[2.6.1] (GR75-90+) Tal Frozen Orb Speed

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by Cratic last updated Nov 7, 2017 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Teleport Calamity
- Teleport
Cooldown: 11 seconds

Teleport through the ether to the selected location up to 50 yards away.
Calamity

Cast a short range Wave of Force upon arrival, dealing 175% weapon damage as Arcane to all nearby enemies and stunning them for 1 second.
Magic Missile Conflagrate
- Magic Missile
This is a Signature spell. Signature spells are free to cast.

Launch a missile of magic energy, dealing 230% weapon damage as Arcane.
Conflagrate

The missile pierces through enemies and causes them to burn for 130% weapon damage as Fire over 3 seconds.

Burn damage stacks up to 3 times and any Fire damage taken from your other spells refresh all stacks to their maximum duration.
Familiar Arcanot
- Familiar
Cost: 20 Arcane Power

Summon a Familiar that attacks your enemies for 240% weapon damage as Arcane. This companion cannot be targeted or damaged by enemies. Lasts 10 minutes.
Arcanot

While the Familiar is active, you regenerate 4.5 Arcane Power every second.
Arcane Orb Frozen Orb
- Arcane Orb
Cost: 30 Arcane Power

Hurl an orb of pure energy that explodes on contact, dealing 435% weapon damage as Arcane to all enemies within 15 yards.
Frozen Orb

Create an orb of frozen death that shreds an area with ice bolts, dealing 950% weapon damage as Cold.
Storm Armor Power of the Storm
- Storm Armor
Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Bathe yourself in electrical energy, periodically shocking a nearby enemy for 175% weapon damage as Lightning. Lasts 10 minutes.

Only one Armor may be active at a time.
Power of the Storm

Reduce the Arcane Power cost of all skills by 3 while Storm Armor is active.
Black Hole Supermassive
- 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.
Supermassive

Increases the Black Hole radius to 20 yards and damage to 1290% weapon damage as Lightning over 2 seconds.

Power Hungry
- Power Hungry
You deal 30% additional damage to enemies farther than 30 yards.
Illusionist
- Illusionist
When you take more than 15% of your maximum Life in damage within 1 second, the cooldowns on Mirror Image, Slow Time, and Teleport are reset.

When you use Mirror Image, Slow Time, or Teleport, your movement speed is increased by 30% for 3 seconds.
Blur
- Blur
Decrease damage taken by 17%.
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

Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom

Set Helm

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Tal Rasha's Brace
Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Tal Rasha's Stride
Tal Rasha's Grasp
(2) Set: Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. There is an 8 second cooldown for each damage type.
(4) Set: Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 25% for 8 seconds.
(6) Set: Attacks increase your damage by 750% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.
Firebird's Pinions

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

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 200% 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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Tal Rasha's Allegiance

Set Amulet

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 51.0–100.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Tal Rasha's Brace
Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Tal Rasha's Stride
Tal Rasha's Grasp
(2) Set: Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. There is an 8 second cooldown for each damage type.
(4) Set: Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 25% for 8 seconds.
(6) Set: Attacks increase your damage by 750% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+220–349 Vitality
Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Tal Rasha's Brace
Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Tal Rasha's Stride
Tal Rasha's Grasp
(2) Set: Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. There is an 8 second cooldown for each damage type.
(4) Set: Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 25% for 8 seconds.
(6) Set: Attacks increase your damage by 750% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Tal Rasha's Grasp

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Tal Rasha's Brace
Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Tal Rasha's Stride
Tal Rasha's Grasp
(2) Set: Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. There is an 8 second cooldown for each damage type.
(4) Set: Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 25% for 8 seconds.
(6) Set: Attacks increase your damage by 750% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.
Tal Rasha's Brace

Set Belt

265 - 314 Armor

Primary Stats

+91 - 100 Resistance to All Elements
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Tal Rasha's Brace
Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Tal Rasha's Stride
Tal Rasha's Grasp
(2) Set: Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will grant immunity to that element and cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. This only occurs if the Wizard has Meteor on their action bar, and the same meteor cannot happen twice in a row.
(4) Set: Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 100% for 8 seconds. Attacking with Meteor reduces the cooldown of Teleport by 1 second.
(6) Set: Attacks increase your damage by 2000% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Tal Rasha's Stride

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Tal Rasha's Brace
Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Tal Rasha's Stride
Tal Rasha's Grasp
(2) Set: Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. There is an 8 second cooldown for each damage type.
(4) Set: Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 25% for 8 seconds.
(6) Set: Attacks increase your damage by 750% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.
Firebird's Tarsi

Set Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+78 - 83 Vitality

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 200% 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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Focus

Set Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Restraint

Set Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Aether Walker

Legendary Wand

9.8 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Teleport no longer has a cooldown but costs 25 Arcane Power.
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Triumvirate

Legendary Source

Primary Stats

+1.471363E-43 Maximum Damage
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1%

Secondary Stats

Your Signature Spells increase the damage of Arcane Orb by 300 - 400% for 6 seconds, stacking up to 3 times.
One of 1 Magic Properties (varies)
+1.443337E-43 Minimum Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Firebird's Pinions
- Pauldrons of the Skeleton King
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Tal Rasha's Allegiance
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Nemesis Bracers
- Ancient Parthan Defenders
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Tal Rasha's Grasp
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Tal Rasha's Brace
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Tal Rasha's Stride
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Firebird's Tarsi
- Nilfur's Boast
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Aether Walker
- Unstable Scepter
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Triumvirate
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Damage you deal is increased by 4% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy hit. Maximum 20% increase at 50 yards.
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30 seconds after killing an elite pack.

Kanai's Cube

Unstable Scepter

Legendary Wand

9.8 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

The damage of Arcane Orb is increased by 350 - 450% and its explosion triggers an additional time.
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Unstable Scepter
The Shame of Delsere

Legendary Belt

6 - 7 Armor

Secondary Stats

Your Signature Spells attack 50% faster and restore 9 - 12 Arcane Power.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
The Shame of Delsere
Halo of Karini

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

You take 60 - 80% less damage for 5 seconds after your Storm Armor electrocutes an enemy more than 15 yards away.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Halo of Karini

Head: INT / CHC / AO% or VIT / Socket (Topaz)
Shoulder: INT / VIT / Life% or RCR / AD
Chest: INT / VIT / AS / EliteDmgRed% or +Armor / Sockets (Topaz)
Amulet: Cold% / CHC / CHD / Socket
Gloves: INT or AS / AD / CHC / CHD
Belt: INT / VIT / Life% / +Armor or AR
Bracer: Cold% / INT / LoH or VIT / CHC
Pants: INT / VIT / +Armor / Sockets (Topaz or Amethyst)
Boots: INT / VIT / +Armor / AO%
Rings: AS / CHC / CHD / Socket
Weapon: %Dmg / AS / INT or AD / Socket (Emerald)
Offhand: INT / AO% / CHC / APoC

Secondary resists where possible, also secondary resistance to CC effects (to limit the time when frozen / feared), melee and ranged % reduction is also a nice to have.

Topaz in helm for the extra RCR. +Max AP on wand / source if possible (not required, but really nice to have).

APoC is required for AP returns. This allows you to spam frozen orb as much as possible.

Attack Speed is great for this build. You want to be at 1.96 AS (assuming max rolls on gear). AS is required on weapon, chest, and paragon, and on at least two out of three items between rings and gloves. Note I've listed the AS rolls on rings above for simplicity. I'll list a breakpoint table below. You can opt for quad gloves in addition to AS ring rolls, this would give you an additional breakpoint.

Area Damage is good considering we can use Supermassive to help group enemies. I recommend between 90% and 114% AD (2-3 gear pieces).

LoH can go on Bracer for more recovery.

EliteDmgReduction% is preferred on chest, and +Armor on belt. However, +Armor on chest, and +AR on belt are adequate, and easier to acquire.

+Life% is preferred on shoulder, but RCR will be an adequate roll.

VIT is a defensive option for helm. AO% is better for damage, and will let you go higher in GR though.

You can also opt for amethyst in pants if feeling low on VIT. I prefer this option if going with LoH on bracer.

You will want to wear Aether walker, as getting a good unstable scepter will prove difficult. However, if you find a good primal Unstable scepter, feel free to use it instead.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Maximum Resource
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Life Regeneration
Resist All
Life
Armor

Utility

Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Gold Find

Build Guide

Frozen Orb Wizard with Tal. I love this build for spamming of Frozen orb. Quite a lot of fun, and no hassles with having to put up bubbles like with DMO. On top of that, the damage bonuses are easier to manage.

Halo of Karini grants a large boost to defense. The Power of the Storm rune combined with Arcanot give massive AP cost reduction and regen. APoC on source and Topaz in helm also give us nice benefits in regard to resource. Shame of Delsere also provides a nice means to replenish AP. These let us spam frozen orb and Teleport as much as required.

We slot area damage to kill close groupings of enemies. We place Supermassive as our primary means of grouping of targets. Ess of Johan on your follower is an option for the additional pull. This can also work against you, but still a strong option I think.

Attack Speed is also really good for the build. AS Breakpoint table below:

1.94 AS (1.96 AS with perfect rolls) is recommended as a minimum, which would put you at the 30 frames / tick BP. This would be from AS on paragon, chest, weapon, and both rings. You can opt for quad gloves, this would give an additional AS affix, and let you hit 29 frames / tick.

Use your Conflagrate to refresh Triumvirate, F&R and time the subsequent spamming of Frozen Orb so that you are dealing maximum damage. When possible, stand in Oculus ring procs (item also on follower).

Conflagrate is nice because it is ranged, pierces enemies, and has a fairly quick travel speed, which is nice to have for these speed runs.

Teleport and Aether Walker are included for the increased mobility and defense. In combination with Illusionist, you get increased run speed as well, great for helping re-position, kite mobs, and dodge attacks.

FB2 is placed for the extra revive. Nilfur's, are an adequate alternate, but the double revive for speeds is nice, it can save you that extra gem roll.

Power Hungry for the 30+ yard multiplier. Blur is placed for the defense.

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Alternates:

Shielding setup (for slightly higher speed runs, tad slower, but more defensive):

Run with ABBs instead of Nemesis bracer. Swap Arcanot for MW:Deflection. Place Galvanizing Ward, and Astral presence (swap out Blur, and Illusionist. Consider also swapping Powerful for Stricken.

Nilfur's Boast: additional meteor damage can be nice at times, but still only about an 8% overall damage increase. I prefer the double revive.
Skeleton King Pauldrons: shoulder filler, with rare chance to revive.
Unwavering Will for the extra damage, and defense when standing still.
Elemental Exposure: Try for Fire, Lightning, or Arcane damage type on your weapon, since the weapon damage type will be applied on any attack.
Conflagration: Fairly good choice considering our fire signature spell.
Astral Presence: Another good means of AP regen.
Absolute Zero: Great rune choice on black hole for the damage increase. Would have to swap out Arcanot though, and to me this was too much of a resource loss. The extra range on Supermassive is a great option for quickly dispatching the larger groupings too.

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Also check out the solo push Tal Frozen orb build:

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