Wizard skills
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:
- Skills - General skill design and mechanics.
- Skill runes - The huge skill customization and improvement system.
- Wizard - a ranged class who's a glass cannon.
- Arcane Power - The Wizard's energy resource.
- Wizard skills - A list of all the Wizard's active skills.
- Signature spells - Wizard spells that are free to cast. Previously they were called Academic spells.
- Armor spells - Provide defensive buffs to the Wizard.
- Wizard passives - A list of all the Wizard's passive skills.
- Wizard skill archive - Removed Wizard skills.
- Wizard traits - Passive skills in Diablo III were called traits for a while before reverting back.
Contents
[hide]Active Skills
Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, skill rune information, blue quotes, and much more.
Primary
| Name | Level | Description |
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<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
| Name | Level | Description |
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<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
| Name | Level | Description |
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<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
| Name | Level | Description |
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<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
| Name | Level | Description |
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<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
| Name | Level | Description |
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<skill class="Wizard">Explosive Blast</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Mirror Image</skill> <skill class="Wizard">Archon</skill>
Passive Skills
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 |
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<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
A useful player-made chart showing when the Wizard gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.
Development
- See the Wizard skill archive for a full listing of skill changes over time.
July 2011 Press Event
The following skills were removed or renamed prior to the July 2011 Press Event:
- Charged Bolt - Renamed to Shock Pulse
- Energy Shield - Renamed to Energy Armor
References
- Full Wizard Skill Trees
- Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
- HardRock's Wizard Passive Skills -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
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