::This is all part of the D3 team’s plan to make all of the attributes useful to all characters, and to make more types of modifiers useful/essential to spell casters. We don’t know enough yet to judge how well it’s working, but it should be a substantial change from how spell damage was calculated and scaled up (or not) in D2.
==Attributes and Skills==
===Attributes===
====Starting Attributes====
<!--*'''[[Strength]]:''' x
*'''[[Dexterity]]:''' x
*'''[[Vitality]]:''' x
*'''[[Willpower]]:''' x-->
*'''[[Life]]:''' 20
*'''[[Mana]]:''' 80
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====Attribute Increase Per Level====
*'''[[Strength]]:''' x
*'''[[Dexterity]]:''' x
*'''[[Vitality]]:''' x
*'''[[Willpower]]:''' x-->
===Wizard Skills===
The [[Wizard skills]] were arranged in three trees prior to 2010. The new skill list (not a tree) was revealed at Blizzcon 2010. [[Skills]] no longer have any prerequisites other than Clvl, all skills are active, and all passives have been moved to traits. The following is a very short version of the skills; see the Wizard skills page or the individual skill pages for full details on every skill in the game.
* [[Wizard skills]] all active skills.
* [[Wizard traits]] all passive skills.
Tier One
* [[Magic Missile]] -- Fires a missile of energy causing x-y arcane damage.
* [[Spectral Blade]] -- Summons a spectral blade that strikes enemies in front of the Wizard x times causing y-z physical damage with each hit.
* [[Charged Bolt]] -- Launches a volley of x electric bolts that deal y-z lightning damage per bolt.
Tier 2
[[Image:Magic_Missile_impact.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Magic Missile]].]]
* [[Explosive Blast]] -- Builds up energy around the Wizard that explodes after x seconds, causing y-z physical damage in a small radius.
* [[Mirror Image]] -- Creates an illusionary duplicate of the Wizard that lasts for x seconds and has y% of the caster's health.
* [[Wave of Force]] -- auses a wave of pure force that causes a knockback to nearby enemies, repels projectiles and deals x-y physical damage.
* [[Ice Armor]] -- Surrounds the Wizard in a barrier of ice that increases armor by x%, freezes attackers for y seconds, and causes z-a cold damage. Cold damage chills enemies, slowing their movement and attack speed. You can only be affected by one armor spell at a time.
Tier 3
* [[Frost Nova]] -- An explosion of ice freezes nearby enemies for x seconds and causes y-z cold damage. Cold damage chills enemies, slowing their movement and attack speed. Damage will break the freeze effect, but not the chill effect.
* [[Electrocute]] -- Lightning arcs from the Wizard's fingertips towards an enemy dealing x-y lightning damage.
Tier 4
[[Image:Wiz-disintegrate1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Disintegrate]]]]
* [[Arcane Orb]] -- An orb of pure energy that explodes on contact with enemies dealing x-y arcane damage to all enemies in the blast area.
* [[Energy Twister]] -- Summon an energy twister that deals x arcane damage per second to everything in its path.
* [[Diamond Skin]] -- Turns the Wizard's skin to diamond for x seconds absorbing up to y damage from incoming attacks.
* [[Hydra]] -- Creates a multi-headed hydra that attacks your enemies with bolts of fire, dealing x-y fire damage per attack for z seconds.
Tier 5
* [[Disintegrate]] -- Emanate a beam of pure energy dealing x arcane damage per second and disintegrating enemies it kills.
* [[Ray of Frost]] -- Projects a beam of cold that deals x cold damage per second. Cold damage chills enemies, slowing their movement and attack speed.
* [[Energy Shield]] -- A protective barrier that absorbs damage, draining arcane power in its place. Absorbs x% of all damage dealt to the Wizard.
* [[Slow Time]] -- Warps space and time, slowing nearby monsters and projectiles for x seconds.
Tier 6
* [[Arcane Torrent]] -- Arcane meteorites pelt the targeted region dealing x-y arcane damage per second.
* [[Blizzard]] -- Call down shards of ice to pelt an area dealing x-y cold damage per second for z seconds. Cold damage chills enemies, slowing their movement and attack speed.
* [[Magic Weapon]] -- Imbues the Wizard's weapon with magical energy, granting x-y increased damage.
* [[Meteor]] -- Summons a massive meteor from the sky that causes x-y fire damage to all enemies in the affected area. Also leaves a pool of fire that does x fire damage every second for y seconds.
* [[Storm Armor]] -- Surround yourself in electrical energy. Electric bolts are automatically fired at attackers for x-y lightning damage. You can only be affected by one armor spell at a time.
Tier 7
* [[Familiar]] -- Creates a companion that accompanies the Wizard, attacking enemies for x-y damage. This companion cannot be targeted or damaged by enemies.
* [[Teleport]] -- Teleport instantly to the selected location.
==Wizard Lore and Story==
