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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 ]] article or the individual skill pages for full details on every skill in the game.* [[Wizard skills]] all active skills.* [[Wizard traits]] all passive skills.

* [[Magic Missile]] -- Fires a missile of energy causing x-y arcane damagean [[Arcane]] bolt.* [[Spectral Blade]] -- Summons Casts a matrix of spectral blade blades that strikes strike enemies in front of the Wizard x times causing y-z physical damage with each hitat melee range.* [[Charged Bolt]] -- Launches a ground-hovering volley of x erratically-moving electric bolts that deal y-z lightning damage per bolt.

Tier 2Two

* [[Explosive Blast]] -- Builds up energy around the Wizard that explodes after x seconds, causing y-z A physical damage in nova that casts a small radiusshort time after its triggered. * [[Mirror Image]] -- Creates an illusionary duplicate of the Wizard that lasts for x seconds and has y% of the caster's healtha short duration. * [[Wave of Force]] -- auses Emits a nova-like wave of pure force that causes a knockback to nearby damaged and knocks back enemies, repels as well as repelling projectiles and deals x-y physical damage. * [[Ice Armor]] -- Surrounds A protective spell that surrounds the Wizard in with a barrier of ice that . It increases armor by x%, freezes attackers for y seconds, and causes z-a damages them with 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 3Three* [[Frost Nova]] -- An explosion of ice freezes nearby enemies for x seconds and causes y-z deals cold damage. Cold damage chills and freezes all enemies, slowing their movement and attack speed. Damage will break the freeze effect, but not the chill effectin range. * [[Electrocute]] -- Lightning arcs from the Wizard's fingertips towards an enemy dealing x-y A solid bolt of lightning locks onto a target and deals damageover time.

Tier 4Four

* [[Arcane Orb]] -- An Fires a slow-moving orb of pure Arcane energy that explodes on contact with enemies dealing x-y arcane and deals [[AoE]] damage to all enemies in the blast area. * [[Energy Twister]] -- Summon Summons an energy twister that deals x arcane damage per second to everything in its erratic path. * [[Diamond Skin]] -- Turns the Wizard's skin to diamond for x seconds a duration, absorbing up to y a set amount of damage from incoming attacks. * [[Hydra]] -- Creates Summons a multi-headed hydra that attacks your spits firebolts at nearby enemies with bolts of fire, dealing x-y fire damage per attack for z seconds.

Tier 5Five* [[Disintegrate]] -- Emanate The Wizard fires a laser-like beam of pure Arcane energy dealing x arcane damage per second , striking all enemies in a straight line and disintegrating enemies those it kills. * [[Ray of Frost]] -- Projects The Wizard fires a beam of cold that deals x cold damage per second. Cold damage chills enemies, slowing their movement and attack speedslows attackers. * [[Energy Shield]] -- A protective barrier that absorbs damage, draining arcane power [[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 secondsa limited duration.

Tier 6Six* [[Arcane Torrent]] -- Arcane meteorites pelt the targeted region dealing x-y arcane Arcane damage per secondto a small radius. * [[Blizzard]] -- Call down shards Shards of ice to pelt an area crash down on a large radius, dealing x-y cold damage per second for z seconds. Cold damage chills to all enemies, slowing their movement and attack speedin the vicinity. * [[Magic Weapon]] -- Imbues the Wizard's weapon with magical energy, granting x-y increased damage. * [[Meteor]] -- Summons a massive meteor which crashes down from the sky that causes x-y above, dealing huge fire damage to all enemies in the affected area. Also leaves , and leaving a pool field of fire flames that does x deal AoE fire damage every second for y secondsa short duration. * [[Storm Armor]] -- Surround yourself in electrical energy. Electric bolts are automatically fired at attackers A lighting armor that periodically zaps nearby enemies for xhighly-y variable lightning damage. You can only be affected by one armor spell at a time.

Tier 7Seven* [[Familiar]] -- Creates a companion that accompanies the Wizard, attacking and attacks enemies for x-y damage. This companion cannot be targeted or damaged by enemies.