Difference between revisions of "Explosive Blast"

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Explosive Blast is a Wizard skill unlocked at level 16, blasting a small area for high damage.

Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]

Explosive Blast
Used by:	Wizard
Enabled at:	Clvl 16
Skill Description
A blast of energy explodes at the target causing 10-16 damage in a small radius.
Type:	Direct Damage/AoE
Resource Use:	Costs Arcane Power
Skill Rune Effects
Alabaster rune:	Unknown
Crimson rune:	Unknown
Golden rune:	Unknown
Indigo rune:	Unknown
Obsidian rune:	Unknown

The Wizard conjures volatile gasses into the physical realm, which ignite with oxygen and create a powerful blast in a very limited space.

Skill Design

This skill is basically a short-range nova centered around the Wizard, on a short time delay. Since the Wizard can move after activating it, she can select it, run into the midst of a pack of monsters, then laugh when they go boom.

The spell's delay (about 1.5 seconds) makes it unsuitable for emergency use, and its short range (at least at level 1) makes it difficult to use without getting pounded on. Skill runes will undoubtably make it more viable, and less a novelty skill.

Skill Rank Table

Rank 1: After building up for 1.5 seconds, an arcane explosion deals 10-16 damage to all nearby monsters.

Synergies

No synergies with any of the passive skills are yet known.

Skill Rune Effects

The following rune effects for Explosive Blast are known:

Unknown rune: Turns the single blast into three consecutive blasts.^[1]
Unknown rune: The blast hits at the point of activation, making it work more like a trap. The explosion also seems to set off other nearby Blasts. (Seen in video here.)

Development

Explosive Blast was first seen at BlizzCon 2009 in the gameplay demo, where it was on the Conjuring Skill Tree at Tier III. Originally, the Wizard targeted a specific location, and after a short delay, the blast went off.

By BlizzCon 2010, the mechanics had changed; the blast was focused on the Wizard. It was also moved to Tier 2 after skill trees were removed. It was one of the Wizard's starting skills in the gameplay demo, and Flux found it entertaining:[1]

It’s basically a short-range nova, on a time delay. You click it, and after 1.5 seconds (at level one) it blew up, dealing fairly substantial physical damage. The time delay made it unsuitable for emergency situations, but if you got used to the timing it was fun to click midway through a battle, knowing it would blast a moment later and finish off the enemy.

Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Explosive Blast became a level 16 skill.

Previous Versions

See the Wizard skill archive for more details on previous versions of Explosive Blast and other Wizard skills.

Media

Explosive Blast can be seen in action on video here:

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

References

↑ BlizzCon 2010 Hands-on: GamePlanet NZ -- Incgamers 5th Nov 2010

[1] BlizzCon 2010 Hands-on: GamePlanet NZ -- Incgamers 5th Nov 2010

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-'''Explosive Blast''' is a [[Wizard]] Tier 2 [[Wizard skills|skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 3, blasting a small area for high damage.
+'''Explosive Blast''' is a [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 16, blasting a small area for high damage.
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 |name= Explosive Blast
 |user= Wizard
-|tier= 2
+|clvl= 16
-|clvl= 3
 |description= A blast of energy explodes at the target causing 10-16 damage in a small radius.
 |type= Direct [[Damage]]/[[AoE]]
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-==Trait Synergies==
+==Synergies==
-Explosive Blast benefits directly from the following [[Wizard traits]]:
+* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[passive skill]]s are yet known.
-* [[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.
-* [[Power Surge]]: Increase critical strike damage.
-* [[Penetrating Spells]]: Reduces the resistances of your target to your spells by 20%.
-'''Note:''' The current [[trait]] list is very out-of-date and will no doubt be overhauled before game release.
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 <blockquote>''It’s basically a short-range nova, on a time delay. You click it, and after 1.5 seconds (at level one) it blew up, dealing fairly substantial physical damage. The time delay made it unsuitable for emergency situations, but if you got used to the timing it was fun to click midway through a battle, knowing it would blast a moment later and finish off the enemy.</blockquote>
+Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Explosive Blast became a level 16 skill.
 ===Previous Versions===
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvm-report-wizard BlizzCon 2010 Wizard Hands-on Report]
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7962606#post7962606 JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage - The Wizard (Translated by Zediono)]
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