[Top 3] Diablo 3 Best Wizard Builds

Updated:

04 Aug 2020

The wizard is a ranged class that uses magic to crowd control demon hordes in Diablo 3.

Fueled by Arcane and Wizards mix between fire, cold, lighting, and Arcane magic abilities to allow lots of creativity with combos. It's a flashy class, with the abilities to summon meteors, hydras, and black holes to slay enemies.

With this class resource management and the lack of toughness must be managed. Wizards have no abilities that boost their health. The builds below to take this into account for this, however, it's critical to be aware of this while playing.

Remember, player skill will affect results, as will specific equipment traits. Now let’s grab your wands and focus on the Top 3 Diablo 3 Wizard Build.

3. Tal Rasha Explosive Blast

This Wizard decided that instead of a wand, The Furnance would best send his message.

This build needs to have the Ring of Royal Grandeur in Kani’s Cube, as you are going to be taking parts of different sets, Tal Rasha, Aughild’s Authority, and Captain Crimson’s Trimmings. The Ring of Royal Grandeur’s ability is that you need one less set-piece to gain full set benefits. Skill wise, you are using one skill of lighting, fire, cold and arcane skill to keep the Tas Rasha set fully stacked.

What Tal Rasha Explosive Blast Excels In:

Fast - this build is able to move around quickly
Strong - it is tanky for a wizard build.
Damage - it does a ton of damage to burn through mobs, elites as well as bosses.

Gear Stats: Fire, Cooldown reduction, and area damage. Explosive damage is good if you can get it.

Gear: Gems in this set are Diamond in the helm, Emerald in the weapon, and Topaz in the rest.

Helm: Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Shoulders: Aughild’s Power
Gloves: Tal Rasha's Grasp
Chest: Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Belt: Captain Crimson’s Silk Girdle
Pants: Tal Rasha's Stride
Boots: Captain Crimson’s Waders
Bracers: Aughild’s Search
Amulet: Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Ring 1: Focus
Ring 2: Restraint
Weapon 1: In-geom
Offhand: Orb of Infinite Depth
Legendary Gems:
- Bane of the Powerful
- Bane of the Trapped
- Wreath of Lightning or Boon of The Hoarder - both of these improve speed.

Gear in Kanai’s Cube:

Wand of Woh
Nemesis Bracers
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Active Skills:

Shock Pulse - Piercing Orb
Frost Nova - Frozen Mist
Explosive Blast - Chain Reaction
Diamond Skin - Prism
Teleport - Calamity
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon

Passive Skills:

Illusionist
Evocation
Unstable Anomaly
Audacity

Paragon Priority:

Core

Intelligence
Vitality
Movement Speed
Maximum Arcane Power

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Attack Speed

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Life Per Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find

Links for more information:

Build Link: https://www.d3planner.com/756567561

Video about this build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Fq1wvT-yA

2. Tal Rasha Meteor

Giant Eye Ball is included.

This build makes use of the fire meteors to cause damage, but also other elements to getthe best use of Tal Rasha set. It is also has a very forgiving play style. This is a channeling build by design, so less movement is required.

What Tal Rasha Meteor Excels In:

Elemental Damage - it uses all of the different types of elements to keep the set at maximum damage resist, and damage dealing.
Mastery of Combos - it’s a balancing act to make sure that you keep the set bonus abilities going.
Massive amounts of damage.

Gear Stats: Intelligence, Fire, Vitality. Ideally, you want to have three sources of life percent, then go with the Armor to increase your durability.

Gear: Gems in this set are Topaz to add to intelligence in all armor, Emerald in the weapon. Amethis for more life in the helm, or Topaz for resource cost reduction.

Helm: Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Shoulders: Mantle of Channeling
Gloves: Tal Rasha's Grasp
Chest: Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Belt: Tal Rasha's Brace
Pants: Tal Rasha's Stride
Boots: Nilfur’s Boast
Bracers: Ashnagarr’s Blood Bracers
Amulet: Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Ring 1: Convention of Elements
Ring 2: Halo of Karini
Weapon 1: Deathwish
Offhand: Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare (Until Ring of Royal Grandeur is in Kanai’s cube, then swap to Etched Sigil)
Legendary Gems:
- Bane of the Trapped
- Taeguk
- Bane of the Stricken

Gear in Kanai’s Cube:

The Grand Vizier
Aquila Cuirass
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Active Skills:

Storm Armor - Power of the Storm
Magic Weapon - Deflection
Meteor - Meteor Shower
Ray of Frost - Cold Blood
Teleport - Calamity
Arcane Torrent - Static Discharge

Passive Skills:

Dominance (give more toughness) or Unstable Anomaly (erases one death per 60 seconds)
Illusionist
Audacity
Galvanizing Ward

Paragon Priority:

Core

Movement Speed
Intelligence
Maximum Arcane Power
Vitality

Offense

Critical Hit Chance*
Critical Hit Damage*
Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed

*You want to keep this at a one to ten ratios until Hit Chance is full, then focus on the rest.

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Life Per Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Gold Find

Links for more information:

Link to Build: https://www.d3planner.com/574462884

Video about this build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6H2eezdyZA

1. Vyr Chantodo Archon

Wizard apparently do not need to see what they are doing...

This build uses Vyr’s Amazing Arcana in conjunction with Cantodo’s Resolve to create one of the newest top tier builds. Both of the sets had received buffs to them, which made this combination more powerful. This build is a cold/arcane base build, making it different from the fire builds featured so far.

What Vyr Chantodo Archon Excels In:

It’s another fast build - it moves quickly and damages as it goes.
You like to play with Archon skills. This build uses all of them and stacks them.
The use of timing and combos - you need to balance the stacks and the timing of attacks for massive power increases.

Gear Stats: Intelligence, Vitality, Cold Damage are what should be sought.

Gear: Gems in this set are Diamonds in your helm, Topaz in the armor for cooldown reduction, however, if toughness is an issue swap for Emeralds or Rubies. Emeralds in the weapons.

Helm: Vyr’s Sightless Skull
Shoulders: Vyr’s Proud Pauldrons
Gloves: Vyr’s Grasping Gauntlets
Chest: Vyr’s Astonishing Aura
Belt: Fazula’s Improbable Chain
Pants: Vyr’s Fantastic Finery
Boots: Vyr’s Swaggering Stance
Bracers: Strongarm Bracers
Amulet: Squirt’s Necklace
Ring 1: Convention of Elements
Ring 2: Halo of Karini
Weapon 1: Chantodo’s Will
Offhand: Chantodo’s Force
Legendary Gems:
- Bane of the Trapped
- Bane of the Powerful - Can be swapped to Bane of the Stricken at higher Tier/Rift levels
- Gogok of Swiftness