Arcane Orb - Revision history

Gigaclon: /* Skill Rune Effects */

2015-04-15T17:25:48Z

‎Skill Rune Effects

Flux at 06:27, 8 June 2012

2012-06-08T06:27:58Z

Flux at 06:24, 8 June 2012

2012-06-08T06:24:52Z

MrFrye: new skill templates

2012-05-20T06:55:03Z

new skill templates

Maurish: Updated skill rune table

2012-05-13T11:04:17Z

Updated skill rune table

MrFrye: beta patch 17 update

2012-04-22T08:27:04Z

beta patch 17 update

MrFrye: beta patch 14 update

2012-03-12T01:19:43Z

beta patch 14 update

MrFrye at 18:22, 4 March 2012

2012-03-04T18:22:33Z

MrFrye: skill effects switched to DB link

2012-03-04T17:17:19Z

skill effects switched to DB link

Maurish at 13:14, 17 February 2012

2012-02-17T13:14:50Z

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 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Obliteration">Arcane Orb</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Arcane Orbit">Arcane Orb</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Arcane Nova">Arcane Orb</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Spark">Arcane Orb</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Tap the Source">Arcane Orb</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Scorch">Arcane Orb</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Celestial Orb">Arcane Orb</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Frozen Orb">Arcane Orb</skill>
 ==Skill Design==

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 ==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Arcane Orb rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+Refer to the [[Arcane Orb rune effects]] article for thorough descriptions of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, strategy tips, and other related information.
 {{skill description header}}

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 [[File:IconArcaneOrb.png|left]]
 [[File:Arcane-orb-3.jpg|thumb|350px|Arcane Orb upon impact.]]
-'''Arcane Orb''' is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 5, which explodes on touch, delivering [[Arcane]] damage.
+'''Arcane Orb''' is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 5. The Orb is shot at a target and moves in a straight line, but at a slower speed than most projectiles. Fast targets or enemies that move from side to side may avoid it entirely, though the orb travels a good distance and may hit an enemy well beyond the primary target
 ==Background==
-The Wizard summons a glowing orb that upon touch will deal great damage to all foes and objects in its range.
+The Wizard summons a glowing orb that travels upon touch will deal great damage to all foes and objects in its range.

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 ==Synergies==
 The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Arcane Orb, runed or not:
-{{Passive skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Temporal Flux}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Temporal Flux</skill>
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 {{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|secondary}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Wizard active skills]]

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 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Arcane Orb rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
 <skill class="Wizard">Arcane Orb</skill>
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Secondary}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|secondary}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconArcaneOrb.png|left]]
-[[File:Arcane-orb-3.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Arcane Orb upon impact.]]
+[[File:Arcane-orb-3.jpg|thumb|350px|Arcane Orb upon impact.]]
 '''Arcane Orb''' is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 5, which explodes on touch, delivering [[Arcane]] damage.
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-==Skillrune Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Arcane Orb rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
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 ==Synergies==
-Arcane Orb benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]: None added yet.
+The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Arcane Orb, runed or not:
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 <blockquote>''There was one scenario area in the desert (shown in the gameplay movie) where about five Dune Dervishes burst out of the ground at once. I didn’t think to try it at the time, but in retrospect I wish I could have herded the Dervishes into a cluster, and then tried throwing in some Arcane Orbs. Just to see if my Orbs would have been bounced around like pachinko balls.</blockquote>
-Arcane Orb was available in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] demo, but wasn't one of the Wizard's starting skills.
+Arcane Orb was available in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] demo, but wasn't one of the Wizard's starting skills. Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], allowing skills to unlock steadily from levels 1 to 30. Consequently, all skill levels were adjusted and Arcane Orb became a level 8 skill.
 ===Beta===
-Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Arcane Orb became a level 8 skill. [[Flux]] described how to use it effectively:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-two]
+{{Beta skill notes}}
 <blockquote>''They do hit with a big boom, and if you get one to the edge of a big pack, it will deal substantial damage. The tricky part about using them (aside from the huge AP cost) is that they are large and move very slowly. This makes it easy to miss. Say you have a big clump of monsters, with several individuals scattered in front. You want the Arcane Orb to hit the big pack, not the solo enemy, but it’s hard not to. In that situation you’d be better off using some other skill, even Magic Missile, to kill the individual before launching your Arcane Orbs into the bigger cluster of targets.</blockquote>
-With the [[Beta Patch 8]] of December 2011, Arcane Orb was dropped to level 3. When the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Arcane Orb was classified as a Secondary skill and moved to level 2. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], it was bumped up to level 5, and its damage was nerfed quite a bit.
+With the [[Beta Patch 8]] of December 2011, Arcane Orb was dropped to level 3. With the Patch 13 changes, it was classified as a Secondary skill and moved to level 2. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], it was bumped up to level 5, and its damage was nerfed quite a bit.
 ===Previous Versions===
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 ==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=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://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] — IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-two Wizard Beta Skills Mega-report: Part Two] -- IncGamers 5th Oct 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-two Wizard Beta Skills Mega-report: Part Two] — IncGamers 5th Oct 2011
-* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] -- Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
+* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Secondary}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconArcaneOrb.png|left]]
-'''Arcane Orb''' is an Offensive [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 3, which explodes on touch, delivering [[Arcane]] damage.
+'''Arcane Orb''' is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 2, which explodes on touch, delivering [[Arcane]] damage.
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-==Skill Effects==
+==Skillrune Effects==
-The following is a very quick list. See the [[Arcane Orb 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.
+The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Arcane Orb rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
-{{Active skills header}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Orb</skill>
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 <blockquote>''There was one scenario area in the desert (shown in the gameplay movie) where about five Dune Dervishes burst out of the ground at once. I didn’t think to try it at the time, but in retrospect I wish I could have herded the Dervishes into a cluster, and then tried throwing in some Arcane Orbs. Just to see if my Orbs would have been bounced around like pachinko balls.</blockquote>
-Arcane Orb was available in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] demo, but wasn't one of the Wizard's starting skills. Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Arcane Orb became a level 8 skill.<br>
+Arcane Orb was available in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] demo, but wasn't one of the Wizard's starting skills. Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Arcane Orb became a level 8 skill. It was moved to level 3 during the [[beta]], and when the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]], Arcane Orb was classified as a Secondary skill and dropped to level 2.