Arcane Distortion

Arcane Distortion is a Tier 3 skill from the Wizard's Arcane skill tree, slowing enemies hit by Arcane spells.

Archived Article [e] Arcane Distortion is an archived article about material previously included in Diablo 3. However, it has been removed or the article contains outdated facts. The information is stored in Diablo Wiki for posterity. Please note: Links in this article lead to both updated and archived material. This article was last up to date: BlizzCon 2008 Updated version of this article is: Temporal Flux (trait) Current information can be found at: Wizard passives; or see Wizard passive archive for all removed Wizard passives

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Arcane Distortion Passive, 15 ranks
Used by:	Wizard
Skill Description:
Enemies damaged by your arcane spells are slowed by 35% for 3 seconds.
Skill Details:
Type:	Debuff speed
Quantity:	35%
Effect:	Target
School:	Arcane
Resource cost:	None
Cast time:	None
Duration:	3 sec
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	All Arcane spells.
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

Studies for a Wizard, in how to infuse her spells with an Arcane distortion that slows her enemies.

Skill Design

There are a lot of interesting ways to slow or freeze or stun monsters in D3. Types of damage, critical hits, spells, masteries to spells, and more.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: 35% slow for 3 sec.

Only Rank 1 is currently known.

Synergies

• All Arcane spells.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Arcane Distortion was first shown at BlizzCon 2008 when the Wizard was unveiled. It was removed sometime prior to BlizzCon 2009.

Related Articles

• Arcane Weakness

References

• Full Wizard Skill Trees
• Wizard Gameplay Report