Wizard Explosive Blast Farming Build With Tal Rasha Set
Introduction
Receiving a bunch of quality of life upgrades and a straight numbers boost in Patch 2.6.1, the Tal Rasha's Elements set maintains a great deal of relevance. One of its undeniable applications is the so-called 'Flashfire' Wizard, an Explosive Blast-focused build that excels at regular Rift speed farming. We also have a solo progression variant that you can access using the link below.
Video Guide
The following video guide was created to accompany the present written guide and demonstrate how to play the build in-game.
Quick Reference
Skill Setup
The basic skill setup of the 'Flashfire' Explosive Blast Wizard is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.
| Active Skills |
|---|
Electrocute
 Surge of Power
Teleport
 Calamity
1
Frost Nova
 Frozen Mist
2
Explosive Blast
 Chain Reaction
3
Diamond Skin
Prism
4
Storm Armor
 Scramble
|
| Passive Skills |
Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the 'Flashfire' Explosive Blast Wizard is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.
- Helm:
Sage's Apogee - Shoulders:
Pauldrons of the Skeleton King - Gloves:
Tal Rasha's Grasp - Chest:
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit - Belt:
Tal Rasha's Brace - Pants:
Tal Rasha's Stride - Boots:
Sage's Passage - Bracers:
Nemesis Bracers - Amulet:
Tal Rasha's Allegiance - Ring 1:
Stone of Jordan - Ring 2:
Avarice Band - Weapon (S24): The Oculus
- Offhand:
Orb of Infinite Depth
For non-Seasonal play (where you do not have access to Ethereal weapons) throughout the duration of Season 24, the recommended weapon for this build is:
- Weapon (Off-Season):
Wand of Woh
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 2:
Bane of the Powerful - Legendary Gem 3:
Boon of the Hoarder
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
In-geom - Armor Slot:
Goldwrap - Jewelry Slot:
Ring of Royal Grandeur
Changelog
- 22 Jul. 2021 (gear page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (this page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (skills page): No changes required for Season 24.
- 02 Apr. 2021 (skills page): No changes required for Season 23.
- 02 Apr. 2021 (this page): Added follower recommendation.
- 02 Apr. 2021 (gear page): Added follower recommendation.
- 20 Nov. 2020 (gear page): Added Cube recommendations for Season 22.
- 20 Nov. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 22.
- 20 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Cube recommendations for Season 22.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (gear page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (this page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (this page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 17 May 2019 (gear page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 17 May 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 17 May 2019 (skills page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (this page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (skills page): Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
- 20 Sep. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 15.
- 14 Jun. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 14.
- 27 Oct. 2017 (gear page): Some wording updates to reflect the buffs to Wand of Woh and Orb of Infinite Depth in Patch 2.6.1.
- 27 Oct. 2017 (this page): No changes necessary in Patch 2.6.1, despite a few small boosts.
- 27 Jun. 2017 (this page): Updated guide for 2.6 and moved it to the new format.
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