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[[File:Arcane-torrent4.jpg|thumb|400px|Arcane Torrent, [[beta patch 13]].]]'''Arcane Torrent''' is an Offensive [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 239. It fires small pinkish/purple filaments at a targeted location, hurling multiple small meteors on bombarding any enemies in the vicinity. It can be cast to any specific spot in range, and will not hit enemies for between the Wizard and the location; only those in the firing zone are affected. The skill fires missiles as long as the Wizard choosesplayer keeps it active by depressing the mouse or keyboard button. Or until she runs out of Arcane Poweris drained at a steady rate during use.
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==Background==
[[File:Wiz-meteor1.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Arcane Torrent in action]]
The Wizard calls down a shower of [[arcane]] energy, bombarding her enemies wherever she chooses.
==Skill Skillrune Effects==
The following is a very quick list. See the [[Arcane Torrent rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
==Skill Design==
[[Image:Wiz-meteor3.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Arcane Torrent strikes.]]
Arcane Torrent can be cast for as long as the [[Wizard]] wishes, with an [[Arcane Power]] cost per second, rather than per use.
Arcane Torrent now calls down multiple meteors over In earlier versions of the skill, it functioned like a spectral meteor shower, with the projectiles descending from high overhead. This was changed during development, and when players were first able to use the skill in the [[Beta patch 13]], the animation formed a wider areaslight swirl above the Wizard, before flying off at an arching trajectory (much like a thrown object, such as the Witch Doctor's [[BlizzardFirebomb]] spellskill) to the targeted location. The animation goes along with the function, of a slightly-delayed attack. A half second passes between the first click of the key difference there might be and the damage typearrival of the projectiles, which requires the player to adjust accordingly. The targeting mechanism makes this very useful for hitting monster beyond the front row, such as mages or summoners or archers in the rear of tanking enemies. While [[cold]] [[slow]]s The time from cast to hit is fairly short, and cold [[critical hit]]s [[freeze]]the range of striking is at least 6 or 8 yards in radius, [[so it is possible to use Arcane]] critical hits [[silence]] enemy [[caster]]sTorrent against small, stopping monsters from using various [[spell]] attacksquick-moving enemies.
Presumably Arcane Torrent would be a good spell to drop on a pack of monster magesis 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 critical the projectiles hit bonus purposewhere 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.
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Arcane Torrent was previously named [[Meteor Storm]].
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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.
It was first available for player testing in the [[Beta patch 13]] in February, 2012.
===Previous Versions===
[[Meteor Storm]] was the original name of this skill. The name was likely changed when the [[Meteor]] skill was added.
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==Media==
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===Early Version===
[[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.
An early version of Arcane Torrent can also be seen in action on video here:
* [[Cinematic: Wizard]]
* [[Skill Animations Videos#Wizard Video|Video: August 2011 Wizard Skill Animations]]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo III screenshots and pictures]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/search.php?keywords=Arcane+Torrent&cat=all '''Arcane Torrent''' specific gallery contents]
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