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Arcane Torrent (previously named Meteor Storm) is a Secondary Wizard skill unlocked at Level 12. It fires small pinkish/purple filaments at a targeted location, bombarding any enemies in the vicinity. It can be cast to any specific spot in range, and will not hit enemies between the Wizard and the location; only those in the firing zone are affected.

This skill provides a very damaging bombardment of a location, and can hit multiple enemies in the location, including leaping or flying targets. The kill zone may be moved around by moving the cursor while the skill remains active. The damage is very high, but it is also a very fast resource drain, so must be used with precision.

Background[edit | edit source]

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

Skill Rune Effects[edit | edit source]

Refer to the Arcane Torrent rune effects article for thorough descriptions of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, strategy tips, and other related information.

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Torrent</skill> <skill class="Wizard" rune="Flame Ward">Arcane Torrent</skill> <skill class="Wizard" rune="Death Blossom">Arcane Torrent</skill> <skill class="Wizard" rune="Arcane Mines">Arcane Torrent</skill> <skill class="Wizard" rune="Static Discharge">Arcane Torrent</skill> <skill class="Wizard" rune="Cascade">Arcane Torrent</skill>

Skill Design[edit | edit source]

In earlier versions of the skill, it functioned like a spectral meteor shower, with the projectiles descending from high overhead. This was changed during development, and when players were first able to use the skill in the Beta patch 13, the animation formed a slight swirl above the Wizard, before flying off at an arching trajectory (much like a thrown object, such as the Witch Doctor's Firebomb skill) to the targeted location.

The animation goes along with the function, of a slightly-delayed attack. A half second passes between the first click of the key and the arrival of the projectiles, which requires the player to adjust accordingly.

The targeting mechanism makes this very useful for hitting monster beyond the front row, such as mages or summoners or archers in the rear of tanking enemies. The time from cast to hit is fairly short, and the range of striking is at least 6 or 8 yards in radius, so it is possible to use Arcane Torrent against small, quick-moving enemies.

Arcane Torrent is less viable for melee fighting monsters, as it does not slow their advance and isn't an ideal choice for point blank combat. The fact that the projectiles hit where the Wizard targets makes it easy to move with or "lead" monsters along, bathing them in the very high damage attack for as long as they can survive it.

Video[edit | edit source]

A video of Arcane Torrent can be seen below, courtesy of the DiabloInc You Tube channel.

Synergies[edit | edit source]

The following Wizard passives provide a benefit to Arcane Torrent, runed or not:

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Temporal Flux</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Arcane Dynamo</skill>

Development[edit | edit source]

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, allowing skills to unlock steadily from levels 1 to 30. Consequently, all skill levels were adjusted and Arcane Torrent became a level 23 skill.

Beta[edit | edit source]

The Diablo III Beta started in September 2011, and while it ran, all of the skills continued to undergo extensive iteration. Skill changes varied from changing the levels the skills are unlocked, to changes in resource cost, damage, and even function. A few skills were removed altogether, and a few new ones were added. Also, the entire skill system received an overhaul with the Beta Patch 13 update in February 2012, with physical runes replaced by rune effects that automatically unlock at various levels for the different skills.

Arcane Torrent remained at level 23 when the bata started. Fortunately, it was available in the BlizzCon 2011 PvP demo, and The Eliminator was able to try it out:[1]

The skill description doesn’t really tell you how effective this skill is. It just tells you how much damage it does, and it reads nice, but its not all rainbows and unicorns. The Torrent throws Arcane bolts up in the air and then they fly towards the targeted enemy. In short, its not fast, but if your target isn’t running you will hit them.

With the Patch 13 changes, it was classified as a Secondary skill and dropped down to level 12, giving players their first opportunity to try it out. For March's Beta Patch 14, its damage was reduced slightly, except one rune effect - Death Blossom - which had its damage almost doubled.

Previous Versions[edit | edit source]

Meteor Storm was the original name of this skill. The name was likely changed when the Meteor skill was added. The skill looked like a meteor shower of polychromatic filaments, and rained down considerable projectiles on a single location. The current version is much changed in form and function.

See the Wizard skill archive for more details on previous versions of Arcane Orb (or Meteor Storm) and other Wizard skills.

Media[edit | edit source]

An early version of Arcane Torrent can be seen in action on video here:

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

Closeup.
Initial impact.
Fire and stone.
"Pelting" is the word!
Swirl, then fire.
Wizard bombards Leoric.

References[edit | edit source]

BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report
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
Blizzcon 2011 PvP Demo: The Wizard — IncGamers 28th Oct 2011
Wizard Active Skills — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site

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-'''Arcane Torrent''' is an Offensive [[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.
+[[File:Arcane-torrent4.jpg|thumb|400px|Arcane Torrent, [[beta patch 13]].]]
+'''Arcane Torrent''' (previously named [[Meteor Storm]]) is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 12. It fires small pinkish/purple filaments at a targeted location, bombarding any enemies in the vicinity.  It can be cast to any specific spot in range, and will not hit enemies between the Wizard and the location; only those in the firing zone are affected.
+This skill provides a very damaging bombardment of a location, and can hit multiple enemies in the location, including leaping or flying targets. The kill zone may be moved around by moving the cursor while the skill remains active. The damage is very high, but it is also a very fast resource drain, so must be used with precision.
-<br><br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
-[[File:Wiz-meteor1.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Arcane Torrent in action]]
 The Wizard calls down a shower of [[arcane]] energy, bombarding her enemies wherever she chooses.
-==Skill Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick list. See the [[Arcane Torrent 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.
+Refer to the [[Arcane Torrent rune effects]] article for thorough descriptions of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, strategy tips, and other related information.
-{{Active skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Skill Arcane Torrent}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-{{Wizard Skillrune Death Blossom}}
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Flame Ward">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-{{Wizard Skillrune Disruption}}
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Death Blossom">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-{{Wizard Skillrune Power Stone}}
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Arcane Mines">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-{{Wizard Skillrune Cascade}}
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Static Discharge">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-{{Wizard Skillrune Arcane Mines}}
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Cascade">Arcane Torrent</skill>
-{{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}
+==Skill Design==
+In earlier versions of the skill, it functioned like a spectral meteor shower, with the projectiles descending from high overhead.  This was changed during development, and when players were first able to use the skill in the [[Beta patch 13]], the animation formed a slight swirl above the Wizard, before flying off at an arching trajectory (much like a thrown object, such as the Witch Doctor's [[Firebomb]] skill) to the targeted location.
+The animation goes along with the function, of a slightly-delayed attack. A half second passes between the first click of the key and the arrival of the projectiles, which requires the player to adjust accordingly.
-==Skill Design==
+The targeting mechanism makes this very useful for hitting monster beyond the front row, such as mages or summoners or archers in the rear of tanking enemies. The time from cast to hit is fairly short, and the range of striking is at least 6 or 8 yards in radius, so it is possible to use Arcane Torrent against small, quick-moving enemies.
-[[Image:Wiz-meteor3.jpg|left|thumb|250px|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]] [[slow]]s and cold [[critical hit]]s [[freeze]], [[Arcane]] critical hits [[silence]] enemy [[caster]]s, stopping monsters from using various [[spell]] attacks.
+Arcane Torrent is less viable for melee fighting monsters, as it does not slow their advance and isn't an ideal choice for point blank combat. The fact that the projectiles hit where the Wizard targets makes it easy to move with or "lead" monsters along, bathing them in the very high damage attack for as long as they can survive it.
-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 game]]s have some sort of roof...
+==Video==
+A video of Arcane Torrent can be seen below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc You Tube channel].
-Arcane Torrent was previously named [[Meteor Storm]].
+<youtube>2NwKV3U_cbM</youtube>
-{{clear-left}}
 ==Synergies==
-* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[Wizard passives]] are yet known.
+The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Arcane Torrent, runed or not:
+{{skill description header}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Temporal Flux</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Dynamo</skill>
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 '''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.
+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]], allowing skills to unlock steadily from levels 1 to 30. Consequently, all skill levels were adjusted and Arcane Torrent became a level 23 skill.
+===Beta===
+{{Beta skill notes}}
+Arcane Torrent remained at level 23 when the bata started. Fortunately, it was available in the [[BlizzCon 2011]] PvP demo, and The Eliminator was able to try it out:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2011-pvp-demo-the-wizard]
+<blockquote>''The skill description doesn’t really tell you how effective this skill is. It just tells you how much damage it does, and it reads nice, but its not all rainbows and unicorns. The Torrent throws Arcane bolts up in the air and then they fly towards the targeted enemy. In short, its not fast, but if your target isn’t running you will hit them.</blockquote>
+With the Patch 13 changes, it was classified as a Secondary skill and dropped down to level 12, giving players their first opportunity to try it out. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], its damage was reduced slightly, except one rune effect - [[Death Blossom]] - which had its damage almost doubled.
 ===Previous Versions===
-[[Meteor Storm]] was the original name of this skill. The name was likely changed when the [[Meteor]] skill was added.
+[[Meteor Storm]] was the original name of this skill. The name was likely changed when the [[Meteor]] skill was added. The skill looked like a meteor shower of polychromatic filaments, and rained down considerable projectiles on a single location. The current version is much changed in form and function.
+See the [[Wizard skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Arcane Orb (or [[Meteor Storm]]) and other Wizard skills.
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 ==Media==
-Arcane Torrent can be seen in action on video here:
+An early version of Arcane Torrent can be seen in action on video here:
 * [[Cinematic: Wizard]]
 * [[Skill Animations Videos#Wizard Video|Video: August 2011 Wizard Skill Animations]]
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 Image:Wiz-meteor3.jpg|Fire and stone.
 Image:Wiz-meteor4.jpg|"Pelting" is the word!
+File:Arcane-torrent5.jpg|Swirl, then fire.
+File:Arcane-torrent-leoric1.jpg|Wizard bombards [[Leoric]].
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 ==References==
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] -- IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] — IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
-* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] -- Diablo III 12th Sep 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2011-pvp-demo-the-wizard Blizzcon 2011 PvP Demo: The Wizard] — IncGamers 28th Oct 2011
+* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
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