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Blizzard

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Blizzard

Casting Delay: 1.8 Seconds
Required Level: 24
Prerequisites: Ice Bolt, Ice Blast, Frost Nova, Glacial Spike
Synergies: Points in the following skills boost the damage of Blizzard:

Details: Blizzard is an area effect spell, calling down an icy storm that chills and cold damages everything over a wide area. Targets are chilled, not frozen, and the damage is dealt over time instead of all in one blast, but the total damage dealt is the highest of any spell in this tree.

  • Blizzard requires a certain play style, since its damage is dealt over several seconds to an area, instead of in a more targeted shot like most Sorceress spells. Monsters will need to be herded together, or a tank used to get them to hold still while Blizzard rains down its damage.
Duration: 4 Seconds
Skill Level Progression [e]
Slvl Mana

DPS

Slvl Mana

DPS

Slvl Mana

DPS

Slvl Mana

DPS

1 23 51-86 6 28 138-178 11 33 276-322 16 38 448-500
2 24 69-104 7 29 155-196 12 34 310-357 17 39 500-553
3 25 86-123 8 30 172-215 13 35 345-393 18 40 552-606
4 26 103-141 9 31 207-250 14 36 379-428 19 41 603-658
5 27 120-159 10 32 241-286 15 37 414-464 20 42 655-711