Greetings fellow wizards!

wat is the best rune for twister? wth forley?

It's been awhile my Wizzie friends!


I got my items for my Wizzie(That DelRasha build)


Wizzie!


I think I'm gonna go back to Firebird build with my new boots. Since Fire still rule the world for Wizzie?

Delrasha seems like a viable option although I would still say a tal set with meteor boots still seems to output the most amount damage on a consistent basis. Firebirds is pretty much dead now unfortunately

Been away for too long.
Hanz, I still use my old FB gears.

Please share your meteor build and gears.

I'm using a build which most top solo wizards are using while pushing high tier Greater Rifts (>GR55).

The build is as follows:

Items
1. Aether Walker - 10% damage, Int, Vit, Socket
2. Tal (Head) - Int, Vit, CC, Socket (Int, CC, Meteor%, Socket can also be used if you do not have problems staying alive)
3. Tal (Glove) - Int, CC, CHD, RCR (Vit over RCR if using a Int, CC, Meteor%, Socket helm)
4. Tal (Belt) - Int, Vit, Life%, Armor>AR
5. Tal (Pants) - Int, Vit, Armor, Sockets
6. Tal (Offhand) - Damage Range, Int, Vit, CC, Arcane Power on Crit, Meteor%
7. Tal (Amulet) - Int, CC, CHD, Socket
8. Cindercoat - Fire%, Int, Vit, Sockets (High Fire RCR is a big plus)
9. Ancient Parthan of Defenders - Fire%, Int, Vit, CC
10. Focus & Restraint (Rings) - Int, CC, CHD, Socket
11. Nilfur's Boast - Int, Vit, AR (perma rolled, Armor obviously better here), Meteor% (Note: Prioritisation should be on the secondary passive which gives 150-200% increase damage when meteor strikes 3 or less enemies. A normal nilfur's with 190% is always better than an ancient 180% for example)
12. Pauldron's of Skeleton King - Int, Vit, Armor, RCR

** RCR = Resource Cost Reduction

Skills
1. Shock Pulse - Piercing Orb
2. Blizzard - Snowbound
3. Force Weapon - Conduit
4. Meteor - Meteor Shower
5. Teleport - Calamity
6. Storm Armor - Power of the Storm

Passives
1. Audacity
2. Unstable Anomaly
3. Astral Presence/Blur
4. Elemental Exposure

Gameplay
The beauty of this build is that you can pick and choose your fights. At higher GR's (>GR51) you would very rarely (in most cases never) engage an elite pack unless you are armed with a pylon. You would need to teleport through the map while grouping and killing off white mobs. Keep mobs stunned with your Teleport Calamity, while alternating your skills and casting meteors. (Always keep an eye out for your Focus/Restraint bonus, and Tal stacks, and make sure they are always up). I would say only fight when you have >10 mobs around you to ensure you are protected by your Parthan bracers. Keeping up your resource (i.e. Arcane Power) will always be an issue which is why Resource Cost Reduction on your items are important to the build. Remember to alternate between your spells and primary attack (i.e. Piercing orb) to keep your Arcane Power and Focus/Restraint bonus up.

Good luck and happy hunting

This post has been edited by forgottenhans: Jun 16 2015, 10:33 PM

Thanks for sharing.
So, IAS and CDR are not needed?
Aether walker may be rare to come by. Any alternative?
What is the ideal RCR?

Nope, IAS and CDR not required for this build. You can only really afford to have RCR on two pieces max (shoulder and glove). I would suggest at least shoulder to have it. Whether you need RCR on your glove pretty much depends on your play style and how well you manage your resources. If you have trouble maintaining your AP, it would be better if you had RCR on gloves, if not, go for vit.

Without an Aether Walker, you are basically in an area where you have to improvise with whatever gear u have. Before i obtained an AW, i have used variations of common builds. For example, I used a modified melee freeze build utilising Halo of Arlyse (I've tried with a two-hander (e.g. Grand Vizier) or a one-hander (e.g. sun keeper/devastator + tal offhand) with good effect. Think I managed GR52 with that. You may find the build here (http://www.diablofans.com/builds/53721-grift-55-solo-melee-tal-rasha-perma-lockdown), although i used meteor shower instead of mammoth hydra coz i didn't have a Serpent Sparker at that time.

You could also try out the pure delsere build
http://www.diablofans.com/builds/53661-2-2...rb-fire-or-cold

Ultimately you may still use firebirds to farm t6 till you get the necessary gear. By no means is firebirds useless, I just meant that for pushing greater rifts, firebirds has been pushed down the pecking order as compared to tals/delsere. T6 farming with firebirds is still pretty efficient.

Thanks for sharing.
One last question, what legendary gems do you use for y our meteor build?

For pushing high tier GRs, gems I use are:
Bane of Trapped, Taeguk, Toxin.

For T6 I use::
Pain Enhancer, Toxin, Molten Gizzard/Bane of Trapped

It's really good to see wizards back in the game in this patch after so long. With solo GRs breaking 60 and viability in group GRs >65, it's an exciting time to be a wizard.

Actually was wondering if anyone has tested extensively on Delrasha builds and what is the potential in solo GR? Haven't had much time to experiment in that area. Hehe

DelRasha with Meteor Shower emphasis.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wiza...cdRX!ZcZYbY

This post has been edited by MOBAJOBG: Jun 18 2015, 09:17 PM

Thanks for sharing Moba. But a few questions:

1. How do you trigger your lightning stack for tal? I don't seem to see a lightning spell.
2. How do you execute the game play for this build? Do you tp around casting slow time and let it DoT, or do you focus down groups of mobs then move on?

Answers are provided after your questions.

Mandatory items.
1. Aether Walker.
2. Ancient Parthan Defenders -Lightning.
3. RoRG
4. 5pc Tal Rasha's Elements
5. 3pc Delsere's Magnum Opus
6. Convention of Elements
7. Nilfur's Boast
This post has been edited by MOBAJOBG: Jun 19 2015, 09:11 AM

Ahh alright got it. What gems are you using? You mentioned PE? Are you referring to Pain Enhancer? I can already see a lot of similarities between delrasha and the normal tal set. Seems like the gameplay is same.

Cleared GR52 pretty easily with this build.
http://www.diablofans.com/builds/54387-del...-6pc-tal-rashas

Seems like this this guy has even cleared GR55 with Crown of primus and a devastator. A good alternative for those who don't have an ancient Aether Walker yet. Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Q0Ild90kY

Moba, thanks for sharing.

Is Aether Walker mandatory?
Any alternative?

What are the gems you used for this build?

Do you need resource reduction from shoulder/gloves/off hand source?
Is IAS needed?

This post has been edited by ALeUNe: Jun 21 2015, 05:58 PM

opus plus tal rasha set good? i found both the primus and nilfurst item

yups, its a good combination set which has some mid-high GR tier potential. However, most wizards usually just go full tal set for pushing top tier GRs (GR 55 above).

hope i got nice item tonight, its been a while for me.

Good luck!