in anything like this format. Image by Muldric.

This page lists all the Wizard skills. Follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports and screenshots.

Useful skill links:

Skills - General skill design and mechanics.
- Active skills - Skills where effects are activated by the player.
  - Signature spells - Wizard spells that are free to cast. Previously they were called Academic spells.
  - Armor spells - Provide defensive buffs to the Wizard.
- Passive skills - Skills where effects are activated automatically, by the computer or by special events.
Arcane Power - The Wizard's energy resource.
Wizard skill archive - Removed Wizard skills.
Wizard traits - Passive skills in Diablo III were called traits for a while before reverting back.

Active Skills

Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, skill rune information, blue quotes, and much more.

Primary

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Signature spell

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Signature spell

3

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Primary
Signature spell

11

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Primary
Signature spell

15

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Secondary

Name	Level	Description

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Secondary

2

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Secondary

5

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Secondary

12

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Secondary

21

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Defensive

Icon	Skill	Description

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Defensive

4

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Defensive

8

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Defensive

16

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Defensive
Movement ability

22

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Force

Icon	Skill	Description

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Force

9

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Force

13

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Force

21

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Force

25

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Force

27

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Conjuration

Icon	Skill	Description

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Conjuration
Armor spell

14

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Conjuration
Armor spell

17

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Conjuration

20

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Conjuration
Summon

22

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Conjuration
Armor spell

28

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Mastery

Icon	Skill	Description

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Mastery

19

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Mastery

25

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Mastery

30

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Passive Skills

Passive skills replaced Traits during late game development in 2011. A few Traits were simply changed to passive skills, but most are all new. See the Wizard traits page for a full list of those passives.

Skill	Unlocked	Description

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10

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13

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16

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Signature spell

20

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24

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27

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34

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37

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Armor spell

40

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45

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50

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Signature spell

55

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60

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Development

See the Wizard skill archive for a full listing of skill changes over time.

July 2011 Press Event

The following skills were removed or renamed prior to the July 2011 Press Event:

Charged Bolt - Renamed to Shock Pulse
Energy Shield - Renamed to Energy Armor

References

Full Wizard Skill Trees
Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
HardRock's Wizard Passive Skills -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Image:Skill-tree-blizzcon09-wiz-muldric.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The skill tree, circa 2009. Skills no longer appear in anything like this format. Image by [http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=739038 Muldric].]]
-This page lists all known '''[[Wizard]] skills''', as of August 2011. Follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports and screenshots.
+This page lists all the [[Wizard]] skills. Follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports and screenshots.
 '''Useful skill links:'''
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 * [[Skill]]s - General skill design and mechanics.
 ** [[Active skill]]s - Skills where effects are activated by the player.
-*** [[Signature skill]]s - Skills that define characters.
 *** [[Signature spell]]s - Wizard spells that are free to cast. Previously they were called Academic spells.
 *** [[Armor spell]]s - Provide defensive [[buffs]] to the Wizard.
 ** [[Passive skill]]s - Skills where effects are activated automatically, by the computer or by special events.
 * [[Arcane Power]] - The Wizard's energy [[resource]].
-* [[Runestones]] - The huge skill customization and improvement system.
 * [[Wizard skill archive]] - Removed Wizard skills.
 * [[Wizard traits]] - Passive skills in Diablo III were called [[traits]] for a while before reverting back.
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 ==Active Skills==
-Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, [[runestone]] information, blue quotes, and much more.
+Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, skill rune information, blue quotes, and much more.
-==={{c_gold|Signature}}===
+===Primary===
 {{Active skills header}}
 {{Wizard Skill Magic Missile}}
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-==={{c_gold|Offensive}}===
+===Secondary===
+{{Skill description header}}
+{{Wizard Skill Ray of Frost}}
+{{Wizard Skill Arcane Orb}}
+{{Wizard Skill Arcane Torrent}}
+{{Wizard Skill Disintegrate}}
+===Defensive===
+{{Active skills header}}
+{{Wizard Skill Frost Nova}}
+{{Wizard Skill Diamond Skin}}
+{{Wizard Skill Slow Time}}
+{{Wizard Skill Teleport}}
+===Force===
 {{Active skills header}}
-{{Wizard Skill Arcane Orb}}
 {{Wizard Skill Wave of Force}}
-{{Wizard Skill Disintegrate}}
 {{Wizard Skill Energy Twister}}
-{{Wizard Skill Explosive Blast}}
 {{Wizard Skill Hydra}}
-{{Wizard Skill Ray of Frost}}
+{{Wizard Skill Meteor}}
-{{Wizard Skill Arcane Torrent}}
 {{Wizard Skill Blizzard}}
-{{Wizard Skill Meteor}}
-==={{c_gold|Utility}}===
+===Conjuration===
 {{Active skills header}}
-{{Wizard Skill Frost Nova}}
 {{Wizard Skill Ice Armor}}
+{{Wizard Skill Storm Armor}}
 {{Wizard Skill Magic Weapon}}
-{{Wizard Skill Diamond Skin}}
+{{Wizard Skill Familiar}}
-{{Wizard Skill Storm Armor}}
+{{Wizard Skill Energy Armor}}
+===Mastery===
+{{Active skills header}}
+{{Wizard Skill Explosive Blast}}
 {{Wizard Skill Mirror Image}}
-{{Wizard Skill Slow Time}}
-{{Wizard Skill Teleport}}
-{{Wizard Skill Energy Armor}}
-{{Wizard Skill Familiar}}
 {{Wizard Skill Archon}}

Fan-made Classes			Fan-made Skills [e]
• Alchemist • Arcane Warrior • Artisan • Aurian Mage • Bard • Channeller • Dragon Warrior	• Flagellant • Giant (U) • Hollow Man • Nomad • Onaga Manji • Phase Knight	• Ranger • Slayer (U) • Techpriest (U) • Telepath • Untainted (U) • Zealot	Dragon Warrior Skills • Bow and Throwing Skill Tree • Dragon Disciplines Skill Tree • Martial Arts Skill Tree	Untainted Skills • Divine Skill Tree	Aurian Mage Skill • Holy Power Skill Tree • Shadow Spells Skill Tree • Nature Forces Skill Tree
(U) = Unfinished				Untainted Skills • Divine Skill Tree

Difference between revisions of "Wizard skills"

Revision as of 03:41, 13 April 2012

Contents

Active Skills

Primary

Secondary

Defensive

Force

Conjuration

Mastery

Passive Skills

Development

July 2011 Press Event

References