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 Skills | Percent | |
---|---|---|
1 | Magic Weapon | 76.94 |
2 | Blizzard | 57.93 |
3 | Hydra | 56.17 |
4 | Energy Armor | 56.00 |
5 | Teleport | 55.88 |
6 | Black Hole | 44.96 |
7 | Electrocute | 33.56 |
8 | Meteor | 25.39 |
9 | Familiar | 25.03 |
10 | Magic Missile | 21.29 |
11 | Slow Time | 20.47 |
12 | Energy Twister | 19.30 |
13 | Shock Pulse | 18.30 |
14 | Arcane Orb | 14.46 |
15 | Ice Armor | 14.02 |
16 | Storm Armor | 10.01 |
17 | Archon | 8.92 |
18 | Disintegrate | 7.87 |
19 | Frost Nova | 6.69 |
20 | Spectral Blade | 4.81 |
21 | Mirror Image | 4.72 |
22 | Explosive Blast | 4.42 |
23 | Arcane Torrent | 4.13 |
24 | Wave of Force | 3.42 |
25 | Ray of Frost | 2.79 |
26 | Diamond Skin | 2.49 |
Active Skills - Top 25%
Active Skills | Percent | |
---|---|---|
1 | Magic Weapon | 82.68 |
2 | Blizzard | 64.27 |
3 | Energy Armor | 62.38 |
4 | Teleport | 61.04 |
5 | Hydra | 57.72 |
6 | Black Hole | 52.49 |
7 | Electrocute | 29.64 |
8 | Meteor | 29.21 |
9 | Familiar | 25.09 |
10 | Slow Time | 18.28 |
11 | Magic Missile | 17.84 |
12 | Shock Pulse | 16.61 |
13 | Ice Armor | 12.80 |
14 | Storm Armor | 10.33 |
15 | Arcane Orb | 8.41 |
16 | Energy Twister | 7.49 |
17 | Archon | 7.41 |
18 | Explosive Blast | 6.34 |
19 | Frost Nova | 6.09 |
20 | Spectral Blade | 5.17 |
21 | Mirror Image | 5.00 |
22 | Disintegrate | 4.87 |
23 | Arcane Torrent | 3.67 |
24 | Wave of Force | 2.87 |
25 | Diamond Skin | 1.23 |
26 | Ray of Frost | 0.99 |
Hardcore Active Skills
Active Skills | Percent | |
---|---|---|
1 | Teleport | 84.84 |
2 | Magic Weapon | 66.01 |
3 | Energy Armor | 60.19 |
4 | Hydra | 57.64 |
5 | Blizzard | 57.54 |
6 | Black Hole | 44.94 |
7 | Electrocute | 31.41 |
8 | Magic Missile | 23.05 |
9 | Ice Armor | 22.90 |
10 | Meteor | 21.61 |
11 | Slow Time | 17.86 |
12 | Familiar | 17.74 |
13 | Energy Twister | 14.70 |
14 | Arcane Orb | 14.32 |
15 | Shock Pulse | 11.81 |
16 | Disintegrate | 8.30 |
17 | Archon | 6.64 |
18 | Storm Armor | 5.73 |
19 | Frost Nova | 5.54 |
20 | Spectral Blade | 5.36 |
21 | Arcane Torrent | 4.07 |
22 | Mirror Image | 3.90 |
23 | Ray of Frost | 3.64 |
24 | Wave of Force | 3.53 |
25 | Explosive Blast | 3.36 |
26 | Diamond Skin | 3.33 |
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 Skills | Percent | |
---|---|---|
1 | Elemental Exposure | 55.04 |
2 | Unstable Anomaly | 54.19 |
3 | Blur | 45.81 |
4 | Glass Cannon | 43.93 |
5 | Astral Presence | 39.28 |
6 | Illusionist | 24.20 |
7 | Evocation | 21.90 |
8 | Audacity | 17.39 |
9 | Arcane Dynamo | 16.91 |
10 | Unwavering Will | 15.73 |
11 | Dominance | 15.30 |
12 | Prodigy | 15.24 |
13 | Conflagration | 14.82 |
14 | Cold Blooded | 10.80 |
15 | Paralysis | 3.37 |
16 | Galvanizing Ward | 2.78 |
17 | Temporal Flux | 2.12 |
18 | Power Hungry | 1.20 |
Passive Skills - Top 25%
Passive Skills | Percent | |
---|---|---|
1 | Unstable Anomaly | 55.44 |
2 | Elemental Exposure | 54.43 |
3 | Blur | 50.99 |
4 | Glass Cannon | 39.91 |
5 | Illusionist | 33.33 |
6 | Astral Presence | 31.13 |
7 | Evocation | 25.18 |
8 | Audacity | 18.39 |
9 | Arcane Dynamo | 18.05 |
10 | Conflagration | 16.04 |
11 | Unwavering Will | 15.79 |
12 | Dominance | 15.30 |
13 | Prodigy | 14.29 |
14 | Cold Blooded | 6.37 |
15 | Paralysis | 1.93 |
16 | Galvanizing Ward | 1.44 |
17 | Temporal Flux | 1.29 |
18 | Power Hungry | 0.71 |
Hardcore Passive Skills
Passive Skills | Percent | |
---|---|---|
1 | Unstable Anomaly | 91.78 |
2 | Blur | 72.94 |
3 | Elemental Exposure | 39.26 |
4 | Dominance | 34.32 |
5 | Illusionist | 33.43 |
6 | Astral Presence | 31.47 |
7 | Evocation | 15.01 |
8 | Unwavering Will | 14.19 |
9 | Glass Cannon | 12.28 |
10 | Conflagration | 11.34 |
11 | Audacity | 9.56 |
12 | Arcane Dynamo | 7.65 |
13 | Cold Blooded | 7.17 |
14 | Galvanizing Ward | 7.02 |
15 | Prodigy | 6.92 |
16 | Paralysis | 2.40 |
17 | Power Hungry | 1.71 |
18 | Temporal Flux | 1.54 |
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 Lower 75% Build #1
This build is used by 1.87% of the Lower 75% of Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 3.06%.
Build Variant #1A (0.65%)
Blur replaces Glass Cannon |
Build Variant #1B (0.14%)
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor replaces Force Armor |
Build Variant #1C (0.10%)
Energy Armor - Prismatic Armor replaces Force Armor |
Blur replaces Glass Cannon |
Build Variant #1D (0.06%)
Energy Armor - Pinpoint Barrier replaces Force Armor |
Build Variant #1E (0.05%)
Arcane Dynamo replaces Astral Presence |
Build Variant #1F (0.05%)
Blur replaces Astral Presence |
Build Variant #1G (0.04%)
Arcane Dynamo replaces Glass Cannon |
Build Variant #1H (0.04%)
Magic Weapon - Conduit replaces Force Weapon |
Build Variant #1I (0.03%)
Blur replaces Unstable Anomaly |
Build Variant #1J (0.03%)
Dominance replaces Glass Cannon |
Wizard Top 25% Build #1
This build is used by 0.86% of the Top 25% of Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 2.36%.
Build Variant #1A (0.34%)
Audacity replaces Astral Presence |
Build Variant #1B (0.31%)
Audacity replaces Blur |
Build Variant #1C (0.26%)
Glass Cannon replaces Blur |
Build Variant #1D (0.17%)
Blizzard - Frozen Solid replaces Snowbound |
Build Variant #1E (0.11%)
Audacity replaces Astral Presence |
Glass Cannon replaces Blur |
Build Variant #1F (0.11%)
Audacity replaces Elemental Exposure |
Build Variant #1G (0.06%)
Audacity replaces Blur |
Glass Cannon replaces Unstable Anomaly |
Build Variant #1H (0.05%)
Blizzard - Frozen Solid replaces Snowbound |
Glass Cannon replaces Blur |
Build Variant #1I (0.05%)
Audacity replaces Unstable Anomaly |
Build Variant #1J (0.04%)
Dominance replaces Blur |
Wizard Lower 75% Build #2
This build is used by 0.46% of the Lower 75% of Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.32%.
Build Variant #2A (0.18%)
Audacity replaces Astral Presence |
Build Variant #2B (0.17%)
Glass Cannon replaces Blur |
Build Variant #2C (0.14%)
Blizzard - Frozen Solid replaces Snowbound |
Build Variant #2D (0.14%)
Audacity replaces Blur |
Build Variant #2E (0.07%)
Audacity replaces Astral Presence |
Glass Cannon replaces Blur |
Build Variant #2F (0.06%)
Audacity replaces Elemental Exposure |
Build Variant #2G (0.03%)
Dominance replaces Blur |
Build Variant #2H (0.03%)
Blizzard - Frozen Solid replaces Snowbound |
Glass Cannon replaces Blur |
Build Variant #2I (0.02%)
Blizzard - Frozen Solid replaces Snowbound |
Audacity replaces Blur |
Build Variant #2J (0.02%)
Audacity replaces Blur |
Glass Cannon replaces Unstable Anomaly |
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%.
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%.
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%.
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%.
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%.
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%.
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%.
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 #1
This build is used by 1.77% of hardcore Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 4.83%.
Build Variant #1A (0.44%)
Teleport - Safe Passage replaces Wormhole |
Build Variant #1B (0.42%)
Evocation replaces Dominance |
Build Variant #1C (0.35%)
Conflagration replaces Illusionist |
Build Variant #1D (0.34%)
Conflagration replaces Dominance |
Build Variant #1E (0.33%)
Teleport - Safe Passage replaces Wormhole |
Evocation replaces Dominance |
Build Variant #1F (0.28%)
Glass Cannon replaces Dominance |
Build Variant #1G (0.24%)
Astral Presence replaces Illusionist |
Build Variant #1H (0.23%)
Astral Presence replaces Dominance |
Build Variant #1I (0.23%)
Evocation replaces Illusionist |
Build Variant #1J (0.20%)
Teleport - Safe Passage replaces Wormhole |
Conflagration replaces Dominance |
Wizard Hardcore Build #2
This build is used by 0.29% of hardcore Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 0.76%.
Build Variant #2A (0.09%)
Teleport - Safe Passage replaces Wormhole |
Build Variant #2B (0.07%)
Glass Cannon replaces Dominance |
Build Variant #2C (0.06%)
Conflagration replaces Illusionist |
Build Variant #2D (0.05%)
Astral Presence replaces Illusionist |
Build Variant #2E (0.04%)
Conflagration replaces Dominance |
Build Variant #2F (0.04%)
Evocation replaces Dominance |
Build Variant #2G (0.04%)
Teleport - Safe Passage replaces Wormhole |
Evocation replaces Dominance |
Build Variant #2H (0.03%)
Astral Presence replaces Dominance |
Build Variant #2I (0.03%)
Evocation replaces Illusionist |
Build Variant #2J (0.02%)
Teleport - Safe Passage replaces Wormhole |
Glass Cannon replaces Dominance |
Wizard Hardcore Build #3
This build is used by 0.24% of hardcore Wizards. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 0.63%.
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%.
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.