Diablo 3 Wizard Builds & Guides

Diablo 3 Wizard Builds: Normal Difficulty Specs

The Diablo 3 Wizard builds listed below, focus on skills with potential for burst DPS and Fury generation and/or abilities that augment utility. These Normal Wizard builds are optimized to boost instant burst skills and abilities.

Diablo 3 Wizard Build: Ray of Frost Normal Spec

Diablo 3 Normal mode Wizard build wielding a rotation prioritizing Frost Nova for the chill or freeze effect to maximize Ray of Frost with Cold Blooded for massive sustained DPS. Wave of Force adds to CC, but can be replaced.
Damage: Ray of Frost buffed by Cold Blooded
Survival: Diamond Skin and Ice Armor
Arcane Power: Power Hungry and Astral Presence
Ray of Frost skill rune Numb can be exchanged for Cold Blood to augment Arcane Power preservation.

Diablo 3 Wizard Build: Slow Time/Meteor Normal Spec

Diablo 3 Normal mode Wizard build wielding a rotation prioritizing Slow Time for the Time Warp effect to maximize Meteor with Molten Impact skill rune for massive multiple target DPS. Ray of Frost acts as second main nuke.
Damage: Meteor with Molten Impact, alternatively Ray of Frost
Survival: Slow Time CC and Diamond Skin mitigation
Arcane Power: Power Hungry, Astral Presence and Prodigy
Storm Armor adds to overall DPS. The signature skill Spectral Blade can be switched for another signature skill.

Diablo 3 Wizard Builds: Nightmare Difficulty Specs

The Diablo 3 Wizard builds listed below, focus on skills with potential for DPS and Fury generation and/or abilities that augment survivability. These Nightmare Mode Wizard builds are optimized to boost damage and survivability skills and abilities.

Diablo 3 Wizard Nightmare Builds will be added as Nightmare difficulty becomes available and builds and specs have been adequately tested.

Diablo 3 Wizard Builds: Hell Difficulty Specs

The Diablo 3 Wizard builds listed below, focus on skills with potential for sustained DPS and survivability and/or abilities that augment utility. These Hell Mode Wizard builds are optimized to boost survivability and sustained DPS skills and abilities.

Diablo 3 Wizard Hell Builds will be added as Hell difficulty becomes available and builds and specs have been adequately tested.

Diablo 3 Wizard Builds: Inferno Difficulty Specs

The Diablo 3 Wizard builds listed below, focus on skills that augment survivability and Arcane Power-efficient sustained DPS. These Inferno Mode Wizard builds are optimized to primarily boost survivability.

Diablo 3 Wizard Inferno Builds will be added as Inferno difficulty becomes available and builds and specs have been adequately tested.