User:Azymn/Magic Missile

Wizard > Arcane > Tier I > Magic Missile

Overview

Magic missiles impact.

Magic Missile is an active attack spell in the Wizard's Arcane Skill Tree. The 'Magic Missile' spell fires missile(s) of energy at your enemies causing arcane damage to them. Critical hits from arcane damage silence targets for a short time.

The information below is based on the playable demo build at BlizzCon 2008. It is likely that there will be more than one rank of this spell in the final version, and is subject to all kinds of reviews, changes, and balancing before then.

Prequisites

There are no prerequisites for this skill.

Base Effects/Costs

Skill Level	1
Mana Cost	8
Arcane Damage	7-13
Silence Duration	4 sec
Number of Missile(s)	1

Synergies

Arcane Damage	Increases arcane damage dealt
Efficient Magics	Reduces mana cost
Penetrating Spells	Reduces enemy arcane resistances
Arcane Weakness	Extends duration of arcane damage
Arcane Speed	Reduces cooldown
Arcane Distortion	Slows affected opponents
Improved Magic Missile	Increases the number of missiles and damage dealt
Mana Burst	Increases the damage dealt if mana is full when casting
Spell Speed	Increases projectile speed
Conjured Power	Increases damage based on caster's vitality.
Magical Impact	Increases damage based on equipped weapon damage.
Lightning Speed	Increases casting speed
Lethal Energy	Increases chances of critical hit

Skill Rune effects

Hydra Rune	Increases number of projectiles
Viper Rune	Increases chance of critical hit
Power Rune	Increases damage

Notes

In early levels, Magic Missile might be the Wizard's bread and butter. In later levels, it might prove invaluable as a cheap and direct means of silencing a monster for 4 seconds -- plenty of time to dispatch of them before they can cast a nasty spell on you, or raise the fallen to fight again. The difficulty will be in hitting the shaman behind the minions, since Magic Missile will strike another monster if it's between the Wizard and the targeted boss.

Magic Missile's effectiveness is increased by a variety of spells, the most noteworthy of which is Improved Magic Missile, which increases both the damage and number of missiles released on a cast. The range and spread of higher levels of Magic Missile is reminiscent of the Diablo II Necromancer's Teeth. When an enemy dies at the hands of an Arcane spell, a purple glow is left on the corpse.