Rating
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[2.4] (S5) Wizard Level 36-70 Starter Build

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Skills

  • Teleport Safe Passage
  • Disintegrate Convergence
  • Familiar Sparkflint
  • Hydra Arcane Hydra
  • Storm Armor Power of the Storm
  • Magic Weapon Conduit
  • Blur
  • Astral Presence
  • Illusionist

Items

  • Head

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  • Shoulders

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  • Amulet

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  • Torso

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  • Wrists

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  • Hands

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  • Waist

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  • Legs

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  • Feet

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  • Rings

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  • Weapon

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  • Offhand

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Paragon Priorities

Core

Primary Stat
Vitality
Movement Speed
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

Summary:

  • You can use this build to level your new Wizard in season. I've included many swaps to account for different playstyle options (more offense vs more defense) but the core of the build is the same: Hydra + channeling spender + Storm Armor (for extra damage), with Illusionist + Teleport to get around easier.
  • You can also use this or a similar build for after you get to level 70 and get Haedrig's Gift, to start farming T1-T7 in S5. Disintegrate will work well with Firebirds as a starting point.

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Note on the video:

  • While I had legendary gear on the PTR, I scaled up the difficulty, so that it'd be comparable to the clear speed you'd like to be at on live.
  • The general rule is, if you are clearing slow, you should be at a lower difficulty.

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Quick notes:

  • Be sure to pick the Templar's Inspire for additional AP regen.
  • If you can, run further into density to aggro more monsters, this will result in faster clear speed.

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Required Swap:

  • Swap one of:
    • MW:Conduit for MW:Force Weapon
    • Storm Armor (PoTS) for one of:
      • Storm Armor (Scramble)
      • Storm Armor (Shocking Aspect)
      • Energy Armor (Pinpoint Barrier)

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Recommended Swaps:

  • As you gain levels you can swap out your Hydra for a different spender or other Hydra rune.

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Optional Swaps:

  • Swap Familiar (Sparkflint) for any defensive ability.
  • Swap Blur for Any Other Passive
  • Swap Teleport (Safe Passage) for Teleport (Wormhole)
  • Once you reach level 49, you can opt to swap Disintegrate (Convergence) to Arcane Torrent (Static Discharge)

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