Wizard Frozen Orb Build With Tal Rasha

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. In an ultimate callback to the Sorceresses of yore, the Tal Rasha Frozen Orb playstyle offers a high risk, high reward long range playstyle that requires skill to pull off, but offers very rewarding gameplay when executed correctly. The base one presented on this page is the Greater Rift Solo Pushing Variation, but this build also has a Nephalem Rift Farming Variation and a Greater Rift Speed Farming Variation; follow the links above to the respective alterations.

The basic skill setup of the Tal Rasha Frozen Orb Wizard is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.

Active Skills
Shock Pulse Piercing Orb Arcane Orb Frozen Orb 1 Black Hole Absolute Zero 2 Magic Missile Conflagrate 3 Teleport Calamity 4 Storm Armor Shocking Aspect
Passive Skills
Illusionist Elemental Exposure Power Hungry Evocation

The required gear setup for the Tal Rasha Frozen Orb 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: Convention of Elements
• Ring 2: Halo of Karini
• Weapon: Unstable Scepter
• Offhand: Triumvirate

The former Season 28 theme, the Altar of Rites, has been revised and re-added to Diablo 3 as a permanent character progression mechanic. — For virtually all builds and players of all skill levels — from casual to advanced — we recommend progressing through the Altar tree using the path outlined below. The suggested path is geared towards maximum quality of life first, then amplifying damage, and then mopping up the tree with defensive and edge case utility nodes.

Note that while they require reaching them with a Seal, Legendary Potion Powers are not part of the Seal cost system; Potions unlock with a separate resource called Primordial Ashes, obtained from salvaging Legendary or Set items of Primal (red bordered) quality. Upgrade them as soon as possible, and in the order shown below (courtesy of Caleko's Altar of Rites planner).

You can read more on the Altar of Rites, Seals and Legendary Potion Powers in our dedicated Altar of Rites Mechanics guide.

• Legendary Gem 1: Bane of the Trapped
• Legendary Gem 2: Bane of the Stricken
• Legendary Gem 3: Zei's Stone of Vengeance

The seasonal theme for Season 31 will be completely flexible slots for Kanai's Cube, which means you can use any piece of gear in any slot of the Cube.

• Weapon Slot: Wizardspike
• Armor Slot: Deathwish
• Jewelry Slot: Ring of Royal Grandeur

Gear-wise, this Season's power necessitates that you make the following changes:

• Swap one of your skills out for a proc of Deathwish — in this build's case, replace Magic Missile with Arcane Torrent Flame Ward.

• Weapon Slot: Wizardspike
• Armor Slot: Aquila Cuirass
• Jewelry Slot: Ring of Royal Grandeur