Exactly my build right now but I did it without using the signature spells + arcane recovery per attack. Its viable and I believe it will works even more wonder if I added the signature spell as well.

Thou I'm using it in Inferno mode it should be a lot better in Hell.

ehh actually my left and right click is pretty messy

*note i priotize damage over anything. >_< sometimes I go crazy as to only have 6k Max HP even solo-ing in inferno. But that also depends on how fast I can react to magic attacks from mobs. Sometimes mobs does this crazy magic instantly and by the moment you realised it you already on the floor. - so I always bring my vit pair Armor + pants which give me additional 10k hp or more i forgot

my left would be FrostHydra and right click would be blizzard + unreletting storm (more damage for blizzard - my kind of thing!)

1 - Energy Armor + Energy Tap (extra 20 arcane is definite welcome to me)
2 - Familiar + Sparkflint (like i said I priotize damage)
3 - Magic Weapon + Force Weapon (damage damage damage!)
4 - Diamond Skin + Crystal Shell ( without this runes Diamond Skin is pointless to me in inferno )

Passive - Cold Blooded (Reason for my Frost Hydra), Galvanizing Ward (the regen is much welcome), Astral Presence (again AP is like Wizardy life.)

So yeah After I use blizzard (increase damage by 20%) I use Hydra (to damage them) I then repeat this steps. Whenever the mobs reaching closer, I activate Diamond skin and walk through them - in the middle of that I drop a blizzard again and recast Hydra if necessary then went behind them. I repeat this back and forth until the mobs are all cleared.

Of course the trick here is to never get hit at all. Since I only have 6k hp lol. Even if we do get hit a little, there's this awesome regen every wiz know.

I wanted to try Venom hydra next. It sounds cool since it does dps overtime. How big is the pool anyway?

You should try Force Armor + Diamond Skin since your vit is so low, its really overpowered atm. With force armor, the maximum dmg you can receive from a single blow is 6000hp * 35% = 2100 HP. Thats good but here's the killer part; Diamond Skin only absorbs the damage AFTER the force amor reduces the damage. This means with Diamond Skin, you can take about 10 hits from mobs before Diamond Skin breaks.

10 free hits...thats really alot

if u know, ray frost does more dmg than disintergrate
215% comapre to 155%

draw back, disintergrate can go trough enemies, ray frost cant

but i like using rayfrost + snow blast(boss killer)

longer use more dmg, i get around 15k plus per hit with rayfrost+snowblast after 1.5seconds

Hey! Thanks for the note up! I didn't know Force Armor will reduce the damage first over Diamond Skin. This is cool 


eh How did you manage to DPS with Disintegrate while slowing them with blizz and using Hydra at the same time? Wouldn't that overkill usage of AP?

I did use Disintegrate as my main last time but it consume to much AP for of course a crazy amount of damage. But in a long run, it gives me trouble.

Also my reason for not using Glass (even though aim is damage) because of the decrease in armor and resistance. (i know i have sucky hp and it don't really help to have extra armor and resistance) but there is no point for me to use Energy Armor to increase my resistance and armor but my passive end up decreasing it. But yes the extra damage is very nice still.

Also cooldown don't really that matters anymore to me because Blizzard + Hydra has no CD at all - plus they slow and give me enough time to wait for Diamond Skin to finish CD.

But if your option to go for party overall your build is better because of the CD and extra damage. I will opt for your build over mine in party hehe.

guys how u determine or increase the damage of wizard? im on lvl 34, all rare gears but dps onli around 700, is that normal?

i feel that my dps is low... can someone advice a bit?

and about the gear , wat stat do i need? i knew int is important, other than that?

shojikun, what level are you? I might have some weapon to spare.

Guys what is your total damage in inferno? I find it hard still to kill those monkeys with 15.4k damage.

I can't find any good source so still stick with 2 handed. In away its better since my AP consume is not so hardcore.

damn just realize force armor is only available at lvl 54.. guess i wont b able to experiment tonight. anyone can confirm that the build is still working? if so, im going to collect life regen gears while im my on way to lvl 54

eh mist your weapon 2handed or 1? if 1 what source are u using?
How come chances on getting critical hit = increase your base damage?

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Added on May 23, 2012, 7:57 pmthis is shiat. why is Energy Armor + Force Armor being nerf????????

Damage absorbed cannot exceed the maximum health implies that the 35% absorbed cannot exceed your maximum health.

Assuming you have 3.5k health and the monster hits you for 10k damage. 35% of that 10k is absorbed by exceeds your health, you thus die. Basically instead of being better the lower your HP is, Force Armor now relates directly to your maximum health.
Of course this doesn't matter. Act IV Inferno mobs hit for 170k damage

Kite, kite and kite. I don't play a Wizard but the fundamentals don't change. All the monsters have telegraphed attacks so its easy to know what they'll do next. Lacuni stalkers will swing their hands back if they're about to lob a grenade or they'll arch back when they pounce.

Venom Hydra + Blizzard is the way to go as usual.

..or you can do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_QrJ7RTfM

erk the perma frost still working. been using it fer hours.

nah i didnt spend a gold on this build. i already have it in the first place. Finally a way to make use of my legendary shield

I don't know what build is viable now other then kitting and kitting...

I've tried Dodge build = phailed misereably. Tank build with resist over 500 hp 30k still pointless. Lightning build + paralysis + aspd = pointless.

Best build is still Vit + Resist + FA + Blizzard + Venom Hydra.

So to say I rest my Wizard starting today. Until I able to farm for a crazy set for my wiz or until blizzard is in good mood.

I'm going to make a Monk now.

So ya wizardy - annyeong!

Regards,
Nels

hmm a question here...i found a weapon that has this affix stats says

32% damage....

what does this means? if these weapon has a dps of 400 vs another weapon with 400dps but having around 15% aspd bonus which would be preferable?

cause i am not sure whether the affix says 32% dmg is already counted in the 400 dps or not..if yes then similiar weapon with 400 dps + 15%aspd would be a better choice rite?

those who complain that wizard cant play at all in hell/inferno must be those who r forever alone? if u have two more company you wont have problem playing!

Guys, how about this build for kitting in inferno? Please give some comments.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wiza...;UWa!abYacZ

well, force armor isn't really gonna help unless u have high resist as ur base..
going through normal mob isn't as hard if u have hydra + blizzard.. but elite is kinda hard, especially those with molten/plague + minion + vortex/teleport + mortar
dun bother with mirror image, mobs in inferno haz hacks and ignores all images
archon with tele might be a better choice tho, should make good use of normal tele as well

I select the arcane hydra due to the temporal flux combo with blizzard which make the enemy slow down.....

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Added on May 29, 2012, 11:20 pm
Erm, maybe i can swap the magic missle to diamond skin? 

I know venom hydra does awesome damage but is it suitable for kitting? Since normally We need to kite when we meet fast moving monster, the venom hydra do not much damage in this situation.
Thinking maybe swap magic missle for diamond skin, coz most of the i wont use the mm while kitting? What so u think?

So maybe for primary i will test either celestial arcane orb or diamond skin
Cant wait to test how this build going to work

Last night woke up at 3:30am and play start of Inferno Act 1 until Skeleton King and I thought the game is fairly easy than expected so far.. Blue and Elites mob pack hardly gives me any problem but still die a few times la due to own mistake / lag Probably it will get more interesting as the game gets harder later on..

This is my skill build:

Offensive:

1. Arcane Orb (Tap the Source)
I don't have any signature spell so I use this for my main attack instead of my usual magic misile seeker + blizzard combo. Its important that you use this rune and a slow 2H weapon so that you won't run out AP so quickly.

2. Hydra (Venom)
Awesome for kiting... just summon it in the middle and u run in circle around it and everything that chase u will fall down like flies~

Defensive:

3. Teleport (Fracture)
Got Jailed or Walled? No problem, teleport your ass out of danger! I think its very underrated in D3 and if you can use it properly, it will make ur life so much easier. Try to teleport over an obstacle so that you can buy sometime for yourself / free shot at them. I chose the rune because the 2 decoy always seems to distract them lol.

4. Diamond Skin (Crystal Shell)
I find that its important to have 2 defensive spell in inferno.. so if you already used up your teleport, u still have a backup plan to save urself from dying. Get Crystal Shell rune for protection up to 21.7k damage.

Buff:

5. Energy Armor (Force Armor)
Get your HP in the range of 20k and all hits will be reduced to 35% percent of ur life. Must have.

6. Magic Weapon (Force Weapon)
Up your DPS by 15%. Must have.

Passive:

Glass Canon for more DPS. You need it.
Temporal Flux to slow them down with your Orb.
Astral Presence because u really need a lot of AP & regen with this build.

Comments:
If I feel confident, I could swap Diamond Skin or Energy Armor for Familiar + Sparkflint for even more DPS. Also, I think Galvinizing Ward is no longer useful in inferno because you now have high HP.. Too bad the regen amount doesnt scale with your level Just find some EQ with life regen instead of wasting a slot for it.

Thoughts?