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[[File:Ray-of-frost1.jpg|thumb|400px|Ray of Frost in action in the [[beta]].]]
'''Ray of Frost''' is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 52. It fires a straight beam of [[cold]] that chills and damages a single enemy, while draining Arcane Power steadily.
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This [[skill]] targets much like Disintegrate, but trades the piercing of that skill for a slowing cold effect. This makes Ray of Frost excellent against single targets, but much less damaging on the whole, especially against large groups of enemies.
==Ray of Frost =Video===
A video of Ray of Frost and all of its rune effects can be seen below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc You Tube channel].
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==Synergies==
Ray of Frost benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]:{{Passive skills header}}{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}{{Wizard Passive Black Ice}}{{Wizard Passive Arcane Dynamo}}None added yet.
==Development==
'''Ray of Frost''' was first seen at [[BlizzCon 2008]], but only in the gameplay movie; the Wizard used it against the trap laid out by the [[Skeleton King]]. It was available in the gameplay demo at [[BlizzCon 2009]], but was unfortunately too high level to try out by the fans. Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Ray of Frost became a level 21 skill. When the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Ray of Frost was classified as a Secondary skill and dropped all the way down to level 5, giving players their first opportunity to try it out.
===Beta===
Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Ray of Frost became a level 21 skill. When the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Ray of Frost was classified as a Secondary skill and dropped all the way down to level 5, giving players their first opportunity to try it out. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], it was dropped even further to level 2, but its damage output was increased slightly.
===Previous Versions===
==References==
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] -- IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] -- Blizzard's Official Diablo III 12th Sep 2011Site
