 | A Wizard guide to legendary gems(1) | Category: WizardSeptember-11-2014 7:03 AM PDT (10 years ago)  |
| Folks, here is a guide to legendary gems for Wizards. Please note that I didn't generate all this information myself. In addition to all the very helpful comments in this thread I gathered the data by searching the forums both here and at diablofans as well as several reddits. Note, I refer to Void's post on Buff and Damage mechanics several times below. Here is the link to that extremely informative post: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/14058607023 If a gem is not listed it is because either the impact is obvious (Simplicity's Strength) or there really isn't much notable in terms of interaction with Wizard abilities. If you find a unique aspect of a gem and a Wizard ability that I don't have please comment below and I'll include it. Zei's Stone of Vengeance
Notable wizard skill impacts - Damage is a multiplicative increase after most other effects are calculated. (see void's post) This means it increases damage done by DOTs or other effects as you increase range to the target. - Hydra - damage increase is based on the Hydra distance from target, not the Wizard distance. Wreath of Lightning
Notable wizard skill impacts - Chance is checked based on skill proc coefficient. - Damage is increased by +lightning damage percentage. - Speed increase allows you to exceed the +25% speed increase cap from gear/paragon - Storm Armor - will trigger Wreath of Lightning - Blizzard, Black Hole - chance only checked on initial cast, not on the DOT damage ticks - Hydra will not trigger this effect (true??) - Mirror Image - your mirror images will not trigger Wreath of Lightning (true??) - Archon - can you get the buff in Archon form?? - Tal Rasha's set - can trigger a lightning meteor from a strike - Provides a dose of lightning damage for the purposes of Elemental Exposure Gem of Efficacious Toxin
Notable wizard skill impacts - Poison damage DOT does not critically hit - The 10% increased damage applies to other party members as well. - The 10% increased damage is additive to other damage. - The poison damage is applied before the actual skill damage, making it very effective against Corrupted Angels who select a poison damage shield letting your main skill damage through. - Blizzard - applied whenever damage is done (yes, this is incredibly effective.) - The Firebird set tier 6 DOT does not trigger the poison effect. - Triggered by Wreath of Lightning strike - Damage continues ticking even after death Pain Enhancer
Notable wizard skill impacts - The bleed effect itself does not critically hit. - Damage is increased by +physical damage percentage. - Triggered by Wreath of Lightning strike - Hydra - will cause the bleed on critical hits (tested??) - The bleed physical damage is applied before the actual skill damage on a critical hit, making it very effective against Corrupted Angels who select a physical damage shield letting your main skill damage through. - There is no buff icon to indicate you are getting an Attack Speed increase, however it does show up on your character sheet. Mirinae, Teardrop of the Starweaver
Notable wizard skill impacts - Chance is checked based on skill proc coefficient. - Damage is increased by +holy damage percentage. - Hydra - will not trigger the effect (true??) [Post edited four times, last edit by Crooth#1905 at September-26-2014 9:29 AM PDT (10 years ago)] | ||
 | A Wizard guide to legendary gems(47) | September-23-2014 10:27 AM PDT (10 years ago) |
| Wow, thanks for taking the time to put this together, Crooth. Every class plays differently, which is why having a class-specific guide to using Legendary Gems is so helpful! | ||
