still works.

Popular builds = melee cm/ww, archon, blizz + vhydra, arcane orb + vhydra

Stack crit chance, Get AP on crit on offhand/weapon/helm. Crit damage the more the merrier.

If melee get as much resist + armor + some loh/leech.

Zeraphy, try to kite to kill mobs and not face tank the mobs. pump ur hp to bout 13k-15k to be safe.

well a dead wizard cant do more dps than a more tanky 1 right? Like some one posted, buy a reduced level requirement weapon and buy some int/vitality gear. usually chest, belt and pants comes with alot of vitality.

if you kite alot, using scoundrel is better. Choose the skills multishot arrow and the slow (very important). He helps you to slow alot of mobs down and gives u the crit aura.

This post has been edited by geno: Jul 26 2012, 10:31 AM

-Aim for 40crit chance, crit damage the more the merrier boost alot dps but not required. Use scoundrel for 3% crit.
-Arcane power on crit gears on (helm/offhand/weapon) aim for 20+ but 10 will work ok.
-Life on Hit bout 500-700, all resist 300-400 as starter excluding prismatic armor, 25k-35k hp
-bind mousewheel to frost nova and explosive blast and spam diamond skin + tornado till ur keyboard and mousewheel broken

= profit

This post has been edited by geno: Jul 26 2012, 04:33 PM

im running at about 1k resist and 7k Armor buffed 30+k hp with 30+k dps. cant steamroll act 3, still need to move and dodge most stuff. still doable but slow. if running mf usually arcane orb vhydra build better.


This post has been edited by geno: Jul 28 2012, 11:37 AM

what i lack is armor and a shield. act 3 onwards shield important with decent block rate n high armor. loh is a must i have 900 but i think 600 is enough
try to get loh in amulet n rings. get max crit dmg on weapon with ap on crit

based on ehp calculation u need about 1.5-1.6mil to tank everything. its worth it or not is subjective, for me i love it because its more challenging and agressive kinda playstyle. search for antarin. one of the best wiz cm ww players

his previous gears. he got a better weapon later with loh on amulet n rings. http://imgur.com/G4CAB

This post has been edited by geno: Jul 28 2012, 12:33 PM

its ok if u have alot of mobs around n u spread out ur twisters to 2-3 per mob so ur crits keeps ur nova off cd frequent enough. its tricky for mf swap and i usually die in act 3 if i try. act 2 no issue. running bout 41-42crit and im ok with it for now.

bind to ur gaming keyboard button. so 1keypress is enough. i use mousewheel up n down binds.

good luck and let me know if it works for you. :-)

pvp is different story altogether

This post has been edited by geno: Jul 29 2012, 03:28 PM

VS fire chains. i usually tank them at choke points or face tanked them if their other affix is manageable. Shield helps alot vs fire chains. The fire chains affix mob A.I. will always want to surround you. so stutter step while move back towards a choke point.

invulnerable you have to find choke points as well where the invulenerable minions cant hit you while u zerg down the rare elite, once rare dies minnions despawn.

How defense mechanic works in d3 is like this. When you take damage it filters down a list below.

Dodge > Armor > Reduction Skills (Iron Skin, Blur, etc) > Resistance > Barb/Monk 30% reduction > Shield Block > Absorption Skills (Diamond Skin, etc)


P/S: get a shield with good block rate + amount/armor/resist and some crit chance. shield block can mitigate fire chains if you having alot problems with it. i keep them in my inventory and swap with my source if i get a tough affix.

This post has been edited by geno: Jul 30 2012, 02:33 PM

If you're cm/ww build dont forget 1 important stat

AP on crit. that made a difference for me when vs mobs that u wanna zerg coz of bad affix.

Key binds also matter alot. if any of you notice conventional keyboards wont accept more than 2 keys pressed together. they will only activate 1 skill even though 2 other skill is off cooldown when ur spamming them (apparently this is called keyboard ghosting). Gaming keyboards wont have this problem i believe.

My solution was mouswheel bind 3&4 for explosive blast + nova. and keyboard only press and hold onto 2 for diamond skin.

Keyboard ghosting explained: http://www.microsoft.com/appliedsciences/a...gexplained.mspx

This post has been edited by geno: Jul 30 2012, 03:38 PM

No idea bro, but im using microsoft keyboard. confirm got ghosting. after change to this setup with max 30 ap on crit my dps like doubled and keep on nova lock on mobs very much better control n dps.

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Added on July 30, 2012, 3:51 pmyeah but i would recommend to get them on amulet and rings and max out crit damage on your weapon. im using 900loh but vs tough affix i survive better with 1200 loh. can stand in shit when emergency and healed up very fast. in act1&2 loh 500 more than enough.

This post has been edited by geno: Jul 30 2012, 03:51 PM

But its not really a big issue to have 1k loh. its not a necessity with good play. just tele away from shit and adjust position and u save ur repair cost and not to mentioned millions of gold on loh gear.

20 AP on crit is the comfort zone but the more the merrier as always . Can get them on wand/wiz hat/source.

This post has been edited by geno: Jul 30 2012, 04:01 PM

i'm about 39k dps as melee wiz, good enough already. you just cant play act3 and ac4 like how u play in act2 if you're undergear. if you stand in arcane lazer / desecrator and expect to survive, you wont make it. move and adapt is all you need. and save millions on gear.

for souce most important is the damage has huge difference. followed by 10 ap on crit stat. 100+ - 400+ blue source also can be godly lol

This post has been edited by geno: Jul 30 2012, 04:20 PM

Ok la quite good. crit chance 8.5 is max roll already. just missing ap on crit. maybe get it on wiz hat n wand.

Because the mob in act 2 is lvl 62 and act 3 is lvl 63.

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Added on July 30, 2012, 5:04 pmAct 3/4 you have to dodge fireballs like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQZuidKexBQ

This post has been edited by geno: Jul 30 2012, 05:48 PM

nice offhand for farming with mf. but u lose alot of crit chance compared to a rare source.

just sold almost all of my melee wiz gear. cant wait for gw2!