Diablo 3: The Wizard's Talent Trees Unveiled

Oct 10, 2008 3:25pm CST
Continuing our ongoing coverage of BlizzCon, we have compiled a complete list of the Wizard class talent trees found in the playable demo of Diablo 3.

As with World of Warcraft, each talent category has multiple tiers, requiring a certain amount of skill points to be spent in the previous tier before the next one is unlocked. For example, 5 skill points must be used in the first tier to access the second.

Along with the below skills, Diablo 3 features a new Skill Rune system, allowing more modification of the talents. For example, adding a Multistrike Rune to the Witch Doctor's Skull of Flame skill splits the lone fireball into multiple splashing attacks.

Be aware that the list below is a work-in-progress, and that some of the details will change before Blizzard's long-awaited PC RPG eventually arrives.

Storm Talents

    Level 1
    • Charged Bolt
      • Rank 0/1
      • Launch a volley of 3 electric bolts that deal 1-8 lightning damage each. Critical hits from lightning damage stun targets for 2 seconds.
      • Mana Cost: 8
    • Thunderstruck
      • Rank 0/15
      • Increases the critical hit chance of all lightning spells by 10%. Critical hits from lightning damage stun targets for 2 seconds.
    • Passive Skills
      • Empowered Magic
        • Rank 0/15
        • Increases the effect of Willpower on your spell damage by 30%.
    • Lightning Speed
      • Rank 0/15
      • Increases the casting speed by 3%.

    Level 2 (5 Storm Skill Points Required)
    • Storm Armor
      • Rank 0/1
      • Mana Cost: 15
      • Surround yourself in electrical energy. Electric bolts are automatically fired at all attackers for 1 to 8 damage.
    • Frost Nova
      • Rank 0/1
      • Mana Cost: 25
      • Cooldown: 12 seconds
      • An explosion of ice pelts nearby enemies for 1-3 cold damage. Has an additional 25% chance of a critical hit. Critical hits from cold damage freeze targets.
    • Passive Skills
      • Deep Freeze
        • Rank 0/15
        • Increases the critical hit chance of all cold spells by 5%. Critical hits from cold damage freeze targets.
      • Power Armor
        • Rank 0/15
        • Increases the damage dealt by your Storm Armor charged bolts by 10%.
      • Static Charge
        • Rank 0/15
        • Converts 5% of all damage taken into mana.

    Level 3 (10 Storm Skill Points Required)
    • Electrocute
      • Rank 0/1
      • Mana Cost: 8
      • Lightning arcs from the Wizard's fingertips towards enemies, electrocuting them for 4-5 damage. Electrocute affects up to 2 targets. Critical hits from lightning damages stun targets for 2 seconds.
    • Ray of Frost
      • Rank 0/1
      • Mana Cost: 16 per second.
      • Project a beam of cold energy that deals 6 cold damage per second. Critical hits from cold damage freeze targets.
    • Passive Skills
      • Lethal Energy
        • Rank 0/15
        • Increases the chance to score critical hits with melee and spell attacks by 5%.
      • Improved Charged Bolt
        • Rank 0/15
        • Increases the number of bolts released by your Charged Bolt spell by 1.
      • Static Charge
        • Rank 0/15
        • Converts 5% of all damage taken into mana.

    Level 4 (15 Storm Skill Points Required)
    • Blizzard
      • Rank 0/1
      • Mana Cost: 70
      • Call down shards of ice to pelt an area dealing 6-10 cold damage per second for 3 seconds. Critical hits from cold damage freeze targets.
    • Passive Skills
      • Storm Power
        • Rank 0/15
        • Increases damage of all lightning and ice spells. --Not Yet Implemented--
      • Epic Storms
        • Rank 0/15
        • Increases the size of Blizzard and number of twisters you can have for your energy twister. --Not Yet Implemented--
      • Shattering Ice
        • Rank 0/15
        • Frozen targets take 2 additional damage from all attacks while frozen. --Not Yet Implemented--

Read on for the Arcane and Conjure talent list.


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Game Information

Diablo 3

Platforms

PC
Release Date:
TBA
Genre:
Action RPG
Developer:
Blizzard Entertainment
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