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Arcane Enchanted is one of the [[Boss Modifiers]] in Diablo III; a special property that [[Bosses]] and [[Champions]] spawn with that grants them special abilities. This modifier "enchants" the monster with "arcane" energy; [[Arcane]] is one of the main damage types in Diablo III, distinguished by a purple coloration.

Unlike all of the other elemental type boss modifiers, Arcane does not add Arcane damage and a purple glow to the bosses. Instead the Arcane is manifested by an "Arcane turret" type effect that deals damage to any characters or pets in range.

==Properties==

[[File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-spears1.jpg|thumb|350px|Numerous "second hands" create a hazardous field.]]
Arcane Enchanted bosses, as seen in the [[Diablo 3 Beta]] it does not grant Arcane damage or special effects to the monster (as most of the other damage type mods do). The Arcane only manifests at key moments during the battle, or upon the death of the boss or champion. At that point an Arcane turret is created, which deals Arcane damage to players and their pets in the blast zone.

The turret form is currently a "second hand" type of long, straight bar that rotates around a central axis. These are far less dangerous than the original Hydra head style, and many players have expressed a desire to see the Hydra form back on higher difficulty levels.

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File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-ouch1.jpg|Demon Hunter and Templar take hits.
File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-beta-v55.jpg|Graveyard second hand skeleton.
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===Removed Hydra Form===

The Hydra form of Arcane Enchanted was the most dangerous modifier in the early Beta. At that point, the "turret" was a single [[Hydra]] head, just like the three-headed dragon that appears with the Wizard skill. Each of these dragon heads spit small balls of Arcane energy at a very rapid firing rate. The Hydras were cast at various points during the fight, and always when the boss or Champion died, and the hydra heads generally appeared directly beneath the feet of the player.

[[File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-run3.jpg|thumb|400px|Numerous Hydra heads force a speedy [[Demon Hunter]] retreat.]]
Each of the Arcane balls did fairly minor damage, and they did not start firing for a second or so after they appeared, but players who didn't react quickly could still get swamped in a hurry, and there were numerous videos of character deaths to this modifier in the early beta.

In reaction to these deaths, the developers completely changed the form of the arcane turret to a slowly-rotating "second hand" type of turret, that was far less dangerous, and which proved quite unpopular with fans.

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File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-champ-bat3.jpg|Champion Carrion Bat.
File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-skeleton3.jpg|Hydra heads spring up.
File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-zombie-puker3.jpg|Lots of Hydras from puking zombies.
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==Arcane: New in Diablo III==

The Arcane type of damage is new in Diablo III, and was not present in Diablo 1 or Diablo 2. Arcane is most commonly found on a number of Wizard spells, and is easily-spotted by the bright purple coloration of such attacks.

There are boss modifiers for all of the damage types, but Arcane clearly presented a naming challenge for the developers. Poison = plagues, Lightning = Electrified, Fire = Molten, and Cold = Frozen. But Arcane doesn't translate so easily. You can envision the developers trying out terms like "Arcane-ized" or "Arcaned," and finding them wanting. Hence the two word solution, "Arcane Enchanted."

One wonders if the developers considered retroactive changing all the other damage type boss mod terms to be consistent: Cold Enchanted, Fire Enchanted, etc...

[[category:bosses]]
[[category:monsters]]
[[category:Boss Modifiers]]

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 [[File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-spears1.jpg|thumb|450px|Numerous "second hands" create a hazardous field.]]
-Arcane does not add a purple glow + Arcane damage to the monster's regular attacks. There are no visual cues at all, until the monsters cast one of their "Arcane turret" attack modules.
+Arcane does not add a purple glow + Arcane damage to the monster's regular attacks. There are no visual cues at all, until the monsters cast one of their "Arcane turret" attack modules. These rotate slowly and deal heavy damage to any player they strike.
 '''Arcane Enchanted'''
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 * '''Damage Type: '''[[Arcane]]
 * '''Additional Resistances: '''None. (Bonus Arcane resistance was removed in [[Patch 1.0.3]].)
 ==Properties==
-Arcane Enchanted bosses and champions have extra resistance to Arcane attacks, but more noticeable and dangerous is their ability to create Arcane turrets at random moments during the fight. These turrets appear as small purple dots, then grow larger for a second (to give players time to move) before springing into full sized, slowly-rotating life.
+Arcane Enchanted bosses and champions have extra resistance to Arcane attacks, but more noticeable and dangerous is their ability to create Arcane needles. These appear with a small dot of purple light that grows larger until after about a second the Arcane needle appears. Each needle rotates slowly, dealing huge damage to any player or pet it impacts.
-The purple blade functions like the hand of a clock, slowly turning in a circle and dealing substantial Arcane damage to any character who comes into contact with them.  The hands each make about 1.25 revolutions before dispelling, and the speed and dimension of the hand is always the same on all difficulty levels. They are cast more frequently on higher difficulty levels, and of course they do far more damage as well.
+The purple blade functions like the second hand of a clock, slowly turning in a circle and dealing substantial Arcane damage to any character who comes into contact with them.  The hands each make about 1.25 revolutions before dispelling, and the speed and dimension of the hand is always the same on all difficulty levels. They are cast more frequently on higher difficulty levels, and of course they do far more damage as well.
 The hands can not be stopped or blocked by anything, including character equipment, and the beam will turn freely, passing right through walls, over ledges, through [[Waller]] obstacles, etc. Monsters are unaffected by the beam.
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 * '''Monster Level Minimum:''' 15
 * '''Available to:''' Bosses and Champions.
-* '''Damage Type: '''Arcane
+* '''Damage Type: '''[[Arcane]]
-* '''Additional Resistances: '''Arcane
+* '''Additional Resistances: '''None. (Bonus Arcane resistance was removed in [[Patch 1.0.3]].)

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 It's possible that the difference there is intentional, as the other four elemental type bosses manifest it constantly during battle and add it to their attacks, while the Arcane Enchanted are not glowing purple and only cast their turret attacks now and then?
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 [[category:Boss Modifiers]]
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 File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-ouch1.jpg|Demon Hunter and Templar take hits.
 File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-beta-v55.jpg|Graveyard second hand skeleton.
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 File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-zombie-puker3.jpg|Lots of Hydras from puking zombies.
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 ==Arcane: New in Diablo III==

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 It's odd that the developers didn't go with that format for all of the boss modifiers, just for the sake of consistency. Cold Enchanted, Fire Enchanted, Lighting Enchanted, and Poison Enchanted along with Arcane Enchanted. After all, that's how the [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Monster_modifier#Unique_Monster_Bonuses boss modifier naming system] worked in Diablo II.
 [[category:bosses]]
 [[category:monsters]]
 [[category:Boss Modifiers]]
 {{Monster navbox|modifiers}}

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-Arcane Enchanted is one of the [[Boss Modifiers]] in Diablo III; a special property that [[Bosses]] and [[Champions]] spawn with that grants them special abilities. This modifier "enchants" the monster with "arcane" energy; [[Arcane]] is one of the main damage types in Diablo III, distinguished by a purple coloration.
+Arcane Enchanted is one of the [[Boss Modifiers]] in Diablo III; a property that [[Bosses]] and [[Champions]] spawn with that grants them special abilities. This modifier "enchants" the monster with "arcane" energy; [[Arcane]] is one of the main damage types in Diablo III, distinguished by a purple coloration.
-Unlike all of the other elemental type boss modifiers, Arcane does not add a purple glow + Arcane damage to the monster's regular attacks. There are no visual cues at all, until the monsters cast one of their "Arcane turret" attack modules.
+[[File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-spears1.jpg|thumb|450px|Numerous "second hands" create a hazardous field.]]
 ==Properties==
-[[File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-spears1.jpg|thumb|350px|Numerous "second hands" create a hazardous field.]]
+Arcane Enchanted bosses and champions have extra resistance to Arcane attacks, but more noticeable and dangerous is their ability to create Arcane turrets at random moments during the fight. These turrets appear as small purple dots, then grow larger for a second (to give players time to move) before springing into full sized, slowly-rotating life.
-The turret form is currently a "second hand" type of long, straight bar that rotates around a central axis. These are far less dangerous than the original Hydra head style, and many players have expressed a desire to see the Hydra form back on higher difficulty levels.
+The purple blade functions like the hand of a clock, slowly turning in a circle and dealing substantial Arcane damage to any character who comes into contact with them.  The hands each make about 1.25 revolutions before dispelling, and the speed and dimension of the hand is always the same on all difficulty levels. They are cast more frequently on higher difficulty levels, and of course they do far more damage as well.
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 ===Removed Hydra Form===
 [[File:Boss-arcane-enchanted-run3.jpg|thumb|400px|Numerous Hydra heads force a speedy [[Demon Hunter]] retreat.]]
-Each of the Arcane balls did fairly minor damage, and they did not start firing for a second or so after they appeared, but players who didn't react quickly could still get swamped in a hurry, and there were numerous videos of character deaths to this modifier in the early beta.
+Arcane Enchanted bosses had a very different attack during development, and when the beta test began this effect was still in the game. At that point instead of the slowly spinning turret, a purple [[Hydra]] was summoned, just like the one seen in the Wizard spell. Instead of three heads there was just one, but the dragon fired Arcane bolts very quickly, and at the time it was easily the most dangerous boss effect in the entire game.
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