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[[Image:Skill-tree-blizzcon09-wiz-muldric.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The skill tree, circa 2009. Skills no longer appear in anything like this format. Image by [http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=739038 Muldric].]]
 
[[Image:Skill-tree-blizzcon09-wiz-muldric.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The skill tree, circa 2009. Skills no longer appear in anything like this format. Image by [http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=739038 Muldric].]]
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This page lists all known '''[[Wizard]] skills''', sorted by skill tree. Follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports and screenshots.  
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This page lists all the [[Wizard]] skills. Follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports and screenshots.
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'''Useful skill links:'''
  
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'''Wizard skill information:'''
 
 
* [[Skill]]s - General skill design and mechanics.
 
* [[Skill]]s - General skill design and mechanics.
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* [[Wizard traits]] -- The new passive skills system in Diablo III.
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** [[Skill rune]]s - The huge skill customization and improvement system.
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* [[Wizard]] - a [[ranged]] class who's a [[glass cannon]].
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** [[Arcane Power]] - The Wizard's energy [[resource]].
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** [[Wizard skills]] - A list of all the Wizard's active skills.
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*** [[Signature spell]]s - Wizard spells that are free to cast. Previously they were called Academic spells.
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*** [[Armor spell]]s - Provide defensive [[buffs]] to the Wizard.
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** [[Wizard passives]] - A list of all the Wizard's passive skills.
 
* [[Wizard skill archive]] - Removed Wizard skills.
 
* [[Wizard skill archive]] - Removed Wizard skills.
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* [[Runestones]] - The huge skill customization and improvement system.
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* [[Wizard traits]] - Passive skills in Diablo III were called [[traits]] for a while before reverting back.
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* [[Signature skill]]s - Skills that define characters.
 
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* [[Active skill]]s - Skills where effects are activated by the player.
 
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* [[Passive skill]]s - Skills where effects are activated automatically, by the computer or by special events.  
 
  
  
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==Tier One Skills==
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==Active Skills==
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Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, skill rune information, blue quotes, and much more.
  
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All abilities in this tier are unlocked at Clvl 2. Click to the individual skill pages for more details and screenshots of these skills.
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===Primary===
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{{Skill description header}}
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<skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Magic Missile</skill>
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<skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Shock Pulse</skill>
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<skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Spectral Blade</skill>
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<skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Electrocute</skill>
  
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===Magic Missile===
 
  
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[[Magic Missile]]<br>
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===Secondary===
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Magic Missiles are purple projectiles that deal arcane damage.
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{{Skill description header}}
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* '''Description:''' Fires a missile of energy causing X-X arcane damage.
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<skill class="Wizard">Ray of Frost</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Orb</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Torrent</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Disintegrate</skill>
  
  
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===Charged Bolt===
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===Defensive===
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{{Skill description header}}
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<skill class="Wizard">Frost Nova</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Diamond Skin</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Slow Time</skill>
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<skill subcat="Movement ability" class="Wizard">Teleport</skill>
  
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[[Charged Bolt]]<br>
 
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Snaking bolts of electricity cover the ground with lightning damage for all enemies. Best cast in great numbers, or not at all.
 
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* '''Description:''' Launches a volley of X electric bolts that deal X-X lightning damage per bolt.
 
  
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===Force===
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{{Skill description header}}
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<skill class="Wizard">Wave of Force</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Energy Twister</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Hydra</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Meteor</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Blizzard</skill>
  
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===Spectral Blade===
 
  
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[[Spectral Blade]]<br>
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===Conjuration===
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A melee ranged magical attack, this hits nearby enemies for considerable physical damage.
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{{Skill description header}}
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* '''Description:''' Summons a spectral blade that strikes enemies in front of the Wizard X times causing X-X physical damage with each hit.
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<skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Ice Armor</skill>
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<skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Storm Armor</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Magic Weapon</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Familiar</skill>
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<skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Energy Armor</skill>
  
  
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==Tier Two Skills==
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===Mastery===
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{{Skill description header}}
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<skill class="Wizard">Explosive Blast</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Mirror Image</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Archon</skill>
  
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All abilities in this tier are unlocked at Clvl 3. Click to the individual skill pages for more details and screenshots of these skills.
 
  
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===Ice Armor===
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==Passive Skills==
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[[Ice Armor]]<br>
 
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* '''Description:''' Surrounds the Wizard in a barrier of ice that increases armor by X%, freezes attackers for X seconds, and causes X-X cold damage. Cold damage chills enemies, slowing their movement and attack speed. You can only be affected by one armor spell at a time.
 
  
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Passive skills replaced [[Traits]] during late game development in 2011. A few Traits were simply changed to passive skills, but most are all new. See the [[Wizard traits]] page for a full list of those passives.
  
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===Explosive Blast===
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{{Skill description header}}
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<skill class="Wizard">Blur</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Power Hungry</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Evocation</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Prodigy</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Astral Presence</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Illusionist</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Cold Blooded</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Conflagration</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Paralysis</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Galvanizing Ward</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Temporal Flux</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Critical Mass</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Arcane Dynamo</skill>
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<skill class="Wizard">Unstable Anomaly</skill>
  
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[[Explosive Blast]]<br>
 
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A physical damage attack that turns the Wizard into a time bomb. Click to arm the spell, run into a pack of enemies, and blow up amidst them.
 
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* '''Description:''' Builds up energy around the Wizard that explodes after X seconds, causing X-X physical damage in a small radius.
 
  
  
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===Mirror Image===
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==Skill Distribution==
  
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[[Mirror Image]]<br>
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A useful player-made chart showing when the Wizard gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.  
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The Wizard creates multiple images of himself. These duplicates move and attack enemies in convincing fashion.
 
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* '''Description:''' Creates an illusionary duplicate of the Wizard that lasts for X seconds and has X% of the caster's health.
 
  
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===Wave of Force===
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[[File:Char-prog-wiz.png|center|frame|Wizard skill progression. Stats as of May 5, 2012.]]
  
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[[Wave of Force]]<br>
 
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A defensive skill that pushes back enemies and enemy projectiles. Works well when combined with [[Slow Time]].
 
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* '''Description:''' Causes a wave of pure force that causes a knockback to nearby enemies, repels projectiles and deals X-X physical damage.
 
  
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==Development==
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* See the [[Wizard skill archive]] for a full listing of skill changes over time.
  
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==Tier Three Skills==
 
  
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All abilities in this tier are unlocked at Clvl 6. Click to the individual skill pages for more details and screenshots of these skills.
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===July 2011 Press Event===
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The following skills were removed or renamed prior to the July 2011 Press Event:
  
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===Frost Nova===
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* [[Charged Bolt]] - Renamed to [[Shock Pulse]]
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* [[Energy Shield]] - Renamed to [[Energy Armor]]
  
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[[Frost Nova]]<br>
 
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This defensive skill freezes all enemies in a ring around the player, stopping normal monsters and slowing [[bosses]].
 
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* '''Description:''' An explosion of ice freezes nearby enemies for X seconds and causes X-X cold damage. Cold damage chills enemies, slowing their movement and attack speed. Damage will break the freeze effect, but not the chill effect.
 
  
  
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===Electrocute===
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==References==
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* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ Full Wizard Skill Trees]
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* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
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* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8008951#post8008951 HardRock's Wizard Passive Skills] -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
  
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[[Electrocute]]<br>
 
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A beam weapon, the bolt of lightning locks onto an enemy and deals steadily draining damage, as well as stunning and slowing the target. An excellent skill for hitting moving targets that might dodge projectiles.
 
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* '''Description:''' Lightning arcs from the Wizard's fingertips towards an enemy dealing X-X lightning damage.
 
  
  
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==Tier Four Skills==
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{{Skill_navbox_Diablo_III|Wizard}}
  
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All abilities in this tier are unlocked at Clvl 10. Click to the individual skill pages for more details and screenshots of these skills.
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[[Category:Wizard]]
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===Arcane Orb===
 
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[[Arcane Orb]]<br>
 
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A projectile that moves slower than most such magical attacks, but that deals considerable arcane [[AoE]] damage upon impact and explosion.
 
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* '''Description:''' An orb of pure energy that explodes on contact with enemies dealing X-X arcane damage to all enemies in the blast area.
 
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===Diamond Skin===
 
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[[Diamond Skin]]<br>
 
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A powerful defensive skill, this absorbs considerable points from all types of damage for a short duration.
 
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* '''Description:''' Turns the Wizard's skin to diamond for X seconds absorbing up to X damage from incoming attacks.
 
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===Energy Twister===
 
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[[Energy Twister]]<br>
 
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Cast tornadoes of arcane damage that deal substantial damage to all they come into contact with. The tornadoes move semi-randomly, making this better against crowds than individuals.
 
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* '''Description:''' Summon an energy twister that deals X arcane damage per second to everything in its path.
 
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===Hydra===
 
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[[Hydra]]<br>
 
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Summons a fiery, three-headed dragon that appears from the ground and assails enemies with bolts of flame. [[Runestone]] bonuses give great flexibility to this spell.
 
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* '''Description:''' Creates a multi-headed hydra that attacks your enemies with bolts of fire, dealing X-X fire damage per attack for X seconds.
 
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==Tier Five Skills==
 
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All abilities in this tier are unlocked at Clvl 14. Click to the individual skill pages for more details and screenshots of these skills.
 
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===Disintegrate===
 
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[[Disintegrate]]<br>
 
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A laser beam of doom, this instantly-hitting, long range attack deals considerable damage to everything in its path.
 
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* '''Description:''' Emanate a beam of pure energy dealing X arcane damage per second and disintegrating enemies it kills.
 
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===Energy Shield===
 
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[[[Energy Shield]]]<br>
 
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The classic protective skill returns, now trading Arcane Power for damage reduction.
 
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* '''Description:''' A protective barrier that absorbs damage, draining arcane power in its place. Absorbs X% of all damage dealt to the Wizard.
 
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===Ray of Frost===
 
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[[Ray of Frost]]<br>
 
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A laser beam of cold damage, this one chills enemies, slowing them while dealing damage.
 
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* '''Description:''' Project a beam of cold that deals X cold damage per second. Cold damage chills enemies, slowing their movement and attack speed.
 
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===Slow Time===
 
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[[Slow Time]]<br>
 
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Slow time creates a bubble of protection around the location its cast in, slowing all enemy projectiles and the enemies themselves.
 
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* '''Description:''' Warps space and time, slowing nearby monsters and projectiles for X seconds.
 
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All abilities in this tier are unlocked at Clvl 20. Click to the individual skill pages for more details and screenshots of these skills.
 
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===Arcane Torrent===
 
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[[Arcane Torrent]]<br>
 
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An arcane style of Meteor Storm, this spell hurls flaming rocks at the targeted spot, dealing AoE damage to anything in the vicinity.
 
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* '''Description:''' Arcane meteorites pelt the targeted region dealing X-X arcane damage per second.
 
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===Blizzard===
 
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[[Blizzard]]<br>
 
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Another powerful AoE spell, this one drops damaging ice on a large section of the screen, chilling and injuring anything in the area.
 
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* '''Description:''' Call down shards of ice to pelt an area dealing X-X cold damage per second for X seconds. Cold damage chills enemies, slowing their movement and attack speed.
 
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===Magic Weapon===
 
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[[Magic Weapon]]<br>
 
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A spell for the battle mage, this one imbues huge magical damage into the wizard's weapon.
 
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* '''Description:''' Imbues the Wizard's weapon with magical energy, granting X-X increased damage.
 
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===Meteor===
 
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[[Meteor]]<br>
 
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The biggest damage of the death from above skills, this one lands a flaming stone on the targeted location, dealing huge fire damage and leaving a dangerous field of fire in the location for some time.
 
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* '''Description:''' Summons a massive meteor from the sky that causes X-X fire damage to all enemies in the affected area. Also leaves a pool of fire that does X fire damage every second for X seconds.
 
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===Storm Armor===
 
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[[Storm Armor]]<br>
 
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A fire and forget skill, this one shocks enemies with electrical bolts for the duration of effect, without requiring the Wizard to aim or target them.
 
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* '''Description:''' Surround yourself in electrical energy. Electric bolts are automatically fired at attackers for X-X lightning damage.
 
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** The Wizard may only use one of the "armor" spells at a time.
 
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==Tier Seven Skills==
 
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All abilities in this tier are unlocked at Clvl 26. Click to the individual skill pages for more details and screenshots of these skills.
 
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===Familiar===
 
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[[Familiar]]<br>
 
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An assisting creature that boosts the Wizard's damage, without serving as a "[[tank]]" to distract their attacks.
 
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* '''Description:''' Creates a companion that accompanies the Wizard, attacking enemies for X-X damage. This companion cannot be targeted or damaged by enemies.
 
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===Teleport===
 
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[[Teleport]]<br>
 
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Bamf instantly from one location to another. This skill carries a considerable cool down time in Diablo III, making it something best saved for emergency escapes.
 
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* '''Description:''' Teleport instantly to the selected location.
 
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* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ Full Wizard Skill Trees]
 
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[[Category:Featured articles]]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 2 December 2012

The skill tree, circa 2009. Skills no longer appear in anything like this format. Image by Muldric.

This page lists all the Wizard skills. Follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports and screenshots.

Useful skill links:


Active Skills[edit | edit source]

Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, skill rune information, blue quotes, and much more.

Primary[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Magic Missile</skill> <skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Shock Pulse</skill> <skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Spectral Blade</skill> <skill subcat="Signature spell" class="Wizard">Electrocute</skill>


Secondary[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill class="Wizard">Ray of Frost</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Arcane Orb</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Arcane Torrent</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Disintegrate</skill>


Defensive[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill class="Wizard">Frost Nova</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Diamond Skin</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Slow Time</skill> <skill subcat="Movement ability" class="Wizard">Teleport</skill>


Force[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill class="Wizard">Wave of Force</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Energy Twister</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Hydra</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Meteor</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Blizzard</skill>


Conjuration[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Ice Armor</skill> <skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Storm Armor</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Magic Weapon</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Familiar</skill> <skill subcat="Armor spell" class="Wizard">Energy Armor</skill>


Mastery[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill class="Wizard">Explosive Blast</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Mirror Image</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Archon</skill>


Passive Skills[edit | edit source]

Passive skills replaced Traits during late game development in 2011. A few Traits were simply changed to passive skills, but most are all new. See the Wizard traits page for a full list of those passives.

Name Level Description

<skill class="Wizard">Blur</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Power Hungry</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Evocation</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Prodigy</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Astral Presence</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Illusionist</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Cold Blooded</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Conflagration</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Paralysis</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Galvanizing Ward</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Temporal Flux</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Critical Mass</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Arcane Dynamo</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Unstable Anomaly</skill>


Skill Distribution[edit | edit source]

A useful player-made chart showing when the Wizard gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.

Wizard skill progression. Stats as of May 5, 2012.


Development[edit | edit source]


July 2011 Press Event[edit | edit source]

The following skills were removed or renamed prior to the July 2011 Press Event:


References[edit | edit source]


Classes of the
Diablo games 		Skills - Active skills - Skill runes - Passives - Resource - Movement ability [e] Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Necromancer Witch Doctor Wizard   Followers Other Classes Fan-made
The Barbarian Fury - Barbarian Active Skills (Archive) Barbarian Passive Skills (Archive) [e]

Primary attribute:
• Strength


Skill specialties:
• Shouts

Primary
• Bash (1)
• Cleave (3)
• Frenzy (11)


Might
• Ancient Spear (9)
• Revenge (13)
• Furious Charge (21)
• Overpower (26)

Secondary
• Hammer of the Ancients (2)
• Rend (5)
• Seismic Slam (12)
• Whirlwind (20)

Tactics
• Weapon Throw (14)
• Threatening Shout (17)
• Battle Rage (22)
• War Cry (28)

Defensive
• Ground Stomp (4)
• Leap (8)
• Sprint (16)
• Ignore Pain (22)

Rage
• Earthquake (19)
• Call of the Ancients (25)
• Wrath of the Berserker (30)

Pound of Flesh (10)
Ruthless (10)
Nerves Of Steel (13)
Weapons Master (16)
Berserker Rage (20)
Inspiring Presence (20)
Bloodthirst (24)
Animosity (27)

Superstition (30)
Tough as Nails (30)
No Escape (35)
Relentless (40)
Brawler (45)
Juggernaut (50)
Unforgiving (55)
Boon of Bul-Kathos (60)

(X) = the level at which the skill becomes unlocked.
Barbarian skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Might Tactics Rage

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

 [e]

Hammer of the Ancients
• Rolling Thunder (7)
• Smash (15)
• The Devil's Anvil (27)
• Thunderstrike (39)
• Birthright (53)

Rend
• Ravage (11)
• Blood Lust (19)
• Lacerate (33)
• Mutilate (45)
• Bloodbath (56)

Seismic Slam
• Stagger (18)
• Shattered Ground (25)
• Rumble (35)
• Strength from Earth (48)
• Cracking Rift (57)

Whirlwind
• Dust Devils (24)
• Hurricane (29)
• Blood Funnel (37)
• Wind Shear (44)
• Volcanic Eruption (59)

 [e]

Ground Stomp
• Deafening Crash (12)
• Wrenching Smash (18)
• Trembling Stomp (28)
• Foot of the Mountain (40)
• Avalanche (54)

Leap
• Iron Impact (14)
• Launch (21)
• Toppling Impact (32)
• Call of Arreat (44)
• Death from Above (60)

Sprint
• Rush (23)
• Run Like the Wind (29)
• Marathon (38)
• Gangway (46)
• Forced March (53)

Ignore Pain
• Bravado (26)
• Iron Hide (31)
• Ignorance is Bliss (36)
• Mob Rule (43)
• Contempt for Weakness (58)

 [e]

Ancient Spear
• Grappling Hooks (15)
• Skirmish (23)
• Dread Spear (32)
• Harpoon (39)
• Rage Flip (49)

Revenge
• Vengeance Is Mine (19)
• Best Served Cold (25)
• Retribution (36)
• Grudge (41)
• Provocation (52)

Furious Charge
• Battering Ram (27)
• Merciless Assault (33)
• Stamina (38)
• Bull Rush (47)
• Dreadnought (56)

Overpower
• Storm of Steel (29)
• Killing Spree (34)
• Crushing Advance (42)
• Momentum (48)
• Revel (59)

 [e]

Weapon Throw
• Mighty Throw (21)
• Ricochet (25)
• Throwing Hammer (33)
• Stupefy (42)
• Dread Bomb (54)

Threatening Shout
• Intimidate (23)
• Falter (28)
• Grim Harvest (37)
• Demoralize (43)
• Terrify (57)

Battle Rage
• Marauder's Rage (26)
• Ferocity (31)
• Swords to Ploughshares (38)
• Into the Fray (46)
• Bloodshed (54)

War Cry
• Hardened Wrath (32)
• Charge! (35)
• Invigorate (41)
• Veteran's Warning (49)
• Impunity (60)

 [e]

Earthquake
• Giant's Stride (24)
• Chilling Earth (29)
• The Mountain's Call (39)
• Aftershocks (50)
• Path of Fire (56)

Call of the Ancients
• The Council Rises (31)
• Duty to the Clan (37)
• Korlic's Might (45)
• Madawc's Madness (51)
• Talic's Anger (58)

Wrath of the Berserker
• Arreat's Wail (36)
• Insanity (40)
• Slaughter (46)
• Striding Giant (52)
• Thrive on Chaos (60)

 [e]
The Demon Hunter Hatred/Discipline - Demon Hunter Active Skills (Archive) Demon Hunter Passive Skills (Archive) [e]

Primary attribute:
• Dexterity


Skill specialties:
• Discipline spells
• Bow skills
• Rockets

Primary
• Hungering Arrow (1)
• Entangling Shot (3)
• Bola Shot (11)
• Grenades (15)

Hunting
• Vault (9)
• Preparation (13)
• Companion (17)
• Marked for Death (21)

Secondary
• Impale (2)
• Rapid Fire (5)
• Chakram (12)
• Elemental Arrow (20)

Devices
• Evasive Fire (14)
• Fan of Knives (17)
• Spike Trap (17)
• Sentry (25)

Defensive
• Caltrops (4)
• Smoke Screen (8)
• Shadow Power (16)


Archery
• Strafe (19)
• Multishot (22)
• Cluster Arrow (27)
• Rain of Vengeance (30)

Tactical Advantage (10)
Thrill of the Hunt (10)
Vengeance (13)
Steady Aim (16)
Cull the Weak (20)
Night Stalker (20)
Brooding (25)
Hot Pursuit (27)

Archery (30)
Numbing Traps (30)
Perfectionist (35)
Custom Engineering (40)
Grenadier (45)
Sharpshooter (50)
Ballistics (55)

(X) = the level at which the skill becomes unlocked.
Demon Hunter skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Hunting Devices Archery

Hungering Arrow
• Puncturing Arrow (6)
• Cinder Arrow (17)
• Shatter Shot (26)
• Devouring Arrow (42)
• Spray of Teeth (52)

Entangling Shot
• Chain Gang (9)
• Shock Collar (18)
• Heavy Burden (34)
• Justice is Served (47)
• Bounty Hunter (54)

Bola Shot
• Volatile Explosives (14)
• Thunder Ball (24)
• Acid Strike (37)
• Bitter Pill (51)
• Imminent Doom (57)

Grenades
• Tinkerer (22)
• Cluster Grenades (32)
• Fire Bomb (40)
• Stun Grenades (48)
• Gas Grenades (60)

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Impale
• Impact (7)
• Chemical Burn (15)
• Overpenetration (28)
• Awareness (53)
• Grievous Wounds (58)

Rapid Fire
• Withering Fire (11)
• Web Shot (19)
• Fire Support (32)
• High Velocity (45)
• Bombardment (56)

Chakram
• Twin Chakrams (18)
• Serpentine (26)
• Razor Disk (34)
• Boomerang (48)
• Shuriken Cloud (57)

Elemental Arrow
• Ball Lightning (24)
• Frost Arrow (29)
• Screaming Skull (36)
• Lightning Bolts (43)
• Nether Tentacles (59)

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Caltrops
• Hooked Spines (12)
• Torturous Ground (18)
• Jagged Spikes (28)
• Carved Stakes (41)
• Bait the Trap (54)

Smoke Screen
• Displacement (14)
• Lingering Fog (23)
• Breathe Deep (33)
• Special Recipe (44)
• Choking Gas (59)

Shadow Power
• Night Bane (21)
• Blood Moon (29)
• Well of Darkness (37)
• Gloom (51)
• Shadow Glide (58)

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Vault
• Action Shot (16)
• Rattling Roll (23)
• Tumble (33)
• Acrobatics (38)
• Trail of Cinders (49)

Preparation
• Invigoration (19)
• Punishment (25)
• Battle Scars (35)
• Focused Mind (44)
• Backup Plan (52)

Companion
• Spider Companion (22)
• Bat Companion (29)
• Boar Companion (41)
• Ferret Companion (46)
• Wolf Companion (59)

Marked for Death
• Contagion (27)
• Valley of Death (31)
• Grim Reaper (39)
• Mortal Enemy (48)
• Death Toll (60)

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Evasive Fire
• Hardened (21)
• Parting Gift (26)
• Covering Fire (34)
• Displace (42)
• Surge (53)

Fan of Knives
• Crippling Razors (23)
• Retaliate (32)
• Hail of Knives (38)
• Fan of Daggers (44)
• Assassin's Knives (59)

Spike Trap
• Echoing Blast (27)
• Sticky Trap (30)
• Long Fuse (39)
• Lightning Rod (46)
• Scatter (55)

Sentry
• Spitfire Turret (28)
• Vigilant Watcher (36)
• Chain of Torment (45)
• Aid Station (52)
• Guardian Turret (60)

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Strafe
• Emberstrafe (24)
• Drifting Shadow (29)
• Stinging Steel (37)
• Rocket Storm (50)
• Demolition (56)

Multishot
• Fire at Will (26)
• Burst Fire (31)
• Suppression Fire (39)
• Full Broadside (46)
• Arsenal (55)

Cluster Arrow
• Dazzling Arrow (33)
• Shooting Stars (36)
• Maelstrom (41)
• Cluster Bombs (49)
• Loaded for Bear (58)

Rain of Vengeance
• Dark Cloud (35)
• Beastly Bombs (40)
• Stampede (47)
• Anathema (54)
• Flying Strike (60)

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The Monk Spirit - Monk Active Skills (Archive) Monk Passive Skills (Archive) [e]

Primary attribute:
• Dexterity


Skill specialties:
• Spirit Generators
• Mantras

Primary
• Fists of Thunder (1)
• Deadly Reach (3)
• Crippling Wave (11)
• Way of the Hundred Fists (15)

Techniques
• Dashing Strike (9)
• Exploding Palm (13)
• Sweeping Wind (21)

Secondary
• Lashing Tail Kick (2)
• Tempest Rush (5)
• Wave of Light (12)


Focus
• Cyclone Strike (14)
• Seven-Sided Strike (17)
• Mystic Ally (22)

Defensive
• Blinding Flash (4)
• Breath of Heaven (8)
• Serenity (16)
• Inner Sanctuary (22)

Mantras
• Mantra of Evasion (19)
• Mantra of Retribution (21)
• Mantra of Healing (26)
• Mantra of Conviction (30)

Fleet Footed (10)
Resolve (10)
Exalted Soul (13)
Transcendence (16)
Chant of Resonance (20)
Seize the Initiative (20)
The Guardian's Path (24)

Sixth Sense (27)
Pacifism (30)
Beacon of Ytar (35)
Guiding Light (40)
One With Everything (45)
Combination Strike (50)
Near Death Experience (58)

(X) = the level at which the skill becomes unlocked.
Monk skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Techniques Focus Mantras

Fists of Thunder
• Thunderclap (6)
• Lightning Flash (14)
• Static Charge (30)
• Quickening (42)
• Bounding Light (52)

Deadly Reach
• Piercing Trident (9)
• Keen Eye (18)
• Scattered Blows (34)
• Strike from Beyond (47)
• Foresight (54)

Crippling Wave
• Mangle (17)
• Concussion (26)
• Rising Tide (36)
• Tsunami (51)
• Breaking Wave (57)

Way of the Hundred Fists
• Hands of Lightning (24)
• Blazing Fists (32)
• Fists of Fury (40)
• Spirited Salvo (48)
• Windforce Flurry (60)

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Lashing Tail Kick
• Vulture Claw Kick (7)
• Sweeping Armada (15)
• Spinning Flame Kick (28)
• Scorpion Sting (38)
• Hand of Ytar (52)

Tempest Rush
• Northern Breeze (11)
• Tailwind (20)
• Flurry (33)
• Slipstream (45)
• Bluster (56)

Wave of Light
• Wall of Light (18)
• Explosive Light (25)
• Empowered Wave (35)
• Blinding Light (49)
• Pillar of the Ancients (57)

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Blinding Flash
• Self Reflection (12)
• Blinded and Confused (19)
• Blinding Echo (28)
• Searing Light (41)
• Faith in the Light (55)

Breath of Heaven
• Circle of Scorn (14)
• Circle of Life (21)
• Blazing Wrath (32)
• Infused with Light (44)
• Penitent Flame (59)

Serenity
• Peaceful Repose (23)
• Reap What Is Sown (29)
• Tranquility (39)
• Ascension (47)
• Instant Karma (54)

Inner Sanctuary
• Safe Haven (26)
• Sanctified Ground (31)
• Consecration (37)
• Circle of Protection (43)
• Forbidden Palace (58)

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Dashing Strike
• Way of the Falling Star (15)
• Flying Side Kick (23)
• Quicksilver (32)
• Soaring Skull (39)
• Blinding Speed (49)

Exploding Palm
• The Flesh is Weak (18)
• Strong Spirit (25)
• Creeping Demise (36)
• Impending Doom (44)
• Essence Burn (51)

Sweeping Wind
• Master of Wind (27)
• Blade Storm (33)
• Fire Storm (38)
• Inner Storm (46)
• Cyclone (56)

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Cyclone Strike
• Eye of the Storm (21)
• Implosion (25)
• Sunburst (34)
• Wall of Wind (41)
• Soothing Breeze (55)

Seven-Sided Strike
• Sudden Assault (23)
• Several-Sided Strike (29)
• Pandemonium (37)
• Sustained Attack (43)
• Fulminating Onslaught (60)

Mystic Ally
• Water Ally (27)
• Fire Ally (31)
• Air Ally (39)
• Eternal Ally (46)
• Earth Ally (53)

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Mantra of Evasion
• Hard Target (24)
• Divine Protection (33)
• Wind through the Reeds (40)
• Perseverance (50)
• Backlash (58)

Mantra of Retribution
• Retaliation (28)
• Transgression (36)
• Indignation (41)
• Against All Odds (56)
• Collateral Damage (59)

Mantra of Healing
• Sustenance (31)
• Circular Breathing (38)
• Boon of Protection (42)
• Heavenly Body (48)
• Time of Need (53)

Mantra of Conviction
• Overawe (35)
• Intimidation (44)
• Dishearten (47)
• Reclamation (55)
• Submission (60)

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The Necromancer Intelligence - Necromancer Active Skills (Archive) Necromancer Passive Skills (Archive) [e]

Primary attribute:
• Intelligence


Skill specialties:
• Cursess
• Life Steal

Primary
• Bone Spikes (-)
• Siphon Blood (-)
• Grim Scythe (-)


Corpses
• Corpse Explosion (-)
• Corpse Lance (-)
• Devour (-)
• Revive (-)

Secondary
• Death Nova (-)
• Bone Spear (-)
• Skeleton Mage (-)


Blood and Bone
• Bone Armor (-)
• Bone Spirit (-)
• Blood Rush (-)
• Simulacrum (-)

Reanimation
• Land of the Dead (-)
• Command Skeletons (-)
• Command Golem (-)
• Army of the Dead (-)

Curses
• Decrepify (-)
• Frailty (-)
• Leech (-)

Fueled by Death (-)
Life from Death (-)
Stand Alone (-3)
Bone Prison (-)
Commander of thr Dead (-)
Swift Harvesting (-)
Aberrant Animator (-)
Eternal Torment (-)
Blood for Blood (-)

Blood is Power (-)
Draw Life (-)
Extended Servitude (-)
Final Service (-)
Grisly Tribute (-)
Overwhelming Essence (-)
Rathma's Shield (-)
Reaping (-)
Rigor Mortis (-)
Separation (-)

(X) = the level at which the skill becomes unlocked.
Necromancer skill categories: Primary Secondary Corpses Blood and Bone Reanimation Curses
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The Witch Doctor Mana - Witch Doctor Active Skills (Archive) Witch Doctor Passive Skills (Archive) [e]

Primary attribute:
• Intelligence


Skill specialties:
• Pets
• Physical realm spells
• Spirit spells

Theorycrafting

• Skill Proc Rates

Primary
• Poison Dart (1)
• Corpse Spiders (3)
• Plague of Toads (11)
• Firebomb (21)

Terror
• Soul Harvest (9)
• Sacrifice (13)
• Mass Confusion (22)

Secondary
• Grasp of the Dead (2)
• Firebats (5)
• Haunt (12)
• Locust Swarm (21)

Decay
• Zombie Charger (14)
• Spirit Barrage (17)
• Acid Cloud (22)
• Wall of Zombies (28)

Defensive
• Summon Zombie Dogs (4)
• Horrify (8)
• Spirit Walk (16)
• Hex (22)

Voodoo
• Gargantuan (19)
• Big Bad Voodoo (25)
• Fetish Army (30)

Circle of Life (10)
Jungle Fortitude (10)
Spiritual Attunement (13)
Gruesome Feast (16)
Bad Medicine (20)
Blood Ritual (20)
Zombie Handler (24)
Pierce the Veil (27)

Fetish Sycophants (30)
Spirit Vessel (30)
Rush of Essence (36)
Vision Quest (40)
Fierce Loyalty (45)
Grave Injustice (50)
Tribal Rites (55)

(X) = the level at which the skill becomes unlocked.
Witch Doctor skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Terror Decay Voodoo

Poison Dart - Rune effects
• Splinters (6)
• Numbing Dart (13)
• Spined Dart (25)
• Flaming Dart (43)
• Snake to the Face (52)

Corpse Spiders
• Leaping Spiders (9)
• Spider Queen (18)
• Widowmakers (33)
• Medusa Spiders (45)
• Blazing Spiders (55)

Plague of Toads
• Explosive Toads (17)
• Toad of Hugeness (24)
• Rain of Toads (35)
• Addling Toads (51)
• Toad Affinity (54)

Firebomb
• Flash Fire (28)
• Roll the Bones (31)
• Fire Pit (38)
• Pyrogeist (47)
• Ghost Bomb (60)

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Grasp of the Dead
• Unbreakable Grasp (7)
• Groping Eels (15)
• Death Is Life (25)
• Desperate Grasp (28)
• Rain of Corpses (53)

Firebats
• Dire Bats (11)
• Vampire Bats (19)
• Plague Bats (29)
• Hungry Bats (45)
• Cloud of Bats (56)

Haunt
• Consuming Spirit (18)
• Resentful Spirit (23)
• Lingering Spirit (35)
• Grasping Spirit (48)
• Draining Spirit (57)

Locust Swarm
• Pestilence (27)
• Devouring Swarm (33)
• Cloud of Insects (37)
• Diseased Swarm (42)
• Searing Locusts (59)

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Summon Zombie Dogs
• Rabid Dogs (12)
• Final Gift (19)
• Life Link (28)
• Burning Dogs (40)
• Leeching Beasts (54)

Horrify
• Phobia (14)
• Stalker (21)
• Face of Death (34)
• Frightening Aspect (44)
• Ruthless Terror (56)

Spirit Walk
• Jaunt (23)
• Honored Guest (29)
• Umbral Shock (38)
• Severance (47)
• Healing Journey (53)

Hex
• Hedge Magic (26)
• Jinx (31)
• Angry Chicken (36)
• Painful Transformation (43)
• Unstable Form (58)

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Soul Harvest
• Swallow Your Soul (15)
• Siphon (21)
• Languish (32)
• Soul to Waste (39)
• Vengeful Spirit (49)

Sacrifice
• Black Blood (18)
• Next of Kin (24)
• Pride (36)
• For the Master (41)
• Provoke the Pack (51)

Mass Confusion
• Unstable Realm (26)
• Devolution (34)
• Mass Hysteria (43)
• Paranoia (46)
• Mass Hallucination (54)

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Zombie Charger
• Leperous Zombie (21)
• Undeath (27)
• Wave of Zombies (33)
• Explosive Beast (42)
• Zombie Bears (54)

Spirit Barrage
• The Spirit Is Willing (23)
• Well of Souls (32)
• Phantasm (37)
• Phlebotomize (44)
• Manitou (59)

Acid Cloud
• Acid Rain (26)
• Lob Blob Bomb (30)
• Slow Burn (39)
• Kiss of Death (46)
• Corpse Bomb (55)

Wall of Zombies
• Barricade (32)
• Unrelenting Grip (35)
• Creepers (41)
• Pile On (49)
• Dead Rush (60)

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Gargantuan
• Humongoid (22)
• Restless Giant (29)
• Wrathful Protector (39)
• Big Stinker (48)
• Bruiser (56)

Big Bad Voodoo
• Jungle Drums (31)
• Rain Dance (37)
• Slam Dance (44)
• Ghost Trance (50)
• Boogie Man (58)

Fetish Army
• Fetish Ambush (34)
• Devoted Following (40)
• Legion of Daggers (46)
• Tiki Torchers (52)
• Head Hunters (60)

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The Wizard Arcane Power - Wizard Active Skills (Archive) Wizard Passive Skills (Archive) [e]

Primary attribute:
• Intelligence


Skill specialties:
• Signature spells
• Armor spells

Primary
• Magic Missile (1)
• Shock Pulse (3)
• Spectral Blade (11)
• Electrocute (15)

Force
• Wave of Force (9)
• Energy Twister (13)
• Hydra (21)
• Meteor (25)
• Blizzard (27)

Secondary
• Ray of Frost (2)
• Arcane Orb (5)
• Arcane Torrent (12)
• Disintegrate (21)

Conjuration
• Ice Armor (14)
• Storm Armor (17)
• Magic Weapon (20)
• Familiar (22)
• Energy Armor (28)

Defensive
• Frost Nova (4)
• Diamond Skin (8)
• Slow Time (16)
• Teleport (22)

Mastery
• Explosive Blast (19)
• Mirror Image (25)
• Archon (30)

Blur (10)
Power Hungry (10)
Evocation (13)
Glass Cannon (16)
Prodigy (20)
Astral Presence (24)
Illusionist (27)
Cold Blooded (30)

Conflagration (34)
Paralysis (37)
Galvanizing Ward (40)
Temporal Flux (45)
Critical Mass (50)
Arcane Dynamo (55)
Unstable Anomaly (60)

(X) = the level at which the skill becomes unlocked.
Wizard skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Force Conjuration Mastery

Magic Missile
• Charged Blast (6)
• Split (13)
• Penetrating Blast (31)
• Attunement (42)
• Seeker (52)

Shock Pulse
• Explosive Bolts (9)
• Fire Bolts (18)
• Piercing Orb (33)
• Lightning Affinity (47)
• Living Lightning (54)

Spectral Blade
• Deep Cuts (19)
• Impactful Blades (24)
• Siphoning Blade (35)
• Healing Blades (51)
• Thrown Blade (57)

Electrocute
• Chain Lightning (22)
• Forked Lightning (29)
• Lightning Blast (36)
• Surge of Power (44)
• Arc Lightning (59)

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Ray of Frost
• Numb (7)
• Snow Blast (15)
• Cold Blood (28)
• Sleet Storm (38)
• Black Ice (53)

Arcane Orb
• Obliteration (11)
• Arcane Orbit (20)
• Arcane Nova (32)
• Tap the Source (45)
• Celestial Orb (55)

Arcane Torrent
• Disruption (18)
• Death Blossom (25)
• Arcane Mines (34)
• Power Stone (49)
• Cascade (57)

Disintegrate
• Convergence (26)
• Chaos Nexus (30)
• Volatility (39)
• Entropy (48)
• Intensify (59)

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Frost Nova
• Shatter (12)
• Cold Snap (18)
• Frozen Mist (28)
• Deep Freeze (41)
• Bone Chill (51)

Diamond Skin
• Crystal Shell (14)
• Prism (20)
• Mirror Skin (32)
• Enduring Skin (44)
• Diamond Shards (56)

Slow Time
• Miasma (23)
• Time Warp (29)
• Time Shell (39)
• Perpetuity (47)
• Stretch Time (53)

Teleport
• Safe Passage (26)
• Wormhole (31)
• Reversal (37)
• Fracture (43)
• Calamity (59)

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Wave of Force
• Impactful Wave (15)
• Force Affinity (22)
• Forceful Wave (32)
• Teleporting Wave (39)
• Exploding Wave (49)

Energy Twister
• Mistral Breeze (19)
• Gale Force (24)
• Raging Storm (36)
• Wicked Wind (41)
• Storm Chaser (52)

Hydra
• Arcane Hydra (26)
• Lightning Hydra (33)
• Venom Hydra (38)
• Frost Hydra (46)
• Mammoth Hydra (56)

Meteor
• Molten Impact (29)
• Star Pact (34)
• Meteor Shower (43)
• Comet (48)
• Liquefy (58)

Blizzard
• Grasping Chill (35)
• Frozen Solid (42)
• Snowbound (47)
• Stark Winter (54)
• Unrelenting Storm (60)

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Ice Armor
• Chilling Aura (21)
• Crystallize (31)
• Jagged Ice (42)
• Ice Reflect (49)
• Frozen Storm (53)

Storm Armor
• Reactive Armor (23)
• Power of the Storm (33)
• Thunder Storm (37)
• Scramble (43)
• Shocking Aspect (58)

Magic Weapon
• Electrify (27)
• Force Weapon (35)
• Conduit (38)
• Venom (46)
• Blood Magic (55)

Familiar
• Sparkflint (30)
• Vigoron (40)
• Ancient Guardian (44)
• Arcanot (50)
• Cannoneer (57)

Energy Armor
• Absorption (32)
• Pinpoint Barrier (41)
• Energy Tap (48)
• Force Armor (54)
• Prismatic Armor (60)

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Explosive Blast
• Unleashed (24)
• Time Bomb (29)
• Short Fuse (39)
• Obliterate (50)
• Chain Reaction (56)

Mirror Image
• Simulacrum (31)
• Duplicates (37)
• Mocking Demise (45)
• Extension of Will (51)
• Mirror Mimics (58)

Archon
• Arcane Destruction (36)
• Teleport (40)
• Pure Power (46)
• Slow Time (52)
• Improved Archon (60)

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Followers Kormac the Templar Lyndon the Scoundrel Eirena the Enchantress [e]

• Followers FAQ
• Hirelings
• The Caravan
• Diablo III NPCs

Level 5:
• Heal
• Intervene

Level 10:
• Intimidate
• Loyalty

Level 15:
• Charge
• Onslaught

Level 20:
• Guardian
• Inspire

Level 5:
• Crippling Shot
• Poison Bolts

Level 10:
• Dirty Fighting
• Vanish

Level 15:
• Multishot
• Powered Shot

Level 20:
• Anatomy
• Hysteria

Level 15:
• Charm
• Forceful Push

Level 20:
• Powered Armor
• Missile Ward

Level 25:
• Disorient
• Erosion

Level 30:
• Focused Mind
• Mass Control

Diablo III Other Classes Diablo II Classes Diablo I Classes [e]

Archetypes:
• Caster
• Melee
• Ranged

Archetype sub-types:
• DPS
• Healer
• Summon/Spawn
• Tank
• Utility

Other classes:
• Archivist (April Fool's)
    • Book Vision
    • Lorenado
    • Quest Bolt
    • Shush
• Dervish (rejected)

Diablo II:
• Amazon
• Barbarian
• Necromancer
• Paladin
• Sorceress

Expansion:
• Assassin
• Druid

Diablo I:
• Rogue
• Sorcerer
• Warrior

Hellfire:
• Barbarian
• Bard
• Monk

Fan-made Classes Fan-made Skills [e]

• Alchemist
• Arcane Warrior
• Artisan
• Aurian Mage
• Bard
• Channeller
• Dragon Warrior

• Flagellant
• Giant (U)
• Hollow Man
• Nomad
• Onaga Manji
• Phase Knight

• Ranger
• Slayer (U)
• Techpriest (U)
• Telepath
• Untainted (U)
• Zealot

Dragon Warrior Skills
• Bow and Throwing Skill Tree
• Dragon Disciplines Skill Tree
• Martial Arts Skill Tree

Untainted Skills
• Divine Skill Tree

Aurian Mage Skill
• Holy Power Skill Tree
• Shadow Spells Skill Tree
• Nature Forces Skill Tree

(U) = Unfinished
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