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.
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Background
Diablo III Skill [e] | |
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Arcane Torrent Active, 5 ranks | |
Used by: | Wizard |
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 (?) |
Mana 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 can be cast for as long as the Wizard wishes, with a mana 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
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
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.
Previous Versions: Meteor Storm
Media
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References
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Level Req: Under 10 • Bad Temper (trait) |
Level Req: 11 • Pound of Flesh (trait)
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Level Req: 19 • Inner Rage
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Level Req: 27 • Cruelty (trait) Level Req: 31 Level Req: 35 |
Level Req: 39
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Level Req: 47 • Disbelief
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Level Req: Under 10 • Precision |
Lvl Req: 11 Lvl Req: 15 |
Lvl Req: 23 |
Lvl Req: 35 Lvl Req: 39 |
Lvl Req: 43 • Thunderous Blows Lvl Req: 47 |
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Level Req: Under 10 • Toughness |
Level Req: 11 Level Req: 15 |
Level Req: 19 • Rituals Level Req: 23 |
Level Req: 27 • Assassin Level Req: 31 |
Level Req: 35 • Superior Skill Level Req: 39 |
Level Req: 43 • Fetish Leader Level Req: 47 |
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• Magic Missile
• Charged Bolt |
• Ice Armor |
• Frost Nova |
• Arcane Orb • Diamond Skin |
• Disintegrate |
• Arcane Torrent • Blizzard |
• Familiar • Teleport |
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Level Req: Under 10 |
Level Req: 11 • Energy Reserves Level Req: 15 |
Level Req: 19 • Blur Level Req: 23 |
Level Req: 27 Level Req: 31 |
Level Req: 35 Level Req: 39 |
Level Req: 43 • Expanded Mind Level Req: 47 |