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.

Archon in action

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.

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Arcane Destruction

[e] An explosion errupts when you transform causing 800% weapon damage as Arcane to all enemies within 15 yards.

Improved Archon

[e] Increase damage of all Archon abilities by 120%.

Pure Power

[e] Decrease the cooldown of Archon to 80 seconds.

Slow Time

[e] Archon form can now cast a Slow Time that lasts for 20 seconds.

Teleport

[e] Archon form can now cast Teleport with a cooldown of 3 seconds.

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

Archon Skills

• 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

Archon benefits from the following Wizard passives:

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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
• Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects -- IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
• Wizard Active Skills -- Diablo III 12th Sep 2011

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