Arcane Armor

Arcane Armor is a Tier 2 skill from the Wizard's Arcane skill tree, increasing armor while armor spells are active.

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Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Arcane Armor Passive, 15 ranks
Used by:	Wizard
Skill Description:
While your Storm Armor, Stone Armor, Stone Skin or Temporal Armor spells are active, your armor is increased by a percentage.
Skill Details:
Type:	Indirect damage boost
Quantity:	None
Effect:	Self
School:	Arcane
Resource cost:	None
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	Storm Armor, Stone Armor, Stone Skin, Temporal Armor
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

Studies for a Wizard, in how to increase the defensive properties of her spells.

Skill Design

Another interesting mastery; this one boosts the wizard's total armor bonus, but only while one (or more) of the other protective spells are active.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: 20% armor increase.

Synergies

• Storm Armor
• Stone Armor
• Stone Skin
• Temporal Armor

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Arcane Armor was first shown at BlizzCon 2008 when the Wizard was unveiled. It was removed by the time of BlizzCon 2009, partly replaced by Energy Shield.

Related Articles

• Energy Shield

References

• Full Wizard Skill Trees
• BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report