Best Diablo 3 Wizard Builds: Season 33

If spell-slinging is your preferred method of demon-slaying then check out our best Diablo 3 Wizard builds for Season 33.

Diablo 3’s Wizard is the successor to Diablo 2’s Sorceress and is even a returning class from the original Diablo. The Wizard is your typical magic build as opposed to a tank or ranger-style character, and those new to the game and often prefer to play as mages will take to the Wizard instantly.

The class is easy to learn, but the real fun comes from mastery. If you’re playing Season 33 of Diablo 3 and want the best possible Wizard build then you’ve come to the right place. Here’s how to ruin Diablo’s day with an elemental assault. The class also returns in Diablo Immortal.

Is the Wizard right for me?

The Wizard is for those who want to play as a classic elemental caster. The class represents all standard RPG magic users without the complications and quirks of some of Diablo 3’s other playable characters. Although, this isn’t a criticism, as the Wizard is capable of some truly devastating attacks.

The Wizard is often weak up close, being somewhat of a glass cannon. Players who select the Wizard will need to keep moving and not get bogged down by enemies. However, in the right hands, and with the right build, the class is one of the deadliest in all of Diablo 3.

If blasting enemies with elemental death from a distance is your thing, then the Wizard is right for you.

Is the Wizard good in Diablo 3 Season 33?

The Wizard is ranked with an S in Season 33 which is nothing to sneeze at. This means that the Wizard is indeed considered desirable throughout this season of Diablo 3.

Best Diablo 3 Wizard Build

The best Wizard build for Season 33 is the LoD Meteor build. As you can imagine this makes use of the Meteor ability along with a selection of OP items and weapons. Here’s a breakdown of everything you’ll need to make this build.

Active Skills

Below are all the active skills you should use for the LoD Meteor build. Each complements the rest and allows you to stack damage and critical hits:

Skill	Rune
Meteor	Star Pact
Archon	Teleport
Magic Weapon	Deflection
Storm Armor	Halo of Karini
Spectral Blade	Elemental Exposure
Black Hole	Spellsteal

Passive Skills

For this build’s passive skills, we’d recommend:

• Evocation
• Galvanizing Wind
• Audacity
• Illusionist
• Arcane Dynamo

Build items and weapons

Now that you know the skills to focus on, here’s what gear you should equip to get the best out of this Diablo 3 Wizard build:

Item type	Name
Helm	The Swami
Shoulders	Mantle of Channeling
Chest	Aquilla Cuirass
Gloves	Stone Gauntlets
Bracers	Ashnagarr’s Blood Bracer
Belt	Fazula’s Improbable Chain
Pants	Blackthorn’s Jousting Mail
Boots	Nilfur’s Boast
Ring 1	Halo of Karini
Ring 2	Convention of Elements
Amulet	Squirt’s Necklace
Main-hand weapon	The Grand Vizier
Off-hand weapon	The Smoldering Core

Follower

It’s tempting to hire the Templar when playing as a Wizard. That’s because Kormac can tank his way through the game, giving your Wizard space to fire their spells while he holds off the hordes of Hell on the front line.

However, we recommend bringing Enchantress along with you for long-range support. Her buffs also help your build inflict mass damage while staying out of reach from demons.

Alternative Diablo 3 Wizard Builds

If the Typhon Hydra build isn’t your style you can select one of the below instead.

Tal Rasha Meteor

The Tal Rasha Meteor build offers a different flavor to the above Meteor build, channeling the ancient Sorcerer who imprisoned Baal in Diablo 2:

Skill	Rune
Meteor	Star Pact
Magic Weapon	Deflection
Spectral Blade	Ice Blades
Storm Armor	Shocking Aspect
Black Hole	Spellsteal
Teleport	Safe Passage

Firebird EB

The Firebird build is mostly built around the Firebird’s Finery armor set, but it also makes use of the following skills:

Skill	Rune
Disintegrate	Volatility
Magic Weapon	Deflection
Spectral Blade	Flame Blades
Explosive Blase	Chain Reaction
Black Hole	Spellsteal
Teleport	Wormhole

For all the Diablo 3 character class builds, check out our guides for the Necromancer, Barbarian, Witch Doctor, Monk, Demon Hunter, and Crusader.