Wizard Explosive Blast Farming Build With Tal Rasha Set
Introduction
Tal Rasha's Elements set is one of the signature sets in the Diablo franchise, and has been used in numerous builds and metas over the years in its Diablo 3 iteration. One of its undeniable applications is the so-called 'Flashfire' Wizard — an ostentatious, Explosive Blast-focused build that relies on snowballing power. This guide will cover all of its available playstyles. The base one presented on this page is the Greater Rift Speed Farming Variation, but this build also has a Nephalem Rift Farming Variation; follow the links above to the respective alterations.
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
Magic Weapon
Deflection
|
| 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:
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom - Shoulders:
Aughild's Power - Gloves:
Tal Rasha's Grasp - Chest:
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit - Belt:
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle - Pants:
Tal Rasha's Stride - Boots:
Captain Crimson's Waders - Bracers:
Aughild's Search - Amulet:
Tal Rasha's Allegiance - Ring 1:
Focus - Ring 2:
Restraint - Weapon:
Wand of Woh - Offhand:
Orb of Infinite Depth
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 2:
Bane of the Powerful - Legendary Gem 3:
Gogok of Swiftness
Soul Shards (Season 25 Specific)
- Helm: Fragment of Destruction with 10% HP Culling effect
- Weapon: Essence of Anguish with 50% Poison damage increase
Check details on the specific rolls of the Soul Shards required for this build in the Gear page of this guide. Read more about Season 25 in our dedicated Season 25 Compendium, and about Soul Shards specifically our Soul Shard Mechanics Guide.
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
In-geom - Armor Slot:
Warzechian Armguards - Jewelry Slot:
Ring of Royal Grandeur
Changelog
- 06 Dec. 2021 (gear page): Added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 06 Dec. 2021 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 25.
- 06 Dec. 2021 (this page): Added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 23 Oct. 2021 (skills page): Revised skill and passive recommendations for the current state of the game.
- 23 Oct. 2021 (this page): Enriched the guide with additional information, re-organized GR and T16 variants.
- 23 Oct. 2021 (gear page): Revised craftable set recommendations and substantially enriched the guide information.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (this page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (gear 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 (gear page): Added follower recommendation.
- 02 Apr. 2021 (this page): Added follower recommendation.
- 20 Nov. 2020 (gear page): Added Cube recommendations for Season 22.
- 20 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Cube recommendations for Season 22.
- 20 Nov. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 22.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (this page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (gear page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (this page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (skills 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 (skills page): Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (this page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
- 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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