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Were you looking for the Wizard skill Archon rune effect Teleport?

A Wizard in her pre-teleport jump.

Teleport is a Defensive Wizard skill unlocked at Level 22, allowing the caster to instantly transport herself a short distance through the air. This skill moves the Wizard over obstacles that can not be run past or around, including walls, closed gates, open pits or gaps in the floor, and more. It is highly useful to avoid dangerous Elite modifier effects, such as Waller and Jailer.

This skill is the Wizard's movement ability and is of such utility that every Wizard build considers some form of this skill essential.

Background[edit | edit source]

The Teleport skill is a way for trained magic users to traverse the Ether - and with the speed of thought - materialize in another location a short distance from the entry point. This skill works without the aid of external gateways like the Town Portal spell or Waypoints, but is likely using similar techniques. The Teleport spell is only reliable over short distances, to jump gaps, or to escape immediate danger.

It's unknown why the spell is only usable for short distance travel, but the likely scenario is that it becomes significantly harder for the caster to return to the Physical realm, the farther away they try to re-emerge. The beacon-like gateways of Waypoints and Town Portal spells may address this problem, thus allowing longer travel distances.

Skill Rune Effects[edit | edit source]

Refer to the Teleport 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">Teleport</skill> <skill class="Wizard" rune="Safe Passage">Teleport</skill> <skill class="Wizard" rune="Wormhole">Teleport</skill> <skill class="Wizard" rune="Reversal">Teleport</skill> <skill class="Wizard" rune="Fracture">Teleport</skill> <skill class="Wizard" rune="Calamity">Teleport</skill>

Skill Design[edit | edit source]

Teleport has been seen in videos, and was testable for the first time in the PvP Arena demo at Blizzcon 2010. The main difference in the Diablo III version (compared to the Diablo II version) is in the character animation. In the new version, the Wizard leaps up into the air when casting it, appears in the air at the location she targets the skill, and falls to the ground after she appears. This makes the spell less of an instant escape/movement option. Just in case that wasn't clear enough, the developers have added a fairly lengthy cooldown to the skill. They seem to be serious about not letting Teleport be the queen of all fast moving, item run spells. However, the spell can be used offensively with the addition of skill runes.

In one of the BlizzCon 2008 panels, Teleport was demonstrated with a striking skill rune socketed in it. With the rune, the spell was given an offensive component, dealing damage to all monsters in the area to which the wizard teleported. Socketing in a Hydra Rune (former name: Multi Strike) would instead cause the Wizard to split into images of herself when teleporting, making the skill useful to distract monsters, just like Mirror Image. The names of the skill runes have since been changed and it is unknown whether similiar rune effects for Teleport have been retained.

Each class has been given at least one movement ability with a unique design/feel. Teleport is the most powerful of these in terms of where and how and how quickly it can move. The drawback is the cooldown time between uses.

Video[edit | edit source]

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

Synergies[edit | edit source]

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

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="Wizard">Evocation</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Illusionist</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Critical Mass</skill>

Development[edit | edit source]

Teleport with Striking Rune.

Teleport was first shown at BlizzCon 2008 when the Wizard debuted. Back then, it was at Tier IV in the Arcane Skill Tree and wasn't playable in the demo.

When Teleport was seen in the BlizzCon 2009 demo, it had a greatly increased range (from 40 to 100 feet), a slightly lowered mana cost, and had been moved to Tier VI. Again, however, it wasn't playable.

Teleport was finally available for play at BlizzCon 2010, where it was one of the Wizard's skills in the PvP demo. Flux allayed fears about the speed of the animation:[1]

Teleport was fun to use, and I was surprised at how quick it was. I’d thought with the new Diablo III animation—where the Wizard leaps up into the air before vanishing, and appears in mid-air and drops to earth on the other end—that it would be kind of slow. Not noticeable. Teleport felt as instantaneous as the Teleport in Diablo II. The delay was from the cooldown, which was around 8 seconds. This effectively turned Teleport into an emergency escape skill, one that was great during the busy scramble of an early round, but one that wasn’t so useful late game, if you were outnumbered and being hunted down.

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 Teleport became a level 18 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.

Teleport remained at level 18 when the beta started. Fortunately, it was available in the BlizzCon 2011 PvP demo, and The Eliminator was able to try it out:[2]

Hands down, Teleport is still king of the movement skills. It was never more evident during the match when you wanted to get away from a group of opponents. You could Teleport twice to get out of sight, then turn left or right and lose almost any pursuer. Teleport wasn’t just for running away, either. It was also great to catch up to people so you could finish them off.

With the Patch 13 changes, Teleport was classified as a Defensive skill and bumped up to level 22.

Previous Versions[edit | edit source]

See the Wizard skill archive for more details on previous versions of Teleport and other Wizard skills.
Or see Teleport (BlizzCon 2008) for the original version of this skill.

In Other Games[edit | edit source]

In Diablo I, all classes with enough intellect could use the Teleport spell, albeit any class besides the Sorcerer did so with a much longer casting time, as with all spells.

In Diablo II there was only one class capable of using Teleport without the use of the rune word Enigma, the Sorceress. This was due to Diablo II having individual skill trees rather than just a spellbook like in the original Diablo.

Media[edit | edit source]

Teleport can be seen in action on video here:

Gameplay: Blizzcon 2010 (in the Arena)

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

Teleport used with a Striking Rune.
Teleporting Wizard appears in mid-air.

References[edit | edit source]

BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report
BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees
BlizzCon 2010 PvP Hands-on Report
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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-'''Teleport''' is a Tier 7 [[skill]] unlocked for the [[Wizard]] at level 26, allowing the [[caster]] to instantly transport himself/herself a short distance through the [[Ether]]. Mainly used to avoid danger, or used in rapid progression for quicker movement, and can also be used offensively.
+:''Were you looking for the Wizard skill [[Archon]] rune effect [[Teleport (rune effect)|Teleport]]?''
-Teleport in Diablo III does not provide the instant movement it did in previous games in the series. Teleport is now hobbled by a high [[Instability]] (now [[Arcane Power]]) cost and a several second [[cool down]] time between uses. The spell motion itself is slowed as well, since when casting it, the Wizard leaps up into the air before teleporting, and drops down from a height after using the spell. This adds to the time required to move from point A to point B. This is a [[movement ability]].
+[[File:IconTeleport.png|left]]
+[[File:Wiz-teleport1.jpg|thumb|350px|A Wizard in her pre-teleport jump.]]
+'''Teleport''' is a Defensive [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 22, allowing the [[caster]] to instantly transport herself a short distance through the air.  This skill moves the Wizard over obstacles that can not be run past or around, including walls, closed gates, open pits or gaps in the floor, and more.  It is highly useful to avoid dangerous Elite modifier effects, such as [[Waller]] and [[Jailer]].
+This skill is the Wizard's [[movement ability]] and is of such utility that every Wizard build considers some form of this skill essential.
 ==Background==
-{{Skillbox
+The Teleport [[skill]] is a way for trained [[magic]] users to traverse the Ether - and with the speed of thought - materialize in another location a short distance from the entry point. This skill works without the aid of external gateways like the [[Town Portal]] spell or [[Waypoint]]s, but is likely using similar techniques. The Teleport spell is only reliable over short distances, to jump gaps, or to escape immediate danger.
-|game= Diablo III
-|portrait= Wiz-teleport1.jpg
+It's unknown why the spell is only usable for short distance travel, but the likely scenario is that it becomes significantly harder for the caster to return to the [[Physical realm]], the farther away they try to re-emerge. The beacon-like gateways of Waypoints and Town Portal spells may address this problem, thus allowing longer travel distances.
-<!-- |portrait-width= -->
-|active= Active
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-|ranks= 1
-|user= Wizard
-|tree= Arcane
-|description= Teleport to the selected location up to X feet away. Teleport can only be used every Y seconds.
-|type= Movement
-|quantity= 40 feet
-|effect= Self
-|school= Arcane
-|resource= [[Mana]]
-|cost= 23
-|cast-time= Near-instant
-|duration= None
-|cooldown= 9 sec
-<!-- |synergies= Link them -->
-}}
-The [[Teleport]] spell is a way for trained [[magic]] users to traverse the [[Ether]], and with the speed of thought materializing in another location a short distance from the entry point. This skill works without the aid of external gateways like the [[Town Portal]] spell or [[Waypoint]]s, but is likely using similar techniques to transport. The Teleport spell is only reliable for short distances, like teleporting up a few stories in your tower apartments, or to escape immediate danger.
-It's unknown why the spell is only usable in short distances, but the likely scenario is that it becomes significantly harder to return to the [[Physical realm]], the farther away you try to re-emerge, and is why these beacon-like gateways have been made for Waypoints and Town Portal spells.
+==Skill Rune Effects==
+Refer to the [[Teleport rune effects]] article for thorough descriptions of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, strategy tips, and other related information.
+{{skill description header}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Teleport</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Safe Passage">Teleport</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Wormhole">Teleport</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Reversal">Teleport</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Fracture">Teleport</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Calamity">Teleport</skill>
 ==Skill Design==
-[[File:Wiz-teleport1.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Mid-air appearance.]]
+Teleport has been seen in videos, and was testable for the first time in the PvP Arena demo at [[Blizzcon 2010]]. The main difference in the Diablo III version (compared to the Diablo II version) is in the character animation.  In the new version, the Wizard leaps up into the air when casting it, appears in the air at the location she targets the skill, and falls to the ground after she appears. This makes the spell less of an instant escape/movement option. Just in case that wasn't clear enough, the developers have added a fairly lengthy [[cooldown]] to the skill. They seem to be serious about not letting Teleport be the queen of all fast moving, item run spells. However, the spell can be used offensively with the addition of [[rune|skill runes]].
-This one has been seen in videos, but has not been testable for players in either [[BlizzCon]]. The main difference in the D3 version is that the Wizard leaps up into the air when casting it, and appears in the air at the other end, falling to the ground after they appear. This makes the spell less of an instant escape/movement option. Just in case that wasn't clear enough, the developers have added a fairly huge 9 second [[cooldown]]. They appear to be serious about not letting Teleport be the queen of all fast moving, item run spells! However, the spell can be used offensively with [[rune|skill runes]].
+In one of the [[BlizzCon 2008]] panels, Teleport was demonstrated with a [[Striking Rune|striking]] [[skill rune]] socketed in it. With the rune, the spell was given an offensive component, dealing damage to all monsters in the area to which the wizard teleported. Socketing in a [[Hydra Rune]] (former name: Multi Strike) would instead cause the Wizard to split into images of herself when teleporting, making the skill useful to distract [[monster]]s, just like [[Mirror Image]]. The names of the skill runes have since been changed and it is unknown whether similiar rune effects for Teleport have been retained.
-In one of the [[BlizzCon 2008]] panels, Teleport was demonstrated with a [[Striking Rune|striking]] [[skill rune]] socketed in it, and the spell added damage to all monsters in the area, each time the Wizard teleported. Socketing in a [[Hydra Rune]] (form. name: Multi Strike) will instead cause the Wizard to split into images of herself when teleporting, making the skill useful to distract [[monster]]s, just like [[Mirror Image]]
+Each class has been given at least one [[movement ability]] with a unique design/feel. Teleport is the most powerful of these in terms of where and how and how quickly it can move. The drawback is the [[cooldown]] time between uses.
-It's unknown at this point if other classes will have the ability to use the (or a form of) Teleport spell, as they did in [[Diablo II]] (when granted by items) and [[Diablo I]] (freely available to all classes), but since the D3 Team has mentioned a dislike for sharing skills through items like in D2, it doesn't look like any other class will be able to teleport.
-==Skill Rank Table==
+===Video===
-* '''Rank 1:''' 100 feet, 9 sec [[cooldown]].
+A video of Teleport can be seen below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc You Tube channel].
-Only Rank 1 is currently known.
+<youtube>1O4Ubqa6Y2M</youtube>
 ==Synergies==
-* None known.
+The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Teleport, runed or not:
+{{skill description header}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Evocation</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Illusionist</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Critical Mass</skill>
-==[[Rune|Skill Rune]] Effects==
+==Development==
 [[Image:Teleport_striking.jpg|frame|Teleport with [[Striking Rune]].]]
-* [[Striking Rune]] - Explosion [[AoE]] damage where the Wizard lands.
+'''Teleport''' was first shown at [[BlizzCon 2008]] when the [[Wizard]] debuted. Back then, it was at Tier IV in the [[Arcane Skill Tree]] and wasn't playable in the demo.
-* [[Hydra Rune]] - Splitting into images like [[Mirror Image]] to distract monsters.
+When Teleport was seen in the [[BlizzCon 2009]] demo, it had a greatly increased range (from 40 to 100 feet), a slightly lowered mana cost, and had been moved to Tier VI. Again, however, it wasn't playable.
+Teleport was finally available for play at [[BlizzCon 2010]], where it was one of the Wizard's skills in the [[PvP]] demo.  [[Flux]] allayed fears about the speed of the animation:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvp-arena-report/]
+<blockquote>''Teleport was fun to use, and I was surprised at how quick it was. I’d thought with the new Diablo III animation—where the Wizard leaps up into the air before vanishing, and appears in mid-air and drops to earth on the other end—that it would be kind of slow. Not noticeable. Teleport felt as instantaneous as the Teleport in Diablo II. The delay was from the cooldown, which was around 8 seconds. This effectively turned Teleport into an emergency escape skill, one that was great during the busy scramble of an early round, but one that wasn’t so useful late game, if you were outnumbered and being hunted down.</blockquote>
+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 Teleport became a level 18 skill.
+===Beta===
+{{Beta skill notes}}
+Teleport remained at level 18 when the beta 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]
-==Development==
+<blockquote>''Hands down, Teleport is still king of the movement skills. It was never more evident during the match when you wanted to get away from a group of opponents. You could Teleport twice to get out of sight, then turn left or right and lose almost any pursuer. Teleport wasn’t just for running away, either. It was also great to catch up to people so you could finish them off.</blockquote>
-In [[Diablo I]], all classes with enough intellect could use the Teleport spell, albeit that any class besides the [[Sorcerer]] did so with a much longer casting time, as with all spells.
-In [[Diablo II]] there was only one class capable of using Teleport without the use of the rune word [[Enigma]], the [[Sorceress]]. This was due to the more individual skill trees rather than just a spellbook like in D1.
+With the Patch 13 changes, Teleport was classified as a Defensive skill and bumped up to level 22.
-Teleport for [[Diablo III]] was first shown at [[BlizzCon 2008]] when the [[Wizard]] was unveiled. The main difference between the new and old teleports is limitations on using it instead of running. The Wizard jumps in the air, teleports and falls, which makes the spell less than instant, and it also has a hefty 9 seconds [[cooldown]].
+===Previous Versions===
+See the [[Wizard skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Teleport and other Wizard skills.<br>
+Or see [[Teleport (BlizzCon 2008)]] for the original version of this skill.
-The spell was updated slightly with range and skill tier position in the demo displayed at [[BlizzCon 2009]]. It's now a Tier 5 spell, and the mana cost was decreased to 23, from 25.
+===In Other Games===
+In [[Diablo I]], all classes with enough intellect could use the Teleport spell, albeit any class besides the {{iw|Sorcerer Sorcerer}} did so with a much longer casting time, as with all spells.
-'''Previous Versions:'''
+In [[Diablo II]] there was only one class capable of using {{iw|Teleport Teleport}} without the use of the rune word {{iw|Enigma Enigma}}, the {{iw|Sorceress Sorceress}}. This was due to Diablo II having individual skill trees rather than just a spellbook like in the original Diablo.
-* [[Teleport (BlizzCon 2008)]]
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+==Media==
+Teleport can be seen in action on video here:
+* [[Gameplay: Blizzcon 2010]] (in the [[Arena]])
+You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:
-==Media==
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo III screenshots and pictures]
-You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/search.php?keywords=Teleport&cat=all '''Teleport''' specific gallery contents]
-* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
-* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=Teleport Teleport-specific gallery contents]
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 File:Wiz-teleport1.jpg|Teleporting Wizard appears in mid-air.
 </gallery>
-==Related Articles==
-* [[Rune|Skill Runes]]
 ==References==
-* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ Full Wizard Skill Trees]
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report]
-* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ Wizard Gameplay Report]
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
-* [[Diablo II Manual]]
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvp-arena-report/ BlizzCon 2010 PvP Hands-on Report]
-* [[Diablo I Manual]]
+* [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/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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