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i don't think that Shocking Aspect will trigger from something other than Storm Armor.

The way it reads seems to indicate it will, but the tooltip is somewhat ambiguous.

Quote from Emmbrace

My HC build: http://eu.battle.net...XPjO!Tdf!YbaZac

Diamond Skin is my self centric, and Mirror Images is team centric. They should be a good enough distraction to help my team fall back if need be.

Except Mirror images is self centric as well. Frost Nova, Slow Time (in particular) are group-oriented defensive skills.

Updated: http://us.battle.net...gYTS!cYT!abZZca

Still under consideration/ questions being asked:

Does this build have enough single target damage?

Does Paralysis trigger from Electify/Shocking Aspect?

Do I have the RIGHT defensive skill in Frost Nova, or should I look into Teleport/or Wave of Force?

Is Glass Canon too much of a trade-off?

Can Disintergrate Critically hit?

Looks okay, maybe in some need of tweaking, but a lot of builds are like that.

I'm RELIEVED to see you are using electrocute. Whenever I see a build without it, I just want to slap the guy. That spell is so good, it'll almost certainly eat a nerfbat.

Take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o9kgd6S0lU&feature=youtu.be

Quote from Antalgic

http://us.battle.net...gOjk!XcW!YbZbaY

thanks

What are you using for single target spells?

Quote from Bullkathos1928

Nice and solid build.

It's really not. Magic Missile and no defensive options? Not what I call solid. It's an "I want to spend most of my time dead." build to me.

Quote from Antalgic

Can I please get your alls thoughts and opinions on my build? Thank You. http://us.battle.net...gljm!XcW!abZcYc

You have magic missile, why? You already have Ray of Frost, Charged blast gives you nothing.

I would think Frost Nova would be pretty good in your build, because your Ice-Centric and Frost nova can freeze mobs in Blizzard, not to mention being pretty good defensively.

I'm not really a fan of the "familiar" - it actually seems a rather poor skill, with the possible exception of Sparkflint.

To sum it up, drop Missile for Electrocute (Better AE damage) (which will go well with Blizzard; possibly pick up more defensive options, cause you'll be unable to solo in inferno.

Quote from jungle_woman

how does magic weapon work? does that ability work with all attacks? (such as electrocute)

One of the most relevant posts in the thread, and is yet unanswered. I'm curious too.

Quote from Sikosh

I have second thoughts about Shocking Aspect on Storm Armor.

Isn't Disintegrate incapable of criticals? That there could put a damper on Storm Armor

I haven't heard this.

Quote from Sikosh

I'd actually swap out a few skills to maximise the lightning potential of the build:

http://us.battle.net...gRST!cVT!abZZac

• I added Magic Weapon - Electrify. With Electrocute hititng so many targets, the chance to arc to 3 more is just icing on the cake.

Magic Weapon Electrify is a good suggestion. I was unsure if it would proc from Chain Lightning. I doubt it will, really. But if it does, it'll be very sweet.

Quote from Sikosh

I also swapped out Glass Cannon for Paralysis - a little bit more CC is always helpful, right? Especially if Electrocute is the primary skill.

No, no, no! Paralysis really... sucks. at 5% chance to stun, it's almost useless. Against six mobs, with three casts of Electrocute, you have a good chance of stunning ONE mob, while the other five eat your face.

Quote from Sikosh

Swapped Archon for Storm Armor to deal more electric damage on a critical hit. To me, the long cooldown on Archon is a bit "meh".

This choice is hard, and will depend on if Lightning Aspect can proc from the multiple hits of chain lightning (Don't see why not) and your critical hit %. I think you are perhaps right on this.

Quote from Sikosh

Wave of Force is a nice skil, but requires enemies to actually get close. With Glass Cannon that might not be such a good idea. I replaced with Lightning Hydra for some more utility, as you can cast this anywhere on screen.

Wave of force combos very well with Slow Time. It slows projectiles and enemies; and when they DO eventually get close enough, You Wave of Force and reset the clock; Additionally, TIme Warp increases the damage of Wave of Force.

Like most people, I've been playing around frequently with the Wizard talent calculator and I'm now ready to take my preliminary conclusions public and to gather some feedback from the community. I'm planning to detailing this build (and how it changes ) as I level up.

Firstly, I'm basing my Build off of Electrocute; The spell is simply amazing and cries out to be (ab)used.

First; the Build (at 60)

Co-Op AoE Oriented; http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#UigdOm!cYT!abZabc

Explanation: Build focuses on AoE; Using both Lightning and Arcane to dodge one or the other immunities. Use Disintergrate to weaken; Spam Electrocute against higher heath targets, finish off with Volatility for a Corpse Explosion-isque finish. I didn't totally cut out Defensive options though; because I feel fragile with Glass Cannon selected. Tweak this as you see fit.

Passives: Prodigy to Recover AP, Glass Cannon to increase damage, and Arcane Dynamo. Dynamo really shines when usingElectrocute x5 to stack the charges, and finishing things off with a 75% more powerful disintergrate with an eye to trigger lots of Voltality procs.

Single Target oriented: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#UZYlOm!cXW!cZZZbc

This build turns things on it's head; intended for a group with good AE damage but lacking effective single target (or Soloing) Once again, I attempted to try two schools of magic to dodge immunity monsters as much as possible.

The basic idea is to cast spam Ray of Frost against the big bad mob of the pack, utilizing Electrocute with Arc Lightning/Blizzard as to go-to AE spells.

Passives on this build were somewhat trickier. Cold Blooded was a given. Prodigy again to quickly recharge AP (This may not be needed at all; Ray of Frost isn't an expensive spell, AP wise) and Astral Presence to increase the initial AP pool for a longer-casting Ray of Frost.

The best part of Diablo III is the infinite variation of skill builds; other people may have figured out a better combination of skills, so I'm willing to hear feedback and what you fellow wizards are thinking at this stage.

Once I get the build ironed out, I'll make another post detailing a step-by-step leveling guide on how I change runes, spells and such as I level.