Diamond Skin

Diamond Skin is a Tier 4 skill unlocked for the Wizard at level 10, protecting the caster from incoming damage.

Contents

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Diamond Skin Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Wizard
Skill Description:
Turns the Wizard's skin to diamond for x seconds absorbing up to y damage from incoming attacks.
Skill Details:
Type:	Defensive
Quantity:	10 damage/second
Effect:	Circular AoE
School:	Unknown
Arcane Power cost:	Unknown
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	10 sec
Cooldown:	10 sec
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

Diamond skin absorbs all types incoming damage. The skill expires after the duration runs out, or it absorbs the maximum possible damage. There is a substantial cool down before it can be recast, and the short duration makes it wise to cast just before damage is to be taken.

Skill Rank Table

Diamond Skin in the Arena.

The damage absorbed appears to increase by 20 per skill point. At level 5 this skill is confirmed to absorb 100 damage.

Trait Bonuses

None yet known.

Runestone Effects

Wizards in the PvP Arena gained 50% more damage absorption from a Runestone in the 2010 Blizzcon demo. It's not known which rune granted this bonus.

Development

This skill started off as Iron Skin but the developers wanted a more attractive visual, and a snazzy sounding name, and it evolved into Diamond Skin.

Media

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

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures
• Energy Twister-specific gallery contents

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  Diamond skin in use in the Battle Arena.

References

• Full Wizard Skill Trees
• BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report