DMO Arcane Orbit Wizard Speed Farming Variation
Normal Rift Speed Farming Variation
The DMO Arcane Orbit Wizard can deal reasonably well with Normal Rift farming
all the way through the highest Torment difficulties. The build variation
suffers from minor inconveniences compared to top tier speed farming builds,
chiefly in the necessity to drop manual Slow Times on the battlefield in
order to deal meaningful damage.
We have solo speed GR rankings
and solo speed T16 rankings if
you want to know more about which builds are best for speed farming.
Within the limited scope of regular difficulties, the necessary damage and toughness to triumph over the enemy is significantly smaller. Thus, your best course of action is to improve utility and speed.
Adapting Skills
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In contrast with the progression spec, the power of the speedfarming variation
comes from the relentless Explosive Blast spam, augmented by the powers of
Wand of Woh,
Orb of Infinite Depth and the
Slow Time
amplification from the DMO set. To keep up its costs, you will be spamming
Diamond Skin
Prism, whose cooldown is effectively negated by
In-geom
procs. As a minor inconvenience of the playstyle (compared to a Flashfire build,
for example) is the need to pay attention and drop
Slow Time on top
of every engagement. You will use
Teleport for active maneuvering,
and
Storm Armor
Scramble passively in the background for its movespeed
procs. Lastly, you can use any primary skill of your liking to proc the generator
requirement of the
Focus and
Restraint rings.
The following skill selection alterations will be necessary:
- Since the speedfarming spec completely switches away from the progression
build's
Arcane Orbit focus, replace
Arcane Orb altogether with the resource management powerhouse of
Diamond Skin
Prism. Achieving permanent uptime through
In-geom procs, this utility cooldown will reduce costs of all skills by the impressive 9 Arcane Power, allowing for the trademark
Explosive Blast spam of
Wand of Woh builds.
- Alternate the
Spectral Blade rune to the minor damage amplifier of
Flame Blades.
- Increase damage against enemies in the
Slow Time radius by swapping to the
Time Warp rune.
- In speedrunning,
Teleport is equally vital to cut down rift clear times — so cover more ground with
Wormhole.
Goldwrap plus
Boon of the Hoarder combo will take care of protection, so you should swap
Ice Armor
Crystallize for the reliable movement speed boost of
Storm Armor
Scramble.
- In the passives, remember that during speedfarming the
Explosive Blast spam spec completely negates the benefits of the controlled DPS, progression-oriented
Arcane Dynamo passive. Replace it with
Evocation to further reduce time between detonations and other important cooldowns.
Adapting Gear
The biggest and most important swap in speedfarming is, of course, the weapon:
instead of the Unstable Scepter, you will use the dedicated
Explosive Blast legendary
Wand of Woh. As a tip to circumvent the
rarity of the item, it is recommended that you collect and/or craft rare level
70 Wands (Sovereign Diabolic Wand) in bulk at the Blacksmith, and then use the
Upgrade Rare recipe in Kanai's Cube. The Hope of Cain recipe (1 rare item, 50 of
white, blue and yellow crafting materials) will only produce legendary wands,
cutting down all other one handers in the RNG pool that you would have to deal
with through regular gambling at Kadala.
Do note that for speed farming with the Explosive Blast spec,
Orb of Infinite Depth becomes the necessary companion to
Wand of Woh.
Understandably, both the buildup mechanic of the Endless Walk set and cycling
damage bonuses of Convention of Elements are unfit for the speedy Torment
difficulties, where they are best replaced by the Bastions of Will set,
Focus and
Restraint. These rings excel at all-out offense by
offering a 2.25 independent damage multiplier as long as you alternate between a
primary and spender attacks — which you do by alternating between
Explosive Blast and
Spectral Blade. These speedrun rings are best
completed with a
Hellfire Amulet of Intelligence, as it allows you to
include another farm-appropriate passive like
Glass Cannon.
While The Shame of Delsere bonus will be vital in Greater Rift pushes
to maintain the damage reduction of a cubed
Aquila Cuirass, your
protection in normal rifts will be taken care of by
Goldwrap. The latter
supplies you with practically infinite Toughness on a good
Boon of the Hoarder gold streak.
Defensive precautions like Ancient Parthan Defenders will be overkill
in normal rifts; they should be replaced by the speed boosts of
Warzechian Armguards. The former favorite for the slot,
Nemesis Bracers, are still valuable for the build — they should be
equipped on your follower, who will transfer their power over to you via the
Emanate mechanic.
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To help you with farming the gear you need for your builds, we have two very useful guides that you can access by clicking the links below: a Salvage Guide to help you quickly check whether or not you can safely salvage a piece of gear and a Legendary Farming Guide to help you efficiently farm legendaries and set items.
Adapting Gemming
In Torment runs, Esoteric Alteration's slot is best taken by
Boon of the Hoarder, whose interaction with the cubed
Avarice Band
and worn
Goldwrap will keep you rich, safe and sped up throughout the
run.
In lower Greater Rifts or during farming, you can easily swap
Bane of the Stricken out for the well-rounded damage and toughness increase
of
Bane of the Powerful.
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For more information about gems, please refer to our guide on gems.
Adapting Kanai's Cube
The weapon slot should be taken up by In-geom for the potent 10-second
cut of important cooldowns.
Tucked away in the armor slot of the Cube, Krelm's Buff Belt will
provide you with another source off increased movement speed during speed
farming.
During regular rifts, swap the jewelry slot into the Act III cache legendary
ring Avarice Band. Its unique property extends your pickup radius up to
the massive 30 yards for a generous 10-second period. Triggered, maximized and
constantly refreshed from the endless stream of
Boon of the Hoarder gold,
the ring and the gem will keep you sped up and invulnerable from the worn
Goldwrap.
Follower
The recommended follower for this build during standard rift farming for keys is the Enchantress due to her numerous utility bonuses, allowing you to smooth out your speed runs even further.
For more information regarding followers, we advise you to read our Follower Guide, which contains detailed advice for choosing the skills and the gear of your follower.
Legendary Potion
Your recommended potion is Bottomless Potion of the Tower, whose
Armor-increasing properties complement the naturally high All Resistances stat
of Wizards (due to Intelligence scaling Resistances) for optimal
survivability.
Changelog
- 14 Apr. 2022: Guide reviewed for Season 26.
- 06 Dec. 2021: Added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 22 Jul. 2021: Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 02 Apr. 2021: Added follower recommendation.
- 20 Nov. 2020: Added Cube recommendations for Season 22.
- 01 Jul. 2020: No changes required for Season 21.
- 12 Mar. 2020: No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 22 Nov. 2019: Reviewed for Season 19.
- 23 Aug. 2019: Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
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