The Wizard Progress level 1-20

So this will be a mapped out approach to what I did to level my wizard from level 1-20.

Here is my initial build for the wizard - At first its a very basic build but you got to start somewhere!

Build for under Level 10: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#acY

I liked using this build for a few reasons.

1. Fun
2. Damage inflicted
3. Learning the Wizard

I enjoyed getting used to how the Wizard works. The magic missile is a nice skill to use especially because its a signature spell meaning it doesn't cost any arcane power. The Arcane orb is a skill thats great if mobs get to close you can *Nuke them by doing heavy damage. A tactic that I would use is to get myself surrounded by a group of enemies and then freeze them with the frost nova and then blast them with the Arcane Orb. This works pretty effective otherwise I will just spam the Magic Missle away.

The first 10 levels you really should not be at a risk for dieing as you are really just getting the hang of the build. From 10 - 20 I have a few builds that I use that I will document below.

From Level 10-20 you can kill some stuff but now you need to worry about possibly getting into trouble. Normal difficulty is not to bad at all but you need to start thinking about your build and what you want to accomplish with what you pick.

Build #1 http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#acYdZg!Y!aa.aa

My Primary Signature skill is the Magic Missile. I have the rune attached that gives me 143% Weapon damage and it costs me no Arcane power to do. Like the first build, I stick with the Arcane Orb for a lot of Damage and Nuke Capability. I also stuck with the Frost Nova but added the Wave of force into the  4th skill slot. The method is Freeze a group with frost nova - blast them with the Force Push and then melt with the Arcane Orb. This method works great during this level. This basic concept can work all throughout Normal mode and even some part of Nightmare. The 5th skill can also be combined with the previous method - Diamond Skin can absorb damage against you. Try this....find a big group go diamond skin - frost nova - force push - then Nuke...after they should all be dead. my Final skill selection - Slow Time - I used because it was good against ranged missile attacks but for the most part...I just wanted to try something new and cool lol.

Build #2 is a much more aggressive build that I used when I got bored with the frost nova - force push combination.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#beZdXS!Y!a.aaa

This Build uses the Shock Pulse combines with the Arcane Torrent to rain down damage on groups.
I use the Ray of Frost to damage individual targets and slow them down.  I selected the Wave force to keep enemies far away from me if they get to close. Diamond skin was selected as an armor if Force push cant keep all of the enemies away. Finally Magic Weapon was selected to increase the overall damage of of my attacks.

The passive I always use is Glass Cannon because I will take the damage increase at the cost of armor any day!

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