Archon

Archon is a Utility Wizard skill unlocked at Level 29, which transforms the Wizard into a being of pure energy. While in Archon form, the Wizard has access to a powerful set of unique Archon skills.

Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]
Archon
Used by:	Wizard
Enabled at:	Clvl 29
Skill Description
Transform into a being of pure arcane energy for 15 seconds. While in Archon form your normal abilities are replaced by powerful Archon abilities, and your armor and resistances are increased by 40%. Every enemy killed while in Archon form adds 1 second to the duration of Archon. Cost: 25 Arcane Power Cooldown: 120 seconds
Type:
Resource Use:	Costs Arcane Power
Skill Rune Effects
Alabaster rune:	Unknown
Crimson rune:	Unknown
Golden rune:	Unknown
Indigo rune:	Unknown
Obsidian rune:	Unknown

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Skill Effects

The following is a very quick list. See the Archon 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		Effect
Archon (Level 29)		Transform into a being of pure arcane energy for 15 seconds. While in Archon form your normal abilities are replaced by powerful Archon abilities, and your armor and resistances are increased by 40%. Every enemy killed while in Archon form adds 1 second to the duration of Archon. Cost: 25 Arcane Power Cooldown: 120 seconds
	Improved Archon	Increase damage of all Archon abilities by 120%.
	Slow Time	Archon form can now cast a Slow Time that lasts for 20 seconds.
	Teleport	Archon form can now cast Teleport with a cooldown of 3 seconds.
	Pure Power	Decrease the cooldown of Archon to 80 seconds.
	Arcane Destruction	An explosion errupts when you transform causing 568 - 852 Arcane damage to all enemies within 15 yards.

Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.

Skill Description

Transform into a being of pure arcane energy for X seconds. While in Archon form your normal abilities are replaced by powerful Archon abilities, and your armor and resistances are increased by X%. Every enemy killed while in Archon form adds {Script Formula 8} |4second to the duration of Archon. Cost: X Arcane Power Cooldown: X seconds.

Archon Abilities

• Arcane Blast:

Explode a wave of pure energy dealing X Arcane damage to all nearby enemies.

• Arcane Strike:

Strike the ground before you with arcane power causing X Arcane damage.

• Cancel Archon:

Release the powers of the Archon and return to your natural form.

• Disintegration Wave:

Thrust a beam of pure energy forward dealing X Arcane damage per second.

• Slow Time (Runed effect):

Project a bubble of warped space and time that moves with you, warping space and time slowing enemies and projectiles by X% for X seconds. Cooldown: X seconds

• Teleport (Runed effect):

Teleport through the ether to the selected location up to X yards away. Cooldown: X seconds

Synergies

• No synergies with any of the passive skills are yet known.

Skill Rune Effects

Crimson: Improved Archon Increase damage of all Archon abilities by X%.

Indigo: Slow Time Archon form can now cast a Slow Time that lasts for X seconds.

Obsidian: Teleport Archon form can now cast Teleport with a cooldown of X seconds.

Golden: Pure Power Decrease the cooldown of Archon to X seconds.

Alabaster: Arcane Destruction An explosion errupts when you transform causing X Arcane damage to all enemies within X yards.

Development

Archon was first seen at the July 2011 Press Event, where it was a level 29 skill. Unfortunately, no information about the skill's function was available.

Media

Archon can be seen in action on video here:

• Video: August 2011 Wizard Skill Animations

You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:

• Diablo III screenshots and pictures
• Archon specific gallery contents

References

• Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011

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