Explosive Blast - Revision history

Gigaclon: /* Skill Rune Effects */

2015-04-16T18:13:39Z

‎Skill Rune Effects

Flux at 08:50, 14 June 2012

2012-06-14T08:50:45Z

Flux at 08:49, 14 June 2012

2012-06-14T08:49:07Z

MrFrye: new skill templates

2012-05-20T15:49:42Z

new skill templates

Maurish: Updated skill rune table

2012-05-13T11:42:49Z

Updated skill rune table

MrFrye: beta patch 17 update

2012-04-23T21:10:37Z

beta patch 17 update

MrFrye at 21:08, 11 March 2012

2012-03-11T21:08:27Z

MrFrye at 20:58, 11 March 2012

2012-03-11T20:58:49Z

MrFrye: beta patch 14 update

2012-03-11T20:53:46Z

beta patch 14 update

Maurish: Added synergies

2012-02-17T13:25:23Z

Added synergies

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 <skill class="Wizard">Explosive Blast</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Unleashed">Explosive Blast</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Time Bomb">Explosive Blast</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Flash">Explosive Blast</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Short Fuse">Explosive Blast</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Obliterate">Explosive Blast</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Chain Reaction">Explosive Blast</skill>
 ==Skill Design==

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 ==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Explosive Blast 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 [[Explosive Blast 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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 '''Explosive Blast''' is an Mastery [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 19, blasting a small area for high damage.
-<br><br><br>__TOC__
+This skill works differently than almost all other Wizard abilities. It's a Nova-type attack that radiates out from the Wizard, and it's triggered like a time bomb, with a delay between the trigger and the detonation. A Wizard will need to learn to use it strategically, by lighting the fuse and then moving into close proximity for the explosion.
 ==Background==
 [[File:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|thumb|200px|Explosive Blast in action.]]

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 ==Synergies==
 The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Explosive Blast, runed or not:
-{{Passive skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Passive Evocation}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Evocation</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Critical Mass}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Critical Mass</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Arcane Dynamo}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Dynamo</skill>
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 {{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|mastery}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Wizard active skills]]

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 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Explosive Blast 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">Explosive Blast</skill>
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Mastery}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|mastery}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconExplosiveBlast.png|left]]
-'''Explosive Blast''' is an Offensive [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 15, blasting a small area for high damage.
+'''Explosive Blast''' is an Mastery [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 19, blasting a small area for high damage.
 <br><br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
-[[File:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Explosive Blast in action.]]
+[[File:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|thumb|200px|Explosive Blast in action.]]
 The [[Wizard]] conjures volatile gasses into the physical realm, which ignite with oxygen and create a powerful blast in a very limited space.
-==Skillrune Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Explosive Blast 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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 ==Skill Design==
 This [[skill]] is basically a short-range nova centered around the Wizard, on a short time delay. Since the Wizard can move after activating it, she can select it, run into the midst of a pack of monsters, then laugh when they go boom. The spell's delay (about 1.5 seconds) makes it unsuitable for emergency use, and its short range makes it difficult to use without getting pounded on.
 ==Synergies==
-Explosive Blast benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]: None added yet.
+The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Explosive Blast, runed or not:
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 <blockquote>''It’s basically a short-range nova, on a time delay. You click it, and after 1.5 seconds (at level one) it blew up, dealing fairly substantial physical damage. The time delay made it unsuitable for emergency situations, but if you got used to the timing it was fun to click midway through a battle, knowing it would blast a moment later and finish off the enemy.</blockquote>
 ===Beta===
-Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Explosive Blast became a level 14 skill. It was moved to level 15 during the [[beta]], and when the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Electrocute was classified as a Mastery skill and bumped to level 19. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], the damage done by this skill and its rune effects was reduced quite a bit.
+{{Beta skill notes}}
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvm-report-wizard BlizzCon 2010 Wizard Hands-on Report]
-* [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://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|Mastery}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 ==Skill Design==
-This [[skill]] is basically a short-range nova centered around the Wizard, on a short time delay. Since the Wizard can move after activating it, she can select it, run into the midst of a pack of monsters, then laugh when they go boom. The spell's delay (about 1.5 seconds) makes it unsuitable for emergency use, and its short range (at least at level 1) makes it difficult to use without getting pounded on.
+This [[skill]] is basically a short-range nova centered around the Wizard, on a short time delay. Since the Wizard can move after activating it, she can select it, run into the midst of a pack of monsters, then laugh when they go boom. The spell's delay (about 1.5 seconds) makes it unsuitable for emergency use, and its short range makes it difficult to use without getting pounded on.
 ===Appearance===

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	==Synergies==		==Synergies==
−	* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[Wizard passives]] ~~are yet known.~~	+	Explosive Blast benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]:
		+	{{Passive skills header}}
		+	{{Wizard Passive Critical Mass}}
		+	{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}
		+	{{Wizard Passive Evocation}}
		+	{{Wizard Passive Arcane Dynamo}}