Difference between revisions of "Arcane Torrent"

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Arcane Torrent is a Wizard Tier 6 skill unlocked at level 20, hurling multiple small meteors on enemies for as long as the Wizard chooses.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Arcane Torrent Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Wizard
Skill Description:
Meteorites pelt the targeted region dealing X to Y damage per second.
Skill Details:
Type:	AoE DoT
Quantity:	10-20 damage per sec
Effect:	AoE
School:	Physical/Arcane
Arcane Power cost:	12/sec
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	Concentration
Cooldown:	Unknown
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

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

Skill Design

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 slows and cold critical hits freeze, Arcane critical hits silence enemy casters, stopping monsters from using various spell attacks.

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 games have some sort of roof...

Arcane Torrent was previously named Meteor Storm.

Skill Rank Table

Rank 1: 10-20 damage per second for 12 Arcane Power per second.

Synergies

Arcane Torrent benefits directly from the following traits:

Glass Cannon: Increases damage done by spells and increases armor.
Intimidation: Increases damage done and reduces vendor costs.
Quickening: Increases spell casting speed.
Beast Hunter: Damage bonus against beasts.
Demonsbane: Damage bonus against Demons.
Just...Stay...Dead!: Damage bonus against undead.
Temporal Flux: Enemies that have been hit by your Arcane spells are slowed down by 25% for 3 seconds.
Power Surge: Increase critical strike damage.
Penetrating Spells: Reduces the resistances of your target to your spells by 20%.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

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.

Previous Versions

Meteor Storm was the original name of this skill. The name was likely changed when the Meteor skill was added.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

Closeup.
Initial impact.
Fire and stone.
"Pelting" is the word!

References

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-'''Arcane Torrent''' is a Tier 6 [[skill]] unlocked for the [[Wizard]] at level 20, hurling multiple small meteors on enemies for as long as the Wizard chooses.
+'''Arcane Torrent''' is a [[Wizard]] Tier 6 [[Wizard skills|skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 20, hurling multiple small meteors on enemies for as long as the Wizard chooses.
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 |ranks= 5
 |user= Wizard
-|tree= Arcane
+|tree= Tier 6
 |description= Meteorites pelt the targeted region dealing X to Y damage per second.
 |type= [[AoE]] [[DoT]]
 |quantity= 10-20 damage per sec
 |effect= [[AoE]]
-|school= Physical/Fire (?)
+|school= [[Physical]]/[[Arcane]]
-|resource= [[Mana]]
+|resource= [[Arcane Power]]
 |cost= 12/sec
 |cast-time= Instant
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 <!-- |synergies= Link them -->
 }}
-The Wizard calls down a shower of arcane energy, bombarding her enemies wherever she chooses.
+The Wizard calls down a shower of [[arcane]] energy, bombarding her enemies wherever she chooses.
 ==Skill Design==
 [[Image:Wiz-meteor3.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Arcane Torrent strikes.]]
-Arcane Torrent can be cast for as long as the [[Wizard]] wishes, with a [[mana]] cost per second, rather than per use.
+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.
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 Arcane Torrent was previously named [[Meteor Storm]].<div style="clear:left;"></div>
 ==Skill Rank Table==
-* '''Rank 1:''' 10-20 damage per second for 12 [[mana]] per second.
+* '''Rank 1:''' 10-20 damage per second for 12 [[Arcane Power]] per second.
-Only Rank 1 is currently known.
-==Synergies==
-Arcane Torrent benefits directly from the following traits:
+==[[Synergies]]==
+Arcane Torrent benefits directly from the following [[trait]]s:
 * [[Glass Cannon]]: Increases damage done by spells and increases armor.
 * [[Intimidation]]: Increases damage done and reduces vendor costs.
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 * [[Power Surge]]: Increase critical strike damage.
 * [[Penetrating Spells]]: Reduces the resistances of your target to your spells by 20%.
 ==[[Rune|Skill Rune]] Effects==
 * None known.
 ==Development==
-Spell was first shown at [[BlizzCon 2008]] when the [[Wizard]] was unveiled, then named [[Meteor Storm]] and placed in the [[Conjuring Skill Tree]]. It was part of the Wizard presentation video, and besides changing name and skill tree location, has been completely unchanged in the [[BlizzCon 2009]] demo. The name change is likely coinciding with the return of the [[Meteor]] skill.
+'''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.
+===Previous Versions===
+[[Meteor Storm]] was the original name of this skill. The name was likely changed when the [[Meteor]] skill was added.
-'''Previous Versions:'''
-[[Meteor Storm]]
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 ==Media==
 You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
-* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
-* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=Arcane+Torrent Arcane Torrent-specific gallery contents]
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/search.php?keywords=Arcane+Torrent&cat=all&x=10&y=8 '''Arcane Torrent''' specific gallery contents]
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 Image:Wiz-meteor4.jpg|"Pelting" is the word!
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 ==References==
-* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ Full Wizard Skill Trees]
+* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report]
+* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z9TDLniHcg Wizard Cinematic Trailer]
-* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ Wizard Gameplay Report]
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