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'''Disintegrate''' is a Tier 5 [[skill]] unlocked for the [[Wizard]] at level 14, doing damage to opponents in an [[AoE]] line. It's a [[signature skill]] of the Wizard.
The skill works like a laser beam, firing a straight line of Arcane damage that moves instantly from the Wizard's hand to the edge of the screen. This makes the spell reach the enemies faster than any other spell in the game, and its ability to pass through as many targets as are in the way gives it impressive piercing ability.
The drawbacks are fairly low damage, especially to targets behind the front row, and the fact that the Wizard is stuck in place while casting it.
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A [[Wizard]] can call forth a torrent of Arcane energies to make matter simply vanish.
===Blizzcon 2009 PvM Demo===
Flux was able to use Disintegrate in the BlizzCon 2009 demo, and discussed it at length in his BlizzCon 2009 Wizard gameplay report.<ref>[http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ Wizard Report from BlizzCon Wizard gameplay report2009]- IncGamers August 30, 2009.</ref>
::''Disintegrate was the the most fun, or at least most talked about, [[Wizard]] skill from [[BlizzCon 2008|Blizzcon]]. Virtually everyone put a point into Disintegrate, either because they liked the name, or because they’d seen someone else using that red laser of death, and wanted to try it themselves. (I fell into the later camp.) Disintegrate has been featured in a variety of screenshots; the straight red laser line it emits is hard to mistake. When using this skill, the [[Wizard|Sorceress]] emits a laser-like beam of red energy that passes through multiple targets, dealing progressively less damage to each. What makes it so distinctive is that it stays active as long as you depress the mouse button (and have enough [[mana]]), and that it can be aimed like a beam weapon and swept from side to side. It's indisputably fun to stand there and basically hose down every enemy in sight, without moving a step.''
::...I’ve talked about Disintegrate a lot already. Very useful blasting, instant speed to the edge of the level, but it requires a clear line or sight, and it holds the Wizard in place whiel using it. Smart Wizards I saw used it a lot, but in bursts. Any time they had a clear shot they’d cook someone from a distance, ideally over one of the openings in the ground. The damage per second wasn’t huge, but it added up and was very easy to hit with.
=== Spell Colour Feedback ===
[[File:Disintegrate-purple.gif|thumb|300px|Disintegrate, recolored Arcane style.]]
Not as bad as the [[art controversy]], but some fans complained Disintegrate looks too much like a fire spell . [[Bashiok]] replied to this feedback by saying:<ref>[http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/bashiok-on-arcane-spell-colors/]. [[BashiokForum post]] replied to this feedback by saying:- IncGamers July 8, 2009</ref>
::''It doesn’t actually feel anything like fire in-game. The screenshots don't really give a good impression of the way it looks and acts. In a screenshot you may think… well it has a lot of colors of fire, but in motion you just don’t get that impression. It comes across as a red-dominated skill. And the sound of the ability actually plays a huge part in how it feels, and it feels like a very focused and powerful energy beam.''
==Skill Rank Table==
==[[Rune|Skill Rune]] Runestone Effects==* None Little is yet knownabout the effects of [[runestones]] on Disintegrate.
* [[Alabaster rune]]: Unknown.
* [[Crimson rune]]: Presumably higher damage.
* [[Golden rune]]: Presumably slower [[Arcane Power]] drain per second while Disintegrate is active.
* [[Indigo rune]]: Unknown. (A multishot Disintegrate would be amazingly powerful.)
* [[Obsidian rune]]: Unknown.
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