Arcane Weakness

This skill was removed from the game prior to Blizzcon 2010. This article is preserved for archive purposes. See the Wizard skills article for current skill information for this class, and the Wizard skill archive for information about removed skills..

Arcane Weakness is a Tier 2 skill from the Wizard's Arcane skill tree, adding a debuff to enemies hit with Arcane spells.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Arcane Weakness Passive, 15 ranks
Used by:	Wizard
Skill Description:
Enemies damaged by your arcane spells are affected with arcane weakness, increasing damage taken by X% for 5 seconds.
Skill Details:
Type:	Indirect damage boost to party
Quantity:	None
Effect:	Target
School:	Arcane
Resource cost:	None
Cast time:	None
Duration:	5 sec
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	All Arcane spells.
Requires:	Energy Shield
Prereq of:	N/A

Studies for a Wizard, in how to weaken enemies affected by Arcane spells.

Skill Design

This would presumably stack with other passives that increase the damage and critical hit % of individual spell types, or all spells in general.

An interesting sort of Arcane Mastery. It sounds almost like a Curse, weakening monsters against all types of attacks, from all players. It was far too high level to test out at BlizzCon 2009, so there's no telling if it actually does what the description hints at.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: 10% damage increase for 5 sec.
• Rank 2: 20% damage increase for 5 sec. (projected)
• Rank 3: 30% damage increase for 5 sec. (projected)
• Rank 4: 40% damage increase for 5 sec. (projected)
• Rank 5: 50% damage increase for 5 sec. (projected)

Synergies

• All Arcane spells.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Arcane Weakness was first shown at BlizzCon 2008 when the Wizard was unveiled. It had some minor changes, including a move to Tier 5, and doubling the percentage of damage at the demo shown at BlizzCon 2009.

Previous Versions:

• Arcane Weakness (BlizzCon 2008)

References

• Wizard Gameplay Report