#REDIRECT : ''Where you looking for '''[[Blizzard Entertainment]]''' or the '''[[:Category:Blizzard|Blizzard category?]]''''' '''Blizzard''' is a Tier 5 [[skill]] from the [[Wizard]]'s [[Storm skill tree]], calling down shards of ice on opponents..   ==Background=={{Skillbox|game= Diablo III<!-- |portrait= --><!-- |portrait-width= -->|active= Active|name= Blizzard|ranks= 5|user= Wizard|tree= Storm|description= Call down shards of ice to pelt an area dealing X-Y cold damage per second for 3 seconds.|type= [[DoT]]|quantity= 6-10|effect= Circular [[AoE]]|school= [[Cold]]|resource= [[Mana]]|cost= 70|cast-time= Instant|duration= 3 sec|cooldown= 1.5 sec<!-- |synergies= Link them --><!-- |req= Link it --><!-- |prereq= Link it --><!-- |catexclude= --> <!-- ONLY USE THIS IF THE SKILL IS FAN SKILL OR ARCHIVED -->}}Calling upon the elements, drawing huge amounts of cold energy to the physical plane, a torrent of icy shards pelt an area directed by the [[Wizard]].  ==Skill Design==Like a lot of other neat high level skills (most of them owned by the [[Barbarian]]) this one has been seen in videos, but never used by anyone other than Blizzard.   ==Skill Rank Table==* '''Rank 1:''' 6-10 damage per second for 3 seconds.Only Rank 1 is currently known.    ==Synergies==* None known.  ==[[Rune|Skill Rune]] Effects==* None known.  ==Development==Blizzard is a spell with a lot of heritage. The first version of this spell is seen in the classic [[WarCraft: Orcs and Humans|WarCraft I]] from 1994 as a human Wizard spell (irony), and has been present in any Blizzard game (bar [[Diablo I]] since. [[WarCraft II]] has it as a human mage spell, [[StarCraft]] doesn't have it, but has a very similar psionic storm, [[Diablo II]] has it as a [[Sorceress]] spell, [[WarCraft III]] has it as an Archmage hero ability and [[World of WarCraft]] has it as a Mage spell. The principle is the same, with frozen shards dealing [[AoE]] damage, and is a staple spell in [[Blizzard Entertainment]] games taht is unlikely to change any time soon. The skill is safely assumed to still be available in Blizzard's internal game build today.  <!--==Trivia==''Hide this section unless there really is some trivia about the skill. Add the skill to the [[:Category:Easter Eggs|Easter Eggs]] category as well if the article contains Easter Egg information.''-->  ==Media==You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=Blizzard Blizzard-specific gallery contents] <!--<gallery>Image:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|Skill use 1Image:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|Skill use 2Image:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|Skill use 2Image:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|Skill use 3</gallery>--> <!--==Related Articles==''Articles that are related, but not emphasised enough in any other section, or articles that just need further attention.''-->  ==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]  {{Skill_navbox_storm}}{{Skill_navbox}}