Stone Skin (BlizzCon 2008)

Stone Skin is a Tier 2 skill from the Wizard's Conjuring skill tree, shielding the Wizard from a set amount of damage.

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Contents

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Stone Skin (BlizzCon 2008) Active, 1 ranks
Used by:	Wizard
Skill Description:
Shield yourself with rock and stone absorbing damage.
Skill Details:
Type:	Defensive Buff
Quantity:	30 damage absorption.
Effect:	Self
School:	All
Mana cost:	12
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	8 sec
Cooldown:	Unknown
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

A spell used by Wizards to absorb damage through a rock-like skin shielding.

Skill Design

One of the many shielding skills, all of different types, the Wizard has at her possession. Works very well with Damage Resistance and Weapon Mastery to create a sort of melee Wizard.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Shield yourself with rock and stone absorbing 30 damage.

Only Rank 1 is currently known.

Synergies

There are no direct synergies, but Damage Resistance and Weapon Mastery work very well with this spell.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Spell was first shown at BlizzCon 2008 when the Wizard was unveiled. It was changed at BlizzCon 2009, you can see the updated stats here.

Trivia

Stone Skin is one of the new Diablo spells, together with Magic Missile and Disintegrate who seems to be directly inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons pen and paper roleplaying game.

References

• Wizard Gameplay Report