Most Popular Wizard Builds in Patch 2.2

Archive of the top Diablo III Wizard builds and skills at level 70 during patch 2.2

  • Note: this is historical data! These were the most popular Diablo III Wizard builds and skills, used by level 70 Wizards during patch 2.2.
  • Each set of data contains charts of three groups of Wizards:
    • The softcore Wizards who are in the bottom 75% of elite monster kills.
    • The softcore Wizards who are in the top 25% of elite monster kills.
    • All hardcore Wizards regardless of elite monster kills.
  • See the Patch 2.2 Data Archive for details on this data.

Wizard Active Skills in Patch 2.2

  • These historical charts list the most popular Diablo III Wizard active skills that were used by level 70 Wizards in patch 2.2.
  • The chart on the left has data from level 70 softcore Wizards, who were in the bottom 75% of elite monster kills. The chart in the middle has data from the level 70 softcore Wizards who were in the top 25% of elite monster kills. The chart on the right has data from all hardcore Wizards regardless of elite kills.
Charts Last Updated: September 12, 2015
Active Skills - Lower 75%
Active SkillsPercent
1Magic Weapon76.94
2Blizzard57.93
3Hydra56.17
4Energy Armor56.00
5Teleport55.88
6Black Hole44.96
7Electrocute33.56
8Meteor25.39
9Familiar25.03
10Magic Missile21.29
11Slow Time20.47
12Energy Twister19.30
13Shock Pulse18.30
14Arcane Orb14.46
15Ice Armor14.02
16Storm Armor10.01
17Archon8.92
18Disintegrate7.87
19Frost Nova6.69
20Spectral Blade4.81
21Mirror Image4.72
22Explosive Blast4.42
23Arcane Torrent4.13
24Wave of Force3.42
25Ray of Frost2.79
26Diamond Skin2.49
Active Skills - Top 25%
Active SkillsPercent
1Magic Weapon82.68
2Blizzard64.27
3Energy Armor62.38
4Teleport61.04
5Hydra57.72
6Black Hole52.49
7Electrocute29.64
8Meteor29.21
9Familiar25.09
10Slow Time18.28
11Magic Missile17.84
12Shock Pulse16.61
13Ice Armor12.80
14Storm Armor10.33
15Arcane Orb8.41
16Energy Twister7.49
17Archon7.41
18Explosive Blast6.34
19Frost Nova6.09
20Spectral Blade5.17
21Mirror Image5.00
22Disintegrate4.87
23Arcane Torrent3.67
24Wave of Force2.87
25Diamond Skin1.23
26Ray of Frost0.99
Hardcore Active Skills
Active SkillsPercent
1Teleport84.84
2Magic Weapon66.01
3Energy Armor60.19
4Hydra57.64
5Blizzard57.54
6Black Hole44.94
7Electrocute31.41
8Magic Missile23.05
9Ice Armor22.90
10Meteor21.61
11Slow Time17.86
12Familiar17.74
13Energy Twister14.70
14Arcane Orb14.32
15Shock Pulse11.81
16Disintegrate8.30
17Archon6.64
18Storm Armor5.73
19Frost Nova5.54
20Spectral Blade5.36
21Arcane Torrent4.07
22Mirror Image3.90
23Ray of Frost3.64
24Wave of Force3.53
25Explosive Blast3.36
26Diamond Skin3.33

Wizard Passive Skills in Patch 2.2

  • These charts list the most popular Diablo III Wizard passive skills that were used by level 70 Wizards in patch 2.2
  • The chart on the left has data from level 70 softcore Wizards, who were in the bottom 75% of elite monster kills. The chart in the middle has data from the level 70 softcore Wizards who were in the top 25% of elite monster kills. The chart on the right has data from all hardcore Wizards regardless of elite monster kills.
Passive Skills - Lower 75%
Passive SkillsPercent
1Elemental Exposure55.04
2Unstable Anomaly54.19
3Blur45.81
4Glass Cannon43.93
5Astral Presence39.28
6Illusionist24.20
7Evocation21.90
8Audacity17.39
9Arcane Dynamo16.91
10Unwavering Will15.73
11Dominance15.30
12Prodigy15.24
13Conflagration14.82
14Cold Blooded10.80
15Paralysis3.37
16Galvanizing Ward2.78
17Temporal Flux2.12
18Power Hungry1.20
Passive Skills - Top 25%
Passive SkillsPercent
1Unstable Anomaly55.44
2Elemental Exposure54.43
3Blur50.99
4Glass Cannon39.91
5Illusionist33.33
6Astral Presence31.13
7Evocation25.18
8Audacity18.39
9Arcane Dynamo18.05
10Conflagration16.04
11Unwavering Will15.79
12Dominance15.30
13Prodigy14.29
14Cold Blooded6.37
15Paralysis1.93
16Galvanizing Ward1.44
17Temporal Flux1.29
18Power Hungry0.71
Hardcore Passive Skills
Passive SkillsPercent
1Unstable Anomaly91.78
2Blur72.94
3Elemental Exposure39.26
4Dominance34.32
5Illusionist33.43
6Astral Presence31.47
7Evocation15.01
8Unwavering Will14.19
9Glass Cannon12.28
10Conflagration11.34
11Audacity9.56
12Arcane Dynamo7.65
13Cold Blooded7.17
14Galvanizing Ward7.02
15Prodigy6.92
16Paralysis2.40
17Power Hungry1.71
18Temporal Flux1.54

Wizard Softcore Builds in Patch 2.2

See the Patch 2.2 Data Archive for more historical details, including the best Wizard equipment.
  • These were the most popular softcore Wizard builds, among softcore level 70 Wizards active in patch 2.2.
  • The charts list the 5 most popular Wizard builds and the percentage of the characters who used that specific build. It also lists 10 build variants. These are builds which use the same active skills as the primary build, but with small differences in the passive skills or runes.
  • The charts on the left have data from softcore Wizards who made up the bottom 75% of elite monster kills.
  • The charts on the right have data from softcore Wizards who were at the top 25% of elite monster kills.
Wizard Top 25% Build #2
This build is used by 0.67% of the Top 25% of Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.77%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Meteor - Star Pact Glass Cannon
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon Arcane Dynamo
Electrocute - Surge of Power Prodigy
Blizzard - Snowbound Elemental Exposure
Hydra - Mammoth Hydra
Slow Time - Stretch Time
Build Variant #2A (0.39%)
Slow Time - Time Warp replaces Stretch Time
Build Variant #2B (0.17%)
Blizzard - Frozen Solid replaces Snowbound
Build Variant #2C (0.11%)
Blizzard - Frozen Solid replaces Snowbound
Slow Time - Time Warp replaces Stretch Time
Build Variant #2D (0.11%)
Conflagration replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #2E (0.08%)
Magic Weapon - Conduit replaces Force Weapon
Build Variant #2F (0.08%)
Magic Weapon - Conduit replaces Force Weapon
Slow Time - Time Warp replaces Stretch Time
Build Variant #2G (0.04%)
Slow Time - Time Warp replaces Stretch Time
Conflagration replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #2H (0.04%)
Slow Time - Time Warp replaces Stretch Time
Unstable Anomaly replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #2I (0.04%)
Blizzard - Frozen Solid replaces Snowbound
Unstable Anomaly replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #2J (0.04%)
Unstable Anomaly replaces Glass Cannon
Wizard Lower 75% Build #3
This build is used by 0.46% of the Lower 75% of Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 0.83%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon Arcane Dynamo
Teleport - Calamity Illusionist
Electrocute - Arc Lightning Unstable Anomaly
Blizzard - Frozen Solid Elemental Exposure
Hydra - Mammoth Hydra
Ice Armor - Crystallize
Build Variant #3A (0.15%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Build Variant #3B (0.05%)
Magic Weapon - Deflection replaces Force Weapon
Blur replaces Unstable Anomaly
Build Variant #3C (0.05%)
Blur replaces Unstable Anomaly
Build Variant #3D (0.03%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Blur replaces Unstable Anomaly
Build Variant #3E (0.02%)
Electrocute - Chain Lightning replaces Arc Lightning
Build Variant #3F (0.02%)
Blur replaces Arcane Dynamo
Build Variant #3G (0.02%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Blur replaces Arcane Dynamo
Build Variant #3H (0.01%)
Blur replaces Illusionist
Build Variant #3I (0.01%)
Teleport - Wormhole replaces Calamity
Build Variant #3J (0.01%)
Magic Weapon - Deflection replaces Force Weapon
Wizard Top 25% Build #3
This build is used by 0.57% of the Top 25% of Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.10%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon Glass Cannon
Energy Armor - Force Armor Astral Presence
Blizzard - Frozen Solid Unstable Anomaly
Shock Pulse - Piercing Orb Elemental Exposure
Energy Twister - Wicked Wind
Hydra - Mammoth Hydra
Build Variant #3A (0.27%)
Blur replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #3B (0.06%)
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor replaces Force Armor
Build Variant #3C (0.05%)
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor replaces Force Armor
Blur replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #3D (0.03%)
Energy Armor - Pinpoint Barrier replaces Force Armor
Build Variant #3E (0.03%)
Arcane Dynamo replaces Astral Presence
Build Variant #3F (0.02%)
Blur replaces Astral Presence
Build Variant #3G (0.02%)
Arcane Dynamo replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #3H (0.02%)
Arcane Dynamo replaces Astral Presence
Blur replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #3I (0.02%)
Blizzard - Snowbound replaces Frozen Solid
Build Variant #3J (0.01%)
Energy Armor - Pinpoint Barrier replaces Force Armor
Blur replaces Glass Cannon
Wizard Lower 75% Build #4
This build is used by 0.35% of the Lower 75% of Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.28%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon Glass Cannon
Energy Armor - Force Armor Astral Presence
Electrocute - Surge of Power Unstable Anomaly
Blizzard - Frozen Solid Elemental Exposure
Energy Twister - Wicked Wind
Hydra - Mammoth Hydra
Build Variant #4A (0.29%)
Arcane Dynamo replaces Astral Presence
Build Variant #4B (0.18%)
Arcane Dynamo replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #4C (0.14%)
Blur replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #4D (0.09%)
Arcane Dynamo replaces Astral Presence
Blur replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #4E (0.05%)
Blur replaces Astral Presence
Build Variant #4F (0.04%)
Arcane Dynamo replaces Astral Presence
Prodigy replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #4G (0.04%)
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor replaces Force Armor
Build Variant #4H (0.04%)
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor replaces Force Armor
Blur replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #4I (0.03%)
Arcane Dynamo replaces Astral Presence
Cold Blooded replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #4J (0.03%)
Electrocute - Lightning Blast replaces Surge of Power
Wizard Top 25% Build #4
This build is used by 0.55% of the Top 25% of Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.10%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon Arcane Dynamo
Teleport - Calamity Illusionist
Electrocute - Arc Lightning Unstable Anomaly
Blizzard - Frozen Solid Elemental Exposure
Hydra - Mammoth Hydra
Ice Armor - Crystallize
Build Variant #4A (0.17%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Build Variant #4B (0.10%)
Magic Weapon - Deflection replaces Force Weapon
Blur replaces Unstable Anomaly
Build Variant #4C (0.08%)
Blur replaces Unstable Anomaly
Build Variant #4D (0.05%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Blur replaces Unstable Anomaly
Build Variant #4E (0.04%)
Electrocute - Chain Lightning replaces Arc Lightning
Build Variant #4F (0.03%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Blur replaces Arcane Dynamo
Build Variant #4G (0.02%)
Blur replaces Arcane Dynamo
Build Variant #4H (0.02%)
Blizzard - Snowbound replaces Frozen Solid
Build Variant #4I (0.02%)
Magic Weapon - Deflection replaces Force Weapon
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Blur replaces Unstable Anomaly
Build Variant #4J (0.02%)
Audacity replaces Arcane Dynamo
Wizard Lower 75% Build #5
This build is used by 0.35% of the Lower 75% of Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 2.02%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Black Hole - Blazar Evocation
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon Blur
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor Illusionist
Teleport - Safe Passage Unstable Anomaly
Blizzard - Apocalypse
Hydra - Mammoth Hydra
Build Variant #5A (0.24%)
Teleport - Wormhole replaces Safe Passage
Glass Cannon replaces Evocation
Build Variant #5B (0.24%)
Conflagration replaces Evocation
Build Variant #5C (0.22%)
Teleport - Wormhole replaces Safe Passage
Build Variant #5D (0.21%)
Black Hole - Spellsteal replaces Blazar
Teleport - Wormhole replaces Safe Passage
Conflagration replaces Evocation
Build Variant #5E (0.19%)
Glass Cannon replaces Evocation
Build Variant #5F (0.19%)
Teleport - Wormhole replaces Safe Passage
Conflagration replaces Evocation
Build Variant #5G (0.13%)
Teleport - Wormhole replaces Safe Passage
Astral Presence replaces Evocation
Conflagration replaces Illusionist
Build Variant #5H (0.09%)
Teleport - Wormhole replaces Safe Passage
Conflagration replaces Evocation
Glass Cannon replaces Illusionist
Build Variant #5I (0.08%)
Energy Armor - Force Armor replaces Prismatic Armor
Teleport - Wormhole replaces Safe Passage
Build Variant #5J (0.08%)
Teleport - Wormhole replaces Safe Passage
Dominance replaces Evocation
Wizard Top 25% Build #5
This build is used by 0.54% of the Top 25% of Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 3.18%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Black Hole - Blazar Glass Cannon
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon Blur
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor Illusionist
Teleport - Wormhole Unstable Anomaly
Blizzard - Apocalypse
Hydra - Mammoth Hydra
Build Variant #5A (0.47%)
Teleport - Safe Passage replaces Wormhole
Evocation replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #5B (0.44%)
Teleport - Safe Passage replaces Wormhole
Build Variant #5C (0.43%)
Evocation replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #5D (0.27%)
Conflagration replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #5E (0.26%)
Teleport - Safe Passage replaces Wormhole
Conflagration replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #5F (0.19%)
Dominance replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #5G (0.15%)
Energy Armor - Force Armor replaces Prismatic Armor
Build Variant #5H (0.15%)
Astral Presence replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #5I (0.14%)
Energy Armor - Force Armor replaces Prismatic Armor
Evocation replaces Glass Cannon
Build Variant #5J (0.14%)
Black Hole - Spellsteal replaces Blazar
Conflagration replaces Glass Cannon

Wizard Hardcore Builds in Patch 2.2

  • These were the most popular hardcore Wizard builds, among hardcore level 70 Diablo III Wizards active in patch 2.2.
  • The charts list the 4 most popular hardcore Wizard builds and the percentage of the characters who used that particular build. It also lists 10 build variants. These are builds which have the same active skills as the primary build, but with small differences in the passive skills or runes.
Wizard Hardcore Build #3
This build is used by 0.24% of hardcore Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 0.63%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon Blur
Energy Armor - Force Armor Astral Presence
Blizzard - Frozen Solid Unstable Anomaly
Shock Pulse - Piercing Orb Elemental Exposure
Energy Twister - Wicked Wind
Hydra - Mammoth Hydra
Build Variant #3A (0.21%)
Glass Cannon replaces Blur
Build Variant #3B (0.08%)
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor replaces Force Armor
Build Variant #3C (0.02%)
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor replaces Force Armor
Dominance replaces Astral Presence
Build Variant #3D (0.02%)
Dominance replaces Astral Presence
Build Variant #3E (0.01%)
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor replaces Force Armor
Dominance replaces Blur
Build Variant #3F (0.01%)
Dominance replaces Blur
Build Variant #3G (0.01%)
Dominance replaces Elemental Exposure
Build Variant #3H (0.01%)
Glass Cannon replaces Astral Presence
Build Variant #3I (0.01%)
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor replaces Force Armor
Dominance replaces Elemental Exposure
Build Variant #3J (0.01%)
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor replaces Force Armor
Glass Cannon replaces Blur
Wizard Hardcore Build #4
This build is used by 0.21% of hardcore Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 0.72%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon Arcane Dynamo
Teleport - Calamity Illusionist
Electrocute - Arc Lightning Unstable Anomaly
Blizzard - Frozen Solid Elemental Exposure
Hydra - Mammoth Hydra
Ice Armor - Crystallize
Build Variant #4A (0.20%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Build Variant #4B (0.11%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Blur replaces Arcane Dynamo
Build Variant #4C (0.05%)
Blur replaces Arcane Dynamo
Build Variant #4D (0.03%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Astral Presence replaces Arcane Dynamo
Blur replaces Illusionist
Build Variant #4E (0.02%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Blizzard - Snowbound replaces Frozen Solid
Build Variant #4F (0.02%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Blur replaces Illusionist
Build Variant #4G (0.02%)
Blizzard - Snowbound replaces Frozen Solid
Build Variant #4H (0.02%)
Blur replaces Elemental Exposure
Build Variant #4I (0.02%)
Electrocute - Surge of Power replaces Arc Lightning
Blur replaces Arcane Dynamo
Dominance replaces Illusionist
Build Variant #4J (0.02%)
Electrocute - Chain Lightning replaces Arc Lightning
Want more historical data from patch 2.2? See the Patch 2.2 Data Archive for other charts.
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