The Wizard is a pure spellcaster, harnessing arcane and elemental magic to do his/her bidding via a devastating array of offensive spells.
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How is it possible to use the Diablo III Wizard skills Magic Weapon and Familiar at the same time?
Recently I saw the following profile:
I am wondering how it is possible to use Magic Weapon and Familiar at the same time. Can anybody explain?
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Why does Arcane Torrent slow me down?
I recently noticed that when I cast Arcane Torrent I'm apparently under some slowdown effect:
This effect disappears the instant the cast animation stops. But what is the point of this effect in ...
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What are the attack speed breakpoints for a critical mass wizard?
When playing a critical mass wizard, attack speed is an important stat because it increases the amount of tornadoes that you can cast. But attack speed also increases the tick rate of the tornadoes, ...
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Why use Magic Weapon and Familiar over Storm Armor
So I've chosen to disable electives with my Wizard, and found MW, Familiar, and SA to be in the same category. I don't have all the runes unlocked but I am finding SA to be far better that the other ...
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Can Archon Beam Shoot Through Wall?
Archon beam is the right click stuff when you turned into archon as wizard.
It definitely can when the wall is created by the monster.
When it's a regular wall, the result is not clear. I can't see ...
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Why Twister over Piercing Orb
My question is, what is the reasoning behind using twister, is there a large advantage over using something like piercing orb? Is it an AP sink? If so, what is the advantage over using the Arcane Orb ...
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Does Cold Blooded affect all players?
Quoting the skill description:
All damage dealt to chilled and frozen targets is increased by 20%.
Does "All Damage" mean it applies to damage dealt by other players?
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Diablo 3 - Wizard level 56 Build [duplicate]
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Solo Wizard Builds?
What would be the recommended build/skills for a Level 56 Wizard? Finding difficulty in Act 1 Hell mode when facing elites
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Storm Armor and Diamond Skin?
I note that in each of the Armor skills in the Conjuration tree, it says that only one armor skill can be active at a time. Does Diamond Skin count as an Armor spell? Or can I trigger both Diamond ...
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How can I build a melee/kite wizard?
I'm running a 1/2 melee, 1/2 kite wizard build. The build is:
Passives:
Astral Presence
Galvanizing Ward
Temporal Flux
Offense spells:
Arcane orb (celestial)
Hydra (Poison)
Blizzard (stark ...
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Diablo 3 Wizard Skills/Build [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Solo Wizard Builds?
I have recently switched from Diablo 2 to 3 and the new way the skills evolve is messing with me a little (automatically things unlock on certain ...
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Diablo 3 - Improving killspeed in Nightmare [duplicate]
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Is Primary Stat Worth More Than Weapon Damage?
So I'm in Act 1 Nightmare right now, playing as a Wizard, and I'm having a hard time killing some of the mooks. My killing ...
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Does blizzard actually slow enemies down and by how much?
Some runes like grasping chill slow enemies down. What about the others?
My main use of blizzard is not really to damage enemy but to slow them down for poison hydra.
The tooltips doesn't say it ...
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Are the Fracture Rune and Mirror Image exclusive?
There are 2 ways to get mirror image as wizard in diablo 3
Mirror image
Teleport (with Fracture Rune).
Every time I cast normal mirror image, the mirror image from teleport goes out.
I sometimes ...
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Build defense or damage in order to survive against unique monsters in Inferno?
My question is quite simple: what should I choose for my level 60 wizard to survive and pursue the game better in inferno, defense or dps ?
I can imagine that a tank wizard may not be a wise choice, ...
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Wizard CDR builds?
So I've been looking to improve my Wizard's survivability in Inferno. I've looked into a group of Wizard builds called CDR (Cooldown Reduction) builds, whose primary skills are Critical Mass and Frost ...
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Fire hydra vs. arcane hydra on single target
Arcane hydra does AoE damage, while basic, fire hydra, only does direct attacks. Tooltips have same basic damage. Do arcane hydras have drawbacks on single target (like slower fire) or they are plain ...
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Does a Wizard's lightning hydra proc the paralysis passive?
As per the title, does the Wizard's lightning hydras proc the passive to stun mobs?
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Do Spectral Blades - Healing Blades get a bonus penalty in inferno?
I'm considering trying out a melee wizard build for Inferno (now that monsters in acts 3/4 don't hit quite as massively!) but was wondering one thing...
I know that Lifesteal (weapons with 2.5% ...
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When would I use Venom Hydra over Mammoth Hydra, and vice versa?
On paper, Venom Hydra and Mammoth Hydra seem very similar. Both have an AOE effect that deals damage per second to enemies that remain in it, except that Mammoth Hydra deals more (22% weapon damage ...
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What stats should a Wizard invest in Inferno? [duplicate]
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What stats are best for casters (Wizard/Witch Doctor) doing Inferno?
I am curious what stats are more viable now after patch 1.0.3 (should I buy items with crit or still ...
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How to know the DoT and arcane power usage of the wizard's channels spells
The Ray of Frost and Disintegrate spells tell you that they cost 20 AP (without runes) to cast but don't tell how much they cost over time. And they say that they do 215/155% of weapon damage but ...
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Will the enemies killed by the explosion caused from Arcane Destruction prolong my Archon duration
The Arcane Destruction on the Archon skill causes an explosion when you transform to the Archon form, causing 450% weapon damage as Arcane to all enemies within 15 yards. Will the enemies killed by ...
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Is there a Wizard skill that makes us go closer to the enemies?
I am a melee wizard and I want to get close and attack enemy in one click. Is there an ability that can help with this?
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Why does Disintegrate deal more damage than Ray of Frost?
According to the spell description, Ray of Frost deals 215% weapon damage and disintegrate deals 155% weapon damage.
However, if I enable the damage numbers in the option menu I can see that I deal ...
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Wizard Using Disintegrate Weapon Choice
I am a Wizard trying to gear up for Act 2 of Inferno. My preferred damage spell is Disintegrate (used in conjunction with Magic Weapon and Venom Hydra and Archon). I have been reading up on weapon ...
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What is the most damaging Wizard spell to a single target?
What is the most damaging Wizard spell to a single target?
Or well, it can accidently hit others as well but the mainpoint is; if I don't care about cost and I want to do the most damage possible to ...
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Surviving Inferno Spiderlings in Act 1
As a Wizard in Act 1 Inferno, I haven't really had any issues progressing so far, until tonight - when I hit the cave of the spider queen. Everything dies pretty easily, but the damn spiderlings just ...
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Does Prodigy take effect for each hit of multiple hit abilities?
The Wizard class in Diablo 3 has a passive ability called 'Prodigy', gained at level 20. The text for this passive ability is as follows;
When you deal damage with a Signature spell, you gain 4 ...
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Inferno Stats to get through Act 2 as a Wizard?
I've been reading a lot of forums and watched quite a few videos.
While most people seem to agree All Resist are the best-stat-ever you could get, and suggest getting it to 1000+, some say it's ...
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When would I use Arcane Strike instead of Disintegration Wave?
The wizard's Archon form has a couple of different attacks:
Arcane Strike: Hits for 250% dmg
Disintegration Wave: Hits for 300% dmg
From the skill description, its simple to just choose Wave which ...
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Gear for an Inferno Wizard? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What stats are best for casters (Wizard/Witch Doctor) doing Inferno?
I'm trying to rebuild my gear towards beating Act 2 Inferno, most of my gear consists of very basic ...
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What stats are best for casters (Wizard/Witch Doctor) doing Inferno?
Both my witch doctor & wizard are just about level 60 and I am preparing to go try out inferno. I like the casters so much I can't decide which one should be my main. My friends (all melee ...
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Temporal Flux + Blizzard stack slow effects stack?
Do the effects of temporal flux (the passive skill) and blizzard stack? How much slowed down will the enemies be then?
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Does the “Life on Hit” affix work on channeled / DoT wizard spells? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do “on hit” effects work with channeled / DoT skills?
I know for melee "Life on Hit" is a great affix, but for a wizard that only casts ray of frost / ...
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Will Split trigger Prodigy for each Magic Missile fired?
On a similar vein as this question about Electrocute, will the three Magic Missiles fired by the Split rune trigger the effects of Prodigy for each of the missiles that hits an enemy, or only once per ...
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Should we use slow or fast weapon on the wizard?
Should I max out DPS, or damage? I like arcane orb.
Will the amount of damage enemies get depend on damage or dps?
Does slow but big damage weapon better than fast and low damage weapon if DPS is ...
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Wizard - What is the Purpose of Teleport?
I remember Diablo 2 where we could teleport without cooldown to travel the map very fast, but now with that high cooldown of Teleport, in what situation would I ever use this skill ?
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Why doesn't magic weapon have a buff indicator? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I track “Magic Weapon”s cooldown?
I've noticed playing on my wizard that most of my skills show a buff with an indicator of how much time is left, ...
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Does Blizzard from multiple Wizards stack? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can multiple Wizards cast Blizzard at the same time?
The tooltip on Blizzard clearly states:
Multiple casts in the same area do not stack
which is actually a bit ...
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Diablo 3 Wizard Specific Damage Type Bonus [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How does “elemental” damage on weapons work with elemental skills?
Afternoon all,
I'm starting to understand how damage is calculated, but have a quick ...
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Diablo 3 Wizard sparkflint familiar rune + conflagration?
Does sparkflint familiar benefit from conflagration passive skill? I know that sparkflint does not benefit from temporal flux skill as un-runed familiar and cannoneer familiar do.
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Killed in one hit with Force Armor?
Why is it that Fallen Maniacs can kill me flat from 23k hp to zero when I have Energy Armor with Force Armor rune up? Is that even possible or did my Energy Armor decay without me realizing?
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What skill gives the greatest knockback for a wizard?
The wizard is, as always, something of a glass cannon. Is there a skill the provides the greatest knockback for the purposes of crowd control? If there are two (one for single targets, one for ...
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What abilities will consume the Arcane Dynamo stacks?
The Arcane Dynamo passive states:
When you deal damage with a Signature spell you may gain a Flash of Insight. After 5 Flashes of Insight, your next non-Signature spell deals 75% additional ...
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Does the Wizard's Electrocute gain the effects of Prodigy for every monster hit in the chain?
The Wizard's signature spell Electrocute reads
Lightning arcs from your fingertips, dealing 80% weapon damage as
Lightning. The lightning can jump, hitting up to 2 additional enemies.
I use it ...
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How can I get the most out of Shock Pulse?
In Diablo 3, the Wizard has a signature spell called Shock Pulse. This spell causes a (seemingly) random burst of lightning on the ground in front of you.
The problem with this is that it is a) ...
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What healing options are there for a wizard?
My wizard is pretty squishy, I usually put on Diamond Skin, but if an enemy deals more damage than it can absorb or if Diamond Skin is on cooldown my health goes down very quickly. If my health ...
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Build for Wizard in Diablo 3?
Are there any very effective combo builds for a Wizard in D3? So far i'm using quite a bit of a mix and sometimes i feel my build isn't really up to standard.
Can anyone recommend me any builds that ...
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Do Venom Hydra pools stack?
The Venom Hydra Rune does the following:
Summon a poison breathing Hydra that leaves a pool of acid that causes 18% weapon damage per second as Poison to enemies who remain in the pool.
Does ...
