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2015-04-16T17:42:48Z

‎Skill Rune Effects

Flux at 01:58, 10 June 2012

2012-06-10T01:58:28Z

MrFrye: new skill templates

2012-05-20T07:49:37Z

new skill templates

Maurish: Updated skill rune table

2012-05-13T11:21:23Z

Updated skill rune table

MrFrye: beta patch 17 update

2012-04-23T03:55:54Z

beta patch 17 update

MrFrye: beta patch 14 update

2012-03-15T02:37:52Z

beta patch 14 update

MrFrye: skill effects switched to DB link

2012-03-08T22:49:54Z

skill effects switched to DB link

Maurish at 13:16, 17 February 2012

2012-02-17T13:16:42Z

Maurish at 10:30, 17 February 2012

2012-02-17T10:30:06Z

Elly: rune rank change

2012-01-20T00:09:29Z

rune rank change

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 <skill class="Wizard">Wave of Force</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Impactful Wave">Wave of Force</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Force Affinity">Wave of Force</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Debilitating Force">Wave of Force</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Forceful Wave">Wave of Force</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Arcane Attunement">Wave of Force</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Teleporting Wave">Wave of Force</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Static Pulse">Wave of Force</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Exploding Wave">Wave of Force</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Heat Wave">Wave of Force</skill>
 ==Skill Design==

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 '''Wave of Force''' is a Force [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 9, creating a force wave from the Wizard, repelling enemies and projectiles.
-<br><br><br>__TOC__
+This is a very useful offensive and defensive skill for the Wizard, and is also one of the class' most damaging attacks since it can hit so many enemies at once. The lengthy cooldown means it can never be a mainstay of the attack, but it's a great supplement, and also works as a [[panic button]] option with the knockback effect.
-==Background==
-The [[Wizard]] uses pure Arcane force to push objects, projectiles and enemies alike away from her. The force is primary pushing targets rather than hurting them.
+One special aspect to the skill is that it can push back all incoming projectiles. This not only acts as a defensive help to the Wizard, but actually turns the projectiles into damage against the enemies that fired them. This technique is hard to manage in most situations, but when combined with [[Slow Time]], which can all but stop the incoming projectiles, it's a lot of fun to WoF them all back to where they came from.
 ==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Wave of Force 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 [[Wave of Force 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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 ==Skill Design==
-This defensive spell casts a nova-like blast of light that deals just minor damage, but that shoves back enemies and projectiles.
+This defensive spell casts a nova-like blast of light that deals strong damage and also pushes back enemies and enemy projectiles. It dealt fairly low damage during early development, but that figure was increased over time, and as of the beta then into final release, this skill hits quite hard.
 [[File:Wave-of-force3.jpg|thumb|center|750px|Female Wizard slams skeletons in front of King Leoric in this shot from the beta.]]
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 With the Patch 13 changes, Wave of Force was classified as an Arcane skill and moved to level 9. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], Wave of Force was nerfed slightly, and the "Arcane" category was renamed "Force".
 ===Previous Versions===

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 ==Synergies==
 The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Wave of Force, 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>
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 {{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|force}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Wizard active skills]]

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 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Wave of Force 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">Wave of Force</skill>
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Force}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|force}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconWaveForce.png|left]]
-[[File:Wiz-wave-of-force01.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Wave of Force in action.]]
+[[File:Wiz-wave-of-force01.jpg|thumb|350px|Wave of Force in action.]]
 '''Wave of Force''' is a Force [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 9, creating a force wave from the Wizard, repelling enemies and projectiles.
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-==Skillrune Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Wave of Force 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==
-Wave of Force benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]: None added yet.
+The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Wave of Force, runed or not:
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 Wave of Force was available at [[BlizzCon 2009]], where it lost a little bit of damage and had a lot lower [[mana]] cost. This skill was also available at [[BlizzCon 2010]], but it wasn't one of the Wizard's starting skills.
 ===Beta===
-Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Wave of Force became a level 4 skill. [[Flux]] thought it fun but still pretty useless in the early game found in the beta:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-one]
+{{Beta skill notes}}
 <blockquote>''...it’s purely a support skill in the beta. The long cooldown ensures that, and even if not, the range is fairly limited, compared to your real attack skills like Arcane Orb, Electrocute, and Disintegrate. By the time you get close enough to hit any ranged attacker with Frost Nova or this, your Wizard is getting nailed by all incoming projectiles, not to mention the melee attackers you are running past to get to the back row.</blockquote>
-When the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Wave of Force was classified as an Arcane skill and moved to level 9. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], Wave of Force was nerfed slightly, and the "Arcane" category was renamed "Force".
+With the Patch 13 changes, Wave of Force was classified as an Arcane skill and moved to level 9. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], Wave of Force was nerfed slightly, and the "Arcane" category was renamed "Force".
 ===Previous Versions===
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report]
 * [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-one Wizard Beta Skills Mega-report: Part One] -- IncGamers 4th Oct 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-one Wizard Beta Skills Mega-report: Part One] — IncGamers 4th 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|Force}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 {{Wizard Skillrune Exploding Wave}}
 {{Wizard Skillrune Teleporting Wave}}
-{{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}
+{{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 4 runestones.}}
 ==Skill Design==