Wizard Top 5 Builds Guide

1st.  The Typhon's Veil Set  (Hydra)

The Typhon's Veil Set Wizard was majorly buffed way back in Season 28 and still remains in first place in the rankings for the top Wizard builds.

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Legendary Gems

Bane of the Trapped

Increases damage against enemies under the effect of crowd controlling effects and gives a 30% slow aura.

Enforcer

Gives all of your pets increased damage and decreases their damage taken by 90%.

Bane of the Powerful

Gives 20% increased damage after killing an elite and increased damage/reduced damage taken against elites.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Electrocute - Surge of Power (Rune)

Hydra - Frost Hydra (Rune)

Blizzard - Apocalypse (Rune)

Magic Weapon - Force Weapon (Rune)

Black Hole - Absolute Zero (Rune)

Storm Armor - Scramble (Rune)

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Passives

Cold Blooded

Audacity

Unstable Anomaly

Galvanized Ward

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Equipment

Set: The Typhon's Veil

(2) Set Bonus:

Doubles the duration of Hydras and increases the number of heads on your multi-headed Hydras by two.

(4) Set Bonus:

Damage taken is now reduced by 8% for each Hydra head you have alive. Each time you take damage a Hydra head dies and a head cannot die more than once every two seconds.

(6) Set Bonus:

Hydras now deal 4000% increased damage for each Hydra head that's alive.

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Weapon: Fragment of Destiny

 Signature spells attack 50% faster, deal triple damage, and increase your Hydra damage by 30% stacking up to 10 times.

Source: Winter Flurry

Hydras now deal 150% increased damage to enemies inside the area of effect of your Blizzard skill.

Gloves: Tasker and Theo

Increases the attack speed of your pets by 50%.

Belt: The Shame of Delsere

Signature skills attack 50% faster and restore 12 Arcane Power.

Bracers: Ashnagarr's Blood Bracer

Increases the potency of your Wizard life shields by 100%.

Ring: Halo of Karini

Gives 80% reduced damage taken if your Shock Armor has recently hit an enemy more than 15 yards away.

Ring 2: The Compass Rose

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

Amulet: The Traveler's Pledge

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

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Seasonal Kanai's Cube Power (when it's active)

Note: When there is a seasonal Kanai's Cube legendary power you should use the below items instead.

Seasonal Ring: Focus

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Seasonal Ring 2: Restraint

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Seasonal Amulet: Squirt's Necklace

Gives up to 100% increased damage and 50% increased damage taken if you haven't taken damage recently.

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Tower

Intelligence increases all resistances which makes armor more valuable for intelligence characters. This potion heals you and provides 20% increased armor for a large toughness increase.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Amethyst

A Flawless Royal Amethyst is recommended for life percent which increases the size of your Wizard shields.

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Powers

Weapon: Serpent Sparker

You may now have one extra Hydra head at a time and the damage of Hydra is increased by 300%.

Armor: The Magistrate

Your Hydras now periodically cast Frost Nova and deal 300% increased damage.

Ring/Amulet: Ring of Royal Grandeur

Gives one less set item to complete sets (with a minimum of two set items).

Seasonal: Halo of Karini

Gives 80% reduced damage taken if your Shock Armor has recently hit an enemy more than 15 yards away.

 

Item Stat Priority

Helm: Intelligence > Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Vitality

Body: Sockets > Intelligence > Vitality > % Damage to Hydra

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Intelligence > Vitality > Critical Hit Damage

Shoulders: Intelligence > Vitality > Area Damage > % Damage to Hydra

Legs: Sockets > Intelligence > Vitality > Armor

Waist: Intelligence > Vitality > Armor > Life Percent

Bracers: Intelligence > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Cold Damage Percent

Feet: Intelligence > Vitality > Armor > All Resistance

Amulet: Socket > Intelligence > Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Intelligence > Vitality

Note: You should raise the priority of defensive stats like Vitality and life recovery if you have low paragons.

 

The Typhon's Veil Tips​

1. Your cold Hydras and their Frost Novas with the The Magistrate legendary power chill enemies which triggers the damage increase on the Bane of the Trapped legendary gem.

2. The Force Weapon Magic Weapon rune gives 10% more weapon damage but it can optionally be switched to the Deflection rune for a life based damage shield at lower paragon levels.

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2nd. Delsere's Magnum Opus Set (Arcane Orb)

The Delsere's Magnum Opus Arcane Orb Wizard was significantly buffed offensively back in season 30 and comes in at second place in the Wizard rankings.

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Legendary Gems

Bane of the Trapped

Increases damage against enemies under the effect of crowd controlling effects and gives a 30% slow aura.

Bane of the Powerful

Gives 20% increased damage after killing an elite and increased damage/reduced damage taken against elites.

Bane of the Stricken

Enemies receive a stacking damage taken increase and your damage against bosses is increased by 25%.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Electrocute - Surge of Power (Rune)

Arcane Orb - Frozen Orb (Rune)

Black Hole - Spellsteal (Rune)

Slow Time - Point of No Return (Rune)

Magic Weapon - Force Weapon (Rune)

Storm Armor - Shocking Aspect (Rune)

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Passives

Cold Blooded

Audacity

Unstable Anomaly

Galvanized Ward

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Equipment

Set: Delsere's Magnum Opus

(2) Set Bonus:

Casting Arcane Orb, Electrocute, and various other skills casts Slow Time at the enemy unless the target is already inside of Slow Time. The cooldown of Teleport resets while you're inside Slow Time.

(4) Set Bonus:

You take 75% reduced damage while you have a Slow Time active. Allies inside Slow Time gain half this benefit.

(6) Set Bonus:

Enemies affected by your Slow Time and for 5 seconds after exiting take 20,000% increased damage from your Arcane Orb, Electrocute, and a various other skills. 

Set: Captain Crimson's Trimmings

(2) Set Bonus:

Regenerates 6000 life per second, reduces your cooldowns by 20%, and reduces resource costs by 20%.

(3) Set Bonus:

Damage dealt is now increased by a percentage of your cooldown reduction and damage taken is now reduced by a percentage of your resource cost reduction.

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Weapon: Unstable Scepter

The damage of Arcane Orb is increased by 450% and its explosion is triggered twice.

Source: Triumvirate

Your signature spells now increase the damage of Arcane Orb by 400% stacking up to 3 times.

Bracer: Ashnagarr's Blood Bracers

Increases the potency of your Wizard shields by 100%.

Ring: Halo of Karini

Gives 80% reduced damage taken if your Shock Armor has recently hit an enemy more than 15 yards away.

Ring 2: The Compass Rose

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

Amulet: The Traveler's Pledge

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

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Seasonal Kanai's Cube Power (when it's active)

Note: When there is a seasonal Kanai's Cube power use the below items instead with the seasonal power.

Seasonal Ring: Focus

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Seasonal Ring 2: Restraint

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Seasonal Amulet: Squirt's Necklace

Gives up to 100% increased damage and 50% increased damage taken if you haven't taken damage recently.

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Tower

Intelligence increases all resistances which makes armor more valuable for intelligence characters. This potion heals you and provides 20% increased armor for a large toughness increase.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Topaz

Gives resource cost reduction which increases your toughness with the Captain Crimson's Trimmings set.

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Powers

Weapon: Wizardspike

Gives a 25% chance to hurl a Frozen Orb on attack and the damage of Arcane Orb is increased by 350%.

Armor: Crown of the Primus

Slow Time now gains the effect of every rune except the Point of No Return rune and permanently follows you.

Ring/Amulet: Ring of Royal Grandeur

You require one less set item to complete sets (with a minimum of two set items).

Seasonal: Halo of Karini

Gives 80% reduced damage taken if your Shock Armor has recently hit an enemy more than 15 yards away.

 

Item Stat Priority

Helm: Intelligence > Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Vitality

Body: Sockets > Intelligence > Vitality > Life Percent

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Intelligence > Vitality > Critical Hit Damage

Shoulders: Intelligence > Vitality > Resource Cost Reduction > Area Damage

Legs: Sockets > Intelligence > Vitality > Armor

Waist: Intelligence > Vitality > Life Percent > Armor

Bracers: Intelligence > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Cold Damage Percent

Feet: Intelligence > Vitality > % Damage to Arcane Orb > Armor

Amulet: Socket > Intelligence > Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Intelligence > Vitality

 

Delsere's Magnum Opus Tips

1. Cast three primary signature spells to get the 400% stacking damage increase from the Triumvirate source and then cast Frozen Orb to attack enemies.

2. The Force Weapon Magic Weapon rune gives 10% more weapon damage but it can optionally be switched to the Deflection rune for a life based absorb shield at lower paragon levels.

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3rd. Firebird's Finery Set (Spectral Blade)

The third place spot goes to the Firebird's Finery Spectral Blade Wizard which is a primary skill build variation that deals very high damage while still being very strong defensively.

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Legendary Gems

Bane of the Trapped

Increases damage against enemies under the effect of crowd controlling effects and gives a 30% slow aura.

Bane of the Powerful

Gives 20% increased damage after killing an elite and increased damage/reduced damage taken against elites.

Bane of the Stricken

Enemies receive a stacking damage taken increase and your damage against bosses is increased by 25%.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Spectral Blade - Frost Blade (Rune)

Disintegrate - Chaos Nexus (Rune)

Black Hole - Spellsteal (Rune)

Magic Weapon - Force Weapon (Rune)

Explosive Blast - Chain Reaction (Rune)

Storm Armor - Shocking Aspect (Rune)

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Passives

Conflaguration

Audacity

Unstable Anomaly

Galvanized Ward

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Equipment

Set: Firebird's Finery

(2) Set Bonus:

Disintegrate now ignites enemies causing them to take 3000% weapon damage as fire. When you die a Meteor falls from the sky and revives you with a 60 second cooldown.

(4) Set Bonus:

Casting Disintegrate adds Combustion stacks which reduce the cooldown of Teleport by 2% stacking up to 50 times. Additionally, you gain 80% reduced damage taken while maintaining any stacks of Combustion.

(6) Set Bonus:

You gain 5000% increased damage while an enemy is Ignited. Hitting an enemy with a non-channeled fire spell deals Ignite damage multiplied by Combustion stacks.

Set: Captain Crimson's Trimmings

(2) Set Bonus:

Regenerates 6000 life per second, reduces cooldowns by 20%, and reduces resource costs by 20%.

(3) Set Bonus:

Damage dealt is now increased by a percentage of your cooldown reduction and damage taken is now reduced by a percentage of your resource cost reduction.

Set: Aughild's Authority

(2) Set Bonus:

Increases your damage dealt by 30% and reduces your damage taken by 15%.

(3) Set Bonus:

Increases your damage dealt against elites and reduces your damage taken from elites by 30%.

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Weapon: Fragment of Destiny

Signature spells cast 50% faster and deal triple damage.

Source: Firebird's Eye

Helps complete the Firebird's Finery set.

Ring: Halo of Karini

Gives 80% reduced damage taken if your Shock Armor has recently hit an enemy more than 15 yards away.

Ring 2: The Compass Rose

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

Amulet: The Traveler's Pledge

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

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Seasonal Kanai's Cube Power (when it's active)

Note: When there is a seasonal Kanai's Cube power use the below items instead with the seasonal power.

Seasonal Ring: Focus

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Seasonal Ring 2: Restraint

Set: Gain 50% increased damage after using a primary and 50% increased damage after using a spending skill.

Seasonal Amulet: Squirt's Necklace

Gives up to 100% increased damage and 50% increased damage taken if you haven't taken damage recently.

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Tower

Intelligence increases all resistances which makes armor more valuable for intelligence characters. This potion heals you and provides 20% increased armor for a large toughness increase.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Amethyst

A Flawless Royal Amethyst is recommended for life percent which increases the size of your Wizard shields.

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Powers

Weapon: Orb of Infinite Depth

Explosive Blast increases your damage by 10% and reduces your damage taken by 20% stacking up to 4 times.

Armor: The Shame of Delsere

Signature spells now cast 50% faster and restore 12 Arcane Power.

Ring/Amulet: Ring of Royal Grandeur

You require one less set item to complete sets (with a minimum of two set items).

Seasonal: Halo of Karini

Gives 80% reduced damage taken if your Shock Armor has recently hit an enemy more than 15 yards away.

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Item Stat Priority

Helm: Intelligence > Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Vitality

Body: Sockets > Intelligence > Vitality > Life Percent

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Intelligence > Vitality > Critical Hit Damage

Shoulders: Intelligence > Vitality > Resource Cost Reduction > Area Damage

Legs: Sockets > Intelligence > Vitality > Armor

Waist: Intelligence > Vitality > Life Percent > Armor

Bracers: Intelligence > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Armor

Feet: Intelligence > Vitality > Armor > All Resistance

Amulet: Socket > Intelligence > Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Intelligence > Vitality

 

Firebird's Finery Tips​​

1. Always maintain a high number of Combustion stacks for its damage increase and its 80% reduced damage taken from the Firebird's Finery set.

2. You should use Black Hole to gather mobs together, Ignite them with Disintegrate for increased damage and 80% reduced damage taken, and then finish them off with Flame Blades.

3. Try and keep Focus and Restraint active by using a primary skill and spending skill every 5 seconds.​

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