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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.
- Skill runes - The huge skill customization and improvement system.
Wizard - a ranged class who's a glass cannon.
- Arcane Power - The Wizard's energy resource.
- Wizard skills - A list of all the Wizard's active skills.
  - Signature spells - Wizard spells that are free to cast. Previously they were called Academic spells.
  - Armor spells - Provide defensive buffs to the Wizard.
- Wizard passives - A list of all the Wizard's passive skills.
Wizard skill archive - Removed Wizard skills.
Wizard traits - Passive skills in Diablo III were called traits for a while before reverting back.

Active Skills[edit | edit source]

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

Primary[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Magic Missile</skill> <skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Shock Pulse</skill> <skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Spectral Blade</skill> <skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Electrocute</skill>

Secondary[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="Wizard">Ray of Frost</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Arcane Orb</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Arcane Torrent</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Disintegrate</skill>

Defensive[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="Wizard">Frost Nova</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Diamond Skin</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Slow Time</skill> <skill subcat="Movement ability" class="Wizard">Teleport</skill>

Force[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="Wizard">Wave of Force</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Energy Twister</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Hydra</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Meteor</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Blizzard</skill>

Conjuration[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Ice Armor</skill> <skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Storm Armor</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Magic Weapon</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Familiar</skill> <skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Energy Armor</skill>

Mastery[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="Wizard">Explosive Blast</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Mirror Image</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Archon</skill>

Passive Skills[edit | edit source]

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.

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="Wizard">Blur</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Power Hungry</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Evocation</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Prodigy</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Astral Presence</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Illusionist</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Cold Blooded</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Conflagration</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Paralysis</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Galvanizing Ward</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Temporal Flux</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Critical Mass</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Arcane Dynamo</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Unstable Anomaly</skill>

Skill Distribution[edit | edit source]

A useful player-made chart showing when the Wizard gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.

Wizard skill progression. Stats as of May 5, 2012.

Development[edit | edit source]

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

July 2011 Press Event[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Template:Skill navbox Necromancer primary

Template:Skill navbox Necromancer secondary

Template:Skill navbox Necromancer corpses

Template:Skill navbox Necromancer bloodandbone

Template:Skill navbox Necromancer reanimation

Template:Skill navbox Necromancer curses

@@ 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:'''
 * [[Skill]]s - General skill design and mechanics.
-** [[Active skill]]s - Skills where effects are activated by the player.
+** [[Skill rune]]s - The huge skill customization and improvement system.
-** [[Passive skill]]s - Skills where effects are activated automatically, by the computer or by special events.
+* [[Wizard]] - a [[ranged]] class who's a [[glass cannon]].
-** [[Signature skill]]s - Skills that define characters.
+** [[Arcane Power]] - The Wizard's energy [[resource]].
-** [[Academic spell]]s - Low-level skills that steadily decrease in [[Arcane Power]] cost as the Wizard levels.
+** [[Wizard skills]] - A list of all the Wizard's active skills.
-** [[Armor spell]]s - Provide defensive [[buffs]] to the Wizard.
+*** [[Signature spell]]s - Wizard spells that are free to cast. Previously they were called Academic spells.
-* [[Arcane Power]] - The Wizard's energy [[resource]].
+*** [[Armor spell]]s - Provide defensive [[buffs]] to the Wizard.
-* [[Runestones]] - The huge skill customization and improvement system.
+** [[Wizard passives]] - A list of all the Wizard's passive skills.
 * [[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.
+===Primary===
+{{Skill description header}}
+<skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Magic Missile</skill>
+<skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Shock Pulse</skill>
+<skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Spectral Blade</skill>
+<skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Electrocute</skill>
-==={{c_gold|Signature}}===
-{{Active skills header}}
+===Secondary===
-{{Wizard Skill Magic Missile}}
+{{Skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Skill Shock Pulse}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Ray of Frost</skill>
-{{Wizard Skill Spectral Blade}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Orb</skill>
-{{Wizard Skill Electrocute}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Torrent</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Disintegrate</skill>
-==={{c_gold|Offensive}}===
+===Defensive===
+{{Skill description header}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Frost Nova</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Diamond Skin</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Slow Time</skill>
+<skill subcat="Movement ability" class="Wizard">Teleport</skill>
-{{Active skills header}}
-{{Wizard Skill Wave of Force}}
-{{Wizard Skill Arcane Orb}}
-{{Wizard Skill Energy Twister}}
-{{Wizard Skill Disintegrate}}
-{{Wizard Skill Explosive Blast}}
-{{Wizard Skill Hydra}}
-{{Wizard Skill Ray of Frost}}
-{{Wizard Skill Arcane Torrent}}
-{{Wizard Skill Meteor}}
-{{Wizard Skill Blizzard}}
+===Force===
+{{Skill description header}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Wave of Force</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Energy Twister</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Hydra</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Meteor</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Blizzard</skill>
-==={{c_gold|Utility}}===
-{{Active skills header}}
+===Conjuration===
-{{Wizard Skill Frost Nova}}
+{{Skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Skill Ice Armor}}
+<skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Ice Armor</skill>
-{{Wizard Skill Magic Weapon}}
+<skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Storm Armor</skill>
-{{Wizard Skill Diamond Skin}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Magic Weapon</skill>
-{{Wizard Skill Storm Armor}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Familiar</skill>
-{{Wizard Skill Mirror Image}}
+<skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Energy Armor</skill>
-{{Wizard Skill Slow Time}}
-{{Wizard Skill Teleport}}
-{{Wizard Skill Energy Armor}}
+===Mastery===
-{{Wizard Skill Familiar}}
+{{Skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Skill Archon}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Explosive Blast</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Mirror Image</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Archon</skill>
 ==Passive Skills==
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 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.
-{{Passive skill header}}
+{{Skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Passive Power Hungry}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Blur</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Temporal Flux}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Power Hungry</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Evocation</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Prodigy}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Virtuoso}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Prodigy</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Astral Presence}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Astral Presence</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Illusionist}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Illusionist</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Galvanizing Ward}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Cold Blooded</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Blur}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Conflagration</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Evocation}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Paralysis</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Arcane Dynamo}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Galvanizing Ward</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Unstable Anomaly}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Temporal Flux</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Critical Mass</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Dynamo</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard">Unstable Anomaly</skill>
+==Skill Distribution==
+A useful player-made chart showing when the Wizard gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.
+[[File:Char-prog-wiz.png|center|frame|Wizard skill progression. Stats as of May 5, 2012.]]
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 * [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=8008951#post8008951 HardRock's Wizard Passive Skills] -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
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 [[Category:Wizard]]
 [[Category:Wizard skills]]
-[[Category:Active skills]]
 [[Category:Skills]]
 [[Category:Featured articles]]

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