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[[File:Arcane-torrent4.jpg|thumb|400px|Arcane Torrent, [[beta patch 13]].]]
'''Arcane Torrent''' is an Offensive a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 912. It fires small pinkish/purple filaments at a targeted location, bombarding any enemies in the vicinity. It can be cast to any specific spot in range, and will not hit enemies between the Wizard and the location; only those in the firing zone are affected.
The skill fires missiles as long as the player keeps it active by depressing the mouse or keyboard button. Arcane Power is drained at a steady rate during use.
==Background==
The Wizard calls down a shower of [[arcane]] energy, bombarding her enemies wherever she chooses.
==Skillrune Effects==
The following is a very quick listsummary. See the [[Arcane Torrent rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
Arcane Torrent is less viable for melee fighting monsters, as it does not slow their advance and isn't an ideal choice for point blank combat. The fact that the projectiles hit where the Wizard targets makes it easy to move with or "lead" monsters along, bathing them in the very high damage attack for as long as they can survive it.
==Arcane Torrent Video ==A video of Arcane Torrent can be seen below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc You Tube channel].
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{{Wizard Passive Temporal Flux}}
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While Arcane Torrent was in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] demo, it was too high-level for players to select it. Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Arcane Torrent became a level 23 skill.
===Early VersionPrevious Versions===
[[Meteor Storm]] was the original name of this skill. The name was likely changed when the [[Meteor]] skill was added. The skill looked like a meteor shower of polychromatic filaments, and rained down considerable projectiles on a single location. The current version is much changed in form and function.
==Media==
An early version of Arcane Torrent can also be seen in action on video here:
* [[Cinematic: Wizard]]
Image:Wiz-meteor3.jpg|Fire and stone.
Image:Wiz-meteor4.jpg|"Pelting" is the word!
File:Arcane-torrent5.jpg|Swirl, then fire.
File:Arcane-torrent-leoric1.jpg|Wizard bombards [[Leoric]].
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