Proc Wizard zDPS GR 75+ (static charge synergy)

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by Didley last updated Nov 1, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Wave of Force Heat Wave
- Wave of Force
Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Discharge a wave of pure energy that deals 390% weapon damage as Arcane to nearby enemies.
Heat Wave

Increase the damage to 475% weapon damage as Fire.
Slow Time Time Warp
- Slow Time
Cooldown: 15 seconds

Invoke a bubble of warped time and space at your target location up to 60 yards away for 15 seconds, reducing enemy attack speed by 20% and movement speed by 60%. This bubble also slows the speed of enemy projectiles by 90%.
Time Warp

Enemies caught in the bubble of warped time take 15% more damage.
Blizzard Lightning Storm
- Blizzard
Cost: 40 Arcane Power

Call down shards of ice that deal 1075% weapon damage as Cold over 6 seconds to enemies in a 12 yard radius. Multiple casts in the same area from the same caster do not stack.
Lightning Storm

Enemies affected by Blizzard take 15% increased damage from Lightning.
Black Hole Event Horizon
- Black Hole
Cost: 20 Arcane Power
Cooldown: 12 seconds

Conjure a Black Hole at the target location that draws enemies to it and deals 700% weapon damage as Arcane over 2 seconds to all enemies within 15 yards.
Event Horizon

The Black Hole also absorbs enemy projectiles and objects from Elite monster affixes within 15 yards.
Frost Nova Bone Chill
- Frost Nova
Cooldown: 11 seconds

Blast nearby enemies with an explosion of ice and freeze them for 2 seconds.
Bone Chill

Enemies take 33% more damage while frozen or chilled by Frost Nova.
Energy Armor Force Armor
- Energy Armor
Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Focus your energies, increasing your Armor by 35% but decreasing your maximum Arcane Power by 20. Lasts 10 minutes.

Only one Armor may be active at a time.
Force Armor

Incoming attacks that would deal more than 35% of your maximum Life are reduced to deal 35% of your maximum Life instead.

The amount absorbed cannot exceed 100% of your maximum Life.

Conflagration
- Conflagration
Fire damage dealt to enemies applies a burning effect, increasing their chance to be critically hit by 6% for 3 seconds.
Elemental Exposure
- Elemental Exposure
Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will cause them to take 5% more damage from your attacks for 5 seconds. Each different damage type applies a stack, stacking up to 4 times.

Elemental damage from your weapon contributes to Elemental Exposure.
Cold Blooded
- Cold Blooded
Enemies chilled or frozen by you take 10% more damage from all sources for the duration of the chill or Freeze.
Unstable Anomaly
- Unstable Anomaly
When you receive fatal damage, you instead gain a shield equal to 400% of your maximum Life for 5 seconds and release a shockwave that knocks enemies back and Stuns them for 3 seconds.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.

Items

Crown of the Primus

Legendary Wizard Hat

Primary Stats

+270–299 Intelligence
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Slow Time gains the effect of every rune.
Empty Socket
Firebird's Pinions

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+416–500 Intelligence
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–8.0%.
+4 Random Magic Properties

Firebird's Finery
Firebird's Plume
Firebird's Pinions
Firebird's Breast
Firebird's Down
Firebird's Tarsi
Firebird's Talons
Firebird's Eye
(2) Set: When you die, a meteor falls from the sky and revives you. This effect has a 60 second cooldown.
(4) Set: Dealing Fire damage with one of your skills causes the enemy to take 1000% weapon damage as Fire per second for 3 seconds. This effect can be repeated a second and third time by different skills. If an enemy is burning due to three different skills simultaneously the enemy will Ignite, taking 3000% weapon damage per second until they die.
(6) Set: Your damage is increased by 120% and damage taken reduced by 3% for each enemy that is Ignited. This effect can stack up to 20 times. You always receive the maximum bonus whenever a nearby Elite monster is Ignited.
Eye of Etlich

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 27.7–32.9%.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Cold skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Fire skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Poison skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Holy skills deal 5–10% more damage.
Firebird's Breast

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+416–500 Intelligence
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Firebird's Finery
Firebird's Plume
Firebird's Pinions
Firebird's Breast
Firebird's Down
Firebird's Tarsi
Firebird's Talons
Firebird's Eye
(2) Set: When you die, a meteor falls from the sky and revives you. This effect has a 60 second cooldown.
(4) Set: Dealing Fire damage with one of your skills causes the enemy to take 1000% weapon damage as Fire per second for 3 seconds. This effect can be repeated a second and third time by different skills. If an enemy is burning due to three different skills simultaneously the enemy will Ignite, taking 3000% weapon damage per second until they die.
(6) Set: Your damage is increased by 120% and damage taken reduced by 3% for each enemy that is Ignited. This effect can stack up to 20 times. You always receive the maximum bonus whenever a nearby Elite monster is Ignited.
Strongarm Bracers

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+220–349 Vitality
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Enemies hit by knockbacks suffer 20–30% increased damage for 6 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Cain's Scrivener

Set Gloves

Cain's Destiny
Cain's Insight
Cain's Habit
Cain's Scrivener
Cain's Travelers
(2) Set: Attack Speed Increased by +8%
(3) Set: 50% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items+50% Experience. (0.5*10|1| % at level 70)
Fleeting Strap

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–7.0%
+5 Random Magic Properties
Cain's Habit

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Cain's Destiny
Cain's Insight
Cain's Habit
Cain's Scrivener
Cain's Travelers
(2) Set: Attack Speed Increased by +8%
(3) Set: 50% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items+50% Experience. (0.5*10|1| % at level 70)
Illusory Boots

Legendary Boots

Primary Stats

+11–20 Resistance to All Elements
+10–12% Movement Speed
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

You may move unhindered through enemies.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Oculus Ring

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Chance to create an area of focused power on killing a monster. Damage is increased by 70–85% while standing in the area.
Empty Socket
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.5%

Secondary Stats

Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 second when you hit with a resource-spending attack.

+ 1 Random Magic Properties
Pig Sticker

Legendary Dagger

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+15–30% Damage to Beasts
+15–30% Damage to Humans
Squeal!
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(28–34)–(34–43) Arcane Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Poison Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Lightning Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Holy Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Cold Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Fire Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Damage

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Firebird's Eye

Set Source

Primary Stats

+(262–328)–(263–394) Damage
Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.
+626–750 Intelligence
+4 Random Magic Properties

Firebird's Finery
Firebird's Plume
Firebird's Pinions
Firebird's Breast
Firebird's Down
Firebird's Tarsi
Firebird's Talons
Firebird's Eye
(2) Set: When you die, a meteor falls from the sky and revives you. This effect has a 60 second cooldown.
(4) Set: Dealing Fire damage with one of your skills causes the enemy to take 1000% weapon damage as Fire per second for 3 seconds. This effect can be repeated a second and third time by different skills. If an enemy is burning due to three different skills simultaneously the enemy will Ignite, taking 3000% weapon damage per second until they die.
(6) Set: Your damage is increased by 120% and damage taken reduced by 3% for each enemy that is Ignited. This effect can stack up to 20 times. You always receive the maximum bonus whenever a nearby Elite monster is Ignited.

More Details

Head
- Crown of the Primus
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Firebird's Pinions
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Eye of Etlich
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Firebird's Breast
- Cindercoat
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Strongarm Bracers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Cain's Scrivener
- Firebird's Talons
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Fleeting Strap
- Hellcat Waistguard
- The Witching Hour
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Cain's Habit
- Firebird's Down
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Illusory Boots
- Cain's Travelers
- Firebird's Tarsi
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Oculus Ring
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Pig Sticker
- Wizardspike
- Blood-Magic Edge
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Firebird's Eye
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 10.0% non-Physical damage reduction.
  While below 50% Life, your resistances to Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, and Arcane are increased by 75%. (Requires Rank 25)
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.5% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.
- Iceblink
  Iceblink
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Your Cold skills now apply Chill effects and your Chill effects now Slow enemy movement by an additional 5.0%.
  Enemies you Chill have a 10% increased chance to be Critically Hit. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Maximus

Legendary Two-Handed Sword

Primary Stats

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Fire Damage
Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Chance on hit to summon a Demonic Slave.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+495–787 Strength

+495–787 Intelligence

+495–787 Dexterity
Maximus
Cindercoat

Legendary Chest Armor

Primary Stats

Fire skills deal 5–10% more damage.
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the resource cost of Fire skills by 23–30%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Cindercoat
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 2.0–3.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Ring of Royal Grandeur

**Must have 8 Arcane Power on Critical Hits (4 on Wizard Hat, 4 on Orb offhand)**

Can be rotated around as needed:

3 piece Cains bonus

4 piece Firebird bonus

Cindercoat in the cube

3 rings:

Oculus Ring equipped, either RORG or Obsidian in the cube.

Amulet:

Hellfire with any useful passive and good stats, otherwise Etlich

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Maximum Resource
Vitality
Primary Stat

Offense

Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find
Area Damage
Life on Hit

Max out movement speed and Arcane power, dump the rest into Vitality

Build Guide

***This build guide assumes you already have some knowledge around Static Charge Monk, and the need to proc hits for damage***

Note: This is an alternative build to those that are being created almost daily. I'm a supporter of the Proc Wizard movement. This version is my contribution to what I hope starts a new meta in Speeds and even maybe the high end GRs.

This version focuses less on AT:Static Discharge, which i found causes alot of lag in the high 70 GRs. I'm seeking an alternative skill that can provide damage as well as have a short duration so that it can be shut down to stop lag and help the group regain control of the game.

I replace the main proc method to Wave of Force: Heat Wave, which with enough APoC and Crit Chance can still be streamed at full throttle and proc your Obsidian Ring CDR reductions to the point where you can spam a continuous cycle of Frost Nova, Black Hole and Slow Time. Blizzard - Lightning Storm is only to be used sparingly to keep up the Elemental Exposure buff and should only be used when it will not cause the group to lag out.

Going with APoC / Crit Chance means you sacrifice Stormshield and have to go with an Orb offhand. Hence, I work in Force Armor, Unstable Anomally and the Firebird cheat death for maximum survivability in the higher GRs.

I ran successful tests in GR 75 earlier today and I'm excited about continuing to push this into higher GRs tonight and next week.

credits: tons of clanmates chipping in on this, but as mentioned by other Muz is awesome at theorycrafting this stuff.

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